With years of experience working directly with students and communities, Robert helps to mobilize teams to address the educational challenges in Uganda. As a Program Officer for Geneva Global Uganda, Robert works closely with the local teachers, headteachers, and collaborating partners to implement and adopt the Speed School program in their schools. Robert trains the Speed School facilitators to be prepared when they go into the classrooms and engage with students. He also manages the data collection and reporting of the Speed School programs and identifies ways to improve Speed School implementation. Robert loves working within the Speed School programs because of the community engagement embedded throughout the programs. Whether through facilitator trainings or the Self-Help Groups, Robert integrates his past experiences as a teacher and community worker to serve the communities in Uganda’s Kalaki district.
Prior to joining Geneva Global Uganda, Robert was a teacher for over 10 years. Through this time Robert developed a passion for supporting disadvantaged children as he sympathized with many of the challenges these kids faced. Robert also worked closely with local communities in the past as a community worker helping to mobilize self-help groups and plan for these community interventions. Robert saw Geneva Global Uganda as an opportunity to blend his passion for teaching and education with the powerful role of community interventions. The holistic approach of the Speed School programs allows Robert to still work closely with students and teachers while also generating systematic change in the Kalaki district.