#merrychristmas2020 and prosperous 2021.Sharing is Caring.#RAPUganda visits slums of Mbarara city western Uganda. #BeConfident Aaron Ainomugisha, Journalist (editorial/head of department) and news anchor (Runyankore-Rukiga),talk show host / supervisor with 91.2 http://www.croozefm.com Mbarara ,also, Founder Rise Against Poverty Organization (RAP Uganda) “Be Confident” – 0784043745 / 0754253916
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130 million people on the brink of starvation
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic especially intensified food insecurity. In his World Food Day message published by UN News yesterday October 16, 2020, he said some 130 million people worldwide risk being pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of …
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Patrick Mwesigye,the founder and team leader of the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) says the Youth need support and competent representatives. #IYD2020 #InternationalYouthDay #InternationalYouthDa2020
Patrick Mwesigye,the founder and team leader of the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) says the Youth need support and competent representatives Uganda has today joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Youth Day under “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, with President Museveni reechoing his call that the youth participate in poverty …
Western Uganda: A man sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing Rafiki, the 25-yr-old Silverback mountain gorilla that was heading Nkuringo Gorilla group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Western Uganda: A man identified as Byamukama Felix was yesterday, Wednesday, July 29,2020 sentenced by Kabale chief magistrate Julius Borere to 11 years in prison for killing Rafiki, the 25-yr-old Silverback mountain gorilla that was the head of Nkuringo Gorilla group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
#RiseAgainstPoverty organization ‘Be Confident’ joins Uganda and the rest of the world to mark #WorldHepatitisBday under the theme “Hep Free Future”. #HepFreeFuture #Hepatitis #WorldHepatitisDay #HepatitisFreeFuture #HepFreeUg .
‘Be Confident’.Get Immunized, Get Tested for better health.Rise Against Poverty Organization,RAP Uganda joins Uganda and the rest of the world to mark #WorldHepatitisBday under the theme “Hep Free Future”. Today, Tuesday July 28, 2020 is World Hepatitis Day under the theme “Hep Free Future”. 2016 survey: Hepatitis B prevalence stands at 4.1% among individuals aged 15-64 years. …
#Uganda to face food insecurity
Experts have warned that Uganda will face serious food insecurity between August 2020 and May 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic. John Baptist Kamushaga, an expert in vegetable growing has revealed that because of the current lockdown people should think critically and prepare for the food shortage. He says activities like growing vegetables in compounds or verandas …
Don’t Marginalize Special Interest Groups – Global Youth Leadership Award winner #Uganda #UgandaDecides2021
The founder and team leader of the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) Patrick Mwesigye,29, who doubles as National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth league chairperson for Kamukuzi in Mbarara city has expressed concern and challenged authorities and all stakeholders especially in the new cities not to marginalize special interest groups including the youth and …
UNICEF and Ntungamo district embark on training VHTs on COVID-19
Ntungamo district with support from UNICEF has embarked on conducting trainings for village health teams (VHTs) on COVID-19 pandemic. The district targets to train all the 1947 VHTs in the district who are implementing the program of treating child hood illnesses at community level like malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea (ICCM program). According to Nesterio Twesigye …
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History of Mbarara City in western Uganda
The Good and Bad as Mbarara becomes a city. Mbarara municipality is now a city, since July 1, 2020 with Jinja, Fort Portal, Masaka, Mbale, Arua and Gulu. It is believed that the name Mbarara was derived from Emburara Grass (Hyperanea-Lusiasis) that was common in the area because some white guy failed to properly pronounce …
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Uganda: Beloved 25-yr-old silverback gorilla killed by poachers.
Poachers have killed the beloved 25-yr-old silverback and well-known male mountain gorilla known as Rafiki. Four suspected poachers have been arrested following the death of Rafiki who led a group of 17 gorillas in western Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park since 2008, according to a June 12 statement by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Rafiki died after a poacher …
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