EU & Germany Provide UGX118 Billion Grant Financing to Support Civil Society in Uganda
The European Union Delegation to the Republic of Uganda (EUD), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, have made available, grant financing to the tune of Euro 26.9 million (UGX 118 billion) to support Ugandan civil... Read More
Increasing Tax Flow Key to Financing Uganda’s Growth and Development – World Bank Report
Improving tax revenue is essential to sustaining economic growth in Uganda, according to a recent World Bank economic analysis for the country. The Uganda Economic Update, Financing Growth and Development: Options for Raising More Domestic Revenues, says that while economic... Read More
Government and UN Launch Initiative to Address Food Security and Strengthen Ecosystems in Karamoja
The project entitled, Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in the Karamoja Region (SURE –Karamoja), was launched by Honourable Vincent Sempijja, Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and witnessed by Ms. Rosa Malango, the UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident... Read More
Preventing Blindness in Older People in Uganda
On Wednesday 16, 2018, Deputy Head of Cooperation at the Irish Embassy, Áine Doody, joined a crowd of several hundred elderly people in Moroto, Karamoja, as they awaited their monthly social protection payment. Amounting to 25,000 shillings – or about €7... Read More
Biometric Verification: Getting the Right Food to the Right People
The sound of intermittent beeps as ration cards are scanned signal it’s the dawn of a new era in Oruchinga refugee settlement, Southwestern Uganda. Gone are the days of flicking through reams of paper to verify and tick names off — from... Read More
EU Launches EUR 132.8 Million Initiative to Support Northern Uganda Development
The Government of Uganda (GoU) in partnership with the European Union (EU) launch ambitious programme worth 150.6 million Euros to eradicate poverty and under nutrition in Northern Uganda. The programme, implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister will also... Read More
AFD provides EUR 37.1 million to Finance Power Reliability
On April 27 2018, a financing agreement to the tune of 37.1 million Euros has been signed between the Government of Uganda and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) as lead financier, in the presence of KfW as co-financier. The... Read More
Korea and UNICEF Launch Programme to Provide Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Karamoja
The Korea International Cooperation Agency and UNICEF – the United Nations Children’s Fund - have launched a five year programme to scale up water, sanitation and hygiene services in schools in Karamoja. The programme will be executed until 2022, benefitting... Read More