News Event Street Vending - Curse or blessing for Uganda's economy? On Thursday, 4th of October, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in partnership with the Platform for Vendors in Uganda (PLAVU) discussed the role of street vending on Uganda’s economy at Imperial Royal Hotel, Kampala. At the event, street...
Event “We need to develop implementation plans and also stick to them.” The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Uganda and Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children’s Welfare (UCOBAC) launched their Policy Brief with findings from Kampala Urban Thinkers’ Dialogues under the theme “Pro-poor and...
Event Informal Vendors create Action Plan for Policy Makers “Our workers, women, and children are dying at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them – the police.” – A vendor at the PLAVU Meeting in May 2018
Event Formal and informal sector workers: An ATWGU Meeting of Women and Youth to overcome the organizational divide The objectives of the meeting of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Uganda and the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) were, to provide a forum for women and youth in both formal and informal sectors to share their...
Event “As little as possible – as much as necessary“ Prof. Stig Enemark (Aalborg University Dept. of Development and Planning/ International Consultant) and Prof. Musinguzi Moses (Vice Chair of Surveyors registration Board/ Chair at Board of Directors of LANDNET Uganda presented on the...
Event Uganda Manufacturers Association holds seminar on Industrial Policy and Standardization Currently, a review of the National Industrialization Policy is being undertaken. As a watchdog for industrialists, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has been a focal association in consultation with government and other private...
