One method of combating extreme poverty is providing cash grants to allow people to start businesses. We go to Uganda to take ...

It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...

Billions of shillings have been poured into the region. But it still remains the poorest place in Uganda, with chronic hunger ...

A program in southwest Uganda aims to address extreme poverty by giving people cash and coaching to help them build a sustainable income. But even the most established programs need to keep evolving.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is time to shift the discussion from the motivations of disenfranchised ...

Democratic Front (DF) parliamentary aspirant Samuel George Okello has outlined his vision for Laroo-Pece, emphasizing youth empowerment and poverty alleviation ahead of the January, 15 2026 general ...

"In the time of Idi Amin, people were not allowed to drink alcohol before 5 pm. Under President Museveni, the government has ...

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those ...

President Museveni has challenged Christians and clergy across the country to actively partner with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government in the fight against household poverty by ...

WASHINGTON, January 17, 2006 – The World Bank Board of Directors today discussed the Uganda Joint Assistance Strategy (UJAS) and approved an International Development Association (IDA) grant of US$112 ...

This paper discusses Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) 2004/05–2007/08. The PEAP provides an overarching framework to guide public action to eradicate poverty. It has been prepared ...

DANBURY -- Tony Ssonko was one of the lucky children in Uganda -- he was able to attend boarding school. He still grew up in poverty, and when he moved to America at age 12, he was still poor, making ...