Tag Archives: Karamoja

By Cinderella Atenyo Behind the statistics, meetings and official reports are women who suffer in silence, children whose pain is never reported and families struggling to find justice in a region where help can often feel far away. It is this silence that leaders and justice actors are now being challenged …

By Timothy Eodu Karita Health Centre IV in Amudat District has received a major boost under MTN Uganda’s 21 Days of Yellow Care, with health workers, local leaders and development partners describing the intervention as a timely response to the needs of one of the region’s hard-to-reach communities. The support, …

By Cinderella Atenyo Indigenous leaders from across Uganda have called on government to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples in the Constitution, saying the absence of explicit recognition continues to limit their participation in decisions that affect their communities. The leaders say constitutional recognition would help protect their cultural identity, rights and …

…Leaders at the Karamoja Youth Summit called for greater youth inclusion, climate resilience and long-term investment as the region faces mounting social and environmental challenges… By Francis Longom MOROTO – Youth leaders from across Karamoja have warned that unless young people are meaningfully included in governance and equipped to respond …

Cinderella Atenyo The Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, has called on leaders in the Karamoja region to play a proactive role in enhancing local security through robust citizenship verification and effective tracking of foreign nationals. During a high-level sensitization workshop held on Tuesday …

By Francis Longom-Moroto A recent stakeholder engagement in Karamoja brought together Members of Parliament, education officials, civil society organizations, and development partners to address the persistent barriers to education in the region, particularly within mining communities. The discussions centered on child labor, school feeding, infrastructure gaps, and the need for …

By Cinderella Atenyo As the impacts of climate change intensify across Uganda’s Karamoja region — marked by prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, severe land degradation, and increasing desertification — a powerful community-led response is taking root. On Thursday, 200 seedlings of Leucaena leucocephala (locally known as Lusina), a hardy, multipurpose tree, …

By Lazaro Apunyo-Moroto Moroto Core Primary Teachers College (PTC) on 20th/ May 2026 officially launched a state-of-the-art ICT Digital Hub, funded by the Government of Ireland through UNICEF. This facility marks a significant milestone in enhancing digital infrastructure for teacher education in Uganda, particularly in the underserved Karamoja region. The …

By Atenyo Cinderella & Akeno Boniface Angura The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has officially launched its new state-of-the-art premises for Totore FM 90.0 in Moroto District, marking a major step toward improving access to information in one of Uganda’s most underserved regions. For years, Karamoja has faced serious media and …

By Cinderella Atenyo Hundreds of midwives from across Uganda converged in Moroto District on Tuesday 5th 2026 to mark the International Day of the Midwife under the theme “One Million More Midwives.” They issued a passionate call for urgent government recruitment, warning that extreme workloads and critical shortages are driving …