African School is now airing again on Link TV!
Episodes air every Tuesday at 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT, and every Wednesday at 11:30PM ET/8:30PM PT
This lively series from the BBC captures the daily lives, concerns and personalities of young Africans and their teachers in the Ugandan town of Masindi.
Coupled with the extraordinary enthusiasm and openness of the pupils and teachers, the series gives an entertaining, refreshing and up-lifting insight into understanding what life is really like in Africa today.
 | The Masindi School finds itself in dire financial straits - students cannot pay the fees, and teachers have gone without pay. | |
 | The student elections are open to girls for the first time, putting male pride, female emancipation, and girl power all on the line. | |
 | The Masindi School becomes engrossed in a soccer competition, and the students dream of what might happen if they impress the talent scouts. | |
 | Christine is a final-year student who fears she is pregnant. Early pregnancy forces 6,000 girls out of schooling in Uganda every year. | |
 | The Womanizer and the Evangelist A young womanizer faces the possibility of HIV as the local evangelical church tries to drive home the message that sex before marriage is wrong. | |
 | Mr. Ntairaho partakes in a survey of displaced children, while the orphan Opio strives to follow in the footsteps of his late father as a professional athlete. | |
 | Having a love life in Uganda is not easy. Teenagers face expulsion if they admit to being in a relationship, and teachers often find themselves at opposite ends of the country from their spouse - if they can even afford it. | |
 | When Kamurasi Primary school accepts its first blind student, the staff is determined to create the best 'Special Needs Integrated' school in their district. | |
 | Traditional values and modernization clash as Uganda becomes a melting pot of cultural values. In this episode, the school's choir embraces the 'witchdoctor dance' while the head teacher opposes witchcraft. | |
 | The final episode of African School features three Masindi pupils struggling to balance their ambitions, their school work, and their lives. |
Having a love life in Uganda is not easy. Teenagers face being expelled from school if they admit to having a boyfriend or a girlfriend; teachers struggle to afford marriage, and those that have managed to tie the knot often find themselves assigned to schools at opposite ends of the county. This revealing program shows how love can flourish in the face of immense challenges.
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