The Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) invites all Ugandan photojournalists and photographers between the ages of 21 and 28 years to participate in the 5th Young Photographer Award. The Young Photographer Award 2021 The Young Photographer Award is an educational award geared towards passionate emerging photographers looking to cultivate a career in documentary photography or photojournalism. The winner
The East African Photography Award was created to shine a spotlight on documentary photography that focuses on people and cultures from the perspective of East African citizens. Through this, UPPA hopes to promote and encourage the documentation of the fast-changing realities around us, and the cultural, socio-political, environmental and technological issues that affect individuals and
The Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) invites all photojournalists and photographers to participate in the 10th annual photography competitions. Over the past ten years, the UPPA has endeavoured to not only celebrate Ugandan photojournalism but also create a platform where Ugandan photographers can not only connect with other professionals, locally and internationally but also exchange
As a national voice of student-led enterprise societies, NASE aims to boost student’s enterprise skills, confidence, and aspirations through, practical learning/programs and inspiring events. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda in collaboration with Stanbic Bank Uganda recently launched the Youth4Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Facility, to tackle youth unemployment through impact-driven innovation and entrepreneurship in
If you frame your world through camera angles, narrate reality like a movie script, and edit the montage of your life like a film director, then here’s a flash-forward into your future. MultiChoice Africa is calling all aspiring film directors, DOPs, sound guys, and scriptwriters to help us ignite Africa’s creative industries. Who knows, perhaps
The eFounders Fellowship program is jointly organized by Alibaba Business School and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who are implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The eFounders Fellowship program provides first-hand exposure to eCommerce and digital innovations, access to business leaders across Alibaba and China, as well as an opportunity to connect with
Do you have an awesome idea to solve a social or environmental problem? Are you ready to take action, but don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. The Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge will take you from idea to entrepreneur – helping bring your idea to life AND sharpening your social business skills! Social Shifters helps
The advent of COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges in Africa’s education and training systems and reinforce the need for innovative solutions that are fit for context, and can be scaled up sustainably to meet the continually evolving context of education and training. Although the education deficit in Africa is large, significant progress has been made over
Hi-Innovator is an initiative of Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) that has established a start-up fund aimed at identifying and supporting Uganda’s small & growing businesses that have potential for great impact, sustainability and can be scaled. The National Social Security Fund of Uganda (NSSF) is Uganda’s national retirement Fund that has, over the
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Future News Worldwide conference will again be online. 2021’s theme is ‘Climate, COVID-19 and the rise of disinformation: how journalism can best serve a world in crisis’. Apply for the British Council Future News Worldwide Programme for your chance to be identified, trained and supported as part of
