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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda joins the world to mark International Women’s Day, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU), a leading youth-focused organization is shining a spotlight on young women who continue to feature in conversations around issues affecting women and girls across the country. To highlight these …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  iKON Awards and Reach A Hand Uganda have unveiled the 2026 cohort of the iKON Young Filmmakers Fellowship Program at an event at the Reach A Hand Uganda offices in Lungujja. The ten selected fellows include Mutya Manisuli Arafah, Sean Kalinaki, Kaitana Guma Davis, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda hosted the first-ever Koi Koi Fireside Conversations on Friday at its Lugujja headquarters. The event, through the traditional approach of fireside conversations, aimed to create a vibrant platform for cross-generational dialogue under the theme “stories of 18–30-year-olds in the …

   Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) yesterday marked a major milestone with the graduation of the first-ever cohort of 36 women and girls under the Leesu Skilling Initiative, a six-month vocational training programme designed to equip women and girls with practical skills for sustainable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Reach A Hand Uganda commemorated World AIDS Day 2025 through an awareness campaign dubbed “i Know Kati” loosely translated as “I Know Now”. The campaign focussed on sensitizing young people, particularly ghetto youth, on the importance of testing to increase voluntary testing amidst debunking myths around …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Community leaders, government officials, cultural and religious representatives, and youth gathered in Yumbe District on October 3 for an intergenerational dialogue aimed at tackling teenage pregnancy, early marriage, and school dropout rates in the West Nile region. The event, held under the theme “Voices …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  In an effort to enhance quicker access to emergency services, Reach A Hand Uganda Clinic in Kempungu, Mbarara has provided a new ambulance for the area. The ambulance, unveiled on 2nd October, is expected to strengthen referral systems and provide timely transport for patients in …

  In Uganda, recent data paint a troubling picture of mental health and suicide in Uganda. COMMENT | HUMPHREY NABIMANYA | As the world marks International Youth Day today under the theme “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond,” it is important to remember that the aspirations of the 2030 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Reach A Hand Uganda, together with partners FIDA Uganda and the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), held a National Gender Justice Dialogue at Golf Course Hotel, Kampala, to mark the close of the Generation Gender (Gen G) project. Themed “Reflecting on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda officially launched the GN Trybe, a community of empowered young people. The launch took place on 24th May 2025 at Reach A Hand Headquarters, Lungujja Avenue. GN Trybe, short for Generation Now Trybe, is a community for the Gen Z …