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The Yes I Can Women

I recently saw a clip of Tyla receiving an award at the SAMAs. During her speech, she chose to share the spotlight with fellow artists, calling them on stage, acknowledging how they formed part of ...

We can do all the things too.

August is Women’s Month in South Africa. It is the month that we celebrate all things empowering. As we move from Mandela Day in July to focusing on the amazing women in both our present and our pa...

I Saw Amani in the Operating Theatre

What four women doctors taught me about girls' education, representation and the power of one story. Girls' education expands opportunity, agency and economic participation. But before a girl can b...

A classroom code of conduct

Will you teach cruelty or justice? This is a practical article, designed for the STEPi Teaching with Love community. STEPi aims to provide solid tools to help you, in the classroom and in your ever...

Culture Dictates Destiny | Victimhood to Virtue

This article argues that social issues are rooted in our chosen culture and learned behaviours, not our identities. It critiques blame-based narratives and victimhood, emphasising that true progres...

Nurturing a Generation of Confident Voices

In a world where a child's silence can be mistaken for weakness, how do we empower them to find their voice? Discover the two vital skills that build an unshakeable inner shield, transforming vulne...

Do You Know What A “Solutionary” Is?

“Amani the Boda-Boda Rider”, a book which follows a brave, determined young girl named Amani, has been read by at least one million children since it was first printed in 2016. Each time a STEPi bo...

Beyond Luganda: My journey through excelling beyond local languages

Our local languages have played a vital role in shaping a culture-centric education system in East Africa. Uganda’s thematic-based curriculum, for instance, relies heavily on indigenous languages l...

Teacher-Learner Relationship

Positive Teaching Equation: It is important for us to note that we do not teach learning. We inspire learning. We inspire a positive virtue in every child, called curiosity; the strong desire to wa...

Education and Happiness?

When I lived in Uganda, I asked mothers and fathers what they wanted for their children; they all said education. But education is not mentioned much by parents in the USA as a response to what we ...