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When Men Suffer Silently

Wilson Senyonyi- Gender and Protection Coordinator | Oxfam in Uganda

International Men’s Day has been commemorated globally annually on 19th November for at least the last five years by both men and women of goodwill. While not yet recognized as an official day by the…

Jimmy Ochom

Unified Policies on Access to Land for Investment Key to Africa’s Economic Transformation

Jimmy Ochom – Land Rights Coordinator | Oxfam in Uganda

AfCTA must promote continent’s intra-Africa access to land while cushioning citizens from illegal and irregular land acquisition by multinationals.In the recent September 2023, during an annual State…

Philip Talemwa

Analysis: Why we need to prioritise climate education to tackle Africa’s climate crisis

From 4th to 8th September 2023, different global leaders, United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organisations, Regional Economic Communities, private sector, civil society organisations,…

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Lack of contract transparency undermining Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implementation in Uganda

Magara Siragi Luyima

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference on June 13th and 14th in Dakar, Senegal, gathered more than 1000 stakeholders from around the world. This was under the…

Will the new tax amendments FY 2022/23 contribute towards making Uganda’s tax regime more progressive?

On 14th June 2022, Hon Matia Kasaija, through the Budget speech, highlighted that the Government’s stance for the FY 2022/23 was neither to introduce new taxes nor increase existing rates. This was…

Does the FY2022/23 budget address Uganda's poverty and inequality concerns?

Richard Ssempala

Ugandans recently received the FY 2022/23 budget. This year's budget is hinged on a theme: "Full Monetization of Uganda's Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and…

Oxfam in Uganda Extractives Industries Coordinator

Energy Transition: A noble agenda that needs to be translated into action

Magara Siragi Luyima

Energy transition refers to the global energy sector’s shift from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption — including oil, natural gas, and coal — to renewable energy sources like…

Grace Aloyo and Mark Olara sharing a light moment with their children as they both care for them

A NEED FOR GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE GENDER RELATIONS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Harriet Mbabazi

COVID-19 impacted gendered roles and responsibilities of households and community members as women continue to shoulder the burden of care and undertake a greater proportion of household labour. A…

Global oil transparency initiative can help Uganda, but not if member companies get to play by their own rules

Magara Siragi Luyima

This past year, Uganda has made great strides towards promoting transparency in the extractive industries. Indeed, Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the…

Climate Change: A crisis leading to millions of displaced people across the globe

Muhindo Jackson Rukara

Growing up in rural Uganda in Mpondwe village, Rwenzori subregion, I enjoyed swimming with my peers in Mpondwe river which flows from Mount Rwenzori. This was typical of village life. We would…