Napak, Uganda | URN | Women in the Napak district are taking a lead in the fight against child trafficking, a problem that has long plagued the region. Poverty, hunger, insecurity, and violence at home have contributed to the trafficking of children, with sub-counties like Lokopo, Lopei, Matany, Lotome, and …
Read More »Napak women take charge of accountability
Napak, Uganda | URN | A group of women in Napak is leading an accountability revolution, using their voices to demand better services and hold leaders to account. With support from the Royal Danish Embassy, the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) is implementing the Women’s Amplified Voice for Accountability …
Read More »Measles outbreak claims 32 lives in northeastern Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The cumulative number of measles deaths in four districts in Uganda’s semi-arid northeastern region has risen to 32 since the outbreak was declared a month ago, the health ministry said Tuesday. In a situation update, the ministry reported a cumulative total of 17 child deaths …
Read More »Measles outbreak kills 11 children in Napak
Napak, Uganda | Xinhua | At least 11 children have died from measles in Uganda’s semi-arid northeastern district of Napak since the outbreak was declared two weeks ago, the ministry of health said. In a situation update issued late on Thursday, the ministry reported a cumulative total of 74 cases …
Read More »Youth in Kaabong still await startup capital promised by President Museveni
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Graduates from the Presidential Skilling Hub in Napak District are still waiting for the startup capital promised by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. On November 4, 2024, while launching the Karamoja Presidential Industrial Hub in Napak, the President pledged to provide funds for Savings and Credit …
Read More »Napak women urged to involve in empowerment projects
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Napak district have challenged the women to actively participate in the empowerment programs and make their voices heard. Currently, the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), in partnership with the Nakere Rural Women Activist (NARWAO) and Hope for Karamoja Children Foundation (HCF), …
Read More »Napak farmer transforms agriculture through dedication, innovation
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the dry plains of Karamoja, a region often deemed unsuitable for agriculture, Justine Samuel Tuko, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (D/RDC) of Moroto, is proving otherwise. Tuko has transformed his farmland in Lobulio village, Iriiri Sub County, Napak district, into a thriving agricultural …
Read More »Napak children return to Kampala streets as child trafficking worsens
NAPAK, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite efforts by authorities to rescue and repatriate street children, Napak District is once again grappling with an alarming return of children to the streets of Kampala. Last year, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) rescued over 500 children under the Kampala Capital City Child …
Read More »Napak starts construction of oil seed roads
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak district local government has commenced the construction of the 10-kilometer roads under the National Oil Seed Project. The 10-kilometer roads are part of the 2500 kilometers of community access roads to be constructed to ease the transportation of produce, improve access to markets, …
Read More »12 children rescued from trafficking in Napak
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Napak district have rescued twelve children aged between 7 and 15 years, from a suspected human trafficker in Matany town council. The victims who are all residents of Matany town council were intercepted on Friday from a Gateway bus UAU 398M travelling to …
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