𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚

Everything seems impossible until it is done. Just do it !😉 | Tech Journalist @ugtechmag | Feminist | Communication Strategist | Food Rights Activist

[𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚 @HopeModesta]

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” ― Meister Eckhart”

Good morning 🌞

[Mazungumzo @_mazungumzo]

We are actively shaping Uganda’s National Action Plan on #UNSCR2250 i.e Youth, Peace & Security.

Our team engaged in a stakeholder workshop to build consensus on the plan’s core principles & priorities.

@MpeeraG is part of the drafting committee advancing this important work.

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

Every child deserves more than survival; they deserve safe, clean water, proper sanitation, and hygiene.

As we commemorate the #DayOfTheAfricanChild, we reaffirm that access to #CleanWater and #WASH is not a privilege but a fundamental right. Healthy children learn better, dream bigger, and build stronger communities.

Let us work together to ensure no child is left behind. 🌍💙

#AfricanChildDay #WaterForAll #WASH #ChildRights #SDG6 #Africa

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

By 2027, the FY 2026/27 budget success will be judged on three key outcomes:

▪️Food prices: since most household spending goes to food, inflation driven by taxes on fuel, sugar, and cooking oil will be a major test.
▪️Service delivery: farmers must see better access to extension services and support at the grassroots.
▪️Poverty reduction: success depends on how many Ugandans move from subsistence to productive economic activity through initiatives like the #ParishDevelopmentModel. - Mrs. Claire Atukunda

#Morning @ntvuganda @FrankTumwebazek

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

#Tune in #Now on @ntvuganda as our Food Governance Specialist, Claire Atukunda, joins Morning@NTV to 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚.

#MorningAtNTV #AgricultureBudget2026 #FoodGovernance #FoodRights #UgandaAgriculture #BeyondPromises

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

Unsafe food is silently making millions of Ugandans sick. An estimated 1.3 million people suffer from foodborne illnesses every year, placing a heavy burden on families and the health system. Uganda must urgently strengthen food regulation, testing and enforcement to protect every consumer. - Ms. @kiraboaggie #WorldFoodSafetyDay #SafeFoodForAll

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

#WFSD226: Food safety is not just a health issue. It is a national security issue. It is about peace, stability, and public confidence. We call on the incoming government to fast-track the establishment of a National Food Safety Authority and urgently strengthen Uganda’s food safety framework. - Ms. @kiraboaggie

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

The danger is almost impossible to avoid because aflatoxins are not confined to a single food source. Uganda records an estimated 3,700 new cases of aflatoxin-induced liver cancer every year, yet the toxins can contaminate everyday staples such as maize, groundnuts, millet and cassava, and can also enter milk, eggs, chicken and meat through contaminated animal feed. This means that whether we consume crops or animal products, every Ugandan remains potentially exposed, making urgent testing, prevention and enforcement unavoidable. - Ms. @kiraboaggie

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

#WFSD2026: Expanding food testing should be a national priority. Personally, I continue to wonder why pregnancy testing kits are readily available, affordable, and accessible in almost every pharmacy and retail outlet, yet food safety testing kits remain scarce and out of reach for most consumers. The reality is that pregnancy is an occasional event, but exposure to food contaminants can occur every single day.- Ms. @kiraboaggie

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

🔴 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Tune in now- https://t.co/weA9JfhNrD

#WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafety #SafeFood #HealthyLives #WFSD2026

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

#ThisSunday: Join the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 as stakeholders examine 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 call for stronger food safety laws, effective enforcement, and greater accountability to protect public health and ensure safe food for all.

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝: All Media Houses

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://t.co/MMZxcbEi5N

#WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafety #SafeFoodsEverywhere #Media #PublicHealth #FoodSystems #PressConference #FoodSafetyMatters

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚.👏🏿

President @KagutaMuseveni has unveiled the FY 2026/27 Legislative Programme, with over 38 bills set for presentation to Parliament. Under @MAAIF_Uganda, key reforms include the Food and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2026 and the Animal Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2026, strengthening food safety, animal health, and agricultural development.

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, we come together to launch World Food Safety Day commemorations and discuss how we can move from burden to solutions for safe food everywhere.

Join experts, practitioners, and advocates in this important conversation.

🗓️ 5 June 2026 | ⏰ 2:00–4:30 PM EAT

#WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafetyMonth #SafeFood #PublicHealth

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨! 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: “From Burden to Solutions: Building Safer Food Systems Across East Africa”

Food safety is everyone’s responsibility. Be part of the conversation to learn, connect, and contribute to a safer food future for East Africa.

📅 5 June 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM EAT

#WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafety #SaferFoodSystems #EastAfrica #PublicHealth #FoodSecurity #WFSD2026 #FoodSafetyMatters #SustainableFoodSystems #Webinar

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. ⁣

As we count down to #WorldFoodSafetyDay 2026, we are launching a month of action to turn food safety from a hidden burden into everyday solutions; in our markets, kitchens, farms, schools, and communities.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄⁣!

Let us make every plate safer.

#WorldFoodSafetyMonth #WorldFoodSafetyDay #SafeFoodEverywhere #FoodSafety2026

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘀, 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀: 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 
Currently, 66% of over seven million primary school children in Uganda spend their school day without a meal. Those who do eat often receive inadequate nutrition. This is more than neglect; it is a violation of the fundamental right to food.

Cost of Inaction: Read Full Article here: https://t.co/P0rKhWt0Hk

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

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[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡

During the dialogue, our ED Ms. @kiraboaggie called for urgent action to end malnutrition in Uganda, emphasizing that nutrition is not just a health issue but a foundation for Uganda’s tenfold economic growth agenda. She urged @Parliament_Ug to prioritize the #FoodandNutritionBill, fully implement school feeding programs, and enforce the #NationalNutrientProfilingModel to protect children from unhealthy foods.

#ParliamentaryNutritionWeek #PNW2026

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

#𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟓𝐭𝐡 #𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚.

The event was organized in partnership with the @FRAUGANDA under the #CASCADE project, @FianUganda, @ConsentUganda, and @pelum_uganda.

Under the theme: “𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞”, stakeholders discussed strengthening political commitment and increasing resource allocation for evidence-based school feeding and nutrition programs at both national and sub-national levels.

The dialogue also reviewed commitments made by district leaders during previous Nutrition Weeks held in Kamwenge (2024) and Moroto, Karamoja Sub-region (2025).

The meeting brought together parliamentarians, CSOs, duty bearers, media practitioners, academics, and development partners to advance nutrition accountability and healthier futures for Uganda’s children.

#SchoolFeeding #NutritionAccountability #Health #FoodSecurity #Uganda

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝐅𝐑𝐀 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐀𝐂 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

@FRAUGANDA participated in the Communication Engagement on EAC Summit/Council Directives and Decisions organised by the Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MEACA) at the National ICT Hub, Nakawa. The engagement focused on strengthening collaboration, enhancing dissemination of EAC decisions, and contributing to the development of MEACA’s Communication Strategy 2026–2031. #EAC #RegionalIntegration #CommunicationStrategy

[Food Rights Alliance - FRA @FRAUGANDA]

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🐝🌍

Over 75% of Uganda’s key food crops, including coffee, beans, simsim, sunflower, and mangoes, depend on bees. Yet pollinators are declining due to toxic pesticides and habitat loss.

Protect the bees, protect our food, protect our future. 💛 #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees