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CSOs decry rising unpaid care work among women and girls

Prossy Kisakye | October 30, 2024

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have decried the increasing burden of unpaid care work on women and girls in Uganda, which hinders their participation in development activities. During her opening remarks at the high-level dialogue to disseminate the end-line findings of a project on shifting social norms on unpaid care and […]

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CSOs withdraw Bugoma forest court case

Mike Sebalu | August 7, 2024

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the Save Bugoma Forest Campaign (SBFC) have withdrawn an appeal relating to Bugoma Central Forest Reserve from the Court of Appeal. This decision stems from frustration over the protracted litigation, which has allowed Hoima Sugar Limited (HSL) to continue the destruction of Bugoma Central Forest […]

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Soaring public debt worries CSOs

Prossy Kisakye | January 12, 2024

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are concerned about the soaring public debt in the country. According to the Auditor General’s Report for the financial year 2022/23, the total public debt as of 30th June 2023, amounted to Shs96.168 trillion. Mr Jeff Gidaguyi Wadulo, the head of programs and advocacy at the […]

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Each Ugandan throws away about 103kgs of food annually – UNEP

Prossy Kisakye | September 29, 2023

Members of the civil society have expressed concern over the high levels of food loss in the country. According to the UN Environment Program Food Waste Index Report 2021, every Ugandan throws away an average of 103Kgs of food each year, amounting to a total 4,546 metric tons of food […]

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CSOs, MPs ask govt to prioritise health sector

admin | June 15, 2023

By Mike Sebalu A section of civil society organizations together with some members of parliament have asked government to prioritise the health sector in the next financial year 2024/25. The budget process for the financial year 2024/25 budget cycle will begin in September this year. This follows continued budget cuts […]