In advance celebration of this year’s Earth Day, the United States Mission to Uganda demonstrated its ongoing commitment to help Uganda protect its rich biodiversity and bolster conservation efforts in the country’s national parks. On April 10, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah R. Malac participated in a ceremony with Ugandan …
Read More »Why tuberculosis persists
By Michael C. Fairbanks Many of history’s greatest personalities; Eleanor Roosevelt, George Orwell, Franz Kafka all died of TB It surprises many people in Europe and North America that tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the great scourges in human history. One out of every three people in the world is …
Read More »Uganda gets kits to combat wildlife crime
One of the challenges that Uganda’s tourism sector continuously faces is poaching and illicit trafficking of its wildlife. To curb this, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated to the country 10 wildlife crime scene investigation (WCSI) kits to combat wildlife related crimes. In addition to the kits, …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Low infrastructure hampering internet usage
What key areas does your work portfolio focus on? When the Telecom duopoly was de-regularised in 2006, we were the first company to get a licence. We started the business as wholesalers of voice and data under the capacity re-sell licence. We spent the first three years doing only that. …
Read More »USAID gives $3million for refugees flocking to Uganda
The US Mission to Uganda has announced a donation of $3 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in support of refugees in Uganda. The large and sudden influx of South Sudanese refugees—totaling more than 82,000 since July 1, 2016—has strained WFP’s existing resources. Uganda currently hosts more than 620,000 …
Read More »USAID – Feed the Future project to boost Agricultural production and marketing
By Stephen Kafeero U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the feed the future commodity production and Marketing Activity in Uganda. The projects will be implemented in 34 feed the future focus districts and aims to reach 400,000 farmers. The districts were selected using several criteria including their production …
Read More »USAID backs innovation in Uganda
By Pearl Natamba Uganda has hailed the U.S government for supporting it in the Innovations for local government social services delivery program to foster local government social services delivery through innovations, at its official launch on Feb.5 at Protea Hotel,Kampala. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), committed US$ …
Read More »Wild life tourism boosts in Albertine rift
By Joan Akello The U.S. Mission to Uganda, and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) registered increasing tourism and wildlife conservation in the Lake Albert Region of Uganda, with the conclusion of the three-year, USAID-funded ”Sustainable Tourism in the Albertine Rift” (USAID-STAR) project. The final report was released this week at …
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