Breaking down gender stereotypes in schools in Uganda
Forty-something Margaret Abeku, a teacher at Kanu Primary School, claps and laughs out loud in a mix of joy and disbelief. The children at her school are playing the first mixed game of football she has ever witnessed. The game is an initiative following a gender sensitization training she and her colleagues have just finished, thanks to UNICEF’s Learning for Peace programme.
Peace, Peacebuilding, Conflict, Conflict resolution education, Gender discrimination, Gender minorities