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NAPE helps to bring together residents evicted by Hoima Sugar Limited and Company officials for talks.

November 14, 2022 6:18 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE helps to bring together residents evicted by Hoima Sugar Limited and Company officials for talks.

In 2014, hundreds of people in Kigyayo Village, Kikuube District were evicted from their land by Hoima Sugar Limited to pave way for sugarcane growing. Since then, the company officials and evictees living in camps for internally displaced people (IDPCs) have had a cat and mouth relationship. With support from... Read More


NAPE CALLS FOR TOTAL BAN ON LEAD PAINT AS THE WORLD MARKS THE INTERNATIONAL LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK OF ACTION

NAPE calls for total ban on lead paint as the world marks the international lead poisoning prevention week of action.

October 29, 2022 7:12 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE calls for total ban on lead paint as the world marks the international lead poisoning prevention week of action.

National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has joined the rest of the World to mark the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (24th -30th October) with a call on the Ugandan Government to impose a total ban on the use of lead paint. This week of action is an initiative of the... Read More


Residents of Kigyayo Internally Displaced People’s Camp (IDP) cry out for help

October 14, 2022 2:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Residents of Kigyayo Internally Displaced People’s Camp (IDP) cry out for help

Residents of Kigyayo IDPC in Kikuube District have called upon all concerned stakeholders to come to their rescue and problems which include hunger and sexual harassment of women and girls pile on them. Click on the following link for a full article on the dire conditions in Kigyayo IDPC. Read... Read More


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NAPE calls for unconditional release of students detained for holding a peaceful demonstration in support of the recent European Union Resolution on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

October 10, 2022 6:40 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE calls for unconditional release of students detained for holding a peaceful demonstration in support of the recent European Union Resolution on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

On Wednesday 5th October 2022, nine (9) students from various Universities in Uganda were remanded to Luzira prison over allegations that they participated in a demonstration in support of the recent European Union Parliament resolution seeking to delay the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) citing human rights... Read More


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NAPE partners with ORRA to amplify voices of oil affected communities.

July 28, 2022 6:52 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE partners with ORRA to amplify voices of oil affected communities.

NAPE and Oil Refinery Affected Residents Association (ORRA) have embarked on carrying out joint activities aimed at amplifying voices of oil host communities. The partnership between the two CSOs was kick-started with a capacity building training on community mobilisation with a specific target of PWDs, youth, women and persons living... Read More


NAPE has resumed publishing NAPE lobby magazine after a lull of over a year.

NAPE has resumed publishing NAPE lobby magazine after a lull of over a year.

July 2, 2022 6:57 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE has resumed publishing NAPE lobby magazine after a lull of over a year.

The NAPE Executive Director Mr. Frank Muramuzi said that publishing the lobby had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant countrywide lockdown.   Muramuzi said that with the end of the lockdown, all NAPE operations are now back including the NAPE lobby which carries news and analysis about the... Read More