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  • Uganda Household Survey 2023/24

    Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) released the latest Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) report 2023/24. In summary, this is the state of Uganda today at household level: Households Household Expenditure Poverty Education Health Employment Click here to access full UNHS Report 2023/2024

  • The past informs goals

    One of our current goals is to re-brand our Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Center so that it is befittingly recognized tor the generous gifts in memory of the late Dr. Paul David Hargrave. The Center is a gift from his kin, colleagues, friends and wider community, the people of Canada, whose contribution via Canadian Physicians…

  • “Passport to purpose” campaign

    “Passport to Purpose” is a planned GlobalGiving fundraising campaign, 8th to 12th September 2025, intended to enable its partner organisations, such as CPAR Uganda, in countries that are impacted the most by the sudden and speedy closure of USAID to raise alternative funds for the benefit of affected communities that they serve. This fabulous initiative…

  • Why My Heart Yearns for Africa

    “I’m not going to lie: five years back in New Zealand has me yearning for the communal way of life in Africa. Here, post-partum depression is on the rise. Mothers are more isolated than ever, often struggling in silence, far away from family, feeling the pressure to return to work just six months after giving…

  • Champion of knowledge-sharing

    To answer today’s daily writing prompt: “how would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you,” we thought, why not find out what online search results people get when they ask: “What is CPAR Uganda?” Grok on X “A Ugandan nonprofit, champions knowledge-sharing and social good, advocating for inclusive education, health awareness, and empowering…

  • International Day of Friendship

    Today is International Day of Friendship 2025. We are at our Dr. Paul David Hargrave Memorial Centre preparing to host the Dr. Hargrave Human Development Project that will train 180 change agents in media for development, self-reliant participatory development and research. A project we are jointly implementing with our sister organisation Canadian Physicians for Aid…

  • TED Talk which inspired us

    Given by Dr. Gladys Atto, the TEDx Entebbe talk that so inspired us into action is now available online. Click here to watch and listen to “The road to universal eye health” With humility and humanely, Doctor Atto serves Karamoja’s 2.8 million marginalized poor people, who should be served by at least four eye doctors.…

  • Training of SRPD change agents

    “Disadvantage men and women of the Greater Northern Uganda adopt the culture of saving, are able to invest in, manage and promote viable income generation,” is a major objective of our new Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre Human Development Program (2025-2026). One of the tree components of the program is four Self-Reliant Participatory Development (SRPD)…

  • Reviving our Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Center

    Jointly with Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR), CPAR Uganda, will implement a 16-months project that will train and skill 180 Ugandans from disadvantaged backgrounds. With the intent to contribute towards enhancing Uganda’s human development, An action made possible by a legacy grant left to CPAR by kin of the late Dr. Paul Hargrave,…

  • Forced into being blind

    In the past two weeks, I have seen five patients with retinal detachment. When the retina detaches, one is not able to see unless it’s reattached by a retinal surgeon. Here’s the irony—the only retinal surgeon I know who used to work in Mengo eye hospital has retired and is now doing private practice. When…