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Ilaleit Lindah Ruth is my name aged 32 years. A midwife by profession working with Mbale district local government in eastern region of Uganda. In a line of duty, I started working with Mbale district local government at Jewa health centre III from 2018. It was a hard to reach area with a Muslim affiliated background and presence. The landscape details features of difficult terrain making it uncomparable in the end. The natives had different norms and customs bearing it in mind hard to sensitise them on the new born servant! "Jhpiego", it tendered in the family planning and other services of the modern age!. On my assumption, my presence seemed a posture without meaning, I lived in the strange community without notice, days, months and years passed to unwaivering days and barren hand at service. "Yes, I see the un bothered mothers with knowledge but without child spacing!" I recalled how my profession would turn a planned society with meaningful children...

As a passionate, committed, loving and caring midwife of Busiu H/C IV, Mbale district.    I vow to ensure that no mother dies in my hands of excessive bleeding that's why I start preventing from Antenatal until six weeks postpartum.  **DURING ANTENATAL.*   *1.IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK FACTORS.**  I make sure that all pregnant mothers are assessed for risk factors i.e past obstetrical history of P.P.H, multiple pregnancy, uterine fibroids, placenta praevia the importance of how to recognize signs of P.P.H and seek immediate healthcare and it's conducted in sessions since some mother's come late and end up missing the information. 2. *PREVENTION OF* *MALARIA **  *AND** *ANAEMIA.**   I ensure that no mother is anaemic by encouraging mother's to eat iron rich foods and swallow ferrous sulfate tabs daily and pyrimethamine sulfadoxine DOT in ANC.  3. *FAMILY PLANNING VS* *HIGH PARITY .*   As amaster coach of f...

Africa for new hope! Whereas the African boundaries are destined to mark the tribal inclusion with cultural attachment, the ethnic norms and practices clearly give natives with similar  identities and political sphere, an outlining the interests of sovereign differences. The African Union stands at a crossroads between symbolism and sovereignty. Formed to free Africa from the vestiges of colonial domination, it too often remains constrained by the very boundaries and governance models it inherited. True liberation requires more than economic forecasts or continental summits; it demands re-centering African cultures, histories, and ancestral wisdom in the way we govern ourselves. Our borders may have been drawn with rulers and ink, but our future must be charted with memory, dignity, and unity. The test for Africa’s youth is not only to inherit these lines but to reimagine them and to build a union that is African in spirit, not colonial in design. Africa has interesti...

Five study sub counties in Mbale district local government have been identified as areas of interest on national climate policies and local level implementation. The research focuses on localising national gender and climate policy in Uganda with a partnership from The British Academy in the United Kingdom through Nottingham Trent University, Makerere University and Women international peace centre. These sub counties include Wanale, Busano, Bubyangu, Bungokho and lukhonge. Among these objectives, there is need to analyse the social, institutional, and structural obstacles preventing women and marginalised groups from participating in climate decision making processes at local and national level. Uganda is witnessed as the 13th most vulnerable country to impact change reflecting it's harsh effects on women and other marginalised groups. As a pathway, the research aims at strengthening the capacity of local communities, women's organisations and local ...

The Concept of Musevenomics is a hybrid of the perceived age since 1980 s, this brings a readers inclinations and perceptions on economic persuasion underlying the steady progress of this nation to middle income forecasted at 2040 . Dr. Katende Edward, the brain behind PDM highlighted the achievements of Musevenomics as abasement some economists came up with philosophy as a doctrine. It integrates market driven principles with strategic state investments and saving un locking western capitalization and Asian developmental state models. Musevenomics is aimed at rejuvenating economic development across states which were colonised by West actors. By 2040, Uganda should have a self sustaining economy with halfway mark of its vision. Dr. Katende believes Musevenomics Ideology is a landmark in todays economic progress after the precolonial economy in 1900s. Saying the regimes after independence in 1962, were attempts of economic recovery undermined the growing politi...

Cordaid's work in Uganda, includes programmes on humanitarian assistance, sustainable agri-food systems, health care, and education. The organization has been active in Uganda for over 26 years.  The organization is currently implementing a 5-year project from 2023 – 2028; the Agricultural Governance Results Improvement Project (A-GRIP), with funding from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Overarching objective is “Strengthened, food secure and resilient farming systems through increased accessibility, availability and quality of land tenure security, agriculture and food security services in 16 selected districts of the Busoga, Elgon, Kigezi, Lango, and Rwenzori regions in Uganda. The project objectives include; Increased formal and equitable land ownership under customary law (Certificate of Customary Ownership – CCOs). Increased sustainable agricultural smallholder farmers production by enhanced take-up of effe...

Musibikha Juliet from buwalasi parish, Busiu Sub county shared a successful story amidst biting challenges, citing improved household income, adequate food security and steady progress as far as Soyabean and ground nuts farming is changing lives of her group members. This was revealed during our weekend edition interview on one on one. Musibikha in her words spotted the challenges though she says the production department of Mbale district local government has been instrumental towards better yield. Sample of Soyabean field  "We expect to harvest over 500kgs this year compared to the previous seasons". The senior agriculture officer Khainza Rose Okello affirmed that the assistance rendered is cutting across several groups in the five sub counties involved in the national oil seed project, saying this is the beginning of positive feedback from the farmers carrying out seed project activities. During har...