Young Ugandans in the motorcycle taxi industry, commonly known as boda-bodas, are adopting electric motor bikes thanks to a partnership between Gogo Electric, a Ugandan social enterprise, and USAID’s Strategic Investment Activity. But, both Gogo Electric manufacturers and bods-boda riders agree that more needs to be done to develop the eco-friendly technology. Halima Athumani and Mukasa Francis report from Kampala.
Dr. Jessica Nash is the associate medical director of Children's National Hospital in Anacostia in Washington, D.C. She discusses the benefits and challenges of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is an ideal source of nutrition for infants, with a mix of vitamins, protein, and fat. According to the WHO, the antibodies in breastmilk protect babies against illness and death during the critical period of early growth and development. But experts say many women cannot breastfeed their babies for medical reasons or because they do not receive the support they need to properly breastfeed their babies. We start in Uganda where a community of breastfeeding women is giving hope to mothers, who due to personal health issues, struggle to breast feed their newborn babies and to keep them alive. But there are challenges. Halima Athumani and Mukasa Francis have the report from Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
How long do you believe mothers should breastfeed their babies and what role do you think fathers or partners should play in supporting breastfeeding? Here are some reactions from Nigeria and Kenya.
A community of breastfeeding women in Uganda is giving hope to mothers struggling to feed their newborn babies and keep them alive. However, with the growing demand for breastmilk, the community members are finding it hard to recruit more willing mothers to join the cause. Halima Athumani and Mukasa Francis have the report from Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
After traveling around the world for a year, Asami Okano, a Japanese teacher, settled in Uganda to start a cocoa and vanilla farm. This is where she met her husband, Yoshito Asai, in 2013. They got married and had two children, both born in Uganda. VOA’s Halima Athumani and Francis Mukasa met the couple and have this story from Kayunga district in Central Uganda.
A Ugandan women’s empowerment group based in the nation’s central region is helping Sudanese refugees who are facing a language barrier that is also preventing them from easily navigating through society. For VOA, Halima Athumani and Mukasa Francis filed this report from Mukono district.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan authorities objected Friday to new U.S. sanctions over what the United States calls significant corruption and gross human rights violations, saying the sanctions target parliament Speaker Anita Among and other officials who backed the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Law.
About 30 Ugandans stuck in Myanmar are being forced to work as online scammers, according to the Ugandan government. Officials say they were lured there by traffickers with the promise of a job and are now being held by gangs who run the scamming operations. Halima Athumani and Francis Mukasa report from Kampala, where they spoke with other Ugandans who managed to make it back home.
The Ugandan president criticizes what he calls the West's evil tendencies
KAMPALA — An American couple in Uganda has been convicted of cruel and inhumane treatment of a 10-year boy, who was in their care.
KAMPALA — Ugandan authorities say they will keep talking to the World Bank after the bank pledged to not release any new funds to the East African nation. The bank objects to a new anti-homosexuality law that critics describe as one of the harshest in the world.
Traveling Africa on a three-nation tour, Ibrahim Raisi said the West was promoting homosexuality in order to end what he called the ‘generation of human beings’
Food shortages are expected to worsen, leaving UN agency able to help only the most vulnerable
The United Nations has announced plans to cut food aid for refugees in Uganda, Africa’s biggest host, with plans to prioritize the most vulnerable – a move that experts say will worsen struggles by refugees amid food shortages and climate change. For VOA, reporter Halima Athumani produced this report from Palorinya refugee camp in Uganda’s Obongi district, where she spoke to U.N. authorities and refugees.
Aid groups working in Uganda report high suicide and attempt rates at the Palorinya refugee settlement, saying the rationing of food and other essentials are primary causes. For more, reporter Halima Athumani took to the streets of Obongi District, to speak to agents and refugees who detailed the reasons for the increased suicide risk.
OBONGI, UGANDA — Palorinya refugee settlement in Uganda is reporting high numbers of suicides and suicide attempts by the people who live there. Organizations and individuals who work with the refugees say denial of food and a failure to meet basic needs are the main causes.
KAMPALA — A popular cartoonist in Uganda has launched a social media campaign to highlight the poor state of the country's health care system.
Ugandan critics argue President Yoweri Museveni’s administration is going to damage the environment and impede on wildlife migration when the East African nation begins to drill its first oil wells.
Ugandan activists and opposition members have cried foul over a recent government decision to close the United Nations human rights office in the country, citing an improvement in the upholding of human rights. Activists in the East African nation differ with the position taken by President Yoweri Museveni’s administration and say, “the civic space has been shrinking.” For more, VOA’s Halima Athumani speaks to experts and authorities from Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
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