The Citizen-Led Community of Practice and Learning (CCoPL) is a voluntary initiative of Uwezo Uganda and its district partners. It brings together members of the Uwezo assessment network and other interested citizens to share information, discuss education evidence and take practical action to improve children’s learning.

Membership is voluntary, free and unpaid, and is not a job or placement.

Why it matters

Evidence and household feedback alone have not consistently led to sustained action at village level. A continuing, voluntary network, built on the relationships Uwezo and its district partners already have, is a low-cost and lasting way to turn evidence into local action.

Purpose

The CCoPL aims to:

• keep the assessment network engaged beyond the assessment cycle, discussing, reporting and acting on education issues in their communities;
• encourage feasible local action, and refer issues that need a wider response to schools, local government and district structures;
• strengthen truthful citizen journalism through low-cost channels such as WhatsApp and X, and allow the network to grow voluntarily; and
• learn what light coordination is enough to keep the network useful and sustainable.