Press Release | United States Builds Resilient Generations of Ugandans by Increasing Incomes and Improving Nutrition Kampala, May 25, 2023 – The U.S. government is celebrating the achievements of a program that has worked with more than 205,000 people from vulnerable households to build incomes, improve nutrition, and strengthen community participation across eight districts in …

Press Release | United States Increases Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services in Uganda’s Masaka, Jinja, and Acholi Regions Kampala, May 24, 2023 – A U.S. government project contributed to the health and livelihoods of nearly a million Ugandans through improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Ugandans in 20 districts across the country’s central, …

Press Release United States Health Services Project Reaches Over 2 Million People in Lango Sub-region, Operating Theaters Open Lira, May 10, 2023 –  Today, the United States Mission to Uganda is celebrating the strengthening of health systems in the Lango sub-region of Northern Uganda, which results in healthier babies, mothers, and young women. Since 2018, …

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Marks 60 Years of Partnership with Uganda  Kampala, Uganda, March 30, 2023 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated 60 years of partnership with the Ugandan people at a dynamic event showcasing the impact of its work with partners over six decades. On November 3, 1961, …

Press Release The United States Rehabilitates Infrastructure Projects to Support Economic Development in Uganda’s Karamoja Sub-region Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2023 – The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this week commissioned economic infrastructure projects in the Karamoja Sub-region. The projects include the rehabilitation of community access roads in …

Press Release U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers Return to Uganda Kampala, August 1, 2022 – Peace Corps Uganda welcomed 33 American Peace Corps volunteers this morning. Arriving to a country that will be their home for the next two years, the group was received by officials from the Peace Corps office. The return of volunteers to …

Press Release | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Visits Uganda, Highlights More than 30 Years of Public Health Collaboration Kampala, July 30, 2022 – Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Rochelle Walensky, visited Uganda July 27-30 to examine U.S. and Uganda collaboration to protect both countries’ …

Press Release | U.S. Peace Corps Response Volunteers Return to Uganda Kampala, May 27, 2022 – U.S. Ambassador Natalie E. Brown presided over the swearing-in ceremony May 26 of the first two U.S. Peace Corps Response Volunteers (PCRVs) to return to Uganda since the agency’s global evacuation in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  A second and larger cohort of volunteers is planned to arrive in Uganda in early …

Press Release | United States Launches New Project to Help Reduce Corruption in Uganda Kampala, May 5, 2022 – The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today launched the Strengthening Systems and Public Accountability project to support actions to improve the Government of Uganda’s accountability to its citizens and …

Press Release U.S. Ambassador Natalie E. Brown Celebrates Earth Day with Wildlife Clubs of Uganda at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center Kampala, April 22, 2022 – Yesterday, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown celebrated Earth Day on the campus of the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) together with conservationists, scientists, students, educators, and the Uganda …

Press Release U.S. Ambassador Natalie E. Brown Celebrates Luba-Thurston Fort Site Restoration and Black History Month with a Concert of African-American Spirituals Mayuge District, February 25, 2022 – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown, Uganda’s Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, the Hon. Tom Butime, local authorities, and the Walumbe community came together to …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE  | PR 01/2022 United States Donates Additional 1.6 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Uganda  Kampala, January 30, 2022 – Last night, the United States delivered 1,684,800 more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Uganda. Combined with previous donations, the United States has now provided Uganda more than 11 million COVID-19 vaccine …

U.S. Mission to Uganda Releases 2021 Report to the Ugandan People  (Report highlights impact of $953 million of U.S. assistance) Kampala, December 14, 2021 — The U.S. Mission in Uganda released today the 2021 Report to the Ugandan People. The report tells the story of the United States’ enduring partnership with the Ugandan people, focusing on the impact of our …

U.S. Mission Uganda and Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC)  Announce Zoohackathon 2021 Winners Entebbe, November 14, 2021 – Today the United States Mission in Uganda and Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) concluded the third edition in Uganda of Zoohackathon, a global competition where teams of coders, scientists, and environmental enthusiasts formulate innovative technological solutions to a critical wildlife conservation challenge.  This year’s event, held from November 12-14 in …

Season 2 of N*Gen, a Pan-African STEM-Based Children’s Television Show, Launches with United States Support Kampala, November 9, 2021 – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown launched Season 2 of N*Gen, a Pan-African STEM-based children’s television show filmed largely in Uganda and produced by U.S. NGO Peripheral Vision International (PVI).  The launch event at Uganda Virus Research Institute …

United States Hands Over Critical COVID-19 Commodities for the Ugandan People  Kampala, November 4, 2021 – The United States continues to work hand-in-hand with the people of Uganda to prevent, detect, and respond to COVID-19.  Today at the Ministry of Health headquarters, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Uganda Mission Director Richard Nelson handed over …

Zoohackathon 2021 Uganda Competition Registration Opens October 12   Kampala, October 12, 2021 – Today the United States Embassy in Kampala announced a call for participants for Zoohackathon 2021, a competition where technology and conservation enthusiasts come together to formulate innovative technological solutions to a critical wildlife conservation challenge.  Zoohackathon Uganda is co-organized by the U.S. Embassy and the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe with support from the Uganda Wildlife Authority as …

MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE Kampala, September 20, 2021 – Today the United States delivered 1,674,270 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Uganda. Combined with the September 6 delivery of 647,080 Moderna doses, the United States has donated a total of 2,321,350 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Uganda. This tranche of 1,674,270 vaccines is part of …

September 6, 2021 | PR 11/2021 United States Donation of 647,080 COVID-19 Vaccines for Uganda Kampala, September 6, 2021 — The U.S. Mission in Uganda announced the donation by the United States of 647,080 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Uganda as a critical component of the Biden-Harris Administration’s global efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  The donated vaccine doses are part of the …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE September 3, 2021 PR 10/21 U.S. Mission Uganda Welcomes Applications for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Kampala – The U.S. Mission in Uganda is pleased to announce the application process for the 2022 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) – Mandela Washington Fellowship. We seek to identify …

United States Launches Second Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Cohort in Uganda Kampala, August 21, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown launched the second cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) on August 21, 2021 at the American Center in Kampala.  Over the course of this 8-month program, 300 female Ugandan entrepreneurs …

Kampala, April 23, 2021 – The United States is working hand-in-hand with the people of Uganda to help prevent, detect, and respond to COVID-19. As part of this effort, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed $3.2 million to support the Government of Uganda’s rollout of the country’s …

Kampala, April 22, 2021 – Today is Earth Day, and the United States Mission in Uganda is pleased to announce the launch of the Green Refugee Communities project for environmental conservation.  An initiative of the 2019 Alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship, the three-month activity will engage refugees and refugee …

Kampala, April 14, 2021 – The United States Mission in Uganda is pleased to announce the launch of a $12.8 million Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA) in Uganda, to support the contribution of Ugandan civil society organizations (CSOs) to development outcomes across four areas:  health; education, youth, and child development; agriculture; and democracy, rights, and …

KAMPALA, September 28, 2020 – The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded the $148 million Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) activity to the Education Development Center, an international non-profit, to deliver basic education, health, child protection, and economic strengthening services to Ugandan children and youth over the next …

KAMPALA, September 16, 2020 — The U.S. Mission to Uganda announces the continuing support of the U.S. Government and the American people to respond to COVID-19 in Uganda with a $4 million contribution to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and nearly $9.3 million to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Committee of …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE | July 20, 2020 | PR 10/20 The U.S. government’s Feed the Future initiative, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is proud to award $245,000 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to measure the impact of desert locusts in Uganda. The worst desert locust outbreak in decades is underway …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE | July 16, 2020 | PR 08/20 Kampala, Uganda – July 26, 2020 marks the 30-year anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). To commemorate, and celebrate, U.S. Mission Uganda will host two livestreamed events ­– a July 17 panel discussion on how to be an …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE | July 2, 2020 | PR 07/20 U.S. GOVERNMENT DONATES LAND CRUISER AMBULANCES TO THE UPDF Kampala, July 2, 2020 – The U.S. government, through the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), donated four new Toyota Land Cruiser ambulances with a container of spare parts to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE | June 18, 2020 | PR 06/20 Kampala, June 18, 2020 ­– The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded a new activity this week to confront the desert locust infestation threatening eastern and northeastern Uganda. USAID’s $134,862 investment will support the Government of Uganda to take …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE | June 5, 2020 | PR 05/20 U.S. Government Announces $21.5 Million Investment in Uganda’s Biodiversity The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is continuing its long-standing commitment to protecting and promoting biodiversity in Uganda through three new biodiversity awards totaling $21.5 million (UGX 80 billion). These multi-year activities …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE | November 25, 2019 | PR 12/19 U.S. Government Launches Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence Bugiri, Uganda – On November 25, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac launched the U.S. government’s campaign in Uganda to support the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence .  The launch event took place at Waluwerere Church of Uganda Primary School in …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE |November 18, 2019 | PR 11/19 KAMPALA – On November 16, U.S. Mission Uganda partnered with the Uganda Wildlife Conservation and Education Center (UWEC) to host Zoohackathon 2019 in Entebbe.  Zoohackathon is a computer coding event that brings together developers, designers, project managers, and subject matter experts to create applications, systems, and …

U.S. Military Supports Training of Uganda Wildlife Authority Park Rangers U.S. soldiers with the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, held a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 7 for the first-ever U.S.-supported Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leader Course at Queen Elizabeth National Park.  …

Power Africa Announces Grant Winners to Improve Energy Access in Uganda Refugee Settlements Today, USAID through the U.S. Government’s Power Africa partnership, awarded $465,000 in grants to three private companies to improve energy access and enhance livelihoods and services for Uganda’s refugee and host communities.  USAID Uganda Acting Mission Director Rick Somarriba and Power Africa Deputy Coordinator …

The United States and Ugandan Governments Affirm Their Partnership on Agriculture The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Mission Director Rick Somarriba and the Ugandan Minister of Agriculture Hon. Vincent Sempijja today signed a declaration of partnership that affirms the two governments’ shared commitment to accelerating agriculture-led economic growth, increasing food security, and …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE April 29, 2019 | PR 03/19   U.S. Government Launches New Program to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new program today designed to control and eliminate five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Uganda and twelve other countries. …

U.S. MISSION UGANDA PRESS RELEASE March 15, 2019 | PR 02/19 PEACE CORPS UGANDA CELEBRATES “DROP EVERYTHING AND READ” DAY   KAMPALA – Peace Corps Uganda and its 154 Volunteers throughout the country celebrated Uganda’s 6th National D.E.A.R. (“Drop Everything and Read”) Day on Friday, March 15, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports, the Kampala …

U.S. Ambassador Swears In 25 New Peace Corps Education Volunteers  KAMPALA – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah R. Malac presided over the swearing-in ceremony for the newest group of U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers in Uganda.  These 25 Volunteers will specialize in educational activities, specifically with the objective of promoting reading and literacy. Volunteers serve …