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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

URDT Trains VHT’s on cervical cancer screening in Kagadi and Kakumiro districts
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URDT Trains VHT’s on cervical cancer screening in Kagadi and Kakumiro districts

URDT is implementing a Training of Trainers (ToT) Project in Kagadi and Kakumiro district to eliminate cervical cancer in communities. With enormous experience in cervical cancer prevention and control projects, URDT with financial support from Female Cancer Foundation (FCF) is implementing a 2-year project that started in July 2022 and will be ending in June…

Kagadi’s best UCE student aspires to become a Rural Transformation Specialist
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Kagadi’s best UCE student aspires to become a Rural Transformation Specialist

Grace Mbabazi, the best 2022 UCE candidate for Kagadi District is from a humble back ground in Kakumiro District. A student at URDT Girls Secondary School who scored aggregate 13 in UCE aspires to become a rural transformation specialist after graduating from African Rural University. Mbabazi also scored 10 Aggregates at PLE and attributes her continuous success…

Schools Applaud URDT For Boosting Pupils’ Self-Reliance and Entrepreneurial Skills
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Schools Applaud URDT For Boosting Pupils’ Self-Reliance and Entrepreneurial Skills

Uganda Rural Development and Training Program (URDT) is an indigenous community-based organization that operates in Bunyoro region with consciousness raising, training, education and information sharing as its key strategies. After witnessing that government education system lacks vision and approaches for schools to operate as transformation centers, URDT came up with a 5-year project known as…

URDT hosts Kamuli Child Care Nursery and Primary School Staff from Rakai District to drink on the well of wisdom
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URDT hosts Kamuli Child Care Nursery and Primary School Staff from Rakai District to drink on the well of wisdom

On 9th January, 2023 Uganda Rural Development and Training program hosted a group of 10 staff members from Kamuli childcare nursery and primary school, Tantamuki town council in Rakai district for a five days’ workshop. Three out of ten were community members from local council 1 and 2. The team was warmly received by the…