New Vision Podcast

 The SAY project, funded by the Netherlands Embassy and executed by AVSI Foundation, aims to empower 18,800 youths aged 18-30 and 6,500 youths aged 13-18 with agricultural skills. Focusing on climate-smart agriculture, it enhances productivity sustainably while preparing youths for immediate and long-term engagement in agriculture. 

Guests: Namusuubo Adrine - MD, Musoli Eden Farm,  Sande Aron - SAY youth graduate - Gulu University, Malinga Isaac - CEO, Maikut Group Limited/SAY Implementing Partner, Ronald Natyetye - Climate-Smart Agriculture Advisor, AVSI-SAY Project, Dr. Emma Naluyima, Urban Farmer. 

The rampant deforestation across the border in DRC can be felt in Zombo district, where it is taking a toll on the ecosystem and livelihoods alike. Raziah Athman hears from those worst affected.

In this episode of Business in 15, Simon Okitela looks at the impact of AI and how it will impact employability of millions of people. Plus, can the government regulate the usage of AI?

Refugees consume over 350,000 metric tons of wood per year, it is a smaller amount as wood fuel consumption has reduced with improved mud-stoves from locally available materials. However, the dangers are still glaring. Raziah Athman presents the climate realities inside Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district, where thousands of refugees have made a home. 

Uganda is home to over 1.5million refugees, whereas many arrive under difficult circumstances, many have gone ahead to settle in and establish their livelihood through different projects.

Ahead of the World Refugee Day, Business in 15 speaks to Derrick Kyambadde the Supervisor Social Projects at Equity Bank Uganda Limited about the impact they have created through supporting refugees access financial inclusion and empower themselves.

 The project that seeks to create self-sufficiency and increase economic stability in refugee settlements has so far benefited 350,000 refugees in 9 refugee settlements across the country.

Bidibidi is not just a refuge; it's become a community where thousands of South Sudanese refugees have forged new lives amidst uncertainty.  On this podcast, Raziah Athman is in West Nile, listening to refugees who are yearning to go back home and vote. 

A chat with Eezzy 

The untold story of the Anglican martyrs

A sit-down with Hellen Lukoma 

Culturally, women have a lower voice compared to that of men over trees but the Laura Women’s Shea Butter Entrepreneurship Group recognizes that their lifeline depends on the existence of shea nut trees. The women understand that by protecting shea trees, they are not only safeguarding their income sources but also the environment for generations to come.