August 1, 2020 7:43 am
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Women react after they were beaten up by Local Defense Unit (LDU) personnel downtown Kampala on 26th March,2020 as they enforced government directives aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. Gender Based Violence As majority of the population stayed at home to stay safe from COVID- 19, homes turned out... Read More
May 29, 2020 8:06 am
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National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has embarked on the process of donating COVID-19 prevention materials to several districts in central and mid-western Uganda that it works closely with. These materials include hand-wash tanks, infra-red thermometers, sanitisers and posters with messages on how the spread of COVID can be curbed.... Read More
December 2, 2019 8:33 am
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By NAPE Editorial Team Buliisa District Council has unanimously passed a resolution to legally recognise the Customary/Earth Laws of the Bagungu indigenous communities which had been documented with the support of the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE). The council session presided over by the Deputy Speaker Joyce Mbabazi Kadogori,... Read More
December 2, 2019 8:28 am
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November 25 marks the International Day of elimination of violence against women, which begins the 16 world wide activism campaign against gender-based violence that goes up to December 10. The day is observed every year to raise awareness on the fact that women are subject to rape, domestic violence and... Read More
December 2, 2019 8:22 am
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With some of the characters from Hoima and Buliisa, the documentary, Women Hold Up the Sky tells the story of how women activists affected by mining and other forms of large-scale extractives in Uganda, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are deeply engaged in resistance and active struggle to... Read More
April 23, 2019 8:37 am
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This sounds very good in ears of government, especially when the venture has to do with increase on the country’s GDP. But to biodiversity conservationists including NAPE, the move sends chilling shock-waves especially in this error of climate uncertainty. Large mono cultural establishments are associated with a host of short-comings... Read More
December 7, 2018 8:39 am
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However, women at grassroots still face violence but remain silent about it due to factors like illiteracy, poverty and vast information gap which can be sealed through sensitization. This grassroots idea has translated into more than 5,167 organizations worldwide organizing around the 16 Days of Activism campaign in over 187... Read More
November 27, 2018 8:45 am
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The UN Biodiversity Conference will be held from 13 – 29 November 2018 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the Convention, and advances implementation of the Convention through the decisions it takes at its periodic meetings. The UN Biodiversity Conference includes the meetings of... Read More
