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Watch Ugandan Woman's Joyous Reaction When She is Given Her First-Ever Pair of Shoes, Thanks to a Stranger
It's almost impossible not to smile when you watch this woman's happy dance over being given her first ever pair of shoes.
Startup in Uganda Recycles Plastic Bottles into PPE Face Shields For Hospitals
As Uganda experiences a lack of PPE in hospitals, two entrepreneurs at Takataka Plastics began making face shields out of recycled plastic.
Ugandan Man Becomes a Lawyer to Win Back His Family Land
Ugandan Jordan Kinyera won back his family's land back after working for 18 years to become lawyer—and now he's helping others in need of justice.
Traps That Once Snared Uganda's Wildlife Are Turned into Intricate Art With 'Snares to Wares'
Artists outside Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park are turning poachers' wire snares into bespoke sculptures.
Uganda Joins African Nations Using Drones to Deliver Life Saving Medical Supplies to More Than 22 Million People
Tackling high HIV prevalence on the islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda health authorities are using medical drones to deliver.
Inspired by Marvel's Mythical 'Wakanda', Ugandan Village is Built on Shea Butter and Solar Power
Inspired by the Black Panther's Wakanda, shea butter and brilliant minds have transformed a destroyed village into a thriving community.
One Way To Help Endangered Chimpanzees? Uganda is Planting 3 Million Trees
One Tree Planted and the Jane Goodall Institute are planting 3 million trees in Uganda over the next three years to promote biodiversity.
Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers is Featured on 60 Minutes
Justice Defenders trains people in nearly 50 prisons in Kenya and Uganda to become paralegals and lawyers to provide legal services.
From Slum Life in Uganda to Teen Chess Champion
She grew up in Kampala, one of the poorest places on earth. She couldn't read or write. As a child, she scrounged for food each day, and without money for school fees, she lived on the streets. But a chance encounter with a Ugandan chess coach turned her into a rising international chess star, the subject of a book -- and the protagonist in a future Disney movie.
How a 30-Minute Radio Program is Building Peace in Refugee Camps
A group of refugees have been broadcasting a weekly program that is focused on messages of peace – and it has already made a difference in the camps.
Effective Phone Alerts Help Uganda Nab Forest Criminals
A forest monitoring system that uses text messaging on mobile phones has helped the Ugandan government to intercept six cartels involved in forest crimes, within just four months of its launch.
Women Lawyers Win Rights for Uganda Wives
Uganda's Constitutional Court overturned key parts of the adultery law â€" which allowed married men, but not women, to have an affair.
American Scientist Donates Medical Center in Uganda
A ray of hope has dawned in the lives -- and health care -- of many Ugandans, after the construction of an ultra-modern medical facility in Uganda, largely due to generosity of an American scientist and businessman.
Ugandan Boy Brought to US for Surgery Attracts Support From Locals
This is an ongoing story of merit, accomplishment, and community caring. A Ugandan boy was brought overseas for surgery and now the whole town in Southern Oregon is chipping in to help his family to buy food back home. (Mail Tribune w/ photo ) Thanks to Jim for submitting this story!
From Homeless Ugandan Orphan to Forbes List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs
Meeting Christopher Ategeka today, one would never guess this young Berkeley graduate, who was named one of Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs, grew up an orphan caring for his five siblings in a dirt-walled hut in rural Uganda—and was in his teens before he owned his first pair of shoes.
Uganda Civil War Orphan Turns Successful Entrepreneur
One young Ugandan, orphaned by the country's civil war, has managed to support his five younger siblings and pay for their education by setting up his own business in the slums of the capital.
UN Refugee Agency Restores Dozens of Schools Across Uganda
The United Nations refugee agency has restored 134 primary schools in northern Uganda, allowing thousands of children to return to classes, after the damage and destruction caused by two decades of conflict between Government forces and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
Uganda Unveils $606 Million Plan for Conflict-Torn North
Uganda is kickstarting a rehabilitation plan for the country's conflict-torn northern region by injecting $606 million in building roads and schools, setting up businesses to stimulate economic growth.
Ugandan Government, Rebels Sign Cease-Fire in Latest Step Toward Peace Deal
Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army signed a formal cease-fire with the government on Feb. 24 and are moving toward a March deadline for the final peace deal that would disarm the group, ending an insurgency that has lasted more than two decades and killed thousands.
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