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“Counting people should never cost a country its ability to make people count.” These words, first voiced during a 2015 keynote address by South African statistician Pali Lehohla at a UN Data Forum, warned of a dangerous paradox in national planning. In essence, Lehohla meant that the act of collecting statistics—however important—should not compromise the delivery of essential services that those statistics are meant to improve. Uganda’s 2024 national census embodied this contradiction. For instance, UGX1.61 billion meant for the Parish Development Model (PDM)—a programme targeting 39 percent of households stuck in subsistence—was diverted to plug funding gaps in the…
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Access to clean drinking water remains a significant challenge in Uganda, particularly for schoolchildren in underserved areas. According to UNICEF, approximately 30% of Ugandans lack access to safe drinking water,…
Former Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Acting Executive Director, Eng. Irene Kaggwa’s exit from government is relatable to Jesus’ biblical expression of “a stone which builders rejected [eventually] became the cornerstone.” But after the snub for the top ICT regulatory job in Uganda, Kaggwa is now trading her enviable skills and experience in the telecom industry with the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva, Switzerland. Kaggwa is the Programme Manager at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for Giga, a joint ITU-UNICEF initiative that seeks to connect all schools to the Internet by 2030. Kaggwa told the CEO Magazine that her role involves…
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“I have faced unimaginable challenges, but God has been my source of strength, keeping me going in school,” said a senior three female student of Oriajin Senior Secondary School in Arua alias Sandra. She shared her story during a Zoom mentorship session themed, “Igniting Your Dreams Through Resilience,” organized by Airtel Uganda, UNICEF, and Project Girls 4 Girls (G4G) Uganda. Her words, tinged with emotion, resonated deeply with every girl on the call. Growing up with a physically disabled mother and relying on her uncle for school fees, Sandra (not real names) faced numerous challenges. Despite this, she still thinks…
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In a historic visit to Uganda, former Airtel Africa Group CEO, Segun Ogunsanya took a trip to Kitende Secondary School, Entebbe in April 2023 to experience the fast Airtel internet used by the students, which formed part of his tour activities. Mr Ongusanya retired from his Group CEO role in July, 2024, and took over another role as the Chair of the Airtel Africa Charitable Foundation to advance the social and digital agenda in key areas of financial and digital inclusion, education access, and environmental protection. Kitende S.S is one of the many schools across Uganda connected to Airtel internet…
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Edmond Mwebembezi, previously working with UN Women has joined the Uganda UNICEF office as Communications Officer. With over a decade of experience in the communications and public relations industry, he is skilled in communication strategy design and execution, with a background in writing, graphic design, video and photography production, media engagement, and social media management. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from the Uganda Christian University and training in public health and Emergency Communication from the WHO Emergency Program. Prior to joining UNICEF, Edmond honed his skills at various organisations, including UN Women where he served as…
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The British High Commission in Kampala has announced that the UK will provide £2.2m (about UGX9.3bn) to World Health Organisation – WHO, United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF and World Food Programme – WFP to support Uganda’s response to the current Ebola outbreak. Accordingly, WHO will be given £400,000 to enhance case investigation and contact tracing at the local level, support laboratory diagnosis, and strengthen co-ordination of the response; UNICEF takes £900,000 to help prevent transmission of the disease through both strengthened engagement with local communities, and improved sanitation and hygiene provision in key installations – such as community health…
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The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC jointly announced that 756,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative have landed in Uganda and are set for distribution. The shipment is part of a first tranche of vaccines to be delivered under the initiative. Through Saving Lives and Livelihoods, the Mastercard Foundation is purchasing vaccines for more than 65 million people across Africa. The vaccines will be distributed within countries by UNICEF. Launched in June 2021, Saving Lives and Livelihoods is now a $1.5 billion partnership that aims to enable vaccination for millions of people, develop a…
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Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free access to learning platforms across 13 countries. By providing equal access to quality digital learning, particularly for the most vulnerable children, the partnership will help to ensure that every child reaches their full potential. Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in Africa, is the first African private sector partner to make a multimillion-dollar commitment to ‘Reimagine Education’, a global initiative launched by UNICEF in 2020 calling for…
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A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, released today on Global Handwashing Day, reveals that giving everyone in the world’s poorest countries access to handwashing with soap and water, would cost around $11 billion. That would transform the life-chances of people who are currently unable to simply wash their hands at home. “Millions of lives could be saved and billions of dollars in untapped economic potential could be unlocked for the equivalent of just $1.40 per head of the global population”, says WaterAid. As G20 leaders prepare to gather in Rome to improve pandemic preparedness, WaterAid…
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