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Missing piece of paper no more: New Cambridge-backed qualification to unlock higher education for Uganda’s refugee youth

Missing piece of paper no more: New Cambridge-backed qualification to unlock higher education for Uganda’s refugee youth

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-05-21 12:20:18

For hundreds of thousands of young refugees in Uganda, the path to university, vocational training, and formal employment has long been blocked.

The barrier is not a lack of ability, but a missing piece of paper.
That structural roadblock is beginning to crumble. A new international school-leaver qualification, designed specifically for learners whose education has been shattered by conflict and displacement, is set to expand significantly.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment has signed a landmark agreement with the NGO Alsama Project to roll out the “G12++” qualification to…

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