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ActionAid Uganda launches OIL IN UGANDA website and newsletter
We are very excited to present a new website and the first edition of the Oil in Uganda Newsletter, a quarterly publication produced as part of an Oil Governance and Transparency Initiative...
by:
Arthur Larok
Tuesday, 8 May 2012 - 9:15am
Africa

Governance

Uganda
Action Aid joins other civil society to condemn police brutality.
Ivan did you see the manner in which Ingrid was arrested? I posed that question to a colleague and this is what he had to say,” The way the police man pressed her breast! Huuuuuuuumm.”This is a...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Thursday, 3 May 2012 - 11:49am

ActionAid Uganda

activista

blogger swarm

Womens Rights

Emergencies & Conflict

Governance

Womens Rights
Women’s Rights Centers to expand across Uganda
No country can be peaceful and prosperous unless the rights of women are fully addressed. said UK Member of Parliament and Minister of Equalities, Lynn Featherstone at a meeting with survivors of...
by:
Ssanyu Kalibbala
Thursday, 3 May 2012 - 10:56am
Africa

Mubende

Womens Rights

Uganda
Kampala blog: tax Incentives: a race to the bottom?
Having been to many African countries, it was strange that I hadn’t made it to Uganda until yesterday. I went to attend the launch of two new reports; “Tax Incentives: A race to the bottom” one on...

by:
Thomas Johnny
Monday, 23 April 2012 - 11:26am

Africa

tax justice

Tax Justice Network-Africa

Governance

Uganda
For being a woman!
I am a woman and proud to be one. In as much as I am proud of being one I do not need to be reminded I am one. Because I already know what I am. I did not apply to be one, but that does not mean I am...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 - 1:07pm

ActionAid Uganda

activista

Activista Blogger swarm

Africa

Education

Governance

Womens Rights

Uganda
Food For Thought: Right for Action.
On the 18th of Jan ActionAid Uganda launched yet another important project in the lives of the people in Kumi, Amuru, Nwoya, Katakwi and Bukedea. The Food for thought: rights to action Project.It is...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Friday, 3 February 2012 - 12:36pm

Africa

agriculture

blogger swarm

sustainability

Food rights

HungerFREE

Uganda
I have a dream for everyone to plant a tree
After 12 days of being on the road with the Caravan of Hope, there was nothing quite as memorable and relaxing as visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World - Victoria Falls! The Victoria Falls...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Thursday, 24 November 2011 - 10:09am

activista

Africa

Africa

blogger swarm

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

Trans African Caravan of Hope

Food rights

Governance

HungerFREE

Zimbabwe
Making history and telling her story in Malawi
Friday 7.30am – the day I had been anticipating for a whole month was finally here; to walk in the capital city of Malawi with the Caravan of Hope demanding climate justice. I was geared up in my...

by:
Madalitso Mlava
Monday, 21 November 2011 - 1:10pm

Africa

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

Food rights

HungerFREE

Malawi

Womens Rights
Listen to the African woman
In the next few days, Heads of State will convene in Durban, South Africa for the COP17 UN Climate Summit. This meeting has attracted a lot of activity and united a number of civil organisations...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Sunday, 20 November 2011 - 8:58pm

activista

Africa

blogger swarm

Climate Change

Trans African Climate Caravan of Hope

Food rights

Governance

HungerFREE

Malawi

Womens Rights
1600 km of climate mobilization
I have had a chance to drive across Tanzania - the largest country in East Africa - on the Trans African Caravan of Hope. The journey from Dar es Salaam to the border crossing Tanzania-Malawi is...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Friday, 18 November 2011 - 10:41am

Africa

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

women smallholder farmers

Food rights

HungerFREE

Tanzania
The power of music in saving the climate
As the Climate caravan of hope arrived in Kampala it was received with a lot of excitement. There were a number of activities that we organized to create awareness about climate from Kabale, Mbrara...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 - 7:57pm

activista

Africa

blogger swarm

climate caravan of Hope

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

Education

Food rights

Governance

HungerFREE

Womens Rights
Call 4 Climate Justice - Mabira Forest must be saved
The rain poured down when the concert was about to start but it did not stop the party. To amplify the call for climate justice a stream of the biggest names from Uganda’s music scene had been...

by:
Vibeke Quaade
Sunday, 13 November 2011 - 11:01am

Africa

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

Food rights

HungerFREE

Uganda
Is there hope for me?
The African Caravan of Hope finally in Uganda. The Caravan team is made up of a number of Community Organisations that are moving by road from Burundi to South Africa for the COP 17. It set off...

by:
Benadette Chandia Kodili
Sunday, 13 November 2011 - 10:40am

activista

Africa

blogger swarm

climate caravan of Hope

Climate Change

Education

Governance

HungerFREE

Womens Rights

Uganda
Speak up 4 Climate Justice
Uganda became a party... Dressed in green climate change T-shirts 40 youth activists under the Climate Action Network* - Uganda (CAN-U) turn the third day of the climate journey from Bujumbura...

by:
Vibeke Quaade
Friday, 11 November 2011 - 3:30pm

Africa

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

Food rights

HungerFREE

Uganda
We are going to South Africa
“Where are you going?” a passerby shouted at the PACJA Caravan of Hope when it left Bujumbura Stadium heading into town. “South Africa”, the driver shouted back in a loud voice. And to make sure...

by:
Vibeke Quaade
Thursday, 10 November 2011 - 10:24am

Africa

Burundi

Climate Change

COP17

PACJA

HungerFREE

Rwanda

South Africa