ACHOLI SUBREGION NEEDS URGENT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SCHOLARSHIP IS REQUIRED.

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A creative thinker, Nitin Namdeo said "One of the best ways to fight poverty and end violence is education" As many pundits assert that people's perception towards work and government programs is to blame for the looming poverty in Acholi Subregion, it's therefore very vital to note that mindset change is long term and the best approach that stands out here is formal education.


All the government programs  launched in Acholi Subregion are facing challenges of embracement by the community, and no project is viable when the community does not buy and own the idea.


"The number of students from Acholi Subregion pursuing the so called powerful courses are very minimal, and not even the the current number of government and statehouse scholarships can do much because it's competitive" said Thomas Lapyem Awany, former Guild President Gulu University. Hon. Lapyem who is steering this petition, continued that, the president of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni should interest himself in the matter since education is the biggest tool for all kinds of development. It is really unfair to let the poorest Subregion with very long history of war compete for scholarships and other services with the rest of the regions. The government should consider giving at least 10 (affirmative action) university scholarships for each district in Acholi Subregion, a total of 100 so that the children of the land can be lifted to the same level with others in different parts of the country. This will also capacitate them to study expensive courses like Engineering, law, medicine, Agriculture and the rest.


In a nutshell, Considering the history of war in the region and the status quo in terms of poverty, it is important to note that Acholi Subregion is too weak to compete with the rest of the country for government scholarships, but if that competition is to be there, another, special intervention is required purposely and specifically for this Subregion.


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