Jacinto Eriku, runner-up for the 2022 George Atkins Communication Award
Jacinto Eriku is a broadcaster at Radio Pacis in Arua, Uganda. Since he started broadcasting in 2007, Mr. Eriku has […]
Uganda: Big ambitions for Uganda’s small-scale coffee farms (Global Press Journal)
As the world begins to see the extreme effects of climate change, small-scale farmers are seeing the impact on their […]
Uganda: Community insurance bridging the healthcare gap (Global Press Journal)
In 2007, Tumuhairwe Ponsiano didn’t have funds for regular or emergency medical bills, including treatment for his diabetes. Faced with […]
Uganda: Cultural clash and the drive to certify customary land (Trust)
When the residents of Owele, a northern village in Uganda, heard about a plan to document their land, they worried […]
Uganda: Healthy harvest, healthy family thanks to orange-fleshed sweet potato
This story was first published October 2016 Sixty-eight-year-old Augustino Kyagagambi has vowed to continue growing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes for the […]
Uganda: Lack of information in local languages leaves some behind during COVID-19 (Global Press Journal)
Joyce Abalo, 54, carefully sorts groundnuts at her market kiosk in Uganda’s Mukono district. One hundred metres away, a local […]
Voice of Kigezi: Winner of the inaugural Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio
This story was originally published in March 2019. Broadcasters can apply for the 2021 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm […]
Bringing farmers and broadcasters closer together: Rubanda Tukore FM
Rubanda Tukore FM, a Ugandan radio station, has found ways to bring itself closer to the farmers in its listening […]
Uganda: Pregnant mothers struggle to access sexual and reproductive health services due to COVID-19 lockdown measures
Milly Apiyo breaks into tears as she struggles to explain how she recently lost her unborn baby when she couldn’t […]
Uganda: In African villages, coronavirus sparks fears of a spike in malaria deaths (Thomson Reuters)
In her small home in northern Uganda surrounded by the six children she cares for, Acayo Rose, 74, sleeps under […]