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NGO donates over 20 bicycles to Rubirizi VSLA groups to tackle household poverty
RUBIRIZI, October 8, 2025 –- The Community Volunteer Initiative for Development [COVOID], a local non-governmental organisation [NGO], has donated a total of 21 brand new bicycles to members of Village Savings and…
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Northern Uganda: Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo urges farmers to return to livestock farming
KABERAMAIDO, October 2, 2025 — The Chief Justice of Uganda, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, has called on farmers in Northern Uganda to continue investing in livestock farming as a strategy to eradicate poverty, and…
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Cooperative farmers selected to promote biofortified crops in refugee host communities
KIKUUBE, September 29, 2025 — Farmers under various cooperative societies in the refugee host communities in Kikuube District are partnering with the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa…
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8,000 teenage mothers to be equipped with vocational skills
LIRA, September 19, 2025 — The National Women’s Council [NWC] has launched a nationwide initiative aimed at equipping a total of 8,000 teenage mothers and school dropouts with vocational skills, in a…
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Mboira Seed Secondary School receives facilities worth Shs 466mln
KIRYANDONGO, August 30, 2025 – Mboira Seed Secondary School, located in Mboira Sub-county, Kiryandongo district, has received five new classrooms, a five-stance latrine, and 100 desks, in a bid to boost student…
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Africa: Message of the 20th Plenary Assembly of SECAM
ACCRA, August 7, 2025 — Following addresses by speakers from Africa and beyond, and fruitful deliberations, we, Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar…
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Hunger looms as hippos invade and destroy crops in Masindi villages
MASINDI, July 28, 2025 – – Residents of several villages in Miirya Sub-county, Masindi district, including Katagurukwa, Kinuuma, Kibaali, Balyegomba, Kijenga, Kyarukunya, and Kigezi, are fearing for their livelihoods and food security…
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Benin: AfDB approves over US$ 30mln to protect farmers from climate shocks and food insecurity
ABIDJAN, July 26, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved US$ 30.25 million in financing for a groundbreaking climate protection and agricultural sector resilience…
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Excitement as school dropouts acquire vocational skills
HOIMA CITY, June 1, 2025 –– Over 30 young people who dropped out of school due to their parents’ inability to afford further education now have a reason to smile. They have…
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ILO reports rise in child labour across Uganda’s coffee supply chains
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – As you enjoy your morning cup of coffee, have you ever paused to consider the hands that picked the beans? In Uganda, coffee is more than…
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