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Okere City
May 11, 202311 min read
A Recap of the Inaugural ACE Residency Program
In March 2023, we partnered with the KQ Hub Africa to organize the first-ever arts for civic engagement residency program. We advertised...
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Okere City
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Okere City
Aug 11, 20226 min read
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...
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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...
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Okere City
May 31, 20224 min read
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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