School Debating
The Legacy Scholarship Program’s (LSP) debating competition attracted 22 schools from the districts of Gulu, Nwoya, and Amuru. Each school was represented by its best debating team, persuading judges and the audience to accept their argument either opposing or supporting the motion of the day: “The youth are to blame for the low levels of […]
The Debating Spirit
“I like debating because it needs critical analysis which can help unearth solutions to issues in the society,” commented Ben, a debater from Gulu Army School. He said that debating has helped him overcome stage fright and improved his spoken English, a problem he has been fighting since childhood. You could see how engaged the […]
Legacy Scholarship: Healthy debate
Far back before war interrupted the state of normalcy in the Acholi sub-region, every Friday afternoon of the school year was set aside for organized debate. Topics like “mother is better than father,” were vehemently argued as students learned the skill of critical thinking. Sadly, this culture has rapidly dwindled in post-conflict Northern Uganda. Most […]