Archive

16 Aug

I want to see girls who can move with their heads up

I want to see girls who can move with their heads up Lillian, one of our APPCO staff members, is a skills facilitator and a personate girl child activist. She has facilitated many sessions to mentor girls and young women and share her knowledge on Life skills, SRHR, menstrual hygiene and human rights. When schools […]

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22 Nov

Schooling Children at Home During Covid-19 Lockdown – Lamwo District

Keeping Children in School While They’re at Home during Covid-19 Lockdown Our Early Childhood Development initiative in the Lamwo district modified its strategy of operations from a classroom environment to a community setting as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, which resulted from the closure of schools. This emergency response choice led to APPCO and […]

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15 Jun

Digital Generation: Preparing our children for the new age.

Digital Generation: Preparing our children for the new age. In today’s world, technology has become and integral part of daily life and a major driver of development through access to information and education. Technical skills and digital literacy are essential in a world of computers and phones. To prepare children for increasingly digital job and […]

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8 Aug

Over 400 Out-school Girls in Mukono district get Skills, Business start-up kits after Covid-19

Over 400 Out-school Girls in Mukono district get Skills, Business start-up kits after Covid-19 An event to Release a group of girls who have spent the last 2 years in Mukono district – Uganda, receiving training and skills development. The girls who had acquired different life skills, such as bakery, tailoring, hairstyling, etc., received various […]

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17 May

Supporting Parents With Agricultural Inputs Within The ECD Communities

Supporting Parents With Agricultural Inputs Within The ECD Communities To promote positive livelihood and nutrition for children and communities hosting the ECD program in the Lamwo district, APPCO introduced an initiative to supply parents with agricultural inputs. This was meant to enhance the feeding program within the ECD schools. SCHOOL FEEDING: The school feeding program […]

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13 May

Supporting The ECD Centers With Building Materials

Supporting The ECD Centers With Building Materials APPCO’s community-building strategy is critical in advancing the idea of self-sufficient and sustainable community-based initiatives. The initiative was a follow-up to fill the gap within the ECD host schools that didn’t have facilities for the ECD program (These facilities included classroom blocks, toilet structures and a feeding program). […]

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7 Apr

900 vulnerable pupils benefited from scholastic materials in Mukono

900 vulnerable pupils benefited from scholastic materials in Mukono To prevent having an impact on their schooling, young people need to understand and accept the physical and emotional changes to their bodies that occur as they mature, especially throughout puberty. They also need to learn how to manage these changes. Over 900 vulnerable pupils were […]

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20 Mar

Returning the ECD program to the classroom following the end of the Covid-19 lockdown

Returning the ECD program to the classroom following the end of the Covid-19 lockdown The government of Uganda announced the opening of schools in January 2022. The ECD project strategy has been switched from a community to a school context, with schools hosting ECD programs. For the communities, the program has reported an inflow of […]

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9 Dec

Advocacy During the 16 days of activism to End Violence against Women and Girls

Advocacy During the 16 days of activism Annually, APPCO joins the international community in fighting Gender-based violence. During the 16 days of activism, our staff have participated in various campaigns throughout the year in the areas of our operation. We are so grateful to the PreventGBV network and Raising Voices for regularly providing us with […]

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19 Nov

Back to school Campaign in Gulu district.

BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN  IN GULU DISTRICT. Appco conducted a back-to-school campaign in northern Uganda following the long break as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. The campaign that had engaging activities targeted community groups. The community dialogue had various groups participating to remind parents that they have a responsibility for sending their children back […]

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