PWDs Raise Concerns Over Barriers to Electoral Participation
PWDs Raise Concerns Over Barriers to Electoral Participation
Leaders of persons with disabilities in Uganda have highlighted persistent obstacles to meaningful electoral participation, including high nomination fees, inaccessible polling stations, and limited awareness within political parties, calling for targeted voter education ahead of upcoming elections.
Read more on the NilePost website.
Family & Parenting: Social media violence linked to mental health
Family & Parenting: Social media violence linked to mental health
Dr Peter Kirabira, the manager of the home care programme at St Francis Hospital Nsambya in Kampala, said the problem is common among adolescent girls and young women, who are increasingly being targeted by cyber bullies.
Read more on the NewVision website.
Eat politicians’ money but choose wisely, voters told
Eat politicians’ money but choose wisely, voters told
Organised by the National Secretariat of special interest groups under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), the meeting aimed at equipping persons with disability representatives with conflict analysis and mediation skills to manage local-level electoral disputes and strengthening participants’ ability to identify, monitor, and respond to hate speech and disinformation targeting PWDs, among other objectives.
Read more on the Daily Monitor website.