A healthy, skilled, and empowered Ugandan society living in harmony with a protected and sustainable environment.
A healthy, skilled, and empowered Ugandan society living in harmony with a protected and sustainable environment.
WHY HIV STILL CARRIES A FEMALE FACE The HIV pandemic in Uganda still wears a female face. Despite decades of awareness campaigns and medical advances, adolescent girls and young women remain disproportionately affected. According to the 2025 national HIV estimates report, of the 1.5 million Ugandans living with HIV, about 930,000 are girls and women,…
Promoting Girls’ Education in Uganda Depends on Treating Menstrual Health and Hygiene as a National Priority As Uganda prepares for the 2026 school year, thousands of girls across the country will return to classrooms carrying an invisible burden menstruation managed without adequate resources, information, or supportive environments. Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) remains a critical but…
Uganda Approves the Lenacapavir Injectable HIV Prevention Drug Kampala, January 2026 Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has approved Lenacapavir, a long‑acting injectable medicine for preventive use, as part of the country’s comprehensive HIV prevention strategy. This decision represents a major milestone in expanding prevention options for individuals at high risk of HIV infection and accelerates…
Children’s Day 2025 On every 20th of November, we celebrate International Children’s Day, and in 2025 the theme is: “Investing in Every Child: Safe, Educated, and Empowered Futures.” This theme emphasizes the importance of creating safe and nurturing environments where children can thrive and reach their full potential, aligning with the UN Convention on the…
In the fight against HIV/AIDS, community sensitization remains one of the most effective tools for prevention. Across Uganda, many people still lack accurate information about HIV transmission, prevention, and treatment leading to stigma, misinformation, and risky behaviors that perpetuate new infections. Recognizing this, the Upper Nile Conservation Initiative (UNCI) has placed community sensitization at the center of its HIV prevention strategy.
Consultancy Services For Awareness Creation And Management Of Risks Associated With HIV/Aids, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Violence Against Children, Occupational And Community Health And Safety On The Upgrading Of Tororo-Busia Road (26km) And Mayuge And Busia Town Roads (18km) The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing the national road network…
HIV/AIDS remains one of the biggest health problems in Uganda today and the leading cause of death for adults and gravely affects all sectors of the economy. The national HIV estimates show that there were 1,460,000 people living with HIV in 2019. HIV incidence per 1,000 uninfected people of all ages was 1.4, but it…
OHS, HIV/AIDS, Gender Based Violence (GBV) and VAC Prevention: UNCI’s Roles: Supervise the Contractors in all matters concerning occupational health, safety and care of the works, workers, and local communities. Ensure that all persons working on the project (Contractors and Sub-contractors) sign the CoC and fully understand its content. Monitor compliance with the CoC of…
UNCI’S E&S PROVISION AND SUPERVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS: Supervise compliance with safeguards standards and national laws with due diligence and efficiency in accordance with sound technical and best industry practice. Keep all the necessary records relating to the implementation of the project, including waste management, air quality and noise measurement among…
UNCI’s Environmental and Social Safeguards roles: Coordinates the E&S safeguards officers and liaise between the Contractors, Entities and the Key Experts. The E&S Safeguards Team under takes to coordinate the non-key/additional technical personnel of the consultant, prepare workplans in coordination with the Team Leader, identify and take a record of emerging issues to the attention…
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