Covid-19 donations

Hon Mary Karooro Okurut, the Chairperson of the Covid-19 Taskforce Fund (3rd left) and Honourable Dr. John Muyingo, the Uganda State Minister for Higher Education (4th left) hand over the masks and paint to the representatives of Gayaza High School, Mt. St Mary’s College Namagunga, and Nabisunsa Girls School. With them is Mr. Mizumoto Horii (3rd right), the Deputy Head of the Japanese Embassy in Uganda and Tyron Immelmann (2nd right), the Kansai Plascon Uganda Retail Marketing Manager.

Kansai Plascon Uganda donates Anti Mosquito Paint and masks to Uganda schools ahead of post-COVID-19 lockdown reopening

KAMPALA, June 12th, 2020―Kansai Plascon Uganda, a subsidiary of Japanese paint company Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., yesterday, June 12th donated 4,000 litres of the company’s Anti Mosquito Paint to the Ministry of
June 13, 2020
LEFT-RIGHT: Simon Kaheru, Public Affairs & Communications Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda; Melkamu Abebe, the General Manager; Conrad van Niekerk, Regional Managing Director in charge of Uganda, Tanzania, and Ghana, hand over UGX1.3 billion dummy cheque to Uganda’s Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force for COVID-19, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda. To date the company is one of the biggest givers towards the anti-Covid-19 drive.

COVID-19: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa contribution reaches UGX1.3 billion

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda today has handed over 3 Nissan pickup trucks to the Government Taskforce on Covid-19. The handover to the Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force
May 20, 2020
LEFT-RIGHT: Emmanuel Katongole, Chairman of the Covid-19 Response Fund; NITA-U's Marketing and Communications Lead, Steven Kirenga and Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda at the launch of the Covid-19 crowdfunding platform last week. As, at May 3rd 2020 the Katongole committee had mobilised up to UGX7 billion in cash, UGX4 billion in pledges, 50 vehicles valued at UGX5 billion as well as food stuffs, medical equipment and others valued at UGX5 billion- altogether UGX 21 billion.

COVID-19: Rugunda unveils NITA-built crowdfunding platform

The Office of the Prime Minister has this morning unveiled a citizen fundraising platform aimed at assisting the government of Uganda in mobilising resources and funds from its citizenry and well-wishers to
(L-R) Prof. William Bazeyo - Dean of the Makerere University School of Public Health, Michael Segwaya - Absa Bank Uganda Chief Finance Officer and Executive Director, Harriette Kasirye - Absa Bank Uganda Head of Marketing and Corporate Relations and Nadine Byarugaba - Absa Bank Uganda's acting board chairperson hold a dummy cheque, as Dr. Diana Atwine - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health, inspects the model of an EpiTent. This was during the bank's handing over of UGX 100m towards the procurement of mobile isolation Epitents in support of the country's COVID-19 response efforts.

COVID-19: Absa Bank donates UGX 100m mobile isolation EpiTents

Absa Bank Uganda has donated four (4) mobile isolation units valued at UGX 100 million to the Ministry of Health to aid in the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation
May 5, 2020
LEFT-RIGHT: Airtel Uganda Board Chairman, Mr. Hannington Karuhanga; Ugandan State Minister of Health for General Duties, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja; Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Mr. V.G. Somasekhar and Health Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwiine during the symbolic handover.

Airtel Uganda makes UGX1.25 billion cash donation to Covid-19 fight

Airtel Uganda today confirmed that it has contributed UGX1.25 billion (approximately USD328,400) to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, primarily to support health workers on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19.    “As
April 29, 2020
Officials from Ruparelia Foundation, Gateway Delta and Gateway Metroplex Ltd handing over their donations to the head of National taskforce on Covid-19 Hon Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut (right) at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday (PHOTO/Courtesy).

COVID-19: Ruparelia Foundation and Gateway Delta and Gateway Metroplex donate 4,000 food kits to Kampala’s urban poor

Ruparelia Foundation, the charity arm of the Ruparelia Group and Gateway Delta, real estate development company out of Mauritius, have today donated a consignment of 4,000 food kits to be distributed to
April 23, 2020
LEFT-RIGHT: Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, Uganda’s Health State Minister, General Duties; Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut, the Minister in Charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister; Mr Santosh Gumte, Kansai Plascon Managing Director, Mr Tyron Immelmann, the Kansai Plascon Marketing Manager and Dr. Ian Clarke, a member of the Covid-19 Response Fund at the handover of the UGX50m relief package

Kansai Plascon donates 19 tonnes of soap, worth UGX 50 million to Covid-19 taskforce

Kansai Plascon Uganda Limited, Uganda’s largest paint company has donated 19,360 kilograms of soap valued at UGX50,000,000 to the government of Uganda’s anti-Covid-19 taskforce. Company officials; Mr. Santosh Gumte and Mr. Tyron
April 23, 2020

 

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