Katine
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Residents of sub-county in rural Uganda will use new deposit fund to bolster enterprise and protect fragile development gains
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Guardian teams up with Farm Africa for this year's Christmas appeal to help train the Ugandan village's farmers in business and marketing and, crucially, providing access to capital
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The Guardian has supported Katine for the past six years, helping to improve the lives of thousands of marginalised villagers in rural north-east Uganda
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To mark the midway point of the Katine project, and ahead of mid-point reviews to be conducted by our independent evaluator and Amref, Madeleine Bunting examines progress in each of the project's five components
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Katine keywords
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Richard M Kavuma: Funding for Katine's computer centre runs out in a year, and it's down to local residents to come up with a sustainable plan
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There's enthusiasm among farmers, but spending cash on 'capacity building' is a harder sell than building schools and health facilities, says Richard M Kavuma on his return to Katine
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Katine, in north-east Uganda, is home to around 32,000 people. For the past four years, the Guardian has been monitoring a development project in the area. In October, a team from the Guardian visited the area
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Liz Ford: Amref's phased withdrawal from the Uganda-based development project will take the form of a two-year plan worth £240,000
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Richard M Kavuma reports on health progress in Katine, Uganda. He has returned to the sub-county to catch up on the development work being carried out there
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Richard M Kavuma reports on progress in supplying clean water to Katine
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Richard M Kavuma: Co-operatives to market farmers' produce collectively and to manage their savings are generating profits in Katine
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Richard M Kavuma reports on education progress in Katine, Uganda. He has returned to the sub-county to catch up on the development work being carried out there
Guardian and Observer readers raise £340,000 for Future Africa charities
Christmas appeal closes with donations totalling £200,000, with a further £140,000 expected from match funding and Gift Aid