Tag Archives: Development

Anti-LGBTQ laws hold back freedom, health, development

Two Tanzanian men with rainbow flags. (Photo courtesy of LGBT Voice Tanzania)

LGBT Voice Tanzania calls on the state to protect all queer people Two Tanzanian men with rainbow flags. (Photo courtesy of LGBT Voice Tanzania) A report from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group LGBT Voice Tanzania describes the destruction that systemic homophobia is wreaking on LGBTQ+ people in the East African state. Below is a summary of the report’s findings and calls …

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Uganda Had a Head Start, but Singapore Soared Ahead — Nyanzi Martin Luther Critiques Nation’s Development Path

Uganda Had a Head Start but Singapore Soared Ahead —

– Media entrepreneur Nyanzi Martin Luther has sparked a national conversation after pointing out the stark development gap between Uganda and Singapore, despite Uganda having a perceived early advantage in terms of natural resources and post-independence potential. Speaking during a recent youth economic forum in Kampala, Nyanzi said, “It’s shocking that a country like Singapore, which had fewer resources and …

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Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Launches Development Educators Network

Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Launches Development Educators Network

KAMPALA– The Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union (UCSCU) has launched the Development Educators–Uganda Network, a platform aimed at strengthening the role of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) in promoting sustainable development. Some of the Sacco leaders who participated in the meeting.   The launch took place during a Development Educators’ breakfast meeting at Fairway Hotel in Kampala under …

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