Author: Marion APIO
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Eco-friendly food dryer reduces food waste, improves farmers’ incomes in Uganda
Story By: Marion Apio – Media Challenge Initiative Fellow, Class 2020. With a wealth of fertile farmland that could feed its entire population of 39 million people and over 1.3 million refugees, Uganda still faces hunger that is on the rise and farmers are still facing the daily challenge of firefighting food loss. According to the…
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THE INFORDEMIC; ANOTHER EPIDEMIC
FIGHTING CORONA VIRUS WITH INFORMATION By: Marion Apio Corona Virus, officially a global pandemic in all continents of the world with over 22 million cases globally today (18/08/2020). World Health Organization (WHO) and governments are working behind the scenes to contain the spread of the virus through social distancing, flights bans and border closure, house…
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Mak to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Waste
By; Marion Apio Full story click the link bellow Mak to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Waste Public waste awareness is key to successful waste management,” remarked the Dean of Students, Mr. Cyriaco Kabagambe who was representing the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe at the closing ceremony of the Waste Awareness Week held…
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MAK 83rd Students’ Guild equipped with knowledge and skills
By; Student Volunteers- Marion Apio, Namagembe Eva, Ndyabawe Waswa Myres Full story click on the link MAK 83rd Students’ Guild equipped with knowledge and skills Officially opened by the Dean of Students, Mr. Cyriaco Kabagambe on Saturday 21st October 2017, the two day Student Leaders’ Induction and Training workshop highlighted the: Governance Structure of Makerere…
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Mak Students Urged to Embrace Insurance as a Career
By; Writers: Nakibombo Esther Joyce and Marion Apio,Volunteers-MAK Public Relations Office Editor: Ritah Namisango, MAK Public Relations Office Full story, click the link Mak Students Urged to Embrace Insurance as a Career “Insurance professional courses are taught by experienced people who are already in the business of insurance. If you take up these courses, it…
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MAK students sensitize the community on waste management and environmental conservation
By; Marion Apio Full story, click on the link MAK students sensitize the community on waste management and environmental conservation The Waste Management Awareness week is a sustainability program that is stipulated in the Makerere University-Bangor University collaborative partnership and focuses on promoting sustainable development at Makerere University. The program also engages the University community…
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MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Makerere University reach out to St. Charles Lwanga Primary School
By; Marion Apio MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Makerere University reach out to St. Charles Lwanga Primary School “The Service Day is one of the most emotional days where MCF scholars reach out to different communities. Great thanks to the MCF for instilling the spirit of give back in the Scholars, bravo to the vibrant leaders…
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Prof. Nawangwe urges staff on Professionalism
By: Marion Apio Prof. Nawangwe urges staff on Professionalism Amidst applause from the audience comprising Members of University Management, College Principals, Staff from the Directorate of Human Resources and other invited guests, Prof. Nawangwe presented a Certificate of Service to Mrs. Mary K. Tizikara in recognition of her dedicated service as Director Human Resources (May…
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Hotel Businesses Boom in Kikoni: More than 10 new hotels established in six years
By: Marion Apio Kikoni, a booming spot for hotel businesses, is a neighborhood to the West of Makerere University in Kampala, and its fast growing like the rest of the tourism industry in Uganda. The number of hotels in Kikoni – which was a slum just 20 years ago – has more than tripled in…
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A Mental Health App Easing Access to Information for Youths in Uganda
By 2018, World Health Organization estimated that close to 20 percent (6.8 million) out of 40 million people in Uganda had some degree of mental illness, ranging from anxiety and depression to severe madness, and close to 90 percent of mentally ill people never get treatment. This is partly due to a lack of mental…
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