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COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork

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@COTFONE is a non-profit community driven network of rural organizations (state and non-state) working together for Healthy & Self-reliant Communities in Uganda

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URGENT EVACUATION NOTICE FOR UGANDANS IN ISRAEL 💣 After U.S. airstrikes hit key nuclear sites overnight, tensions are rising. 🇺🇬 The Gov't of Uganda urges Ugandans in Israel to evacuate immediately. 📍Use Allenby Bridge to Jordan ➡️ Amman Airport ➡️ Ethiopian Airlines to Addis &

URGENT EVACUATION NOTICE FOR UGANDANS IN ISRAEL 💣 After U.S. airstrikes hit key nuclear sites overnight, tensions are rising. 🇺🇬 The Gov't of Uganda urges Ugandans in Israel to evacuate immediately.
📍Use Allenby Bridge to Jordan ➡️ Amman Airport ➡️ Ethiopian Airlines to Addis &
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This week (22-28 June), Notre Terre sans Pétrole is leading actions to raise awareness about new oil and gas expansions driven by multinational corporations and the Congolese government. We join them in calling on Africans to resist prioritizing profit over people and their environment.

This week (22-28 June), <a href="/terresanspetrol/">Notre Terre sans Pétrole</a> is leading actions to raise awareness about new oil and gas expansions driven by multinational corporations and the Congolese government. We join them in calling on Africans to resist prioritizing profit over people and their environment.
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WARNING: TOBACCO DEATHS INCREASE 🚨 Despite global efforts, tobacco is killing more people than ever, warns World Health Organization (WHO) Over 8 million lives lost each year- including 1.3 million non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke. COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork says it's time to strengthen action. #TobaccoKills #WHO

WARNING: TOBACCO DEATHS INCREASE 
🚨 Despite global efforts, tobacco is killing more people than ever, warns <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>
Over 8 million lives lost each year- including 1.3 million non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke.

<a href="/COTFONE/">COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork</a> says it's time to strengthen action. #TobaccoKills #WHO
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🚨Today in Masaka City, NCHRDs-UG trained protection service provider including COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork and other state actors on: ✅ HRDs’ working context, risks & threats ✅ Available protection mechanisms ✅ Case management roles ✅ Key challenges in protection work We also shared best

🚨Today in Masaka City, <a href="/NCHRD_UG/">NCHRDs-UG</a> trained protection service provider including <a href="/COTFONE/">COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork</a> and other state actors on:
✅ HRDs’ working context, risks &amp; threats
✅ Available protection mechanisms
✅ Case management roles
✅ Key challenges in protection work
We also shared best
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ELECTRICITY TRANSITION FOR WORSE!!! Please Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd it's now over 2 weeks when part of Kiwangala town in @LwengoDistrict is not having power without any public feedback!! Businesses closed, Insecurity increased. Are you waiting for community protests soon?CPA Kitatta Ibrahim Almalik COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork

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📢 Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd POWER OUTAGE FOR 2 WEEKS It's over 2 weeks without power in part of Kiwangala Town and nearby communities in @LwengoDistrict. As a result, poor people's businesses are closed, insecurity is rising & no public update has been given! As COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork, one of the affected

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🛑 World Drug Abuse Day, Say NO to drug abuse! 🫵On #WorldDrugDay, we join the world in raising awareness about the dangers of illicit drugs. Let’s build a resilient Uganda through prevention, treatment & hope. 📍Seek rehabilitation, not silence. 🎯 If you or someone you know is

🛑 World Drug Abuse Day, Say NO to drug abuse!
🫵On #WorldDrugDay, we join the world in raising awareness about the dangers of illicit drugs.
Let’s build a resilient Uganda through prevention, treatment &amp; hope.
📍Seek rehabilitation, not silence.
🎯 If you or someone you know is
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🧏🏽‍♀️👨🏽‍🦯 Deafblindness is a distinct disability. It’s not just deaf + blind - it requires specialised support, services & recognition. 📅 On #InternationalDayOfDeafblindness (27 June), we call for visibility, inclusion & investment in interpreter-guides. youtube.com/watch?v=VXiS2g… 🗳️

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🌿 Uganda’s wetlands are vanishing at an alarming rate - cleared for farming, settlements & industry. 💧 Yet wetlands are our lifeline: they purify water, store it for dry seasons, and shelter incredible biodiversity. 🛑 Let’s act now to protect wetlands - for clean water,

🌿 Uganda’s wetlands are vanishing at an alarming rate - cleared for farming, settlements &amp; industry.
💧 Yet wetlands are our lifeline: they purify water, store it for dry seasons, and shelter incredible biodiversity.
🛑 Let’s act now to protect wetlands - for clean water,
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🌴 Happy #InternationalDayOfTheTropics! Today we celebrate the incredible biodiversity, cultures & potential of the tropics 🌍 but also reflect on challenges like climate change, deforestation & inequality. Let’s protect our tropical regions for people & planet! 🌿 #TropicsDay

🌴 Happy #InternationalDayOfTheTropics!
Today we celebrate the incredible biodiversity, cultures &amp; potential of the tropics 🌍 but also reflect on challenges like climate change, deforestation &amp; inequality.
Let’s protect our tropical regions for people &amp; planet! 🌿
#TropicsDay
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As Uganda debates leadership & development, let’s not forget rural health systems! Ahead of 2026, COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork calls on leaders to prioritise access to vaccines, clean water & quality care. A healthy community is a strong nation. #HealthForAll #UgandaDecides2026 The Electoral Commission - Uganda

As Uganda debates leadership &amp; development, let’s not forget rural health systems! Ahead of 2026, <a href="/COTFONE/">COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork</a>  calls on leaders to prioritise access to vaccines, clean water &amp; quality care. A healthy community is a strong nation. #HealthForAll #UgandaDecides2026 <a href="/UgandaEC/">The Electoral Commission - Uganda</a>
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International Day of Parliamentarism – 30 June Today we reflect on the vital role of parliaments in shaping fair, inclusive, and democratic societies. In Uganda and across East Africa, we call on our legislative bodies to: ✅ Promote equality for all ✅ Enact gender-sensitive

International Day of Parliamentarism – 30 June

Today we reflect on the vital role of parliaments in shaping fair, inclusive, and democratic societies.

In Uganda and across East Africa, we call on our legislative bodies to:
✅ Promote equality for all
✅ Enact gender-sensitive
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📢 Great news for Uganda’s fight against HIV! The Uganda AIDS Commission has announced the upcoming introduction of Lenacapavir, a 6-monthly injection shown to offer 100% protection for HIV-negative individuals at risk. At COTFONE, we applaud this breakthrough and call on all

📢 Great news for Uganda’s fight against HIV! The Uganda AIDS Commission has announced the upcoming introduction of Lenacapavir, a 6-monthly injection shown to offer 100% protection for HIV-negative individuals at risk.

At COTFONE, we applaud this breakthrough and call on all
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🌟Today marks the start of Uganda’s Financial Year 2025/2026 (approximately UGX 72.3 trillion (~USD 20 billion). Yes, increased taxes may feel like a burden. We must respond by: ✅ Spending wisely - prioritise needs over wants. ✅ Saving consistently, even in small amounts.

🌟Today marks the start of Uganda’s Financial Year 2025/2026 (approximately UGX 72.3 trillion (~USD 20 billion). 
Yes, increased taxes may feel like a burden. We must respond by:
✅ Spending wisely - prioritise needs over wants.
✅ Saving consistently, even in small amounts.
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📢 Acting PJ Kajuga launches plea bargain at Masaka Prison! A vital step to decongest prisons & deliver faster justice. 🙌 ⚠️ The public must not misuse plea bargain—it's a tool for genuine remorse & fair resolution, not an escape route for habitual offenders. #Justice

📢 Acting PJ Kajuga launches plea bargain at Masaka Prison! A vital step to decongest prisons &amp; deliver faster justice. 🙌
⚠️ The public must not misuse plea bargain—it's a tool for genuine remorse &amp; fair resolution, not an escape route for habitual offenders. #Justice
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🇺🇸 US Stops Funding Uganda Through USAID 💔This means less money for HIV/AIDS treatment, malaria medicine, mothers’ care, and vaccines for children. Still, millions of people who need help may now suffer. 👉 We must act now? As COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork, it's time for our leaders to find new ways

🇺🇸 US Stops Funding Uganda Through USAID
💔This means less money for HIV/AIDS treatment, malaria medicine, mothers’ care, and vaccines for children. Still, millions of people who need help may now suffer.
👉 We must act now? As <a href="/COTFONE/">COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork</a>, it's time for our leaders to find new ways
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I Love Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd for their unmatched incompetence 🙄. 👉Weeks of power outage in Kiwangala, no action, no solution. Just endless requests for meter numbers even when the ENTIRE area is in darkness. Is this a joke or what? 🤷🏽‍♂️ #DoBetter #KiwangalaBlackout #Uganda

I Love <a href="/UEDCLTD/">Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd</a> for their unmatched incompetence 🙄. 👉Weeks of power outage in Kiwangala, no action, no solution. Just endless requests for meter numbers even when the ENTIRE area is in darkness. Is this a joke or what? 🤷🏽‍♂️ #DoBetter #KiwangalaBlackout #Uganda
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🚨 Experts warn that regularly eating burnt foods, like blackened meat or over-smoked beef, may increase the risk of oesophageal cancer. The black, charred outer layer contains harmful compounds linked to cancer. Many people don’t realise how dangerous this can be! Let’s protect

🚨 Experts warn that regularly eating burnt foods, like blackened meat or over-smoked beef, may increase the risk of oesophageal cancer. The black, charred outer layer contains harmful compounds linked to cancer. Many people don’t realise how dangerous this can be!

Let’s protect
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📢Attention, Be Alert Before 2026 Elections! A recent report shows that 47% of people in Lwengo didn’t vote during the last election. Many were scared of violence, while others felt disappointed by leaders who made promises they never kept. As 2026 comes closer, COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork says

📢Attention, Be Alert Before 2026 Elections!
A recent report shows that 47% of people in Lwengo didn’t vote during the last election. Many were scared of violence, while others felt disappointed by leaders who made promises they never kept.

As 2026 comes closer, <a href="/COTFONE/">COTFONE Community Transformation FoundationNetwork</a> says