In an effort to improve primary education and help teachers use its Newspapers in Education programme, the Daily Monitor has extended the program to the eastern region of Uganda.

More than 200 teachers were trained last week on how to use newspapers in their classrooms to bring out creativity in students while giving them more of a quality education.

Teachers were brought in for training, conducted by Creative Media Concepts International, from the districts of Soroti, Kumi, Mbale, Tororo, Bukwo, Busia, Kapchorwa and Bukedea, according to an article posted Monday on AllAfrica.com.

Following training, schools will receive free copies of the Daily Monitor each Monday, when the education insert is published, said David Wangolo, young readers programme coordinator for the paper.