Category Archives: Uganda

Uganda: Don’t drop the ball – back to the grass roots

Moses writes: At Kitovu Life Teen Youth Ministry here in Masaka, Uganda, we have started a campaign to get more young people involved in our great generation. CAFOD’s campaign ‘Don’t Drop the Ball on Climate Change’ is where we decided … Continue reading

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Uganda: HIV services still elude so many

As we entered the house, I was surprised the room would fit a bed- it seemed so small. The room was pitch black, but I could just make out the figure lying there; the Ugandan gentleman we had come to … Continue reading

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Kenya and East Africa Crisis

We are appealing for £1 million to support our partners who are helping as around 3.8 million people battle against drought in north-east Kenya and the surrounding region Throughout large parts of the country, families face the prospect of starvation … Continue reading

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Opinion: Dambisa Moyo’s book ‘Dead Aid’ reviewed

There seems to be renewed wave of interest in Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid, and no wonder. Her thesis is that a trillion dollars of aid to Africa has left the continent worse off than it was 50 years ago … Continue reading

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Uganda: Stuck on the banks of a natural border

A day after arriving on my trip to DR Congo and I’m still in Uganda. In fact I’m enjoying a cup of tea on the banks of Lake Albert next to Bugoma village in Hoima. Over the water is DRC … Continue reading

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