Championing Youth Participation in shaping a Holistic Gender Equality Agenda
This year the National Youth Conference dealt with the topic of gender equality and how the youth can change the gender equality legislative landscape in Uganda. On two days, representatives of the youth discussed issues related to the equality of rights, opportunities and challenges for youth and tools to influence politics.
November 27, 2018
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Why Corporate Social Impact Investment Matters
Private Sector Forum on the subject of Corporate Social Impact Investment (CSII) organized with ACTADE
November 23, 2018
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Digitalisation Forum 2018 — Managing the 4th Industrial Revolution
The first ever Kampala Digitalisation Forum held by the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology of Uganda together with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) brought together stakeholders to assess the current status quo and development potential regarding digitalisation and the fourth industrial revolution in East Africa.
November 19, 2018
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How can Chapter V of the South Sudanese Peace Agreement be implemented?
Our partner NoSSCOU (Network of South Sudanese Civil Organizations in Uganda) held a workshop for civil society organizations to strengthen their understanding of Chapter V of the Revitalized Agreement on Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) and to support the peace process in South Sudan.
November 12, 2018
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"Zugang zu Elektrizität sollte ein Menschenrecht sein!"
"Obwohl Ugandas BIP wächst, kam es bislang noch nicht zu einem Strukturwandel in der Gesellschaft. Die meisten ugandischen Bürger sind immer noch in der Landwirtschaft beschäftigt", erklärte Max Walter, Geschäftsführer des Center for Development Alternatives (CDA) bei einer Pressekonferenz über die wirtschaftliche Transformation Ugandas am 10. Oktober in Kampala.
October 10, 2018
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“Access to electricity should be a human right!”
„Uganda‘s GDP is growing, but it is not leading to a structural transformation in society. Most of Uganda‘s citizens are still employed by the agriculture business,“ explained Max Walter, Executive Director of Center for Development Alternatives (CDA) during a press briefing on the Uganda’s economic transformation on October 10th in Kampala.
October 10, 2018
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Wo liegt der Schlüssel für die Dezentralisierung? Bei den lokalen Regierungen!
"Es gibt nicht viele Länder, die in Sachen Dezentralisierung so stark sind wie Uganda. Aber es ist geht nicht nur um Quantität, sondern auch um Qualität. Es liegen noch einige Herausforderungen vor uns, wie beispielsweise die mangelnde Kapazität um die Dezentralisierung voranzutreiben. Lassen Sie uns diese Konferenz nutzen, um uns zu verbessern.“ sagte der KAS Landeskoordinator Mathias Kamp während des ULGA Dezentralisierung Dialoges vom 16. bis 18. September in Kampala.
October 10, 2018
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“What is another name for decentralization? Local government.”
“There are not many countries that are as strong as Uganda when it comes to Decentralization. But it's not only about quantity but about quality. There are still some obstacles like lacking capacity to implement decentralization. Let use this conference to improve." said KAS Country Director Mathias Kamp during the ULGA National Dialogue on Decentralization held between 16th until the 18th September in Kampala.
October 4, 2018
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All agricultural products to be certified by a quality mark in 2019 - UNBS
Agricultural products are the most standardized goods in the world. Although 80% of Uganda‘s exports are agricultural products, most of Ugandans are unaware of agricultural standardization policies.
October 4, 2018
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Standards einhalten, Qualität sichern, Leben retten!
Landwirtschaftliche Produkte sind die am meisten standardisierten Güter der Welt. Obwohl 80% der ugandischen Exporte aus der Landwirtschaft stammen, kennen die meisten Ugander die gängigen landwirtschaftlichen Standards nicht.
