National Social Security Fund | NSSF, UCC and World Vision Uganda Launch Digital Learning Project in Primary Schools

NSSF, UCC and World Vision Uganda Launch Digital Learning Project in Primary Schools

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MPIGI; Tuesday, September 23, 2025: The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Uganda Communications Commission and World Vision Uganda have today launched a digital learning project dubbed Eclass, that will benefit students in 13 primary schools across the districts of Nakasongola, Mpigi and Buikwe.

 The Eclass project is a partnership of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and World Vision Uganda that seeks to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban schools across Uganda.

The project will provide 520 digital tablets to the 13 schools to facilitate digital learning between students and teachers.

Speaking at the launch of the project at St Kizito Primary School in Mpigi, Barbra Teddy Arimi, the NSSF Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs said the project which was conceived during the 2020 covid-19 pandemic seeks to bridge the gap in rural-urban access to quality education.

“Education is key focal area for the Fund’s CSR agenda, because we believe it is an enabler for a better life. It is against that background that we are pleased to commit UGX250million to the implementation of the project. The Fund seeks to prepare young people to compete in a technology-driven job market, opening doors to job creation, innovation, and enterprise,” she said.

Representing the Executive Director of UCC, Engineer Arnold Mujuni, the head of technical services at UCC within the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund (UCUSAF) noted that this initiative builds on the work that the commission has been doing through the UCUSAF project.  

“Building on the foundation, and in alignment with the National Digital transformation roadmap(2023/24  2027/28), which seeks to actualize the Digital Uganda vision 2040, the commission embarked on a pilot project in primary schools,” he said urging the schools to fully embrace ICTs, not only to improve performance in national examinations but also to establish online knowledge-sharing platforms that will allow your learners to compete effectively with peers in urban schools,” she said.

The World Vision National Director, Jeremiah Nyagah, said the project’s ambition is to scale the eclass initiative to over 100 schools, reaching more than 30,000 learners and 300 teachers across the country.

He also commended the ProFuturo Foundation for providing high-quality digital learning resources and pioneering innovative teaching methodologies that are enhancing the quality of education in rural primary schools.