Uganda reports that 69% of the rural population uses an improved drinking water source. But the distance to this improved drinking water source is still averagely 1 km away with an average waiting time of half an hour. So getting water for a household is a time-consuming activity. A farmer in Buyala reports: “I use […]
CONTINUE READINGWith support from Cycling out of Poverty Belgium (CooP-Belgium) and Brussels Airlines, 1,650 kilos of school materials have been sent to Uganda! All material was divided by the Cycling out of Poverty Uganda (CooP-Uganda) team into ‘boxes’ for schools (binders, crayons, rulers, etc.) and bags for students (notebooks, pens, cases, markers, erasers, sharpeners, etc.) etc.). […]
CONTINUE READINGAs a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, schools in Kenya and Uganda closed their doors. And now more than 9 months (in Uganda even 11 months) after closure, the full reopening of the learning institutions remains a big puzzle. In both Kenya and Uganda, the closure affected more than 15 million students, who have already […]
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