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Opiyo Oloya
Ugandan-Canadian educator and author
Opiyo Oloya is a Ugandan-born educator and author, living in Canada, currently Western University's Associate Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.[1] He wrote Child to Soldier published by the University of Toronto Press in 2013.
Year old Kampala teacher Zulekha Amina Osman wrote to me about learning disability, and how the problem often goes unrecognized by families and educators.
The book deals with the experience of child soldiers recruited to the army of Joseph Kony.[2]
Early life and education
Oloya was born in the village of Pamin-Yai, in modern-day Amuru District, Northern Region, Uganda, in 1957.[3] At the time of his birth, Amuru District was part of neighboring Gulu District.
After attending local primarily schools, he was admitted to Sir Samuel Baker Secondary School for part of his O-Level studies (S1 to S3), from 1973 until 1976. He transferred to St. Peter's College Tororo, completing both his O-Level and A-Level education there, from 1976 until 1979.
In 1979 he was admitted to Makerere University to pursue a degree i