Millennium Villages

Apr 26

Improved Eyesight Gives Patients a New Lease on Life in Ruhiira

By Natalia Mroz

Thanks to an annual eye care initiative launched in 2011 in Ruhiira by the Millennium Villages Project in partnership with the Tommy Hilfiger Foundation, villagers like Mzee Rwebituzi are able to regain their sight and their lives.

Apr 30

Social and Emotional Learning in Ruhiira, Uganda

By Golda Calonge

The practice of cross-generational sex (CGS), has extremely negative impacts on school-age girls in Uganda, increasing their risk of HIV infection and reducing their self-esteem. The service and emotional learning (SEL) initiative in the Ruhiira Millennium Village aims to provide support and education for vulnerable adolescent girls. Above is a photo of girls participating in Eminyeeto, a young women's empowerment program in Ruhiira.

Feb 07

First Caesarian Section Sees Healthy Mother and Baby in Ruhiira

By MVP

For mothers and newborn children in the Ruhiira, Uganda Millennium Village, a new operating theatre at the Rwekubo Health Center can mean the difference between life and death.

May 13

Ruhiira Goes Bananas for the Fruit

By Joelle Bassoul Mojon

In the cold morning air heavy with mist, green waves rise gently from deep valleys up to Ruhiira’s hilltops then flow downwards again, engulfing small villages.

May 28

A Tale of Two Villages

By Joelle Bassoul Mojon

Ruhiira and Katine. The former is located in the southeast of Uganda, the latter in the northwest. One is a stable village, the other a post-conflict community.

Jun 12

Health care boosted by a special training in Ruhiira

By Anubha Agarwal

Sounds of laughter intermingled with thumping feet and clapping hands ring across the room as community health workers (CHWs) in Ruhiira perform a traditional Baciga dance.

Jun 19

Medical Equipment Donated to Ruhiira

By Shakilah Bint Shiekh

Martins Okongo, opens the boxes General Electric (GE), the multi-national American technology and services conglomerate, has entered into a partnership with the Millennium Villages project (MVP) in Ruhiira, as a sign of its commitment to supporting Uganda to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Dec 21

High level Korean delegation witnesses achievements in Ruhiira

By Shakilah Bint Shiekh

A high level Korean delegation visited the Millennium Village of Ruhiira, Uganda, on December 9, to witness achievements made possible by the partnership between the Government of Korea and Millennium Promise.

Sep 13

Ruhiira’s midwives, more than just medical workers

By Naomi Handa-Williams

Maternal health has been one of the biggest success stories of the Ruhiira Millennium Village.

Sep 23

The Community Resource Centre: Ruhiira’s window on the world

By Naomi Handa-Williams

Not long ago, next to the Ruhiira Health Centre was a relatively unassuming looking building surrounded by scattered building blocks and cast in the shadow of a towering radio mast which usually had the ICT facilitator Elly Nankunda tinkering at the top of it.

Oct 25

Ruhiira to Connecticut, just a mouse-click away

By Naomi Handa-Williams

Kabagambe Fudier, head of ICT programs at Omwicwamba Primary School in Ruhiira, is truly an embodiment of what the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) is all about: by utilising the tools and skills provided by the project, he has created change both in his personal and professional life.

Feb 23

Infection Free Health Facilities: Ruhiira Scores First Place!

By Shakilah Bint Shiekh

Reducing infection risk in Ruhiira, Uganda

May 11

Education, No Matter the Cost

By Naomi Handa-Williams

Reaching education potential in Ruhiira, Uganda

Aug 22

“Ekirooto,” the Dreaming Weaver Cooperative

By Diana Sierra

The jewelry trade empowers Ugandan women in the Millennium Village of Ruhiira.

Jul 28

WFP Director hails the “revolution of hope” in Ruhiira

By Naomi Handa-Williams

WFP Director hails the “revolution of hope” in Ruhiira

Apr 19

Pay-as-you-go Electricity Lights Way in Millennium Villages

By Jeremy Hinsdale

A central solar electricity system connects multiple households and businesses. Customers buy prepaid scratch cards and send text messages to a payment server.

Apr 16

Tommy Hilfiger Launches 'Promise Collection' to Support Ruhiira

By Kyu Lee

Katie Holmes visited the Millennium Village of Ruhiira in Uganda. She helped to launch the collection.

Feb 29

Solar Power Lights Up New Business in Uganda Village

By Natalia Mroz

Asimwe Enock provides haircuts using electricity from solar panels well into the night after the sun has gone down.

Jan 05

Empowering Women: the Force Behind Ruhiira’s Best Restaurant

By Naomi Handa-Williams

Lunch time in Ruhiira? Look no further. ‘Fang Fang’ is the place to go for yummy matooke (bananas) and beans. The woman behind this thriving micro-business is Tumushabe Boneconcila, whose entrepreneurial spirit is doing much to both improve the quality of her own life and radically shake up ideas of traditional gender roles in the community.

Jul 19

Spokes of Change: Community Health Workers

By Johnny Falla

Did you know that one single community health worker can provide care for up to 750 people in rural Africa?

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