Poverty And Pupils' Academic Performance In Selected Primary Schools In Lwamaggwa Sub County, Rakai District

ABSTRACT

The topic of the study was Poverty and Pupils' Academic Performance in selected

Primary schools in Lwamaggwa Sub County, Rakai District The study was carried

out in Lwamaggwa West Sub County, Rakai District It is located central district

of Uganda. The main objective of this study is to establish the relationship

between poverty and academic performance among the people of Lwamaggwa

West Sub County, Lamwo District Specific objectives were to; to examine the

causes of poverty in Lwamaggwa West Sub County, Lamwo District, to determine

the effects of poverty on academic performance in Lwamaggwa West Sub

County, Rakai District and to suggest the solutions to poverty on academic

performance in Lwamaggwa Sub County, Rakai District The researcher used a

sample comprising of the administrators, staff, and support staff of Lwamaggwa

West Sub County, Rakai District , local community leaders, residents, and

teachers in selected primary schools. A section of religious leaders, local council

officials and elders of the community will be sampled to participate in the study.

The research findings indicated that the majority of the respondents said their

were acute causes of poverty which included; warfare 22%, agricultural cycles

18%, centralization of power20%, corruption 07%, and environmental

degradation 06%. The researcher strongly recommends that; the governments

make easy the process of accessing the loans in Women Microfinance Institution because it has a great contribution to building the institutional image.