The senior district education officer in Gulu said yesterday that the dropout rate in the district’s primary schools is 35% higher than the national average. Vincent Ocheng also attributed the high dropout rate to the fact that 69% of primary schools in Gulu have been shifted to IDP camps, as well as 53% of secondary schools. Read more at The Monitor.

All Night Commuter Centres in the town of Kitgum in northern Uganda have been shut down, leaving hundreds of children in need of a safe place to sleep. The Kitgum District Security Committee ordered that all of the refuges be closed down owing to improved security in the region. The number of night commuters has decreased drastically in the past year with the relative security brought upon by the Juba peace talks. However, many children with poor support networks have continued to utilize refuges for night commuters. Read more at The Monitor.