This is the third episode of the Weekly Radio News Roundup. Click play below to listen to the news for April 19-26, 2015.
April 2015
This is the third episode of the Kuchu Times Weekly News Roundup. This episode covers April 19-26, 2015.
This is a video that has been shared on social media. It raises some good points regarding recent xenophobic attacks in Africa.
Dates for Beach Pride Uganda Officially Announced in Statement Released by Organising Committee
By Editor
Preparations for the annual Beach Pride are officially underway after the organising committee announced the dates for this year’s event.
The Open Society Youth Fellowship supports young activists and organizers as thought leaders and allies in crafting solutions and new youth-focused approaches to open society challenges.
Youth Fellows should take advantage of the considerable intellectual and logistical resources of the Open Society Foundations and expect to contribute meaningfully to the Foundations’ thinking in return. While fellows will work outside of Open Society Foundations core offices, they will liaise with the Open Society Youth Exchange to identify opportunities for both in-person and virtual engagement with Open Society staff and partners.
South African LGBTI Community in High Spirits ahead of Mr Gay World Despite Ongoing Xenophobic Violence
By Editor
The recent xenophobic violent attacks in South Africa are not deterring the preparations of Mr Gay World.
Sweden based NGO Starts Campaign to Benefit LGBTI Immigrants as well as Address the Question of Asylum
By Editor
Find Hope, a Sweden based NGO fighting discrimination against LGBT immigrants and bullying based on gender orientation and sexuality among youth has launched a campaign to educate the community on the process of asylum.
Obstructive Bill that Seeks to Give Government Absolute Powers over NGOs Tabled before Parliament By Editor
A bill regulating the operations of Non-governmental Organizations has been tabled before the Parliament of Uganda.
SELF Project Passes on Social Media Activism Skills to Community Members in Two Day Training By Editor
Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), one of the leading LBTI organisations last week prearranged a social media training to equip members of the community under its SELF project.
LGBTI Activists in Malawi Request Government to Legalise Same Sex Marriages
By Editor
Malawi seems to have paved the way for the discussion of legalizing same sex marriage within the South African state with the passing of the new law that sees the new age limit for marriage set at 18.