The founder of Sio Valley, Jean Nageri, claims that his invention, called “KaFresh,” which is available in powder form, will aid in reducing food waste in the nation. A plant-based organic powder called KaFresh creates an edible covering that lowers the rate of respiration and preserves the product’s quality. Without refrigerating, food can be stored […]
Calculating your Admission weights as an S.6 vacist can be a difficult process. Each university has its own set of requirements and formulas for what determines a student’s admission weight. On Friday, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the results for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), sparking celebrations throughout the country but […]
The deceased is identified as Nakiboneka Jalia who was doing her Clerkship (Internship), from the LDC Lira campus. Jalia was crushed by a trailer truck while traveling on boda-boda today at 2:30 P.M in Makerere Kavule. “It is a dark day at LDC! We regret to announce the death of our student, Nakiboneka Jalia of […]
Introduction On the first weekend of 2022, I travelled to Kasangati, Wakiso District to meet Omugurusi (Mzee) Francis Gahwera for an interview. I had earlier met him a year before after Andrew Kirungi Byakutaaga, the Omuhikirwa (Prime Minister) of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom asked me to meet this elderly man who had burning issues to discuss about […]
By Nyapendi Irene Best “ A project led by the holy spirit” C Share A Skill is a project founded by two university students Amanda and Miriam in Northern Uganda to empower teenage mothers with entrepreneur skills, counselling, Bible sessions to enable them cope with the consequences of early pregnancy and motherhood. The project is implemented in Arua and […]
The struggle for success by university students. According to the ‘Africa Higher Education Student Survey Project,’ the rate of attrition or drop-outs is 85% loss from mathematics in Madagascar, more than 95% loss from mathematics in the Central African Republic, and 75% in Niger. These losses may not be fully representative, and some part of […]
The government of Uganda has released a list of Undergraduate Students who will benefit from the loan scheme as per the 2019/20 academic year. The students who were selected came from accredited universities such as; Makerere, Kyambogo, Mbarara, Busitema, Gulu, Muni, Nkumba, Ndejje, Bugema, and Nkozi. Others are Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala International and […]
IDEAS Scholarship Programme is now open for applications for the academic year 2019-2020. A total of up to 30 full scholarships will be awarded to Vietnamese candidates. The purpose of the Irish Aid IDEAS Scholarship Programme is to provide talented candidates with the opportunity to pursue advanced education and professional development in Ireland in order […]