What Happens After the World’s Longest School Shutdown

What Happens After the World’s Longest School Shutdown

Ugandan schools reopened in January, ending the world’s longest COVID-related school shutdown, according to UNESCO figures.

Education experts long lobbied to get schools reopened sooner, warning that the closures were doing more harm than good.

During the pandemic, a government agency reported a spike in child labor, teen pregnancies and early marriages.

It projects at least a third of students may never go back to school.

We explore the lasting impact of Uganda’s school closures on an entire generation.