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Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment-SAGE was rolled out by gov’t to address the problems affecting the elders Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Disability and Elderly Sarah Kanyike has said that they intend to raise the monthly payment for older persons under the Social Assistance Grant for …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The State minister of Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike is in Katakwi district of Teso region for consultations over the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment -SAGE proposed age reduction from 80 years for beneficiaries. The SAGE scheme under the ministry of gender, Labour and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 57 districts have failed to apply for the National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs, the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development has revealed. The National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs is aimed at boosting the household income of PWDs. They …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 5,000 persons living with disabilities are set to benefit from the National Special Interest grant.  The State Minister for Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike says that the government has enhanced the National Special Grant to 5 Billion Shillings to benefit people living …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elderly persons receiving the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment are mostly spending the money they are given to pay school fees for children under their care instead of using the funds to improve on their livelihoods. The sad but commendable revelation was made during the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Persons with visual impairments in the country do not like using white canes, according to officials from the Uganda National Association of the Blind. The revelation was made on Wednesday during celebrations to commemorate the National White Cane that took place in Kampala. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry will translate all election material to suit the interests of people with disabilities especially the blind and deaf. The State Minister for the Elderly and Disabled Sarah Kanyike disclosed this at a press conference at the government-owned …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Sarah Kanyike has handed over the office of the Deputy Lord Mayor Kampala City, saying it is time for her to serve the country as a civil servant. It comes a few days after she was nominated by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as Director Gender, Community Service …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked his Deputy Sarah Kanyike to reject her nomination to the position of Director Directorate of Gender, Community Service and Production at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. On Saturday, President Museveni nominated Kanyike and four others to various …