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Beyond occasional corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Uganda’s private sector must take a greater interest in the development of the country’s human capital and the delivery of basic social services. While this role has traditionally been left largely to civil society organisations and the donor community, UNICEF Uganda country representative Dr Robin Nandy says ongoing aid cuts present an opportunity …

U.S. is taking a ‘real risk’ with hasty shift in efforts to fight HIV, experts say Last year, HIV advocates piled up hundred of mock coffins in front of the U.S. State Department. (Photo courtesy of Pink News / AFP / Getty) Donald Trump’s decision last year to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and abandon the …

U.S. is taking a ‘real risk’ with hasty shift in efforts to fight HIV, experts say Last year, HIV advocates piled up hundred of mock coffins in front of the U.S. State Department. (Photo courtesy of Pink News / AFP / Getty)Donald Trump’s decision last year to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and abandon the country’s …

Mubende, Uganda — In development discourse, electricity is often framed as a catalyst for progress powering hospitals, sustaining enterprise, and reinforcing public trust in state institutions. Yet in parts of Uganda today, its absence is producing the opposite effect. In towns like Mubende, prolonged power outages are converging with rising insecurity, exposing vulnerabilities that extend beyond infrastructure into the realm …

By Victoria Amunga KISUMU, Kenya — On a hot Tuesday afternoon, 52-year-old Paul Ochieng sits in a consultation room at Ogongosa health center on the outskirts of Kenya’s Kisumu city. He is not there for his own appointment; he has accompanied one of his teenage clients after completing morning home visits. But unlike years past, Ochieng will return home without pay for the …

“Run From Risky Sex,” Musoba Says as Uganda Cuts New HIV Infections | Voice of Bugerere Home Health “Run From Risky Sex,” Musoba Says as Uganda Cuts New HIV Infections

Nairobi’s queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts. Food rations at refugee camps were cut after funding was slashed. LGBTQ+ refugees have fled Kakuma Camp because of hunger and abuse. Nairobi safe houses have been unable to cope with the number of arrivals NAIROBI – Terry Namalo, …