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Community conservation agreements a lifeline for Uganda’s grey crowned cranes →

February 18, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Uganda’s grey crowned crane has been in sharp decline due to loss of habitat and poaching. The Cranes and Wetlands initiative is creating self-sustaining incentives for communities living around wetlands to rehabilitate and protect wetlands areas. MONGABAY

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February 18, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
conservation, community, uganda, grey crowned cranes
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Teaching school kids to be entrepreneurs →

January 09, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Children are learning how to run their own businesses while they are still at school in Uganda. It's hoped that if they get these skills while they are young, they'll be more successful when they graduate. BBC NEWS

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January 09, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
teaching, uganda, children, entrepreneurship
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Soldier's mission to give shoes to vulnerable in Uganda →

January 06, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

When staff sergeant Ian Payne moved his family from the UK to Uganda for work, little did he know that he would also embark on a journey of generosity. BBC NEWS

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January 06, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
uganda, soldier, shoes, charity
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Uganda's refugee farmers sow seeds of change →

January 02, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

In Uganda, a developing country where land is still relatively plentiful, refugees are encouraged to build their own houses and use their gardens to grow food to supplement their rations. PLACE

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January 02, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
uganda, refugees, farmers, land use
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