Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 46 at-risk children from the Katwe area have completed the first phase of the kARTwe Street Art Project. This is an initiative of Feed A Million Mouths International (FAMMI) to provide opportunities for children in the area to receive nutritious meals while …
Read More »Kakinda‘s Abstracted Human Figure
The artist draws inspiration from cave and Egyptian art that used the human figure as a symbol of spiritual, social and cultural expressions The human figure is a dominant symbol in Fred Kakinda’s paintings. It will usually take on different forms and meaning; depending on the subject the artist is …
Read More »Feed a Million Mouths International launches public art project in Katwe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Feed a Million Mouths International (FAMMI) – a social enterprise based in Uganda – has launched the “Kartwe Street Art Project” in the Katwe area of Kampala to impart art skills to underprivileged children and youth and transform the community through public art. The …
Read More »Radiance of Ugandan art at the 59th edition of Venice Biennale
Two Ugandan artists, Collin Sekajugo and Pamela Acaye Kerunen step on the biggest art stage in the World that runs from 23 April to 27 November 2022 ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It is almost time to sing all praises to Ugandan art. The inaugural presence of Ugandan artists, Collin …
Read More »Why Art has lost its ability to speak to us
Art is not pretentious that the viewer should feel the need to go to art school to acquire a certain level of knowledge to appreciate it. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | “Don’t put money before art!” was the resounding warning by Francis Xavier Musango Gwantamu; the illustrious artist and …
Read More »Art and Philanthropy: A relationship that makes a difference in society
By auctioning their art to raise money to meet good causes artists are being empathetic Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art is about humanity; how people live, relate and respond to what surrounds them. On the other hand, Philanthropy is the act of improving the welfare of others through …
Read More »Low adherence to antiretroviral therapy by disabled women worries health activists
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health rights activists are concerned over the low adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) treatment among women with disabilities in the Acholi sub region. Statistics from the Gulu Women with Disabilities Union-GUWODU, a health and rights group for women living with disabilities operating in Acholi sub region …
Read More »Gov’t considers digital tracking system for HIV patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Aids Commission is mooting for a centralized digital tracking system for persons enrolled on Anti-Retroviral Therapy-ART, to ensure effective management of HIV. The central tracking system which is under development will give each HIV patient a unique identifying code, from which they can …
Read More »Art creates freedom from Depression
The creative process creates an expanded capacity of joy, love and confidence Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Questions abound how communities across the world can now cope with the increasing numbers of depression in the population. This is as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which has inspired a …
Read More »9,000 abandon HIV/AIDS treatment in Gulu as infections double
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 9,000 people living with HIV in Gulu have reportedly abandoned antiretroviral therapy-ART in as infections moved to grow from 8.4 percent previously to 14 percent currently. William Onyai, the district health education officer for Gulu told Uganda Radio Network on Wednesday in an …
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