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  • Eid al fitr on International Day of Zero Waste

    Eid Mubarak! And it is Sunday! Days on which it is typical for family and friends to cook up a storm, so to speak; and to share a meal. Plenty excuse to “pile food on the plate, some is not finished and is thrown away. Why serve what you cannot finish,” asks Joan Kabayambi. Read…

  • Annual Crime Report 2024 by Uganda Police Force

    The Situation Overall Combined, 218,715 cases of crime were reported to the Uganda Police Force during the year 2024; a 4.1 percent decrease in comparison to the number of cases reported to Police during the previous year. Overall, of the 220,594 victims of crime reported to Police in 2024, the majority, 63.8 percent (140,683) of…

  • Communities at grassroots where we work

    No contest. Our favorite people to be around are those of disadvantaged communities where we work at the grassroots. They teach us a lot about being innovative and resilient against all odds. It is when we are around them that we get affirmation that our work is valid and no contribution is too little towards…

  • Approach to project budgeting

    Interesting how today’s prompt finds us doing project conceptualization and budgeting for our tuberculosis (TB) research project. Our participatory budgeting approach is within the spirit of our values – transparency and results oriented: Base all budgets for new projects on similar actual expenses and learning from previous projects we have implemented. Consultation, consultation, consultation, every…

  • Passage of time changing perspectives on ‘education’

    For us all, time is key in determining our perspectives. The more time that we have, more often than not, will provide us with opportunity for deeper insights; which insights change our perspectives. As more information becomes available to us, over time, we will get those light bulb moments that trigger such questions as: “Who…

  • Business growth & financial services opportunities

    Owners of micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMSEs) this is a great opportunity for you. Particularly so, disadvantaged but enterprising women, who against all odds are struggling to put food on the table for their families. Enterprising disadvantaged women and youth that are the inspiration of our “Uganda women’s economic empowerment loan fund” project,…

  • Dr. Okello’s service of consideration to everyone

    Our CPAR Uganda Board Chair, Prof. Christopher Garimoi Orach, with sorrow shared the sad news that his brother, Dr. Nicholas Gregory Okello (Phd), died and transitioned on 14th January 2025. The late Dr. Okello was a senior lecturer at Gulu University, working in the Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Development Studies.…

  • Win the lottery, invest in our Gulu Medical Centre

    If we, at CPAR Uganda, won the lottery, we would invest our winnings, the money, in our Gulu Medical Centre which we are establishing in partnership with our Associate, Dr. Robert Kidega, a medical doctor. Dr. Kidega has made significant progress renovating and modifying our Gulu property that is located on Plot 30, Gulu Avenue,…

  • Research & fellowship opportunities 2025

    The mission of CPAR Uganda is to develop, disseminate and promote application of technologies suitable and adaptable to the social cultural and economic conditions of developing countries. It is therefore in the context of our mission that we share here on our website opportunities and calls for human development and skills acquisition. And which at…

  • Congratulations Mr. Alex B. Okello

    Mr. Alex Bwangamoi Okello, is the seasoned and morally upright civil servant to emulate, of whom Uganda needs more of. He is unflinching in his strong good Christian faith and is fully committed to governing within the framework of the true Christian principles of governance – justice, righteousness and compassion. We are delighted to read…