Uganda a Periphery Nation Introduction / Geography & Demographics Uganda is a small‚ landlocked country‚ smaller than the state of Texas‚ located in Central Africa (on the Equator) with only a lake as a water source. Landlocked means that a country is surrounded by other land (countries) without rights to or access to waterways. "Uganda is landlocked by Kenya‚ Sudan‚ Democratic Republic of Congo‚ Tanzania‚ and Rwanda" (Uganda Country Summary‚ 2001). As a landlocked country‚ the social issues
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The importance of doing green business. Here in Russia we consider that the slogan “Go green!” is one of the most important mottos for many western companies. Nowadays it is getting really trendy to do green business and to follow the rule “Think globally‚ act locally”. And actually I want to believe that it is not a cheap marketing move to attract more and more customers but these companies really work this way. I absolutely do not want to find out in one fine day that all sustainable manufacturers
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Name: Nguyen‚ Thi Hai Yen Student ID: 2012470037 Subject: Special topic in international development: African economics and politic Topic: Uganda – The bright in poverty reduction for other Sub – Saharan African countries Uganda is a landlocked and relative small country in East Africa. After independence in 1962‚ Uganda experienced a decade of relative political and economic stability before 15 years struggling under the power of Idi Amin who lead the country to conflict and reduced country
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infrastructure readiness without adequate skilled ICT human capacity cannot lead to economic growth. In this paper we discuss the role of Makerere University and suggest opportunities for Makerere University in this area of ICT led –economic growth of Uganda. 1. Introduction Information and communications technologies‚ broadly defined‚ facilitate by electronic means the creation‚ storage‚ management and dissemination of information. The emphasis in this paper is on both ICT as a vehicle for communication
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the planet {text:bibliography-mark} . J&J has not always been vocal about its socially and environmentally responsible efforts‚ even it has gotten attention for its sustainability strategies‚ including being #3 on Newsweek magazine’s Green Rankings List of green companies {text:bibliography-mark} . On a scale of 1 to 100‚ AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson lead the first-ever review of the pharmaceutical sectors to rate above 70 in a recent survey of sustainability practices by Climate Counts. Climate
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As the society embarks into the 21st century‚ a developing recognition on the magnitude of sustainability is emphasized. With the increased pressure imposed by “green consumers”‚ a phenomenon of green business practices is being nurtured‚ drawing companies to “greenwash” business to emerge as an environmentally and socially responsible corporation. To enhance the corporate image‚ many resort to the use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication‚ one of the main ethical marketing practices
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Permission was given to me by David to publish his works AN EXTENDED ESSAY OF THE PROBLEMS FACING THE YOUTH OF ST MARK CHURCH OF UGANDA KAMULI PARISH BY ISABIRYE DAVID J11/DTH/UMSN/003 AN EXTENDED ESSAY SUBMITTED TO BISHOP TUCKER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND DIVINITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY OF UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. DECLARATION I Isabirye David‚ hereby declare that this is my own project of extended essay and it has been done
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Solns: The need for Reforms: Diagnosing the Problems of Education in Africa Proactively speaking‚ I strongly believe that there is possibility for a virtuous circle of education and growth in Africa before the turn of the century‚ and we need to create it. “This means that finance ministers of our States in Africa should be concerned about education‚ and education ministers about economic growth.” South Africa for example should emphasized technical and vocational education by giving it prestige
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of the total exports from Uganda. Additionally‚ the sector contributes 22.7% to the Ugandan GDP. The large contribution of agricultural products to the Ugandan economy has led the government to promote value addition as a means of increasing the value of exports. According to the Ugandan Investment Authority (UIA)‚ the demand for Uganda’s organic products is higher than the supply. This imbalance presents a high opportunity for export of organic fruit juice from Uganda. Fruits and farm produce
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effect on the former British colony that is now called Uganda. Formerly called Buganda‚ the change started to unfurl when both Britain and Germany signed a treaty in which Britain got complete rights to Buganda in 1890. Uganda then became a British protectorate in 1894‚ in which the local government in kept intact‚ but they must follow the rules and laws of the British. Once this took place‚ the British ways and culture became very dominant in Uganda‚ mainly because Protestant missionaries went throughout
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