How a piped water project came in handy to fight the spread of COVID-19
By Borrice Natukwatsa
Stories
How a piped water project came in handy to fight the spread of COVID-19
By Borrice Natukwatsa “In the past years, Busia District —and more specifically Busia Municipal council— would never survive...
Refugees in Bidibidi turn to mangoes as 30% cut on food ration bites
By Aggrey Nyondwa & Derrick Kyatuka, Communication Officials, World Vision Uganda On a sunny June day near...
Learning made easy in Busia District
By Simpson Biryabaho, Program Manager, Busia Program, eastern Uganda On 20 March 2020, the Government of Uganda...
A safer health centre for the Soroti community
By Martin Opiyo, Child Sponsorship and Development Facilitator, World Vision Uganda Christine lives in Kamuda sub-county, Soroti District...
A mother’s hope restored: World Vision saves Baby Peace, born with rare condition
By Simpson Biryabaho, Program Manager, Busia Program, Eastern Uganda Eighteen-year-old Tabitha Ajiambo, a mother of one in...
COVID-19 presents a double crisis for refugees
By Mary Njeri We all must have learned a thing or two with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...
Laboratory technician helps refugee children learn on TV during lockdown
By Derrick Kyatuka, Communications Officer, Uganda Refugee Response. At around 8:30am, a handful of refugee children aged between...
Meet Teacher Santos, a 23-year-old volunteer who is teaching children in his village during the lockdown
Aggrey Nyondwa Kikobera, Communications Official, World Vision Uganda In the scorching midday sun, somewhere in Bidibidi Refugee...
Floods 'wash away' education hopes for Nakasongola children
By Emmanuel A. Okello, Communications Officer, World Vision Uganda Harmony Wachal Pa Rwoth, 13, a Senior One...
Flood waters drive communities away from their homes
By Emmanuel A. Okello, Communications Officer, World Vision Uganda Fredrick Olwol, 72, lives in Moone village, Katuba Parish...
A Bundle of joy at Busia District Quarantine Centre
By Racheal Auma, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, AIM Health Project, Busia District Every expectant mother looks forward...
COVID-19: World Vision Phase II response programme to reach 5 million children
As Uganda continues to fight tirelessly to control the spread of COVID-19, more than anyone, children have...
Protecting staff and vulnerable children is my top priority: Mary Njeri
By Derrick Kyatuka, Communications Officer, Uganda Refugee Response In late February 2020, Mary Njeri was appointed Acting Director...
Saving mothers: Busia District fights to cement gains despite threats from Covid-19
By Raheal Auma, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, AIM Health Project, Busia District Uganda’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and...
Refugees creating a fun environment for children to learn during lockdown
Play is essential in the growth of children. As they play and have fun, children develop emotionally...
COVID-19: Children face the highest risk
By Lucy Evelyn Atim It has almost been five months since the world woke up to a deadly...
Charles Kabogoza: Hero on the frontline in western Uganda
By Emmanuel A. Okello, Communications Officer, Uganda “When one of the first cases of COVID-19 was identified...
Fighting the stigma of testing positive for COVID-19
By Charles Kaboggoza, Area Programme Manager, Kyabigambire, Hoima Cluster, western Uganda The Uganda Government’s response in preventing...
COVID-19: 10 tips for parents to keep children learning despite school closure
By John Kamwaka Twesigye, Techincal Program Manager Education, World Vision Uganda Uganda is under lockdown following measures to...
COVID-19: Coping with a lockdown in a refugee settlement
By Aggrey Nyondwa Kikobera, Communications Official, World Vision Uganda Outside her grass thatched hut, Jessica Juru sits...
Meet William, a 14 year old helping to fight COVID-19 in his Community
William is from South Sudan, and he stays in Omugo refugee settlement in Uganda's West Nile Region...
World Vision launches a US$ 1M COVID-19 Emergency Response in Uganda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On April 2, World Vision in Uganda announced it has designated over US$1,010,000 (3 billion...
COVID-19: World Vision starts emergency response in Ugandan refugee settlements
By Aggrey Nyondwa Kikobera, Joanitah Asiimire, Communication Officials, World Vision Uganda Children and other vulnerable groups in...
Inclusive project restores dignity and hope to people with disabilities
By Derrick Kyatuka, Communications Officer, World Vision On a sunny morning in the Drikua village in Arua...
COVID-19: Food distribution in Bidibidi settlement continues
With new measures and guidelines in place, World Vision and World Food Programme continue food distribution By: Derrick...