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African School
BBC FOUR spent time getting to know the staff and pupils at two typical schools in the Ugandan town of Masindi. Meet the staff and children from the series, and explore the background to their work.

Producing results

Children hard at work
It was the leaving of Masindi which proved to be one of the hardest parts of making the series...

Tales out of school

One of the headteachers

Find out about education in Uganda from those who know in our African School interviews.

Turning point or turning backs?

African dancing
Historic choices were being made - find out why, for Africa, 2005 was a critical year.
 

On the move

Mohammad from African School and a baby
You don't have to be a refugee to have a feeling of being uprooted - discover more about displacement and development.

Discovering Uganda

Girls voting
Winston Churchill called it "the Pearl of Africa". Explore Uganda: biography of a nation.
 

The next step

African schoolgirls
If you are interested in Africa or wider development issues, we've got ideas for taking it further.

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