Tag Archives: Poverty

Union Transport Alliance (Union), an umbrella for public transport uniting boda-bodas, taxis, buses, and truck operators, has launched the One Million Pads for One Million Girls campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at tackling period poverty and reducing school absenteeism among vulnerable girls. The campaign, in partnership with The Mental Health Awareness Initiative (TMHAI), builds on the recently introduced Kili Clear …

× RUBIRIZI – Believers have been charged to renounce destructive habits including hatred and jealousy, and instead redirect their hearts toward God, reconciliation, and forgiveness. The stirring call was made by Ven. Rev. Joab Akankunda on Sunday while officiating at the Thanksgiving service of the family of Kamugisha Onesmus, held at Nyakatunga Church of Uganda in Katerera, Rubirizi District. Ven. Akankunda, …

The couple of a swagga during swearing in ceremony  Newly sworn-in Bunyaruguru MP Hon. Cadet Benjamin Buturo has pledged to fight corruption, boost youth and women empowerment, and lobby for health, education, and infrastructure projects to improve livelihoods in Rubirizi. × Rubirizi,Uganda – Hon. Cadet Benjamin Buturo has pledged to make fighting corruption and poverty his top priorities after being …

Helpless patients at Naguru hospital Sickness never announces itself to anyone. It arrives suddenly at the worst possible time when one has not saved enough to cover the hospital bill. Within hours, a family finds itself rushing a loved one to the emergency ward, facing Intensive Care Unit and other procedures costing millions of shillings in a single day. Relatives …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked NRM district chairpersons to take the lead in mobilising communities to embrace government wealth-creation programmes, declaring that the next decisive battle for Uganda is the elimination of household poverty. Congratulating the chairpersons upon their election and successful mobilisation of voters, Museveni described the recently concluded campaigns as among the most cohesive in three decades, …

Wakiso – President Yoweri Museveni has called on residents of peri-urban areas to embrace farming as a practical pathway to household wealth creation, saying development alone cannot eliminate poverty without deliberate efforts to increase incomes at the family level. While campaigning at Kawanda Research Centre grounds in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District on Tuesday, Museveni said that although Uganda has made …

Lwengo – President Yoweri Museveni has rallied residents of Lwengo District to focus on wealth creation as the most sustainable way of fighting poverty, urging them to move from subsistence living to income-generating activities. While addressing supporters during an NRM campaign rally in Lwengo on Friday, Museveni said Uganda’s stability over the last four decades had laid a strong foundation …

By Kayiira Jackson  KAMPALA — African church leaders have launched a faith-driven campaign calling for Uganda’s reinstatement under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), arguing that renewed trade relations with the United States could help combat poverty and unemployment across the continent. Speaking at the ongoing Faith Diplomacy Conference in Kampala, Pastor Robert Kayanja of Miracle Centre Cathedral said …

Eng. Nakiyi successfully nominated for Budadiri East, assures voters service delivery & poverty eradication HomeEng. Nakiyi successfully nominated for Budadiri East, assures voters service delivery & poverty eradication

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye Ronald National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential Candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has concluded his campaign trail in the West Nile sub-region with a final rally at Paridi Stadium in Adjumani District. Addressing thousands of supporters, Museveni emphasized the NRM government’s achievements and future plans centered around wealth creation, infrastructure development, and social service delivery. Museveni urged …