Uganda
A call for peace: Meet the South Sudanese refugees upholding peace in Nyumanzi settlement

 
A call for peace: Meet the South Sudanese refugees upholding peace in Nyumanzi settlement
26 June 2018
  The least they need is peace! South Sudanese refugees flee their country due to war. Majority of these come to Uganda, a country that hosts more than a million of them and is considered peaceful. “We fled for our lives, in search for peace and safety ...
Adult literacy: A ray of hope for refugees towards better livelihoods
21 June 2018
 
Matawi: an eco-stove that cooks and protects the environment
6 June 2018
  Matawi is a trending new type of stove in Kitgum and Pader districts in Uganda’s Northern region. The eco-stove was introduced in a region where the three stone stove is predominantly used for cooking. Unlike the three stone cooking stove, Matawi is ...
Refugees display unique talents at the Youth Talent Show
28 May 2018
  The long awaited day, 16/05/2018 on which the Youth Talent Search and Competition grand finale is going to ensue is finally here! Hundreds of people from in and around Rwamwanja settlement, Adjumani and Kampala districts have gathered at Nkoma Primary ...
Palorinya settlement registers improvement in latrine coverage
30 April 2018
 
My talent, my break through: Youth showcase creativity at a talent show in Rwamwanja settlement
3 April 2018
  It’s 7:00 am on a Wednesday bright morning here in Rwamwanja settlement. The Youth Centre is noisy and crowded with young people. But, this is for a good cause since the youth are practicing their vocals and drama, others are playing music instruments ...
Icelandic Youth collect for Uganda
28 March 2018
Youth Day of Icelandic church to support orphans of HIV and AIDS
223 youth graduate with certificates in vocational skills
26 March 2018
  223 youth graduate after a yearlong training in various vocational courses at the Uganda Youth Development Link-UYDEL Youth Centre in Makindye division, Kampala district.
Village Savings rebuilding livelihoods in Palabek settlement
12 March 2018
  With the violent conflict in South Sudan unabated, Martha Ayaa fled to Uganda with her family, leaving behind their means of livelihoods; 10 bags of groundnuts and 5 acres of cassava. Arriving to the new Palabek settlement, established in April 2017 as ...
Meet the young refugee Fashion Designer inspiring others to join the industry
12 March 2018
  You give him an African fabric, Zubert Masuku gives you a ready-to-wear fine cloth, beautifully made by the hands of a skilled and experienced Fashion Designer. He spends his days making fine clothes for the young and old which has made him a distinguished ...
Access to clean water is a basic human right for all
9 March 2018
 
A free house for a DRC refugee
8 March 2018
  She fled DRC’s Kinyandoni village, with nothing in hand other than her three little children. 34-year-old Jacqueline Bogali had just lost her husband to ruthless militants when she decided to flee for her and her children’s lives. “I came to Uganda ...
How a farmer group in Adjumani is feeding thousands of Ugandans
5 March 2018
  Next to a heap of cassava in Agwarapi East Village, Adjumani district, a group of Ugandan farmers are seated, peeling and positioning the pealed cassava on tarpaulins under the sun for drying. Close to the cassava drying grounds is a small shelter which ...
The growing power of refugee women in business
4 March 2018
  Majority of South Sudanese refugee women till land for food and income, some have ventured in goat farming while others have established small businesses for the same reason in Adjumani district’s refugee settlements.
Meet the “mogul” with the only retail shop in “New York”
22 February 2018
  Usually saying you 'learned from the best' is hyperbole, but not for Franco Okot. The 25-year-old South Sudanese refugee in Palabek settlement started his business career in 2017 after undertaking a training in business and VSLA management funded by the ...
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