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Invitation: we want to have your say about smallholders
One of the ways Hivos contributes to poverty reduction, is by quality improvement among groups of smallholders in coffee and vegetable production in Kenya and South Africa. These smallholders depend on markets for their livelihood. Main buyers in these markets increasingly demand compliance with a variety of standards. Therefore, in order to avoid being squeezed out of these markets, groups of smallholders need to respond to these demands.
Music and arts in Uganda
The first festival in Uganda was held in 2008, organised by Bayimba Cultural Foundation, a Ugandan cultural organization. The Foundation is dedicated to making East Africa a significant hub for music and art culture on the African continent. In June 2008, more than 45 artists performed at the first Bayimba International Festival. For the second year Bambiya presents the successful international festival of culture and arts from June 12th till June 14th.
Mobile Phones a Luxury?
If your voice is not heard, you will not be acknowledged, says Kenneth Msiska, founder and director of Young Advocates for the Advancement of ICT-related Development (Y.A.A.ICT-D). His organization has proven that mobile phones and political radio programmes can give rural people a voice, especially women.
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