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CLOSED: Request for bids – Provision of online QuickBooks accounting and document signing services

ACME is seeking a qualified service provider to offer accounting services using QuickBooks Online and digital document signing solutions to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and traceability of financial and administrative operations. Information about the organisation is available on the website at acme-ug.org Objectives To acquire, install, and operationalise an accounting system and document signing solution […]

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CLOSED: Request for expression of interest – Social and Behaviour Change researchers

ACME, as an implementer of the Power for Food Partnership (PFP) project supported by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, plans to conduct formative research to inform the design of a Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) programme focusing on the connection between Regenerative Agriculture and Productive Use of Renewable Energy, referred to as the RA-PURE nexus. This […]

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ACME and partners update safeguarding policy

The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is updating its safeguarding policy to strengthen protections for journalists, staff, and the people affected by its programmes. As part of this process, the organisation recently hosted a workshop in Kampala with members of the Media Support for Public Accountability and Civic Engagement in Uganda (M-SPACE) consortium, which […]

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ACME awards reporting grants to 20 journalists for investigative work on public accountability

The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has awarded reporting grants totaling just over UGX 40 million to 20 journalists across Uganda for in-depth investigations into public accountability and transparency. The grants aim to empower reporters to uncover systemic governance challenges, hold institutions accountable, and highlight issues that directly affect citizens’ lives. The grants are […]

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Journalists’ guide to crafting successful story grant proposals

At the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), we have spent more than a decade supporting in-depth journalism through reporting grants. In addition to running our own programmes, we have also worked with other organisations to deliver grants that enable journalists and media houses to pursue ambitious projects. Over the years, we have reviewed hundreds […]

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Why media must reframe agriculture as the political, economic and human story it is

Aggie Asiimwe Konde and George Lugalambi On 15 August in Kampala, more than 20 editors and media leaders from various Ugandan news organisations participated in a listening session to share insights about the coverage of agriculture by the news media. The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the African Centre for Media […]

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CLOSED: Grants for investigative reporting projects on public accountability

The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is delighted to announce another opportunity for journalists across Uganda to apply for grants supporting investigative journalism projects aimed at promoting accountability, transparency and the protection of human rights. These grants are specifically designed to assist journalists working on ambitious, high-impact public interest stories. Key information and dates […]

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African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends

Hayes Mabweazara, University of Glasgow and Bethia Pearson, University of Glasgow Media capture happens when media outlets lose their independence and fall under the influence of political or financial interests. This often leads to news content that favours power instead of public accountability. Media Capture in Africa and Latin America: Power and Resistance is a […]

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