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Teachers in rural Uganda are using disruptive technology to track, support, and keep learners in school.
Our reporter shares ✍️ that it's helping to reduce chronic absentism and improving learning outcomes.
READ MORE: https://solutionsnow.africa/2023/10/20/data-driven-responses-ugandan-teachers-deploy-tech-to-curb-learner-absenteeism/
Solutions stories are everywhere. And we can't wait to be gathering them and sharing with you every week.
by premieres this Sunday on all our socials.
Women are venturing into mechanics and service engineering to fix the accident-ridden motorcycle taxi industry. Here is how this has also improved their lives.
women won't wait for construction moguls to level the ground for them. They are leveling it themselves.
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Meet our next change-maker in this series
Because of her, children in low-resource communities are learning to read and write ✍️.
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Uganda's Real Estate sector has witnessed growth in the last 30 years to a tune of US$356.90 billion. Is it growing for women as well?
🗓️ March 18
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We have been following a women-led brick and mortar 🧱 team 😊
Premiers March 18, 14:00 EAT
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Hats off 🎩 for our next , Anne Katuregye.
She is walking the long and laborous cancer treatment journey with children in .
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These young medics are racing🏃♀️🏃♂️to communities to stop preventable diseases in TIME!
Also, they are targeting persons with special needs.
in Uganda’s northwestern city of are using stories to drive conversation between district leaders and community members. The idea is improving public service delivery.
More on our website.
Our very own has been "up and about". She is serving yet another dose of a compelling tale.
🗓️ 11.03.2024.
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On this Doreen Mayanja speaks to our motivation as a newsroom. The people who wake up to break barriers, create possibilities as opposed to "complaining".
For trailblazing, we crown 👑 you
For the opportunity to tell stories of your ingenuity, we THANK YOU!
Mayanja and her community are running serial enterprises to grow economically. Watch full story >>> https://youtube.com/watch?v=2oPrd6
Meet our next
She is a renowned sign language translator, who recently cemented her love for diversity and inclusivity in content production by signing a music video!
With her personal salary, our first has been able to by building an economically self-reliant community of women living with albinism.
She has changed perceptions and about albinism in Uganda!
MEET SOLUTIONS NOW AFRICA'S FIRST WOMAN GAME-CHANGER
Doreen Mayanja, a social entrepreneur building an inclusive community for women and children living with Albinism.
04.03.24
Despite Uganda's consistent and multi-sectoral approaches to reducing HIV spread and prevalence, stigma has remained a persistent impediment to this goal. However, everything is not lost.
The Y+ beauty contest, a fashion forum, has positioned itself to inspire young people to remain hopeful in the fight against HIV, spreading awareness and helping others. The pageant empowers young people living with HIV to embrace their identities and become change agents in their communities.
This documentary is a one-of-a-kind narrative of acceptance and a newfound purpose, told by a young woman who has transformed herself into an advocate for positive living. It premieres 29th?October at 1 p.m. Turn on your notifications here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LN0x3R5Ves
Today at 1 p.m., we tell a story of a digital platform that is attempting to transform education in underserved communities by providing all-encompassing solutions and data-driven decision-making. It was introduced to assist teachers in tracking down and determining the cause of absenteeism in children. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZoz9yp3ssg
Cattle hold immense significance in various aspects of Uganda’s culture and commerce. Milk, meat, hides and skin are some of the country’s high-value earnings and food supply.
However, in most slaughterhouses in Kampala, their value barely stretches beyond the beef and skin. Other parts are normally discarded at a giveaway price. The tail is just one of those.
Muwanguzi has now opened a workshop away from the hustle and bustle of the city, which specializes in hand-making shoe brushes out of cow tail hair and wood. Watch here bit.ly/44CZCwl
In the remote Rukungiri district, pregnant mothers used to find it hard to reach the hospital in case of an emergency. This would lead to the loss of unborn babies, mothers, or both.
Every day in Uganda, about 16 women die due to maternal mortality while 94 babies are stillborns.
A waiting home was established a couple of years ago. Expecting mothers can stay there for as long as they wish, to enable close supervision. This also helps to avoid late admission and targets mothers who have a history with complicated childbirths. Instead of coming in as emergencies, or in a worst-case scenario, dying on the way, the expectant mothers have their lives less in danger.
The 24-bed capacity facility has helped to reduce prenatal and neonatal deaths by 11%
Here is the story bit.ly/44ySfWI
A gracious welcome to H.E Oliver Schenk, Chief of the State Chancellery, Saxony and his Delegation to Uganda!🤝🇩🇪
Looking forward to a fruitful dialogue on how to create synergies and strategies for mutual digital cooperation Uganda & Germany! Startup Uganda DW Akademie Africa KAS Sub-Saharan Africa Media-Challenge Initiative Solutions Now Africa
There are only 12 secondary schools to serve 326 rural administrative units(villages), in Jinja district, Eastern Uganda. Quick math; that’s one secondary school to serve approximately 27 villages. It is challenging for school-going children especially girls to make it to school on time. Also, the temptation to quit school is more apparent, because of such impediments.
It is upon this background that a non-profit, The First African Bicycle Organization(FABIO) is helping school-going children, especially girls acquire bicycles, to address this education access challenge.
This story premieres tomorrow on our YouTube at 2 pm. Watch here bit.ly/46MABkb
The Ag. Commissioner for Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Hafsa Lukwata, will discuss the measures the government has put in place to reduce the rising incidence of mental health problems in Uganda in more detail during our conversation today at 3PM.
On our YouTube channel. Subscribe for more.
See you here http://bit.ly/3pqI5YY
This Tuesday at 3 pm, we premiere our latest 'The Answers' episode.
speaks to 's Hafsa Lukwata on issues mental health!
Here is the premiere link bit.ly/3pqI5YY
Smiling Through Struggles takes you through the journey of tackling dental health challenges in Ugandan slum communities.
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Smiling Through Struggles takes you through the journey of tackling the dental health challenges in Ugandan slum communities.We are a Newsroom that uses solu...
This Friday, we premiere a documentary film about a group of volunteer dentists who come together to provide free oral health care to people in low-resourced communities.
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Despite Uganda's consistent and multi-sectoral approaches to reducing HIV spread and prevalence, stigma has remained a persistent impediment to this goal. However, everything is not lost. The Y+ beauty contest, a fashion forum, has positioned itself to inspire young people to remain hopeful in the fight against HIV, spreading awareness and helping others. The pageant empowers young people living with HIV to embrace their identities and become change agents in their communities. This documentary is a one-of-a-kind narrative of acceptance and a newfound purpose, told by a young woman who has transformed herself into an advocate for positive living. It premieres 29th?October at 1 p.m. Turn on your notifications here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LN0x3R5Ves
Today at 1 p.m., we tell a story of a digital platform that is attempting to transform education in underserved communities by providing all-encompassing solutions and data-driven decision-making. It was introduced to assist teachers in tracking down and determining the cause of absenteeism in children. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZoz9yp3ssg
In the remote Rukungiri district, pregnant mothers used to find it hard to reach the hospital in case of an emergency. This would lead to the loss of unborn babies, mothers, or both. Every day in Uganda, about 16 women die due to maternal mortality while 94 babies are stillborns. A waiting home was established a couple of years ago. Expecting mothers can stay there for as long as they wish, to enable close supervision. This also helps to avoid late admission and targets mothers who have a history with complicated childbirths. Instead of coming in as emergencies, or in a worst-case scenario, dying on the way, the expectant mothers have their lives less in danger. The 24-bed capacity facility has helped to reduce prenatal and neonatal deaths by 11% Here is the story bit.ly/44ySfWI
There are only 12 secondary schools to serve 326 rural administrative units(villages), in Jinja district, Eastern Uganda. Quick math; that’s one secondary school to serve approximately 27 villages. It is challenging for school-going children especially girls to make it to school on time. Also, the temptation to quit school is more apparent, because of such impediments. It is upon this background that a non-profit, The First African Bicycle Organization(FABIO) is helping school-going children, especially girls acquire bicycles, to address this education access challenge. This story premieres tomorrow on our YouTube at 2 pm. Watch here bit.ly/46MABkb
The Answers EP02 today 27.06.23 on solution now YouTube channel.
The Ag. Commissioner for Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Hafsa Lukwata, will discuss the measures the government has put in place to reduce the rising incidence of mental health problems in Uganda in more detail during our conversation today at 3PM. On our YouTube channel. Subscribe for more. See you here http://bit.ly/3pqI5YY #MentalHealthAwareness
This Tuesday at 3 pm, we premiere our latest 'The Answers' episode. @tecyhellen speaks to @MinofHealthUG 's Hafsa Lukwata on issues mental health! Here is the premiere link bit.ly/3pqI5YY #SolutionsNowAFR #MentalHealthAwareness
This Friday, we premiere a documentary film about a group of volunteer dentists who come together to provide free oral health care to people in low-resourced communities. #smilingthroughstruggles #oralhealthcare
#APRIL. As a transformational newsroom, we are dedicating the month of April to exploring the health possibilities in these trying times for most of our communities. We shall start by looking at oral healthcare, and then make a deep dive into malaria. The silent killer which bites more with the heavy downpour. And we shall conclude with a story about a community that is using a home-grown health insurance scheme to manage malaria. Media-Challenge Initiative #Newsroom
.@ChargeKo's @geofrey_muta thinks it is not wise to create solutions that are unaffordable for most of the African population. Watch our quick take on how this start-up is attempting to solve portable devices' powering challenges. 👉https://bit.ly/3LbTkgB #SolutionsNowAFR
Dan Wa Busingye: If you found out that I was not really that needy, would you cancel it(student loan)? Micheal Wanyama of Higher Education Students Financing Board - HESFB : Yes! You can watch the full video of our first episode of #TheAnswers here http://bit.ly/3lSJJk0 #SolutionsNowAFR
In our first episode, we talk to @HESFBUG 's Executive Director Micheal Wanyama to understand how this students' loan facility works and how best Ugandan parents and students can utilize it. #TheAnswers #SolutionsNowAFR
BREAKING: This Friday at 3pm, we launch the first episode of our brand new show, #TheAnswers on our YouTube. Please subscribe and turn on notifications here https://bit.ly/3YQNxRn #SolutionsNowAFR
We interrupt normal programming to wish you a Merry Christmas😃 Thank you for walking with us on this #SoJo journey throughout the year! #SolutionsNowAFR
NEW: Our latest documentary seeks to understand the place of telemedicine in bridging the health access challenge in Uganda. Here, @RocketHealthUg 's Arthur Atyamu explains how it works. The premiere is tomorrow at 2pm👉https://bit.ly/HealAtADistance #SolutionsNowAFR #HealthAccessUg
Brian Walusimbi, the founder @BCFUganda shares his story and how it all started. This and more, in our latest #Sojo docu-film #HealingHomes. You can watch the full piece here http://bit.ly/HealingHomesBC Kindly subscribe to our Youtube and leave us some comments. #SolutionsNowAFR
Abandonment of Child Cancer treatment is as old as the treatment journey itself. Among the reasons is the expensive caretaking and treatment costs. In response, Bless a child foundation at their four homes in Mbarara, Kampala and Gulu cities has hosted and impacted over 6,000 children since 2007. The Hostels provide a 360-degree cover for its beneficiaries. Food, shelter, and daily transportation to and from the hospital are provided by the foundation free of charge for each patient and their caretaker Statistics provided by Dr Barnabas Atwine of the Paediatric Oncology Unit at Mbarara regional referral Hospital, confirm that since the homes were established in Mbarara, treatment abandonment has drastically dropped from 30% to 9% over the last two years at his ward. You can watch the story here too http://bit.ly/HealingHomesBC
A new week means a new docu-film! #HealingHomes premieres Tuesday 28th November, at 2 pm on our Youtube channel. On this, our reporter @DanAyebare delves into the subject of childhood cancer, the challenges and possibilities! #SolutionsNowAFR
Huge shout-outs to #MCIProduction👏 Give them all your money for any commercial media production work! Meantime, our #OGBV conversation in conjunction with these @CavendishUg students and @PollicyOrg is 🔜 #SolutionsNowAFR
