For many girls in Uganda, life stops when they get their period. On menstrual hygiene day , find out how one NGO is helping girls stay in school all month long Girls in rural Uganda miss up to eight days of study each school term because they are on their periods, a study of menstrual management in Uganda found. This was due to lack of washrooms, lack of sanitary pads and bullying by peers, focus groups...
Calestous Juma argues that advocacy groups are clinging to ideology and ignoring the potential of genetically modified crops Biotechnology sceptics have a right to question the role of biotechnology in global food security. But they are wrong to ignore the growing evidence of the potential contributions the biotechnology and new challenges such as climate change that require new technological responses....
As farms certified by Fairtrade face claims that they pay their workers lower wages than other comparable employers in Uganda and Ethiopia , it seems to be increasingly difficult to make informed decisions about what to put in your shopping basket. Tell us if you have lost faith in the logos, or if you still feel they're better than nothing Continue reading... ...
Study claims wages on officially certified markets are below what is paid by comparable employers Sales of Fairtrade-certified products from Uganda and Ethiopia are not benefiting poor farmworkers as profits fail to trickle down to much of the workforce, says a groundbreaking study. Continue reading... ...
Aidah Asaba says she fears being immediately imprisoned when she arrives in Uganda, which has passed anti-gay laws A Ugandan lesbian fears immediate imprisonment because of her sexuality when she is deported from the UK on Saturday. Aidah Asaba, who is being detained at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, told the Guardian she came to the UK in October "running for her life" since a Ugandan...
Salim Saleh's new responsibilities in Lord's Resistance Army are sign Kony is weakening, according to general Uganda's notorious rebel chief Joseph Kony has named his son as deputy leader of his Lord's Resistance Army, a guerrilla force infamous for its extreme violence, the country's army has said. Salim Saleh, reported to be 22, is understood to have spent his entire life in the bush with his father's...
It may still be a crime to be gay in 77 countries, but at least now thousands of people are speaking out LGBT rights around the world an interactive Recent headlines in Europe and the US could lead you to believe that the momentum is building in favour of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people. A deeper look at the data, however, reveals a more complicated story unfolding around...
Passing of anti-homosexuality act has 'given permission to a culture of extreme and violent homophobia', says Sexual Minorities Uganda Uganda has suffered an alarming rise in attacks on gay and lesbian people since it passed an anti-homosexuality law late last year, research has found. The report, compiled by Sexual Minorities Uganda, detailed an attempted lynching, mob violence, homes burned down,...
Anti-gay laws were introduced to Africa by Western colonialists. Now, as former colonisers recognise LGBT rights Africa is still stuck in the past, writes Val Kalende At a time when more countries are moving towards inclusive human rights , Africa is taking steps backwards. Backwards, that is, specifically on the issue of gay rights, though sadly not to before colonialism, the era in which anti-gay...
Gender empowerment projects that focus on girls leave out half of the equation. Our panel suggests ways to engage boys and men to end discrimination Challenge misogyny in public: Some of our most powerful work has been when we've held senior male politicians and public figures accountable for misogynistic statements or abusive behaviour. The documentary film Can't Just Fold Your Arms shows our case...
After a dangerous night on the waters of Lake Victoria, many of Kasensero's men head for the town's bars and its sex workers When you risk your life fishing in crocodile-infested waters, a stiff drink on dry land may seem like a welcome relief. But in a sleepy town in Uganda it has given rise to a culture with staggering rates of HIV. In Kasensero, near the border with Tanzania, 43% of the population...
Fighting in South Sudan between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebel troops has left thousands dead and forced almost a million people to flee their homes. The unfolding humanitarian catastrophe has put 5 million people at risk of food shortages, the UN has warned. Photojournalists Will Rose and Kajsa Sjölander visited refugee camps in Adjumani, northern Uganda, with Plan International and...
The archbishop of Canterbury has had successes over female bishops and payday lenders, and is now trying to steer the church away from telling people how to behave Justin Welby now looks like the best archbishop of Canterbury the Church of England could possibly have, but when he was appointed he was almost unknown, and had only been a diocesan bishop for nine months. What got him the job after he...
Kim Mukisa and Jackson Mukasa face life imprisonment if found guilty in first such case since introduction of new anti-gay law Two Ugandan men will go on trial next month accused of homosexuality, the first people to be charged since a controversial new anti-gay law was passed. Prosecutors said on Wednesday that they had sufficient evidence against Kim Mukisa and Jackson Mukasa, who denied the charges...
Gangs selling counterfeit high yield seeds are trapping farmers in a cycle of poverty as crops fail Of the many factors that keep small-scale Ugandan farmers poor, seed counterfeiting may be the least understood. Passing under the radar of the international development sector, a whole illegal industry has developed in Uganda, cheating farmers by selling them seeds that promise high yields but fail...
Rally shows how homosexuality is being used to represent all the evils besetting the nation, says Daily Maverick At a stadium in Kampala, 30,000 Ugandans gathered to give thanks to the president, Yoweri Museveni, for passing the anti-homosexuality act . Monday's event combined the fanfare of a mass political meeting with the party atmosphere of a cultural festival. There is a fundamental misunderstanding...
$50m grants scheme will support delivery of reproductive health services in Uganda, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nicaragua Grassroots organisations are to share in a multi-million dollar project to improve family planning and reproductive health services for women and girls in Africa and Latin America. Groups in Uganda, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nicaragua will be able to apply for advocacy grants as part...
In sending troops after one man, it's as if Washington has learned the lessons of a failed viral YouTube video rather than genocide Ugandas most acclaimed musician, Jose Chameleone, is holding his annual concert here this weekend, almost exactly two years after the famous the famous Kony 2012 video tried and failed to bring the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) leader Josephy Kony to justice in the court...
Special ops team will also be used in Central African Republic, Congo and Sudan, as US steps up pursuit of Ugandan warlord Dan Roberts ...
Four aircraft and 150 troops on their way to help search jungle for Lord's Resistance Army chief, Washington Post reports ...