On Thursday evening, AIDO Network Uganda was launched in Uganda at an event held at City Royal Hotel, Bugolobi Kampala. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Rebecca Kadaga was a guest.
His Highness Prince Paul Jones Eganda is the Founder and President of AIDO Network International.
Meanwhile, AIDO Network Uganda is a chapter organization affiliated with AIDO Network International, and it’s a brainchild for Ugandans abroad. The Not-for-Profit organization is fully registered in Uganda and its activities are sustained by membership subscriptions of individual members, organizations, corporates, and donations.
Ambassador Ireneo Namboka who is the AIDO Vice President condemned the actions of some European countries who are demonizing Africans.
He called for continued resilience and fight for Black lives (race).
“In 2015 the UN General Assembly declared the Decade for People of African Descent to end in 2025. Once again, AIDO took an initiative that aims to arouse the African emotional power and seek out this continents’ long-suffering. We have launched a project to take some of Africa’s living traditional leaders, Kings, Queens, and others who find this mission meaningful,” he said.
“As we speak, a city which counts 55% of its population to be of African origin in the USA has invited AIDO to press on with the project. Practically all the countries in the Caribbean want to host the pilgrimage,” Namboka added.
In a move aimed at improving the state of the health sector in the Teso sub-region, AIDO Network Uganda through an American project C.U.R.E is expected to donate medical equipment worth USD 350,000 (about Shs1.2 billion) to Teso health facilities.
The Executive Director of AIDO Network Uganda, Petronella Ochom will be hosting a representative of an American Organization, C.U.R.E.
Ochom said that the “Project C.U.R.E” team shall be visiting Uganda this 2022 to assess the facilities to ensure that the equipment to be donated will be that which will be needed.
She (Ochom) asked people of goodwill to help them raise an additional USD 30,000 (about Shs106 million) to cover all the expenses for shipment up to its arrival to Teso.
“Through the support of the diaspora we have so far raised about $9,000 (about Shs32 million) towards the shipment. We are urging Ugandans to come out and donate generously to the shipment of this equipment because it will benefit all of us regardless of where we live,” she appealed.
She also appealed to the Office of the Prime Minister for any contribution towards the shipment of this container, calling it “life-saving equipment”.
On the other hand, AIDO Network Uganda has challenged the government to include cultural leaders in their team to America.
“AIDO convention attracts a lot of tourist and investment opportunities but for us as Uganda to benefit, must be present to showcase our wealth of tourism and investment opportunities. It’s, therefore, our wish the government of Uganda also supports us to attract this event to Uganda in 2025,” she said.
“South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria are reaping from AIDO’s conventions; let’s work together to flag up our rich untapped cultural potential,” Ochom added.