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As Uwezo Uganda and Luigi Guisianni Foundation in collaboration with its regional partners gears up for its upcoming Action for Life skills and Values in East Africa (ALIVE) assessment in Oyam, Jinja, and Kasese Districts from May 3rd to 5th, 2024, partners and stakeholders convened for a crucial pre-assessment training session.
Led by Faridah Nassereka, Senior Program Officer at Uwezo Uganda, the orientation served as a refresher for the assessments conducted in 2022. Nassereka emphasized the importance of this preparatory phase in ensuring the success of the upcoming assessments across the three districts.
The pilot aims to sample twenty-five enumeration areas per district, with fifteen adolescents per enumeration area focusing on respect, self-awareness, and problem-solving skills. Additionally, a subset of four adolescents will be selected for collaboration skills assessment. This thorough approach, spread over three days, ensures a comprehensive evaluation while limiting respondents to two per household, each assessed for different skills.
With a team of 50 Assessors per district, a total of 375 adolescents aged 13-17 will be interviewed. Martin Ariapa, from the Luigi Guisianni Foundation, a key partner in this initiative, stressed the significance of data quality. The objective is to provide insightful information to guide government policies regarding life skills development.
The ALIVE tool pilot builds upon a strong foundation laid in previous assessments, conducted in 20 districts across Uganda setting a high standard for data accuracy and relevance to the region. This collaborative effort between Uwezo Uganda and partner organizations such as FICH reflects a commitment to empowering adolescents with essential life skills and values for a productive and brighter future.
Background of ALIVE
Action for Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALIVE) is a RELI Africa collaborative initiative that aims to ensure children in East Africa acquire life skills and values in order for them to thrive both during and beyond schooling. Phase 1 of the initiative kicked off in August 2020 with a three-fold target: i) to develop contextualised and open-source tools, and generate large-scale evidence through household-based assessments; ii) to raise awareness among policymakers, teachers, parents, and youth to better understand and focus on values and life skills; iii) to strengthen the capacity and amplify the voice of local experts in East Africa on matters of life skills and values.
Phase 2 of ALiVE (April 2023 – December 2025) focuses on enhancing the capacity of education systems to focus on life skills and values (Pedagogy, curriculum, and assessments), collaboratively develop/adapt contextualised assessment tools for 6–17-year-olds, generate evidence by conducting assessments and collating evidence from other life skills approaches (both in assessments and nurturing); then use the evidence for learning and public policy advocacy.
