After years or even decades of progress have been halted or reversed due to the pandemic. While the electricity sector has increased and renewable energy has improved, millions of people still find themselves without power and many major improvements are under threat. While 46 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s population
NEWS
Life expectancy in Africa grows by 10 years
Life expectancy is rising in Africa – with people living nearly 10 years longer, from 46 years to 56 years, according to the World Health Organization. The rise is because of better access to health services in the continent although the numbers are “still well below the global average of
East African terms entered The Oxford dictionary
In its latest update, June 2022, The Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most authoritative sources for the English language in the world, entered or revised 200 words and entries in use in East Africa. Many of these are in the Kiswahili language, a national language in Kenya, Tanzania and
WHERE OLD CARS END
Used vehicles from the West are exported to developing countries, where they continue to pollute. While some old vehicles end up in wreckers who dismantle them safely, in many cases things are different. An old car has a good chance of ending up on a ship and moving further down
CHILDREN NEED SLEEP
Famous traffic jams of the Uganda city of Kampala are robbing some children of their sleep and dreams. When 14-year-old Prosy Namasuga leaves home for school at 04:50, it is dark and chilly. Holding hands with her mother as they walk about 1Km to the matatu stage. They can barely
AFRICA DEMOGRAPHIC AND URBANIZATION
2.3 billion people will live in Africa by 2050. The problems of African megalopolises… investments foreffective and sustainable urban development are urgently needed.Recently 8 billion human beings have been registered on our planet and it is estimated that the worldpopulation will reach 9.8 billion in 2050 – and there will
CLIMATE CHANGE, URBAN POOR AND CHILDREN
The pandemic and runaway climate change have underlined the urgency to recognize the rights of the urban poor. In 2020, around the world, ten million children with their families were forced to flee their homes due to the climate crisis and this figure is three times higher than people displaced
There is only one option
To our Hiccup Circus Uganda Community, We are writing updating you on the situation regarding HCU as we try to restart our work amid the Coronavirus crisis. You won’t be surprised to learn the pandemic has had a devastating effect on HCU. The 2020 expansion of our organization has been
Marking our new web site
Saturday 21st September, after an attempt the week before, we celebrated this breakthrough of 42 pages (and growing) with 5 active campaigns, easy to manage and update (also for a non-expert like me, web site together with about 400 children and youth from the Kabalagala slum. We performed a free stunning show
“Circenses”: con Hiccup Circus Uganda riapre la stagione espositiva 2019 dell’Arsenale
La Fondazione l’Arsenale di Iseo inaugura la stagione espositiva 2019 con una collettiva di arte contemporanea sul tema del circo, che vede in mostra 33 opere di 12 artisti tra pittori, fotografi e scultori attivi sul panorama nazionale. In linea con la direzione intrapresa nell’ultimo quinquennio, l’ente culturale iseano prosegue