Tag: Minister of Gender

President Museveni Sends Condolences to Tanzania’s President Over Husband’s Death

The President also recalled the close cooperation between Uganda and Tanzania, citing trade, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, the Murongo-Kyikagate mini-hydro project, roads in Tanzania, the Masaka-Bukoba transmission line and the Standard Gauge Railway, which has reached Isaka and is expected to extend towards Uganda and beyond.

Ugandan Pan-Africanists Warn Ruto Over Possible Xenophobia

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According to Mukula, Uganda believes in the free and orderly movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the framework of regional laws and protocols, stating that it will continue to stand for the dignity of African brothers and sisters because Africa belongs to Africans.

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Minister Amongi Raises Alarm Over Rising Youth Job Crisis

The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi Ongom, has raised fresh concern over the growing youth...

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Unheard, Unseen: The Struggles of Uganda’s Boy Child

While decades of advocacy and legislative reform have led to significant progress in empowering the girl child, a silent...

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Gov’t Reduces GROW Loan Interest Rates to Boost Women...

The GROW loan project is a five-year program set to end in December 2027. The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project is a Government of Uganda Project, funded by the World Bank, implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda in all districts, municipalities, and cities.

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MP Ssemujju Rejects Gov’t’s Proposal to Create National Council...

Ssemujju Nganda, the Kira Municipality Member of Parliament, has rejected a proposal by the government to create a National Council for Kiswahili aimed at promoting Kiswahili in Uganda, saying instead the language should be made compulsory in schools.

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Minister Amongi Appeals to Stakeholders, Community to Unite and...

The Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom, has appealed to government stakeholders, the community, and international partners to unite and enhance literacy education to transform people's lives in different communities of Uganda.

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