KAMPALA, Uganda – As the violent conflict in South Sudan deepens, many people are fleeing to their next door neighbour. South Sudan is now the world’s fourth largest refugee situation behind Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia, according to UNHCR, the UN’s…
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Uganda’s ‘Urban Refugees’ – CBC The World This Weekend
Tagged with: Arua, CBC Listen, CBC Radio-Canada, CBC The World This Weekend, conflict, kampala, migration, refugee settlements, Refugees, settlement, South Sudan, South Sudan civil war, Uganda, Uganda refugee law, urban refugees, violence
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The South Sudanese Student Who Spent Her Summer Saving Refugees
Betty Asha left her home and studies behind to help nearly 2,300 people escape violence and cross the border into Uganda. Betty Asha’s phone rings constantly. Each time she picks up, a voice on the other end asks for help,…
Tagged with: Africa, Betty Asha, Kuluba, Oraba, Refugee response, Refugees, Rhino Camp, South Sudan, the Guardian, Uganda, UNHCR
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Uganda’s Hip Hop for Change – CBC The World This Weekend
KAMPALA, Uganda – February 18, 2016 was the presidential election in Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni extended his mandate beyond 30 years in power. But Ugandan youth want change. They are using indigenous language hip hop to express themselves and to…
Tagged with: Africa, Babaluku, censorship, Hip Hop, hip hop pioneers, Indigenous languages, Luga Flow, Luganda, Native tongues, Ronnie Styl'Zamunda, Sylvester Kabombo, Tushi Polo, Uganda
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Uganda: Teacher leaves classroom behind but keeps educating
John Kaganga is transforming the lives of rural youth. The retired teacher is inspiring young people to pick up their hoes and build a brighter future in Kasejjere village, 70 kilometres northwest of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. Mr. Kaganga says:…
Uganda: War orphan educates young farmers
Jaspher Okello crouches low with his hands in the soil. He is surrounded by two hectares of orange-fleshed sweet potato vines which sprout from the earth. His three younger brothers watch and learn as he inspects the crop. The 20-year-old…
Tagged with: African farming, agriculture, Joseph Kony, Lira, Lord's Resistance Army, northern Uganda, Orange sweet potato, Uganda, War, Young Farmers
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Uganda: Radio for Justice and Human Rights in northern Uganda
A chime rings out from the radio speakers. A booming male voice intones: “This is Facing Justice, brought to you by the Institute of War and Peace Reporting, discussing issues of justice and human rights in northern Uganda.” Facing Justice…
Tagged with: Facing Justice, Gulu, human rights, IWPR, justice, Moses Odokonyero, NUMEC, peace, radio, Reconciliation, Simon Jennings, Uganda, Voice for Peace
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The Ugandan Radio Show That Saves Lives
KAMPALA, Uganda – There is a corner in towns and cities across Uganda where there stands a memorial to the lowering of the Union Jack in 1962, which signaled the sunset of British colonial rule and the dawn of independence.…
Tagged with: child soldiers, Come Back Home, Come Home broadcasts, Gulu, Invisible Children, LRA, Mega FM, NUMEC, peace-building radio program, radio, UBC, Uganda, War
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Uganda: Urban residents turn to vegetables and chickens to improve their lives
Ruth Nalunkuma sits on her front doorstep and gazes at her kitchen garden. The 47-year-old mother of five grows fruit and vegetables in a garden outside her tiny home in Kigoowa, a suburb eight kilometres northeast of central Kampala. Mrs.…
Tagged with: agriculture, Catholic Church, CBS Radio Buganda, FRW, kampala, Kamwokya Christian Caring Community, kitchen garden, peri-urban agriculture, poultry farming, small-scale farmers, Uganda, women farmers
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Uganda: Farmer Profits By Branching Out Into Selling Sweet Potato Vines
Perpetua Okao pulls a ringing mobile phone out of her pocket. She responds to the caller, “Yes, I may still have some vines. How many do you need?” Mrs. Okao tucks the phone back into her pocket. She explains: “I’m…
Tagged with: Africa, agriculture, Farm Radio Weekly, ICTs, OFSP, Orange fleshed sweet potato, radio program, Radio Wa, Uganda, value addition, vines, Wa Farmer
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