Published by SEATINI Uganda | April 2015 This issue of the monthly newsletter focuses on agricultural standards in Uganda, in particular maize standards. Read more ... ...
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Samaki Mchangani – Tanzanian filmmaker Amil Shivji on tour in Germany
"Filmmaking is the strongest medium for bringing about social change by confronting social and political injustice" says Amil Shivji, one of the young filmmakers from Tanzania. During a tour his two internationally acclaimed and awards winning short films "Samaki Mchangani" and "Shoeshine" will be presented in three German cities. All screenings will be in attandance of Amil Shivji.
Published by SEATINI Uganda | March 2015
This issue of the monthly newsletter deals with illicit financial flows and the ratification of Treaties Act in Uganda.
Read more ... ... Former President Benjamin William Mkapa has officially launched the highly anticipated Mwalimu Nyerere Resource Centre at the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) in Dar es Salaam.
The driver behind the centre is the international well-know lawyer and researcher Prof. Issa Shivji. Since several years Prof. Shivji is member of a team writing a new political biography of the Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Written by Yves Niyiragira, Executive Director of «fahamu», Kenya | February 2015
This short paper attempts to give a historical background to the birth of the current strong civil society in Kenya and briefly discusses the current threats and opportunities for the Kenyan civil society. It ends with an analysis that believes that the Kenyan civil society will continue being a strong player in the Kenyan society fo ... Published by SEATINI-Uganda | February 2015
This issue of the newsletter deals with climate change and food security. ... A charter for deregulation, an attack on jobs, an end to democracy written by John Hilary and published by RLF Brussels office | February 2015
TTIP has become a key political issue in many countries, with growing media interest feeding off public fear at the substantial dangers that the agreement will bring. That is why the RLF Brussels office updated the publication on TTIP by John Hilary. ... A Critical Assessment of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals published by the RLF New York office | December 2014
In the year 2000, the world’s leaders assembled at the Millennium Summit to affirm their commitment to an ambitious development agenda, later distilled into eight “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs). The summit famously called, among other demands, for concrete and time-bound action to eradicate e ...Newsletter: SEATINI Uganda Monthly Newsletter
The heritage of Mwalimu: Launch of the Nyerere Resource Centre
Paper: Current challenges facing the civil society in Kenya
Newsletter: SEATINI-Uganda
Study: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Study: Confronting Development