by Mapaseka Mokwele | Sep 29, 2021 | South Africa, Stories
GirlLead is a leadership intervention initiative for young girls in the peri-urban and rural areas of SA and sub-saharan Africa. It aims to empower girls to become prominent leaders in society through three programs that are designed to deliver education and behaviour...
by Mapaseka Mokwele | Sep 27, 2021 | Stories, Uganda
When Hoima District got its first coronavirus case, the population went into shock. The patient, a guard with a security company in Afghanistan had returned home unaware of his status and when he fell sick and took the test, it came out positive. The community...
by Mapaseka Mokwele | Sep 27, 2021 | Stories, Uganda
Jamila Mayanja, a philanthropist and fashion designer with Smart Girls Uganda, partnered with another fashion house called Tenge collections to provide the much-needed protective masks for women vendors in the crowded market places, in the “Masks 4 All” project. When...
by Mapaseka Mokwele | Sep 27, 2021 | Stories, Uganda
A section of private school teachers in Gulu City and surrounding areas launched a social media campaign dubbed, Open our Schools or Feed the Teachers. Before starting the campaign, there was a call for teacher’s most affected by COVID-19’s lack of income, to register...
by Mapaseka Mokwele | Sep 27, 2021 | Stories, Uganda
In August-2020, Makerere University donated three touchless handwashing kits to Mulago National Referral Hospital and the College of Health Sciences (CHS). At the event presided over by the ViceChancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, the University affirmed its...
