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WHERE CAN KATU HONEY BE FOUND?

Please visit any of the listed supermarkets in Uganda to purchase your very own jar of KaTu Honey

1. All Quality super market branches (Lubowa, Martin Road, Ntinda and Naalya)
2. Mega Standard supermarket (Opposite Old taxi park)
3. Green and white show room (Ntinda stage next to DTB and Apex House)
4. Frebos Super market (Kisaasi)

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KTU HANDS OVER 50 BEE KEEPING STARTUP KITS TO 50 DISABLED WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MASAKA

On 2 October 2014 KTU handed over beekeeping start up kits to 50 disabled women and girls at two functions officiated by local government officials of Masaka and Kalungu districts.This was as a result of a 3 day beekeeping training conducted in June this year.

The beneficiaries will operate under two groups and KTU will continue to provide follow up and capacity support in addition to purchasing the final product.
We at Ka Tutandike Uganda are happy to inform our audience that the officials from the two local governments of Masaka and Kalungu officially pledged to support the disabled women groups by linking them to other social enterprise opportunities and assist the women to utilize their equipment effectively

NEW CHAIRPERSON AT KA TUTANDIKE UGANDA (KTU)

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Jiingo as the new Chair of KTU. Our out-going Chair, Irene Mutumba stepped down in July from the role after completing her dynamic tenure in this role since 2012. Irene has nominated for Stephen to take on the reins as the new Chair as he has been a proactive KTU Board member since his appointment in 2012.

Stephen is a labour and employment specialist with over 10 years of professional expertise in labour legislation, policy & advocacy, disability, industrial relations, entrepreneurship, gender, and governance. He has management expertise in marketing, public relations, communications and corporate social responsibility. He holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Mass Communication and a Masters in Labour and Development.

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BEE KEEPING TRAINING FOR OVER 70 DISABLED WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LUWERO

From the 1st September to the 3rd KaTutandike Uganda engaged over 70 women and girls with disabilities from Luwero district in a bee keeping training. The training included topics ranging from apiary management, quality control at harvest and post harvest stages and the basics of marketing and distribution. This was intended to ensure that the participants are equipped with the required knowledge & skills before they receive beekeeping start-up kits.

KaTutandike Uganda would like to thank all its partners especially the donor, Project Inspire and the Luwero local government for making the training possible.

KTU IS HIRING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Ka Tutandike Uganda (KTU) is a non-governmental community-based organization, founded in 2006, with the mandate to empower vulnerable communities in Uganda.

We are primarily child focused, and believe that what happens – or doesn’t happen – to children in the earliest years of their lives is of critical importance, both to their immediate well-being and to their future. We therefore employ a holistic approach to Early Childhood Development to protect the rights of the valunerable children living in urban and rural poverty especially in market places, to ensure that they are not deprived of the love, care, nurturing, health, nutrition and protection that they need to survive, grow and develop.

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A NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MANAGER AT KATUTANDIKE UGANDA.

Godwin Tumwesigye joins Ka Tutandike Uganda as the new Social enterprise manager with expertise in strategic marketing as well as a wealth of demonstrated experience in applied tools of enterprise initiation and growth. Godwin holds an MBA in international business, bachelors in Mass communication and an Advanced PGD in Executive Business Training ABE. He has worked with several established institutions and comes on board with great enthusiasm to steer the KATU HONEY social enterprise to a profitable and sustainable business venture.

KTU HOSTS THE FOUNDER OF EDUCATE GLOBAL FUND.

KTU Uganda was honored with a visit on the 15th June from Mrs.Sandrine Henton the founder of Educate Global Fund (EGF), a new non-profit initiative seeking overcome barriers to Education by providing capital and strategic support to social businesses. As part of her visit she was treated to a tour of the different KTU ECD projects in Ggaba (Kampala) and Kame valley (Mukono) markets where she was impressed and pledged to maintain contacts with KTU for a future partnership.

KTU CARRIES OUT AN ECD SENSITIZATION DRIVE IN KAME MARKET (MUKONO DISTRICT)

Officials from KTU together with representatives from the office of the CDO (community Development officer) on 4th July sensitized the vendors of kame market about the importance of ECD and the urgent need to have a safe place in the market where their children can play and learn.The visit was also centered around surveying the proposed site for the center as well as discussing how KTU together with the vendors and the market leadership would have it setup.

KTTUK CHAIRPERSON MEETS WITH THE MAYOR OF LUBAGA DIVISON

The KTU team together with the Chairperson KTTUK on the 3rd of July paid a courtesy call the Lubaga Division Mayor and rexbar holdings group representatives. Many issues where discussed around Ka Tutandike Uganda's Early Childhood Programme poised to run in the 3 of the markets in her division. We at Ka Tutandike Uganda are proud to count on her overwhelming support.