Lamwo school gets new solar grid to improve access to quality education
Francis Ogik, the school’s headteacher, told this publication that one of their dreams had come true with the solar grid connectivity, which had proven difficult for them.
Author: By Okello Jesus Ojara
Museveni expected to commission a shs40b regional cancer institute in Omoro
The journey to establish the Northern Regional Cancer Centre began in 2017, when the UCI board of directors wrote to the administration of Koro sub-county in Omoro district (then Gulu district) requesting land.
Expedite your entry to custom union, Kadaga tells South Sudan
Beny Gideon Mabor, the Under Secretary in South Sudan’s Ministry of East Africa admits that there are gaps in the customs points both at the border in Elegu and Nimule.
How community seed bank is empowering farmers in Lamwo
The seed bank is governed by a handwritten constitution of 30 farmer members with a majority of 25 female and 5 male farmers.
Why climate change severely affects women?
Florence Amungo, 45, is one of tens of thousands of South Sudanese displaced by catastrophic harsh war and living conditions aggravated by both war and climate change in South Sudan in early 2019.
How community service sentence saved 39-year-old convict’s family
Said Barigye has said there is a need for community sensitization on the importance of community service sentences.
Why Acholi leaders will be sensitised on land matters
Boundary issues on land remain contentious across the country and in particular where infrastructure projects are being rolled out.
Gov’t pushes for win-win campaigns in land compensation
Agnes Oyella, the Gulu City Physical Planner told tndNews that one of the major challenges affecting Gulu City is the land tenure system whereby communities are over-demanding compensation.
Herp Fauna Foundation determined to mitigate human-snake conflict in Uganda
In 2017, the World Health Organization added snakebite envenomation to its priority list of neglected tropical disease.
Why and how therapy dogs can manage post-traumatic stress disorder in children
Dr Kisembo said children in Northern Uganda are passing through trans-generational trauma and dog therapy is the best for them since children are still growing and growing together with the dogs while healing.
Over 300 farmers in the north equipped with proper nursery beds set up skills
An agronomist said the soil around Northern Uganda and the entire country do not have sufficient nutrients and farmers have to learn how they can effectively supplement the nutrients for a higher yield.
How sex workers are exploited in Northern Uganda
Even though sex work is illegal under Uganda’s 1950 Penal Code Act, Mugisha says it feels more like a profession like any other job.