The 90 Days of Oil and Gas Projects Conference has spotlighted the substantial impact of the industry on employment.
Attended by government representatives, oil companies, and the private sector, the event unveiled insights into both direct and indirect job prospects within the sector.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G84ZvO5ANZw
Two creatives, Gloria Awori and Maganda Shakul are winners of the Africa creative challenge by Motiv.
The two walked away with $6000 each as funding grant after beating eight other contenders.
Africa Creative Challenge by Motiv is an innovative challenge designed to support creatives in the early stages of business development. It sparks creative innovation within Uganda’s creative landscape.
The 2 winners pitched great ideas, originating from the creative disciplines of art, craft and environmental sustainability to beat eight other teams to the award.
Shakul Muganda pitched Street Flash Mob, an idea centric to the transformation of waste materials into new and useful artistic productions.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAiahuoknoM
A team from the Lives and Livelihoods Fund, an initiative aligned with the Islamic Development Bank, has visited tea farmers in Toro region.
This visit is set to bring about transformative changes for the local community, particularly for the farmers who contribute to the region's agriculture sector.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyeRVXqXHSE
Matooke farmers in Ankole subregion are counting huge loses on their investment following the attack of a strange disease on their matooke.
According to the farmers, the disease after attacking their matooke, it immediately turns into pale black, hard inside making it unpalatable or selling it off.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjVaVvFlWxE
In response to the shortage of eye specialists in Mpigi district Cevic School for the Blind children and Mengo Eyes Hospital have organized a free eye treatment camp in Buwama to handle critical visual impairments.
The Headmistress of Cevic School for the Blind, Teddy Namakula, expressed her relief at the initiative, emphasizing its importance for communities lacking the resources to access eye-related services.
A clinician from Mengo Eyes Hospital Dr. David Nsamba painted a picture of the widespread issue of eye diseases among children and adults.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsrFSQd9qfo