On 5th March 2026, the Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT), under the Screening Project for Cervical Cancer Awareness and Detection (SPACC), held a stakeholders’ engagement aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent and manage cervical cancer in the districts of Kakumiro, Kibaale and Kagadi. The engagement brought together health facility in-charges, village health coordinators,…
Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT) was delighted to host Ms. Piia Schneider, the Investment Director at Nordic Capital, a long-term partner in our mission to transform rural communities. Nordic Capital has long supported URDT’s Girls School, which provides young girls with knowledge and tools to drive positive change. The school focuses not only…
The Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT), under the Right to Access Affordable Water Harvesting for Smallholder Farmers in Uganda and Tanzania (RIWA) project, has distributed seven Money Maker Max irrigation pumps to members of Farmer Family Learning Groups (FFLGs) from the sub-counties of Kyenzige, Kyanaisoke, Burora, Ruteete, Mpeefu, Kabamba, and Kagadi in Kagadi…
Cervical cancer remains one of the most preventable yet persistent health threats to women in Uganda. Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT) is at the forefront to combat this disease, shifting focus from treatment to prevention through awareness, vaccination, and screening. Shamim Namagembe, the coordinator of URDT’s Screening Project for Advancing Cervical Cancer Awareness…
In a heartfelt gesture of appreciation, African Rural University Vice Chancellor – Dr. Mwalimu Musheshe Ashoka Fellow, has expressed gratitude to the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom for honoring Uganda Rural Development Training Programme’s (URDT) transformative work in the region. This follows the latest award given to him by Kabalega Foundation at the Hoima Resort Hotel on…
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our Mother Organisation URDT’s co-founder, Silvana Franco Veltkamp . Silvana Franco Veltkamp was born in North Africa, Tunis, and raised in Italy. In her teens, Silvana spent a year living and studying in Mogadishu, Somalia. This experience cemented her love and…
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…
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 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…
The Prevention and Screening Innovation Project towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer (PRESCRIP-TEC) joined the rest of the healthcare service providers in Uganda to commemorate the 37 years anniversary of the ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) which is celebrated every 26th of January Under the theme; “Our resolute efforts to transform Uganda is a promise…
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