It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...

The findings are contained in the 26th edition of the Uganda Economic Update, which reports broad-based expansion across ...

One method of combating extreme poverty is providing cash grants to allow people to start businesses. We go to Uganda to take ...

The robust performance was underpinned by a recovery in household consumption, accelerated government spending, and sustained ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is time to shift the discussion from the motivations of disenfranchised ...

“Uganda is doing better than most people expect. Being able to deploy her oil resources and produce oil last also gives Uganda a chance to learn from the mistakes of others and build upon them. The ...

President Museveni further revealed how through his wealth creation message in the 1960s, managed to transform the lives of the people of Ankole and now they are living a prosperous life. President ...

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those ...

The economic struggles facing many Ugandans today, especially the youth, remind me of Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness—a memoir later adapted into an award-winning film starring Will ...

This paper discusses Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) 2004/05–2007/08. The PEAP provides an overarching framework to guide public action to eradicate poverty. It has been prepared ...

DANBURY -- Tony Ssonko was one of the lucky children in Uganda -- he was able to attend boarding school. He still grew up in poverty, and when he moved to America at age 12, he was still poor, making ...