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  • Peace Corps Volunteer Organizes Bed Net Campaign to Mark World Malaria Day
    Peace Corps Volunteer Organizes Bed Net Campaign to Mark World Malaria Day

    In this clip, Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Boddie describes his “Nightwatch” project, a nationwide campaign designed to reduce malaria in Uganda by increasing use of insecticide-treated bed nets. Matthew, who works under the supervision of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), organized several well-known figures in Uganda—including Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi—to record short clips urging Ugandans to get under their bed nets every night.


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  • Get your family's health sorted in one day at the Rotary Family Health Days, May 9 - 11
    Get your family's health sorted in one day at the Rotary Family Health Days, May 9 - 11

    The U.S. Mission Uganda is joining forces with Rotary in Uganda, Rotarians For Family Health & AIDS Prevention, Inc., the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, Century Bottling Company Limited, the AIDS Information Centre, and the Ministry of Health to announce Rotary Family Health Days 2013. From May 9th to 11th over 60 Rotary Clubs and their partners will provide free health services at 140 sites across Uganda. The health services include HIV testing and counseling, malaria screening and treatment, diabetes testing and general medical check-ups, among others. This clip features Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Mission Uganda, Virginia Blaser, and Stephen Mwanje, a director of Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention, discussing Rotary Family Health Days.


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  • U.S. Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi celebrates World Health Day
    U.S. Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi celebrates World Health Day

    In celebration of World Health Day, on April 10 the U.S. Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi delivered a major health policy speech to a standing room only crowd of medical students and professors at Makerere University's College of Health Sciences. Also in attendance were Ministry of Health officials, members of parliament, journalists, and representatives from the health community along with other U.S. Embassy leadership including the Deputy Chief of Mission, the PEPFAR Coordinator, the Peace Corps Country Director, USAID's Deputy Mission Director, the CDC Country Director, and the country program directors for NIH and Makerere University's Walter Reed Project. The speech, titled, "The U.S. Government and the People of Uganda - Working Together for a Healthier Future," highlighted two key messages: Ugandans must own the future of their health care and the American people stand in partnership with Uganda as it works toward a healthier future. This clip features the entire speech.


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  • Michael Pelletier, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, on the State Department's Support for Apps4Africa
    Michael Pelletier, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, on the State Department's Support for Apps4Africa

    Apps4Africa is an annual, Africa-wide competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in partnership with Appfrica International. Apps4Africa 2012--the third annual contest--challenged innovators to develop sustainable, technology-based solutions to youth unemployment. The three winners, including Ugandan Titus Mawano with his app "Ffene," a low-cost business management platform, were honored at a March 6, 2013, closing ceremony at Kampala's Hive Colab, where Ambassador DeLisi and Deputy Assistant Secretary Pelletier congratulated the winning teams. In this clip, Deputy Assistant Secretary Pelletier discusses the importance of technology in moving Africa forward, and emphasizes the U.S. Government's continued commitment to supporting African innovators.


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  • U.S. Department of Commerce official discusses new regional initiatives
    U.S. Department of Commerce official discusses new regional initiatives

    In this clip, U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Holly Vineyard, talks about two U.S. initiatives designed to promote trade and increase jobs in Africa. The two initiatives, which are part of President Obama's Presidential Policy Directive for Sub-Saharan Africa, are 1) the Commercial Dialogue, and 2) Doing Business in Africa. In this clip, she details how the initiatives will help facilitate U.S. investment and trade with Africa, and how this may help the average Ugandan.


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  • U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith
    U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith

    The Special Representative visited Uganda from December 14-16 to attend TEDxYouth@Bukoto, a forum to showcase young Africans' innovative solutions to some of Africa's most pressing challenges. Here the Special Representative speaks about African youth who have inspired her, including two very promising young Ugandans, and discusses her vision for Africa’s youth. Learn more about the Special Representative’s mandate here: http://www.state.gov/s/srmc/index.htm


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  • Wildlife Conservation Day 2012
    Wildlife Conservation Day 2012

    To mark Wildlife Conservation Day on December 4th, Sudi Bamulesewa, a project management specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Economic Growth Office, discusses U.S. efforts to curb wildlife trafficking and urges Ugandans to protect wildlife as part of their national heritage.


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  • U.S efforts to promote peace and security
    U.S. Mission in Uganda Partners with Ugandan Police Force to Promote Community Policing and Counterterrorism.

    This clip features Dr. Nicholas Walling of the U.S. Mission in Uganda, along with Assistant Superintendent of Police Philbert Waibi. The U.S.-Ugandan community policing and counterterrorism project aims to improve communities’ relations with their local police while improving counterterrorism effectiveness. Four teams of trainers, composed of instructors from the Uganda Police Force Training Academy in Masindi and officers from the Counterterrorism Unit in Kampala, have been travelling around Uganda for more than two months to reach local police and the communities they serve. In each community, the trainers teach local police a community problem-solving method, and then conduct a live community forum, which includes a terrorism awareness program. So far the teams have trained approximately 700-800 police officers in the community policing model, and have hosted approximately 15,000 people in community forums across Uganda.


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  • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Mike Hammer, Discusses Press Freedom Imperatives
    Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Mike Hammer, Discusses Press Freedom Imperatives

    In this clip, Assistant Secretary Hammer makes clear the U.S. position on press freedom and encourages Ugandan journalists to strive for the highest professional standards. Assistant Secretary Hammer visited Kampala for three days in October to meet with Ugandan journalists, journalism students, and media professionals, and to discuss religious tolerance, press freedom, and media professionalism.


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  • World Food Day- October 16th
    World Food Day- October 16th

    In honor of World Food Day on October 16, USAID’s Feed the Future coordinator, Andrew McKim, here discusses how the U.S. Government works with Uganda to build a more food secure future.


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  • USAU Ambassador Michael A. Battle
    USAU Ambassador Michael A. Battle on the African Union, Leadership, and Youth Empowerment

    Great leaders don’t just lead; they also bring out the best in everybody around them. In this podcast, we had a conversation about what constitutes good leadership with the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union Michael A. Battle. Ambassador Battle, who has a wealth of experience in leadership both in Africa and in the United States, also explained in detail what the United States is doing to help strengthen the African Union’s leadership capabilities on the continent and how the Mission is promoting Africa’s youth and future leaders.


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  • CDC Uganda Staff Celebrate World Blood Donor Day with Blood Drive
    CDC Uganda Staff Celebrate World Blood Donor Day with Blood Drive

    Every year on June 14, countries worldwide celebrate World Blood Donor Day with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. The theme for 2012 is “Every blood donor is a hero.” While recognizing the unsung heroes who save lives every day through blood donations, the theme also encourages people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly.


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  • U.S. Mission Uganda hosted maternal health expert Dr. Jane Dimer for a four-day speaker program from May 13 – 16, 2012. Dr. Dimer spoke to audiences at three local universities – Makerere University, Uganda Christian University, and Uganda Martyrs University, and to 70 girls in the Rising Stars Mentoring Program. Uganda’s maternal mortality rate continues at an unacceptably high level, with as many as 13,000 women and girls dying each year due to pregnancy-related complications. Improving maternal health in Uganda is a top priority for the U.S. Government.
    U.S. Mission Uganda hosts maternal health expert Dr. Jane Dimer for a four-day speaker program

    U.S. Mission Uganda hosted maternal health expert Dr. Jane Dimer for a four-day speaker program from May 13 – 16, 2012. Dr. Dimer spoke to audiences at three local universities – Makerere University, Uganda Christian University, and Uganda Martyrs University, and to 70 girls in the Rising Stars Mentoring Program. Uganda’s maternal mortality rate continues at an unacceptably high level, with as many as 13,000 women and girls dying each year due to pregnancy-related complications. Improving maternal health in Uganda is a top priority for the U.S. Government.


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    The President's Malaria Initiative in Uganda

    To mark World Malaria Day (April 25), Gune Dissanayake, a Malaria Technical Expert with USAID, speaks about the President's Malaria Initiative in Uganda.


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    World Malaria Day (April 25, 2012)

    To mark World Malaria Day (April 25), James Ssekitoleeko, a Project Coordinator with Malaria Consortium, one of USAID's local partners.


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  • Jazz Trombonist Sarah Morrow on Music, Mentorship, and Touring in Africa
    Jazz Trombonist Sarah Morrow on Music, Mentorship, and Touring in Africa

    In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day (April 30), listen to comments from jazz trombonist Sarah Morrow. Morrow, a gifted musician hailing from Pickerington, Ohio, and was the first female instrumentalist to tour with Ray Charles in 1995. She talks here about her unique musical career as a female jazz trombonist, her views on mentorship, and her experiences in Africa touring with Dee Dee Bridgewater.


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  • Jeanne Briggs, former Team Leader for USAID?s Gulu Office in Northern Uganda, speaks here about the transformation she witnessed in the region during her two-year tour. USAID has provided substantial assistance to support post-conflict recovery efforts in northern Uganda under the Government of Uganda?s Peace and Recovery and Development Plan.
    Peace and Progress in Northern Uganda.

    Jeanne Briggs, former Team Leader for USAID?s Gulu Office in Northern Uganda, speaks here about the transformation she witnessed in the region during her two-year tour. USAID has provided substantial assistance to support post-conflict recovery efforts in northern Uganda under the Government of Uganda?s Peace and Recovery and Development Plan. The United States is committed to helping the people of the north return to a normal life.


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  • Peace Corps Volunteer discusses his work on maternal health
    Peace Corps Volunteer discusses his work on maternal health

    U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Bryce Slinger works at Mwera Health Center, where he provides care and treatment to pregnant Ugandan women and their newborns. Here he speaks about the challenges he has witnessed and the progress he has observed.


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  • U.S. Ambassador Jerry P. Lanier on the challenges to maternal health in Uganda
    U.S. Ambassador Jerry P. Lanier on the challenges to maternal health in Uganda

    Ambassador Lanier discusses what the U.S. government is doing, in partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Health, to improve the state of maternal health care in Uganda.


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  • information needed to make an appointment to visit the IRC
    Information needed to make an appointment to visit the IRC

    The U.S. Mission Information Resource Center (IRC) provides comprehensive, accurate, and timely information about the United States. The IRC has excellent staff available to answer your questions, and computers with internet access for your research needs. Visiting the IRC is simple! This short clip gives you all the information you need to make an appointment at the IRC. Appointments are available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays between 9 am and 4:30 pm, and on Fridays between 9 am and 12 pm.


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  • Interview with John W. Franklin, Director of Partnerships and International Programs for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Interview with John W. Franklin, Director of Partnerships and International Programs for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Every February, Americans observe National African American History Month with programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor the rich legacy and remarkable contributions made by African Americans throughout history. John W. Franklin, director of partnerships and international programs at the newest Smithsonian museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, discusses Africa's and America's complex history, the state of racism following the election of President Obama, and the impact the new museum will have when it comes to addressing these issues and more.


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  • Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns Briefs African Journalists.
    Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns Briefs African Journalists

    On Monday, January 30th, Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns briefed journalists across the continent from the U.S. Mission to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He provided a read-out of his January 26-30 trip to Ghana, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia, discussed U.S. participation in the AU Summit, and answered questions.


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  • January 18th Address by Princeton N. Lyman
    January 18th Address by Princeton N. Lyman

    During a January 18th address to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa, Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Princeton Lyman urged South Africa and the African Union to encourage Sudan to allow access to the United Nations and international aid organizations to prevent a devastating famine in Sudan that could kill hundreds of thousands as early as March 2012.


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  • Interview with Dr. Tadesse Wuhib, Uganda country director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
    CDC Assists Ministry of Health on Nodding Syndrome Investigation.

    Interview with Dr. Tadesse Wuhib, Uganda country director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In the clip, Dr. Wuhib discusses the facts about Nodding Syndrome and how CDC is working with the Ministry of Health to uncover more information about the syndrome and its causes.


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  • CEO and Make-up Artist Bobbi Brown on Balancing Work and Family
    CEO and Make-up Artist Bobbi Brown on Balancing Work and Family

    Raising a family, starting and managing a company an staying grounded in one of the most competitive industries, that of beauty and fashion, is not an easy feat. Yet renown American make-up artist and CEO Bobbi Brown has achieved all three all while reaching out to women of all background to help inspire them to achieve their dreams as she did.


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