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Uganda
Water in urban areas
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

Kampala’s water problems

In Kampala, Uganda’s capital, residents lack access to clean water. The dilapidated sewer system and flooding also pose hazards. Previous efforts to improve the situation have been inadequate

Information technology
Ochan Hannington

Tech training at Rhino Camp

A South Sudanese exile has become the go-to IT expert for his neighbours at a refugee settlement in northern Uganda

Refugees
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Earning a living with pottery

To escape poverty, a young refugee started to sell self-made pottery in Uganda and succeeded

Security
Edward Ronald Sekyewa

Digital surveillance

What Ugandan authorities are doing to limit the impact of online opposition voices

Social media
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Digital mobilisation, analogue protests

Social-media use in eastern Africa is highly politicised and has changed the way politics is run

Gender-based violence
Lindsey Kukunda

Women take on the patriarchy

Women in Uganda protest against sexual harassment, using the #MeToo hashtag

Refugee protection
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework

United Nations developed a new framework how states can best deal with and protect refugees

Refugees
Ochan Hannington

Uganda’s open doors

Many South Sudanese escape the violence in their country by fleeing to Uganda

Employment
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Skills of Congolese refugees

Congolese refugees in Uganda are known for their entrepreneurship

Cyber harassment
Lindsey Kukunda

Stalking women is not love

A court sentence in Uganda shows that cyber harassment and stalking of women is not to be confused with love

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP
Local mobile app challenging international competitor
Immigrants trapped in illegality
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Consequences of the cyclone
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Counting the number of people
Battles over selves
Misguided fight against antisemitism
Why the term “antisemitism” must be used with great caution
A challenge for a young country

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Counting the number of people
Battles over selves
Misguided fight against antisemitism
Why the term “antisemitism” must be used with great caution
A challenge for a young country