Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-11-18 09:30:00
About 8,000 non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Uganda have closed since 2019 as the impact of the closure of a major donor financing programme becomes clearer.
Data from the National Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Bureau, a department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs that regulates the sector, indicates that the number of registered NGOs operating in the country declined from 14,000 in 2019 to 5,021 by August 2023.
Mr Stephen Okello, the head of the NGO Bureau, confirmed the drop in numbers but noted that the correct number of acting…
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