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Press Statement: ActionAid International Uganda Launches Ground-breaking Report on Finance Flows and Climate Crisis

On 18th September 2024, ActionAid launched a critical report titled How the Finance Flows: Corporatecapture of public finance fuelling the climate crisis in the Global South. The report examines the

8th Land Awareness Week Brings Hope to Busoga Sub Region

On 26 August, ActionAid International Uganda, a leading advocate for land rights, joined different stakeholders to launch the 8th Land Awareness Week in Iganga district. The annual event, which

BREAKING THE SILENCE; AMUDAT ONE STOP CENTER LEADS THE FIGHT AGAINST Female AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

In Amudat district, Male Agent Groups (MAGs) and FGM surveillance teams are collaborating to end harmful practices. On July 18, 2024, MAGs tipped off authorities about a suspected Female Genital

Africa Women Voices for Peace Project Launched

On August 1, 2024, Gulu City hosted the inaugural meeting for the Africa Women Voices for Peace (AWVP) Project. The purpose of this meeting was for ActionAid International Uganda(AAIU) to introduce

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AAIU, Legislators call on government not to sign the Energy Charter Treaty

On 25 July, ActionAid International Uganda(AAIU) hosted a high-level meeting with legislators from Uganda, Kenya, some CSOs, and ActionAid Kenya to discuss bilateral investment treaties focusing on

ActionAid International Uganda Condemns the Arrest of Peaceful Anticorruption Demonstrators

ActionAid International Uganda is dismayed by the highhanded, brutal and unlawful arrest of peaceful and largely youthful anticorruption demonstrators yesterday Tuesday, 23rd July 2024. We are

AAIU, Activists Launch Uganda Parliament Exhibition Report

ActionAid International joined Agora Discourse and Evidence and Methods lab to launch the Uganda Parliament Exhibition report on 11 June. The report is a comprehensive account of the campaign against

CSOs hold Solidarity March for Climate Justice

The solidarity march started at City Square, the heart of Kampala city, and ended at Makerere University. The march was attended by staff from AAIU and partners, climate activists, a band, and police

AAIU holds First Climate Justice Symposium

ActionAid International Uganda held a Cllimate Justice Symposium from 16-17 May at Makerere School of Public Health. The symposium kicked off in a buoyant mood after a solidarity march.

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ActionAid International Uganda, East African Delegates Say No to Energy Charter Treaty

ActionAid International Uganda (AAIU) joined ActionAid Kenya at Strathmore University for a public lecture on demystifying the Energy Charter Treaty(ECT) in April.
The Energy Charter Treaty, an