Category: ACME grantee stories – 2014

The road accident prevalence in Uganda is one of the highest in the world, with many pointing at the few and poor state of our roads as a key factor. Minister of Works and Transport Abraham Byandala blames the high population growth rate in the country as a factor hindering the construction of roads that […]

Sugarcane growing in Busoga sub-region is a huge economic activity. However, fears abound of how ‘excessive’ sugarcane planting is posing a threat to food security. As such, authorities have stepped up efforts to regulate the activity. The special report by JOACHIM BUWEMBO, was published in the Daily Monitor with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency […]

The government’s approach of inclusiveness to education for all children of school-going age is an applicable one. However, STEPHEN SSENKAABA reveals the contradictions that have kept many children with disabilities outside of an inclusive system of education. This four-part series was published in New Vision with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and […]

A lot of concern has been raised about the welfare of children with disabilities, especially in regard to access to education. In the third part of this series, STEPHEN SSENKAABA shares personal testimonies of learners with disabilities and how they cope in a challenging education environment. This four-part series was published in New Vision with […]

Children with disabilities have for a long time had a problem having access to education in Uganda. As STEPHEN SSENKAABA writes, more trained teachers are walking away from schools that have children with disabilities. Poor pay, lack of scholastic materials and inadequate support networks are partly to blame. But also, the adoption of a broader […]

Since the Universal Primary Education (UPE) was introduced in 1997, eight million children have been able to access primary education. However, only a handful of children with disabilities have been able to study under UPE. New Vision’s STEPHEN SSENKAABA investigates the factors hindering access to education for children with disabilities and the implications for Uganda’s […]

Agriculture is still considered Uganda’s back bone sector. As the country moves towards oil production – another key sector – questions abound on how the two will co-exist. Daily Monitor’s Isaac Imaka explores how and why the agriculture and oil sectors can be balanced. The special report was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and […]

As interest continues to grow in the oil and gas sector, several institutions of higher learning are coming up with courses they publicise as relevant to the sector. However, experts warn of manipulation of unsuspecting Ugandans by these institutions who offer courses that are hardly relevant to the oil and gas sector. In the second and last part […]