St. Patrick's day
Mar 17, 2016
Equator turns green for St. Patrick’s day
By Gilbert Kidimu
In partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board and with the support of Umeme, the Embassy of Ireland will celebrate the Global Greening initiative in Uganda with the greening of the Equator this week. In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Ireland's National Day, a global initiative of greening famous landmarks around the world was launched in 2009 by Tourism Ireland. In 2015, Uganda was the first East African country to join the Global Greening campaign, and the unique Equator landmark was lit upm in emerald green Click here for more