With financial support from the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) and the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), the investigative report has revealed, in a series of articles, that despite initial false steps that were encountered in the early stages of SACCO development, tremendous progress has been made to nurture the cooperatives as grassroots financial institutions.
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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is pleased to invite Ugandan journalists to apply for the 5th, 6th and 7th round of grants to support ambitious story projects that require more than the regular newsroom facilitation to pull off. A new deadline for the 6th round of applications has been set for 18 March, […]
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Theme: Covering and property rights Fellowship period: February – May, 2017 First course date: 7-10 February 2017 Available slots: 12 Deadline for application: 27 January 2017
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The African Centre for Media Excellence is pleased to invite applications for its sixth fellowship programme. This fellowship, on parliament, legislative affairs and government oversight, is designed to give promising Ugandan journalists the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills to deepen their coverage of important, but under-reported stories in this field.
Continue readingAfrican Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) with pleasure invites applications for a new institutional grants competition under its Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and Accountability programme. The programme funded by the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), provides up to USHS 6,000,000 to media outlets or newsroom teams across Uganda for investigative journalism projects and development of […]
Continue readingThe government has distributed over 22 million mosquito nets across the country but malaria still persists. New Vision reporters John Agaba, Raymond Baguma and Carol Kasuja find out why. The special feature was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and Accountability (EMERTA) programme. Shs320 nets distributed but malaria persists by African […]
Continue readingIt is common to hear local governments in Uganda complain of limited or delayed remission of funds by the central government. However, the 2014/15 Auditor General’s report shows that more than 10 districts returned money to the Consolidated Fund. In a special feature, ROSELYNN KARATSI finds out why this is the case. The special feature […]
Continue readingTo many, Karamoja is a region of cattle keepers, and until recently, notorious for armed cattle rustling. But as Daily Monitor reporter NELSON WESONGA explores, a new economic activity – charcoal burning – is taking root in the region, with disastrous consequences. The story was published on 31 May 2016 with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting […]
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