By Gerald Businge on July 2, 2010
Chief Executive Officer of Futures Group, civil society jobs in Uganda, DFID funded programmes in Uganda Africa, Futures Group Europe Ltd, jobs in DFID funded programes, Research Programme Consortia in Uganda
Admin & MGT, Civil Society jobs, Development work, East Africa Jobs, Full Time Jobs, Health & Medical, Jobs, Research M & E, Uganda Jobs
Research Programme Consortia (RPC): Tackling the Structural Drivers of the HIV Epidemic Location: Uganda Email: OpportunitiesUK@futuresgroup.com Chief Executive Officer DFID-funded Research Programme Consortia (RPC): Tackling the Structural Drivers of the HIV Epidemic Futures Group Europe, Ltd. (Futures), along with the Consortium Lead, Makerere University, seeks a senior manager to work part-time (50%) as Chief Executive […]
By Gerald Businge on June 30, 2010
Competitions for Journalists, Lorenzo Natali Prize, Media competition awards, Prizes to be won by Journalists
Opportunities & Awards, Public Platform
Created in 1992 by the European Commission, the Lorenzo Natali Prize rewards journalists committed to Human Rights, Democracy and Development. Originally reserved for print and online press, the Lorenzo Natali Prize has opened in 2008 to radio and television journalists. To organize the Lorenzo Natali Prize, the European Commission works with some of the most […]
By Gerald Businge on June 28, 2010
Brazil’s Amazon, International Institute of Environment and development, sustainable development
Environment issues, news & events
Press release –International Institute of Environment and Develop Brazil’s Amazonas state has important lessons for the rest of the nation and other developing countries as they search for green and sustainable economies, says a new report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The report will be launched at the Commonwealth Forestry […]
By Gerald Businge on June 25, 2010
Africa Brand Conference, Africa Brands, Branding in Africa, uganda companies
news & events, Public Platform
Convention to offer opportunity to African companies to showcase their brands globally Leading global brand experts from Interbrand Sampson Group, and Brand Leadership Group to speak at the event. Representatives from leading brands like NOKIA, MTN, Standard Bank Group, Vodacom and Dangote invited. London, 22 June, 2010. THE AFRICA BRAND CONFERENCE (ABC) […]
By Gerald Businge on June 25, 2010
foreign investment in Africa agriculture, Investing in Africa farming agriculture, Land acquisitions in Africa, land grabs in Uganda
news & events, Public Platform
Press Release Webtorial New research shows how agricultural investments in developing nations can be structured as alternatives to large-scale land acquisitions. It documents a range of more inclusive business models that can bring benefits to small-scale farmers and protect their land rights, while also ensuring returns to companies. The report, published today (21 June) by […]
By Gerald Businge on June 25, 2010
Communicating Agriculture and Rural Development, CTA role of Media conference, Daily Monitor, funding media to cover agriculture, Media Coverage of Agriculture Issues, The New Vision
Agriculture, Opinions, Public Platform, Timely Reflections, WeInformers Blogs
Insights from a research paper By Gerald Businge and Risdel Kasasira presented at CTA Media Conference in Brussels, Belgium in October 2009 on The role of the media in agricultural and rural development of Africa Caribbean and Pacific countries. Introduction: Media Coverage of Agriculture and Rural Development Issues This paper is informed by findings of […]
By Gerald Businge on June 25, 2010
G20, G8, Open letter to world leaders, supporting poverty eradication, tackling poverty
Opinions, Public Platform
Open letter to G8 and G20 leaders meeting in Canada (webtorial) The Green Economy Coalition has today sent an open letter to the heads of states who will attend next week’s G20 summit in Toronto, Canada. It calls upon G20 leaders to: (1) integrate the value of biodiversity into national accounts, and to encourage the […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
Abdou Diouf, G20 summit in Canada, G8 Summit in Canada, Kamalesh Sharma, Obligations of global leadership, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Secretary General of the Francophonie
Opinions, Politics, Public Platform
By the Secretaries-General of the Commonwealth and la Francophonie ahead of G8 and G20 Summits in Canada If the G20 really does represent the changing face of power in the world, then its first priority is to represent the silent voice of those without that power. Some 90% of the world’s GDP will be assembled […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
Alcohol consumption in Uganda, effects of alcohol, increasing alcohol consumption, why do people consume alcohol
Opinions, Public Platform
The New vision of Wednesday of Wednesday 16th June curried story that ‘‘three million Ugandans are Drunkards.’’ For a country struggling to bring down the high levels of poverty such a story is not good news to development advocates. The story even makes it sadness by indicting that it is actually the poor who consume […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
Africa Cup of Nations Uganda, Nigeria football team, Uganda Cranes qualification for World Cup, Uganda sports, Zacharia Tiberindwa
2010 FIFA World Cup, Football, WeInformers Blogs, Zak's idle thoughts
Recently when I saw Nigeria succumb to the thrashing of Greece, I was not shocked at all or not even disappointed in anyway. This is not because I am not a fan of Nigeria or any other African team at the FIFA 2010 world cup. No. In fact if there is any buffoon that is […]
