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Aga Khan foundation awards grants to partners

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) on May 27th officially awarded grants to partners under pillars 1 and 3 of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) COVID-19 response project implementing in Kampala district. The project was launched last year and was meant to focus on providing …

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Post Bank starts disbursement of grants to senior citizens

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Post Bank Uganda has kicked off the disbursement of government grants to senior citizens aged 80 years and above following the roll out of Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) in Teso-sub region, it said on June 30. Peace Mutuuzo, the State Minister for …

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Entebbe receives multiple infrastructural development grants

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Entebbe municipal council has received multiple grants to complete the construction of different infrastructure projects undertaken more than three years ago.  The projects include; the upgrade of Busambaga – Katabi road, from marram to tarmac, the completion of the Market place in Kitooro under the …

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NGOs urged to explore local funding options amid donor fatigue

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local and National humanitarian actors in Uganda have been advised to explore local funding options, and invest in the sustainability of institutions instead of relying entirely on donations and grants. The call follows a report titled “Money Talks; Assessing funding flows to local …

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Districts with Elderly Grants see reduced poverty levels

Districts with Elderly grants see reduced poverty levels Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts that received grants from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have seen a drop in poverty levels, according to a recent analysis by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). While poverty levels in districts have …

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Blending grants and loans

By Dr Roberto Ridolfi Prospects of oil revenues have imperatives for financing infrastructure development in Uganda Infrastructure development financing in Africa, and consequently also in Uganda, has been dominated by donor and government financing for the many decades, with quite reduced participation of the private sector and commercial banking system. …

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