It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...

One method of combating extreme poverty is providing cash grants to allow people to start businesses. We go to Uganda to take ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is time to shift the discussion from the motivations of disenfranchised ...

Democratic Front (DF) parliamentary aspirant Samuel George Okello has outlined his vision for Laroo-Pece, emphasizing youth empowerment and poverty alleviation ahead of the January, 15 2026 general ...

"In the time of Idi Amin, people were not allowed to drink alcohol before 5 pm. Under President Museveni, the government has ...

“Uganda is doing better than most people expect. Being able to deploy her oil resources and produce oil last also gives Uganda a chance to learn from the mistakes of others and build upon them. The ...

A program in southwest Uganda aims to address extreme poverty by giving people cash and coaching to help them build a sustainable income. But even the most established programs need to keep evolving.

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those ...

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, has pledged to reduce taxes, end corruption, and allocate 10% of resources to key sectors, including agriculture, ...

This paper discusses Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) 2004/05–2007/08. The PEAP provides an overarching framework to guide public action to eradicate poverty. It has been prepared ...

DANBURY -- Tony Ssonko was one of the lucky children in Uganda -- he was able to attend boarding school. He still grew up in poverty, and when he moved to America at age 12, he was still poor, making ...

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country, with a troubled history, set astride the equator in East Africa. Striving to become a country of relative stability and prosperity, ...