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Locally assembled laptops narrow Uganda’s rural-urban digital divide

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A new locally driven technology initiative is bringing hope to thousands of Ugandan students by addressing the country’s persistent digital divide between rural and urban learners. The “One Student, One Computer” program is equipping learners from low-income and remote communities with affordable laptops designed specifically …

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Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda empowers university students

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | University students across Uganda have been equipped with financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills through a programme called Campus Version 2025, supported by Coca- Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Family Uplift. The Campus Version 2025 programme aims to equip students with practical financial literacy and …

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TotalEnergies awards nursing scholarships to 100 students in Gulu

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies E&P Uganda has awarded full scholarships to 100 students to pursue nursing and midwifery studies at St. Mary’s Nursing School in Lacor, Gulu. The beneficiaries were drawn from six districts within the Albertine Graben that are affected by oil and gas activities, namely …

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Ugandan student chosen to learn from world-class innovators at Silicon Valley

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan student Hakim Nakaana Kakooza was among 14 students from the African Leadership University (ALU) who participated in the fourth annual Silicon Valley Global Leadership Programme — a transformative, month-long trip designed to nurture entrepreneurial leadership and technological expertise. The programme, hosted at Stanford …

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Deputy IGG urges students to embrace ethical leadership

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG) Dr Patricia Achan Okiria has called on student leaders in the Acholi sub-region and across the country to embrace ethical leadership as a vital tool in the fight against corruption in Uganda. Speaking at the annual Acholi …

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Gulu City students trained in mental health first aid

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty secondary school students in Gulu City, were on Saturday trained to provide Mental Health First Aid, to spearhead mental health clubs within their schools. This training, which took place at the Gulu University Multifunctional Laboratory, was championed by Mind Body and Soul (MBS), …

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