http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cashing_in_the_american_dream_to_help_aids_orphans_those_who_raise_them/?source=rss Jackson Kaguri is helping grandmothers who are raising grandchildren left orphaned by AIDS. His Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project provides free education and health care to nearly 600 children in Uganda, and it offers support to nearly 7,000 grandmothers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Africa, Uganda 2012-07-01T02:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uganda_anti_gay_bill_pushed_out_of_parliament/?source=rss Uganda's anti-gay bill has been deemed out of time for the current sittings of parliament and its proponents are unlikely to be able revive it for some time. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Africa, Uganda 2011-05-13T14:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ugandan_parliament_drops_bill_that_would_jail_gay_people_for_life/?source=rss A bill calling for gay people to be imprisoned for life has been dropped by the Ugandan parliament after worldwide condemnation. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Africa, Uganda 2011-05-11T16:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uganda_bars_media_from_outing_gays/?source=rss A Ugandan High Court judge has ruled that media companies in the country should not publish the identities of people they say are homosexuals. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Uganda 2011-01-03T15:20:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mountain_gorilla_numbers_soar/?source=rss KIGALI -- The number of endangered mountain gorillas in national parks straddling three African countries has risen by 26 percent in the last seven years, a sign that conservation efforts are paying off, a census showed on Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda 2010-12-10T03:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/animal_populations_surge_in_ugandan_national_parks/?source=rss The number of animals in Uganda's national parks and game reserves has soared over the past decade, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Uganda 2010-09-25T21:07:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/university_of_stirling_discovers_native_oysters_in_the_firth_of_forth/?source=rss More than 50 years after they were thought to be extinct, a University of Stirling researcher has discovered native oysters in the Firth of Forth. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Uganda, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2009-11-08T14:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bartender_helps_turn_wine_to_water_in_developing_world/?source=rss Behind the bar at a local restaurant, Doc Hendley leans in to hear his customer over the band. "You like the pinot? Cool," he says. Environment, Water, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, United States, North Carolina 2009-11-07T13:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bill_gates_pledges_120_million_to_boost_african_indian_farmers/?source=rss Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday announced 120 million dollars in grants to help small-scale farmers in Africa and India improve their lives through sustainable agriculture. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Uganda, Indian Sub-Continent, India, North America, United States, California, Washington D.C. 2009-10-17T11:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uganda_trees_first_in_africa_to_count_as_co2_emissions_reductions/?source=rss Pines and a mix of native African trees will soon cover what is now grassland within Uganda's Rwoho Central Forest Reserve, an upper watershed of Lake Victoria. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Uganda, East Asia, Japan 2009-10-07T09:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/not_your_average_farmers_market/?source=rss Komakech Yp’s broad grin is a new addition to his demeanor; in recent decades, he’s had little to smile about. World, Human Rights, Business, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Uganda 2009-01-26T11:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/local_boy_ont_teen_link_up_to_create_safe_water_chains_around_world/?source=rss It was a crucial meeting to discuss helping the 1.1 billion people on Earth who don't have clean drinking water. World, Human Rights, Environment, Water, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Uganda, North America, Canada, Alberta, Ontario, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-12-02T09:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/africa_trade_bust_biggest_ever/?source=rss Five African countries have worked with Interpol to arrest dozens of illegal traders and seize a tonne of ivory products. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-11-17T17:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/african_rhinos_on_path_to_recovery_wwf_says/?source=rss After nearly disappearing from the planet, African white and black rhinos have made a healthy recovery, according to a wildlife advocacy group. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-02-05T08:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. Science, Space, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Dijbouti, Dem. 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Discarded plastic bags -- in the billions -- flutter from thorn-bushes across the continent, and clog up cities from Cape Town to Casablanca. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, General Environment, Land, Health, General Health, Regions, Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-08-22T11:34:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_bead_for_life_home_and_village_project/?source=rss Where yesterday there was nothing but pasture, today a village of houses for 120 impoverished Ugandan families is taking shape. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Regions, Africa, Uganda, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-05-22T11:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peace_process_improves_humanitarian_conditions_in_northern_uganda_un/?source=rss The peace process in Northern Uganda has fostered improved conditions for beleaguered civilians there, according to a senior United Nations official, who called for continued efforts to bring stability to the region which has been torn by a violent rebellion for some two decades. World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Africa, Sudan, Uganda, United Nations, World Top Stories 2007-04-18T16:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ugandan_rebels_emerge_from_hiding/?source=rss The first group of Ugandan LRA rebels reach an assembly point in southern Sudan - agreed under a truce. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Africa, Sudan, Uganda 2006-09-11T16:30:00+00:00