Sauti 116 Helpline charts path to sustainability beyond donor funding

Different UN delegates and Uganda officials at Uganda’s SAUTI National Helpline on Tuesday KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's national helpline, a critical ...

Despite their hard work, they earn meager wages, with most receiving only UGX 500 per plate sold. On average, their daily pay ranges between UGX 4,000 and UGX 5,000, an amount barely enough to sustain them and their families. Yet, their struggles go unnoticed.

The Unseen Price of Survival: Uganda’s Female Food Hawkers Face Abuse, Poverty, and Heartache

by MUSA MBOGO | REPORTER

08/03/2025

Despite their hard work, they earn meager wages, with most receiving only UGX 500 per plate sold. On average, their ...

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with Fashion & Art with Purpose Community during the shoot of Episode 13 Our Africa TV Program (1)

Merck Foundation TV Program Takes on Child Marriage in Africa

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

01/09/2024

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with Fashion & Art with Purpose Community during the shoot of Episode ...

Village health team member Timothy Mbene Masereka shares information about gender-based violence among his community

PART OF THE SOLUTION! Men and boys in Uganda work to stop cycles of gender-based violence

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

25/11/2023

Village health team member Timothy Mbene Masereka shares information about gender-based violence among his community Through his work as a ...

Speaker Anita Among joined the UWOPA fraternity to launch the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence

Men urged to get involved in programmes aimed at eliminating Gender-Based Violence

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

24/11/2022

Speaker Anita Among joined the UWOPA fraternity to launch the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA —The ...

Civil Society Organizations as motors for transformation: takeaways of the Spotlight CSOs Knowledge Sharing Forum

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

25/07/2022

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from the Spotlight Initiative convened from 6 to 7 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the ...

Esther Birungi is a renowned human rights defender (PHOTO/File)

BIRUNGI ESTHER: End violence against women now! Join 16 days of activism

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

03/12/2021

Esther Buringi is a renowned human rights defender (PHOTO/File) KAMPALA – This is a global human rights challenge. The social ...

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