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Minister Amongi lauds FAO for expanding social protection
KAMPALA, May 29, 2024 – The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has commended the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] for its pivotal role in…
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More cocoa farmers in West Africa benefit from Fairtrade training
ACCRA, May 23, 2024 – Fairtrade International has released the fourth edition of its West Africa Cocoa Programme [WACP] Monitoring Report that continued to show a significant growth in training in Côte…
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Govt launches GROW project in Agago district
AGAGO, May 21, 2024 – Government has launched the Generating Growth and Opportunities for Women Enterprises [GROW] project targeting to benefit about 200 women-led enterprises in Agago district. The State Minister for…
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Museveni advises labour unions to prioritise wealth creation
FORT PORTAL, May 3, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has advised labour unions in the country to prioritise creating avenues for wealth creation before advocating for more jobs from government. “Jobs come…
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Minister urges women to embrace govt programmes
MBALE, April 25, 2024 – The Minister of State Elderly, Dominic Mafwabi Gidudu has urged the women in Uganda to embrace different government programmes aimed at driving poverty out of households. According…
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Lango Muslims urged to embrace poverty eradication programmes
LIRA, April 15, 2024 – Supreme Kadhi of Greater Lango Muslim Supreme Administration, Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf Balinda has encouraged the faithful in the sub-region to embrace government programmes aimed at eradicating poverty…
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Data to drive new gender strategy for global women’s leadership network
WASHINGTON, D.C, March 13, 2024 —Global Women’s Leadership Network [GWLN] recently unveiled initial findings from the first set of research data that will go toward building a new gender strategy during its…
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ICA Gender Equality Committee’s Statement on the International Women’s Day 2024
BRUSSELS, March 8, 2024 – Under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, the 2024 International Women’s Day focuses on the need to provide the necessary and appropriate resources to ensure the…
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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 — The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving…
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Karamoja sunflower farmers ask govt for value addition facility
SOROTI, March 1, 2024 – Sunflower farmers in the Karamoja Sub-region have asked government to build them a facility for value addition so that they can earn more money from the oilseed.…
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