Tag: Uganda

Uganda Secures Africa’s First Green Climate Fund Result-Based Payment

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$31 million results-based payment for Uganda in recognition of the country’s measurable success in reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. The approval is a historic milestone for Uganda and Africa, being the first GCF results-based payment project on the continent. The funding follows the presentation of the project titled “Uganda REDD-plus Results-Based Payment for Emission Reductions (2016–2017)” at the forty-third GCF Board meeting held from 27 to 30 October 2025 in Songdo, Republic of Korea. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

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A Poor Ugandan Community Turns on the Swagger to Attract Investment by DUDE

Stuart Mitchell

Independent creative agency DUDE:London, have created a charity campaign with a difference: a hip hop music video. NGO Communities for Development – who empower people and communities to build a better future for themselves – commissioned DUDE to create a campaign for Bulambuli, a rural Ugandan community in desperate need of investment.  Competition for public donations is fierce. So, how could the Bulambuli community stand out from the crowd and get their voice heard? Firstly, DUDE, supported by PR company, Third City, wanted to create a campaign of fun and…

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Amnesty Claim Gossip tax on Whatsapp ‘clear attempt to silence dissent’

Stuart Mitchell

A tax on social media use in Uganda, which came into effect yesterday, is a clear attempt to undermine the right to freedom of expression and must be scrapped, Amnesty International said today. President Yoweri Museveni announcing the tax in March said it was aimed at platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Viber, to curtail “gossip”, a clear infringement on the right to freedom of expression. Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International’s Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: “It is not the place of the…

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