In a recent study conducted by the Assessment of Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE), it was discovered that only 2% of Ugandan adolescents are proficient in problem-solving. Shocking, isn’t it?

Proficiency in this context means that the adolescents are able to recognise existence of a problem from different perspectives, understand that there may be multiple solutions, be able to evaluate the alternatives and then select what they think could be the best solution.