Although not being able to read and write is commonly considered to be illiteracy in Uganda, this goes beyond that. According to Ugandan journalist Emmanuel Katto, the true definition of illiteracy is the inability to do basic living tasks with acceptable reading and writing skills.
According to Emmanuel Katto, the Ugandan government established the Universal Primary Education and the Universal Secondary Education programmes in an effort to ensure that every child in the nation has access to an education. This was only kept up in the severely underfunded public schools, where even a student in primary seven cannot be compared to a pupil in primary three at a premier private school.
Nearly none of the Ugandans who participated in this universal education were considered to be literate, despite the fact that their knowledge was insufficient to qualify them for even the most entry-level positions in the government sector.
Even after taking into account adults who did not attend school or who had some education but have managed to survive and make a living despite the greatest hardships, Emka aka Emmanuel Katto claims that the percentage of young children in Uganda, both in Kampala and other regions, who do not attend school is still on the rise.
You may find a point in each of the causes for the continuously growing levels of illiteracy in Uganda. But keep in mind that to eradicate illiteracy in Uganda, we must address its fundamental causes, which are listed below along with their assessed significance.
The main factor contributing to Uganda's increasing rates of illiteracy continues to be poverty. As per Emka even members of the older age claim that they were unable to attend school only due to a lack of cash before this trend began. Due to a shortage of tuition, even members of our generation are on the verge of dropping out. Most of today's young children do not have the money to pay for their school tuition, which is the same cause. Just consider if a household could pay the $150 in school fees even if it were to go without food for a day. It is just not conceivable.
Due to Uganda's extreme poverty, some parents have forbidden their children from attending school, while other kids have grown tired of always being hassled for school money and getting the best educational resources. They eventually became resentful of school, some of them became the street children we see by every day, some got married, and some of them may even be current examples of child labor in Uganda. We are all unsure of where the world hurled them.
In Uganda, the prevalence of illiteracy has increased because of child abuse. This might be domestic violence committed by parents and other family members who abuse the kids to the extent that they flee the houses where they had been attending school. Numerous kids have quit going to school because of child abuse in schools, asserts Emka, which still takes the form of harsh penalties and frequent beatings for trivial infractions. Additionally, many students are no longer motivated to attend school due to peer aggression.
The naive viewpoint of many parents in Uganda. It is undeniable that most traditional Ugandan parents still believe that sending a child to school is a waste of money, especially a girl child. As a result, many young girls now get involved in early marriages and pregnancies simply because their entitlement to an education has been denied to them. How will the illiterate girl live a just life, nevertheless, in this steadily increasing, fast-paced world?
In light of this, it is imperative that the nation's youth obtain education as soon as possible. Let's at least help some of the Ugandan children in need. We may also provide school materials to help a child get ready for the new year.
In addition, Emmanuel Katto of Uganda offers a remedy, stating that it is essential to educate the majority of locals regarding the main causes of illiteracy and create a strategy for effectively addressing Uganda's high illiteracy rates.
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