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Posted on March 18, 2016
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Kagera is a region in the north-west of Tanzania, bordering with Rwanda and Burundi to the west and the shores of Lake Victoria to the east. It is a beautiful, rural mountainous area of lush forests. Kagera is the region worst affected by HIV/Aids in Tanzania and is economically poor. As a result it has…
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Posted on March 10, 2016
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… ACT steps up to help a community In 2010, the then new UK coalition government, cancelled DFID (Department for International Development) support for an initiative to expand the capacity of diaspora led small UK charities carrying out development projects at grass roots in developing countries. Although DFID’s in-house monitoring and evaluation reported that…
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Posted on March 3, 2016
Comments Off on Bush never smiles …the story of Kibwika
ACT had been supporting Kibwika for three years before I (Kunle) met him for the first time in Jinja in 2008. He was in Form 1 at the well regarded Goodheart Secondary School. At 17 years of age, it was not a surprise that he was the oldest in the class. How did he feel…
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Posted on February 25, 2016
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It’s business as usual at the Nakasero market in central Kampala. As far as Jimmy is concerned, life goes on. His major concern today is that his mate, Shaban in the stall across from his, “stole” his usual customer in the few minutes he popped out to toilet. The loss of two thousand Uganda Shillings…
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Posted on February 18, 2016
Comments Off on Ugandan’s go to the Polls
It’s just over three months ago, last November, that I (Kunle) travelled to Uganda. On the road journey from Entebbe airport to Jinja, our destination, we got stuck in a traffic jam in the outskirt of Kampala. The 80 Kilometre Kampala to Jinja road trip is at any time notorious for its traffic, as it…
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Posted on February 11, 2016
Comments Off on ACT VOLUNTEER OFF TO TANZANIA
Chloe McShane is today (11th February) embarking on a three-month international volunteering experience to Tanzania. There, she will be working in rural communities with young business owners and entrepreneurs to kick-start their businesses and promote their products on a wider scale across villages in Tanzania. It is Chloe’s first visit to Tanzania, a country where…