FEATURES
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1.6KFEATURE: Rooting out FGM in rural Uganda
Priscilla Nangiro was only 13 years old when she underwent female genital mutilation (FGM). She went into the process willingly, believing that...
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1.5KIn Uganda, refugee women’s leadership drives inclusive humanitarian action
YUMBE —19 August is World Humanitarian Day, an opportunity to honour the humanitarian community and the life-saving work they perform every day....
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1.3KFamily Planning: the right to health for all women/girls
MBALE —A picture of a haggard mother rising up her baby to my attention at Kiwata village, Bugobero sub-county in Manafwa district...
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1.2KMTN, CoRSU disability partnership to provide corrective surgeries for disabled children and youth
MTN Uganda Foundation in partnership with Comprehensive Rehabilitation services (CoRSU) will sponsor an additional 50 children with disabilities for corrective surgery besides...
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1.3KKoolboks closes $2.5M Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding round, led...
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793MILESTONE! Ugandan student innovates mosquito repellant from sour milk
By her own admission, 20-year-old Jovia Kisaakye, a Makerere University business statistics student, has been a restless soul since. When she was...
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944Echo Minds Poets hold successful poetry session themed ‘Africa the Chain Breaker show’
Teaming up with Poetic Hour Battle East Africa from Kisumu-Kenya, the Echo Minds Poets, with an intention to challenge Africa’s prejudices and...
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837Fleeing Uganda for Canada: A successful refugee story
When I visited a Ugandan Asian family in Calgary recently, I was amazed to notice a huge picture of Idi Amin prominently displayed in...
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737Don’t hide behind alcohol to perpetuate violence, NBL tells clients in smart drinking campaign
KAMPALA — Alcohol should never be used as an excuse for domestic violence or sexual harassment, Mr. Onapito Ekomoloit, the Legal & Corporate...
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757Giraffes, Parrots, and Oak Trees, among many species facing extinction
Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from IPBES, an independent intergovernmental science and policy body supported by the...
