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Improving School Feeding Programmes: The Rollout of DHIS2 in Karamoja

In partnership with HISP Uganda and leveraging on the already ongoing DHIS2-District Education Management Information System (DEMIS) implementation in Uganda, WFP has adopted the DHIS2 data capture app to streamline data management across the 315 schools in nine districts.

GPE KIX offers extension to HISP project

The upcoming extension will expand the project’s reach to Sierra Leone, Eswatini, and Mozambique, further enhancing data-driven education and fostering international collaboration across the region.

Entebbe | DHIS2 for Education Conference & Academy 2023

155 participants from 18 countries attended the Entebbe DHIS2 for Education Conference and Academy (21-25 August), hosted by the Basic Education Department Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda, HISP Uganda, Save the Children Uganda and the University of Oslo.

Gulu District Local Government established as a model district of excellence in Uganda

On 20th June 2023, an MoU was signed between Gulu district local government and HISP Uganda continuing efforts to improving the management and utilization of education data to inform planning, monitoring and resource allocation for better education service delivery and provision of quality education in the district.

Report details Uganda DHIS2 for EMIS: Pilot in Gulu & Mayuge district

In March 2019, The Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) basic education department, initiated a two district pilot of DHIS2 for Education Management Information system (EMIS) in collaboration with Save the Children, Health Information Systems Program (HISP) Uganda, University of Oslo with funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).

Uganda Knowledge and Innovation (KIX) Dialogue on Learners with Disabilities

In April 2023, HISP Uganda attended the Knowledge and Innovation (KIX) Dialogue on Leaners with Disabilities hosted by the Ministry of Education Special Needs Department with support from UNICEF ESAARO and UNESCO.

Routine Data Collection Enhancing Data Use in Districts & Schools in Uganda

Uganda is learning from its DHIS2 implementation for health data, and adapting it for use in the education sector. This article details the country’s approach, results, challenges, and lessons learned, along with recommendations for effective education implementations in other countries.

Talking all things education data at the ADEA Triennale 2022

On October 19-21, DHIS2 for Education attended the ADEA Triennale on Education and Training; one of Africa’s seminal high-level forums for political dialogue and knowledge exchange.

An EMIS Shift for Equitable and Inclusive Education

DHIS2 for Education takes advantage of decades of experience using DHIS2 for public-sector information management in more than 70 countries across the world. 6 Ministries of Education are involved in the global research project: Eswatini, Mozambique, The Gambia, Sri Lanka, Togo and Uganda.

Innovative Use of DHIS2 to improve education quality by fostering equity and inclusivity in the Gambia

The government of Gambia implements a DHIS2-based Education Management Information System to guide planning and direct intervention in basic and secondary education.

Integrated Termly tool harmonizes EMIS data collection efforts

A newly developed integrated termly data collection tool aims to improve routine reporting, coordination, analysis, and presentation of indicators across departments for improved data use.

Putting research to use in Ugandan schools

In this video from the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, learn how Uganda used DHIS2 to create a nationwide system for school-level COVID surveillance, to support informed decisions about school reopenings during the pandemic.

Linking school-based and national Covid-19 surveillance in Uganda

Building on the experience of implementing the DHIS2 electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (eIDSR) system for COVID-19 surveillance in the health sector and the DHIS2 for Education system (known locally as DEMIS) in the school sector, Health Information Systems Program (HISP) Uganda and Save the Children Uganda worked in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Education to pilot the use of DHIS2 for school-based surveillance in the Wakiso and Ntungamo districts.