EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Education Department of Soroti Diocese therefore, Serves and Supports Government efforts in the provision of Education and is actively involved in the management and administration of its Institutions within the Diocese. Being committed to the Departmental Gospel values of humility, love and honesty, the department strives to realize its vision of an enlightened Christian community. Vision An enlightened skilled Christian Community. Mission We are Church of Uganda Education Department in Soroti Diocese mandated to equip the people of God with Knowledge, skills, attitudes and values for Christian living, growth and service. Target Groups • School children and youth • Orphans and Vulnerable Children • School Community leaders • Parents/community members Donor Partners • Edukans Foundation, The Netherlands • ICCO, The Netherlands • Teso Development Trust (TDT), UK • Savannah Church, USA. • Mama Watoto Foundation, the Netherlands • Local Contributions. 3. Objectives The Education Department of Church of Uganda in her commitment to Gospel values of Humanity, Love and Honesty, recognizes the severe inequalities in the provision of quality Education and the need for moral reconstruction of our society. Such reconstruction will help in the production of an enlightened and productive Christian Community. The Department strives to achieve its mission of equipping the people of God with knowledge, skills, attitudes and values through interventions in the Formal and Non Formal Education. To achieve its mission, the Department works hard to realize the following objectives; • To contribute to the provision, development and management of Education Institutions in Soroti Diocese. • To participate in the development and implementation of the Educational policy in Uganda. • To contribute to the moral reconstruction and development of society through active promotion of religious values and education in schools and the community. • To promote collaboration with the Ministry of Education and other Education actors in the provision and monitoring of Education institutions in the region. • To help build the capacity of Diocesan Education and school based structures through strengthening local level leadership. • To carry out resource mobilization for the support of development of Education in the Diocese. • To contribute to the promotion of Health and Human Rights in the Diocese. Roles/functions of the Education Department in Educational institutions • To conduct mission and evangelism for spiritual, moral development and renewal. • Resource mobilization for infrastructural and academic development (provision of facilities/materials for teaching and learning in schools. • Participate in ensuring proper management of Church of Uganda Education Institutions. • Ensuring provision of Christian moral values, attitudes and discipline through chaplaincy and pastoral work. • Ensuring the teaching of Christian Religious Education. • Participate in policy making through partnership with government to bridge gaps and supplement each other’s efforts. • To conduct implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education policies and services. • Carry out lobby and advocacy for provision of quality education. • Sensitize, mobilize, coordinate and build the capacity of communities and other actors to participate in education activities.
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