Graduates of URDT Institute join the rest of the participants at the EXCO showcase at Helipad, Serena Hotel
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Graduates of URDT Institute join the rest of the participants at the EXCO showcase at Helipad, Serena Hotel

ByKiiza Nobert

Three graduates of Uganda Rural Development and Training Institute (URDT-I) showcase skills and their products at Helipad gardens, Serena Hotel in Kampala. The showcase took place on 23rd October, 2023 where twenty one partners of the Foundation participated. This was as a result of the visit by the Executive Committee of the Mastercard Foundation where…

District Stake holders Applaud URDT-I for transforming youth into responsible citizens
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District Stake holders Applaud URDT-I for transforming youth into responsible citizens

ByKiiza Nobert

The leadership of twenty districts and four Refugee Settlements in Mid-West and Mid-Central Uganda have acknowledged URDT-I for the transformative changes it has brought to the communities by enabling youth to transition to work in the private sector. This acknowledgment came during stakeholder review and reflection meetings held by URDT-I from the 11th to the…

The Executive Director of Uganda National NGO Forum Commends URDT’s Approach to Development

The Executive Director of Uganda National NGO Forum Commends URDT’s Approach to Development

ByKiiza Nobert

The Executive Director of Uganda National NGO Forum, Dr. Moses Isooba, has commended Uganda Rural Development and Training (URDT) for its unique approach to development as an NGO. He made the remarks while visiting Uganda Rural development and training programme (URDT) Campus on October 17, 2023. Moses says URDT has a sense of community basing…

Nyakabungo village members laud URDT for transforming rural areas
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Nyakabungo village members laud URDT for transforming rural areas

ByKiiza Nobert

Members of Nyakabungo village in Kagadi district have praised URDT for its efforts in transforming rural areas. URDT, in collaboration with communities, established Epicenters in 20 districts to facilitate the diffusion of the visionary approach and enable sustainable transformation of rural economies. The Epicenter Concept was designed as a strategy to expedite the development of…

The Ministry of Agriculture pledges to support MEPE in order to facilitate value addition among farmers
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The Ministry of Agriculture pledges to support MEPE in order to facilitate value addition among farmers

ByKiiza Nobert

The Farmer Mobilization, Education, Value-Addition, and Service Delivery Campaign in Kagadi district was successfully held at Kanyansi grounds in Kagadi town council on Friday, October 6th, 2023. The campaign was led by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, accompanied by the Agriculture State Minister, Fred Bwino Kyalulaga, and other distinguished dignitaries who visited model…

Nabbanja commends URDT for stimulating development in rural communities
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Nabbanja commends URDT for stimulating development in rural communities

ByKiiza Nobert

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja expressed her gratitude to the Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT) for stimulating development among people through orienting them in mindset change.g them in mindset change. The Prime Minister was meeting with leaders from Kagadi district at the Uganda Rural Development and Training Program campus…

Service uptake and involvement of women in cervical cancer screening services has greatly Improved, Ministry of health says
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Service uptake and involvement of women in cervical cancer screening services has greatly Improved, Ministry of health says

ByKiiza Nobert

URDT and Ministry of Health conducts quality support supervision and mentoring for the January-March quarter under Training of Trainers (TOT) project in Bunyoro sub region. The improved service uptake and involvement of women in cervical cancer services was revealed by Dr. Apollo Kalanzi the officer in charge of reproductive health from the ministry of health…

URDT INSTITUTE ENTREPRENEURS SHOW CASE THEIR PRODUCTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY KATALE SEASON II 2023
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URDT INSTITUTE ENTREPRENEURS SHOW CASE THEIR PRODUCTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY KATALE SEASON II 2023

ByKiiza Nobert

Uganda Rural Development and Training Institute entrepreneurs join the rest of the Mastercard Foundation partners on 10th March,2023 at Lugogo, Uganda Manufactures Association (UMA) Multipurpose Hall in Kampala to celebrate the International Women’s Day Katale an annual event for women organised by Private Sector Foundation Uganda. URDT-I graduates including Biira Jamidah 25 years a bee…

URDT Joins the Rest of the World in Commemorating the International Women’s Day 2023
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URDT Joins the Rest of the World in Commemorating the International Women’s Day 2023

ByKiiza Nobert

As Uganda and the rest of the world commemorate international women’s day under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Genda Equality”, Uganda Rural Development and Training program (URDT) joined the celebrations that are held on 8th of March of every year. As an organization that values women as an important part of the community…

The founders of Mustardseed Trust commend URDT for the great partnership in transforming the community
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The founders of Mustardseed Trust commend URDT for the great partnership in transforming the community

ByKiiza Nobert

Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT) is an indigenous organization founded in 1987 with a vision of transforming Uganda and Africa as a whole. URDT’s Visionary Approach has influenced development both at local and national levels. Through this approach, communities have looked at development holistically and have grown rapidly through the period of its…