Imagine a typical morning at a rural school before KAWA CONNECT. The teacher enters a dusty classroom armed only with a chalkboard and a handful of worn-out textbooks. Learners sit on wooden benches, eager but limited, their understanding confined to what the teacher can explain from memory or textbook. There is no visual support, no internet, no up-to-date resources. Topics like photosynthesis, climate change, and world geography are taught abstractly, and the world outside the classroom walls remains unreachable. Teachers work hard, but the gap between effort and impact is painfully wide.
This was the reality at Jolly Bears Primary School in Lugazi — until the school partnered with KAWA CONNECT, and everything changed.
With the arrival of KAWA CONNECT, learning at Jolly Bears has been reborn. Classrooms are now equipped with TVs powered by offline digital content curated by KAWA. Teachers access NCDC-approved instructional videos, visual guides, animations, and interactive activities — all without needing an internet subscription. Suddenly, concepts like the water cycle or the solar system are not just told, but shown. A learner in P.6 can now watch how rainfall forms, while a P.4 science class watches a demonstration of how plants grow under sunlight.
What’s even more inspiring is the transformation in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) section. With the introduction of tablets, young learners now interact with digital games, phonics videos, alphabet tracing apps, and colorful animations. Children who previously relied solely on chalkboard drawings are now touching, seeing, and hearing their learning — and the difference is astounding.
During a recent monitoring visit led by Moses Wamanga, the KAWA Training Director, a team composed of Ms. Edith Kugonza, Isaac Wamaboka, Anita Nampela, and Peter Tusiime witnessed this transformation firsthand. The school community had not only adopted KAWA CONNECT but embraced it. The headteacher had personally overseen the installation of TVs and integrated digital lessons into the school’s timetable. Teachers now supplement their lessons with video content, and learners are encouraged to research and engage in group work, even without constant teacher guidance.
In the words of the headteacher: “Our learners are more engaged, our teachers are more empowered, and our entire school community is now part of the global digital classroom.” Teachers added that with KAWA, syllabus coverage is faster, lesson quality has improved, and learner performance is on the rise. They also noted that learners now ask more questions, lead discussions, and retain more because they see what they’re learning.
For example, a social studies teacher described how the topic of transportation was brought to life by showing learners actual video clips of boda bodas, taxis, railway stations, and water vessels in Uganda. Instead of struggling to imagine a ferry, learners could now watch one in action. Similarly, health education topics like proper sanitation and handwashing were clearly understood through animated demonstrations.
KAWA CONNECT has also lightened the administrative burden on teachers by providing digital access to schemes of work, lesson plans, and assessment resources. This has freed teachers to focus more on delivery and less on paperwork.
We invite you to witness this incredible transformation for yourself.
👉 Browse through the various photos shared on our platforms to see the smiles, the classrooms, the TV-powered lessons, and the digital engagement in real time.
🎥 And don’t miss this powerful video testimony from Jolly Bears Primary School: Watch on YouTube
This is not just an internet service. It’s a lifeline to equitable education. It’s how we bridge the digital divide — one school at a time.
Join us. Support the digital revolution. Empower a school. Inspire a learner.
KAWA CONNECT – Bringing Learning to Life.
