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Apr 16, 20233 min read

Meet OUR FIRST INAUGURAL ACE Residents

During the last two weeks of April 2023, we shall be delighted to host four artists for the ACE-Residency programme in Okere. The arts...

OPEN CALL: Arts for Civic-Engagement in Okere (ACE) Residency

Okere City

Mar 14, 20234 min read

OPEN CALL: Arts for Civic-Engagement in Okere (ACE) Residency

Background Arts are a proven immutable cultural institution for the people of Okere. Most relevant to this residency for its capabilities...

Okere City

Mar 4, 20237 min read

Meet Our Inaugural P.7 CLASS OF 2023

We are delighted to introduce our inaugural P7 Class of 2023. They are 17 pupils from Okere and other neighboring villages. Out of the 17...

Our 2022 Annual Impact Report - A Snippet

Okere City

Feb 19, 20232 min read

Our 2022 Annual Impact Report - A Snippet

Happiest regards from Okere City! 2022 was a rollercoaster. We rose over and above our expectations, making sure that indeed, we continue...

Reflections on Place, Context, and the Idea of Global Development Goals

Okere City

Feb 18, 20238 min read

Reflections on Place, Context, and the Idea of Global Development Goals

Adventino Banjwa, PhD Fellow, MISR Keynote Speech, Okere, Okere SDGs Summit Theme: The Meaning of Sustainability (in Practice) January...

When Lango Women's Aspirations Visited Us

Okere City

Jan 1, 20235 min read

When Lango Women's Aspirations Visited Us

As we closed down the curtains of 2022, a group of incredible Lango women on a journey to support each other and give back to communities...

Our Rise-Up (YAA-MALU) Women Tailoring Center

Okere City

Nov 16, 20224 min read

Our Rise-Up (YAA-MALU) Women Tailoring Center

Photo Credit: @Robin Letellier Since its inception in 2019, we have made significant toward towards elevating the standards of well-being...

Why We Invest in Functional Adult Literacy!

Olila Steven

Nov 11, 20225 min read

Why We Invest in Functional Adult Literacy!

Uganda has made remarkable progress in education and literacy over the years. Accordingly, adult literacy rate in Uganda currently states...

Field Notes during a Visit at Baralegi Presidential Demonstration Farm

Olila Steven

Nov 11, 20228 min read

Field Notes during a Visit at Baralegi Presidential Demonstration Farm

It was a bee hive of activity today at Okere city project as our learners at Aero-Kwan functional adult education program had a field...

Olila Steven

Oct 26, 20227 min read

Aero-Kwan IS THE BEST FAL class

Among the many of the programs Okere City, functional adult literacy is part of it. Aero-Kwan functional adult literacy class bring...

Okere Women WON THE Rural Women’s Day Award

Okere City

Oct 14, 20223 min read

Okere Women WON THE Rural Women’s Day Award

The 2022 International Rural Women’s Day shall forever be etched in Okere women’s memory. A group of women who belong to Aero-Kwan...

Advancing Early Childhood Development in Okere

Okere City

Sep 5, 20223 min read

Advancing Early Childhood Development in Okere

In September and October 2015, Uwezo Uganda at Twaweza conducted their sixth household-based assessment of learning outcomes in 112...

Amidst Impossible Odds, Opio Still Dreams to Become a Celebrated Sculptor

Okere City

Aug 11, 20226 min read

Art

Amidst Impossible Odds, Opio Still Dreams to Become a Celebrated Sculptor

You could have seen the Mahogany sculpture depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Our Lady of Africa Mbuya Catholic Church. Did...

Okere City

Jun 6, 20225 min read

Okere City as a Rural Futuristic Experiment

In May 2022, we partnered with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the African Centre for Trade and Development (ACTADE) to organize the...

Okere City

May 31, 20224 min read

Okere Summit

Okere City AS Rural Futuristic Project

In May 2022, we partnered with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the African Centre for Trade and Development (ACTADE) to organize the...

Okere City

Feb 24, 20225 min read

How Okere City is investing through skilling rural people

An adult education class in Okere. Photo Credit: Zahara Abdul Civilization and humanity advance only if people can access relevant skills...

Okere City

May 6, 20211 min read

UNBANKABLES - TRAILER

The Canadian Film Producer Luke Wilms paid us a courtesy visit to learn about our village bank model. You can watch the trailer of the...

RESEARCH REPORT: SHEA BUTTER IN OKERE - A GIFT FROM NATURE

Okere City

Mar 15, 20212 min read

RESEARCH REPORT: SHEA BUTTER IN OKERE - A GIFT FROM NATURE

SUMMARY OF THE REPORT: SHEA BUTTER IN OKERE The importance of Shea to the socio-economic realities of the people in Okere cannot be...

BUSINESS PLAN: OKERE SHEA COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Okere City

Feb 2, 20211 min read

BUSINESS PLAN: OKERE SHEA COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

We have an ambitous plan to position Okere Shea Cooperative as one of the best Shea butter producers in the world. Download the Business...

"Thank You, Charles Opio" - Okere Shea Cooperators

Okere City

Jan 21, 20212 min read

"Thank You, Charles Opio" - Okere Shea Cooperators

In 2020, we registered Okere Shea Cooperative Society, a significant feat in our attempt to position Shea nuts as a key economic...

“We will never Cut Shea Trees Again” – Okere Community

Okere City

Jan 21, 20212 min read

“We will never Cut Shea Trees Again” – Okere Community

Collin, one of the women in Okere who derives her livelihood from collecting Shea nuts, making and selling Shea oil. Shea trees, which...

Meet Ajok, the Lone Female Member of Okere Boxing Club

Ojok Okello

Dec 27, 20203 min read

Meet Ajok, the Lone Female Member of Okere Boxing Club

Agnes Ajok is the only female member of Okere Boxing Club. Her passion for kickboxing and taekwondo dates back to 2015 when she was...

RESTORING THE LOST DREAMS OF OKERE's YOUTH THROUGH BOXING

Ojok Okello

Dec 9, 20202 min read

RESTORING THE LOST DREAMS OF OKERE's YOUTH THROUGH BOXING

We are excited about our newest project - Okere Boxing Club. Let me tell you a little story behind this boxing and kick boxing club. Over...

We ARE CHAMPIONING THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS in Okere

Ojok Okello

Dec 1, 20202 min read

We ARE CHAMPIONING THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS in Okere

When I started Okere City, it was very clear to me that dwelling on the plethora of challenges that riddle my community was out of the...

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