Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Masaka Catholic Diocese Right Reverend Serverus Jjumba, has issued a decree directing compulsory feeding programs for all learners in Church-founded schools in the area. He says his administration will not tolerate parents who fail to provide food for their children while at …
Read More »WFP donates items to support Karamoja school feeding programme
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | WFP has handed over items to government of Uganda in support of the school feeding programme in Karamoja. WFP’s home-grown school feeding programme collaborates with the Ministry of Education and Sports, and local partners to reach 198,800 children in 315 schools. The programme buys food …
Read More »Schools allow late payment but increase feeding fees
ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The effects of the economic hardships which were aggravated by the Ukraine war, coming on the heels of the Covid-19 lockdown continue to manifest in Uganda. Many schools in the country have today registered a low turn-up of learners on the first day of opening. …
Read More »Amuru bans feeding at funerals to curb Covid-19 infections
Amuru RDC Geoffrey Oceng Osborn has banned feeding mourners at funerals saying they become uncontrollable during meals thus increasing risks of infection Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district taskforce has with immediate effect banned music systems and feeding of mourners at funerals as one of the measures to curb the …
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