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Uganda: Learning Music Like Never Before
Peace NERIMA | 18-07-2022
In National Teachers' College (NTC) Mubende, music lessons have been conducted in theory for many years, hindering students from experiencing and expressing themselves musically. As much as music theory plays a crucial role in one's appreciation of the architecture of Music, practicing it with instruments...
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Uganda: Catherine defies odds to resume school after pregnancy
Racheal AKELLO | 13-07-2022
In early May, Kasese Youth Polytechnic (KYP) in Kasese opened its gates to first-year students who were eager and ready to pursue various technical courses. Many were vibrant and excited about what would be several years of adventure and continuous learning. However, for 18-year-old Biira Catherine...
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Uganda: Private sector companies pledge to support skilling
Catherine BEKUNDA | 11-07-2022
WorldSkills Uganda (WSU) and the Ministry of Education and Sports have called upon private sector actors in Uganda to take responsibility and join efforts to enhance skills development in the country. The call was made at a National Stakeholders’ meeting held at Fairway Hotel on June 23, 2022...
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Uganda: NTC Kabale prepares to open Digital Innovation Hub
Peace NERIMA | 04-07-2022
In preparation for opening the digital innovation hub in National Teachers’ College Kabale, we visited three digital hubs in Kampala with 13 digital ninjas from NTC Kabale to share knowledge, skills and creative ideas to support the operationalization of their digital hub. The 3-day safari...
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Deaf teenager in Uganda tailors her way into becoming a business owner
Racheal AKELLO | 24-06-2022
As a deaf and dumb teenager in a hearing world, Masika Bridget from Kasese, who is now 18 years old, enrolled in a program in tailoring and garment making in February 2022. Bridget enrolled for a 6 months course with the Kasese District Union of Persons with Disabilities (KADUPEDI), a project funded...
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Uganda: Tailoring gave me a new lease of life, says Ariye
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
When war broke out in South Sudan, Flora Ariye could only think of saving her life and two children. She ran to neighbouring Uganda, leaving behind her husband. The mother of two was resettled at Bidibidi refugee settlement in Uganda’s North-Western district of Yumbe on 11th November 2016...
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Uganda: Skills development enables Queen to establish a clothing business
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
Few years ago, Queen Misila, a Ugandan national residing in Yumbe district would struggle to believe she would one day be an entrepreneur. The 24-year-old’s fortunes however changed following a 3-months training in tailoring where she also acquired entrepreneurial skills. Her training was...
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Uganda: "My customers have increased", says Abujeri Miragi
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
It is a shiny afternoon in Okuban Village, Ariwa Sub Country in Yumbe District. This area is home to Ugandan nationals and South Sudanese refugees. 23-year-old Abujeri Miragi, a national is busy in his motorcycle and motor vehicle repair garage attending to clients. Miragi’s major...
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In Uganda, Christine hopes for huge tenders
Catherine BEKUNDA | 23-06-2022
The 24-year old Christine Night fled South Sudan in 2016 when war broke out. She had just completed senior one. Christine now lives in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Yumbe District. On arrival at the settlement, she says life was challenging. Christine spent several months jobless.The situation...
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Uganda: Gaba earning big from hairdressing
Catherine BEKUNDA | 15-06-2022
Sarah Gaba is a 26-year-old South Sudanese refugee currently living in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement. She dropped out of school at senior two due to the war that broke out in her country. She hopes to go back home one day when peace is restored. Gaba came to Uganda on 16th October 2016 ...
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In Uganda, Enabel organises a blood donation drive to save lives
William YEKA | 14-06-2022
Several lives are expected to be saved by blood donated by Enabel staff recently. The blood donation drive organised in partnership with Uganda Blood Transfusion Service took place at Nakasero National Blood Bank in Kampala. Uganda Blood Transfusion Service is the body responsible for blood...
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Uganda: Government and private sector announce ambitious plan to eradicate corruption in business
William YEKA | 12-05-2022
The government and private sector have today announced an ambitious plan to eradicate corruption in the business sector. They made the pronouncement at a breakfast meeting in Protea Hotel this morning. Enabel Country Representative Tom Vanneste said the initiative is part of a 3-year skills...
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Enabel shares actions implemented through the Human Rights-Based Approach in the NTCs - Uganda
Peace NERIMA | 03-05-2022
Enabel, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports through the Teacher Training Education Project (TTE) project, integrates and implements the Human Rights-Based Approach in all its activities focusing on three main areas; digitalization, gender and climate. Hellen Namyalo, Monitoring...
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Enabel supports MoH roll out the Digitalised RBF System
Agnes KABAIKYA | 20-04-2022
Enabel working with the Ministry of Health is scaling down the use of electronic RBF reporting system in the whole country. Starting with the district verification teams, the LSF teams together with the MoH officials have travelled across regions to train verification teams to be able to input data...
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Businesses told to embrace digitalization
Catherine BEKUNDA | 07-04-2022
Ugandan businesses have been asked to embrace digitalization and data integration to improve their business processes. Hallet Virginie, Portfolio Manager, Enabel, made the call during an information-sharing workshop organised by Enabel, the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and the National...