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NGOs urged to embrace local funding and human rights advocacy

The number of registered NGOs has dropped from over 14,000 in 2019 to around 6,000 this year, leaving many organisations vulnerable to closure because of the decline in foreign aid which has left them struggling to raise funds.

Dr Livingstone Sewanyana, the ED of FHRI delivering his speech during the Annual General Meeting at Human Rights House, Nsambya in Kampala. (Photos by Richard Ategeka)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Non-government organisations (NGOs) operating in Uganda have been urged to explore alternative funding models to effectively protect the rights of their beneficiaries.

Stephen Okello, the secretary for the National

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