
Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda
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Kevin Colgan, Ambassador to Uganda and Rwanda
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11-08-2022 06:41:33
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PS Clementine Mukeka received a farewell call from H.E. Kevin Colgan, outgoing non-resident Ambassador of Ireland to Rwanda, as he concludes his tour of duty. They reflected on the growing Rwanda-Ireland partnership, key milestones in cooperation, from education and development to





Ambassador Kevin this morning commissioned school infrastructure including classroom blocks and wash facilities constructed in five schools in Karamoja. Funded by Ireland in Uganda under our Quality Education programme in partnership with UNICEF Uganda and Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda



Great celebrations at Kasimeri PS in Moroto as Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda commissions the newly constructed and fully furnished classroom blocks in Primary Schools in Moroto, Abim, Karenga, Nabilatuk and Amudat districts in Karamoja. #Ireland in partnership with UNICEF Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda




As part of his visit Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda visited Moroto Prison. He thanked Uganda Law Society& Uganda Prisons Service for the great collaboration on the legal aid project that has contributed to reducing case backlog, promotion of human rights and improved access to justice for inmates in Karamoja.


Moroto Blood Bank is a commemorative gift from Ireland in Uganda to mark 20yrs of Ireland's work in Karamoja. At the ground breaking ceremony today, at Moroto Hospital Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda called it "...a milestone for maternal and emergency care in Karamoja"Medici con l'Africa | Doctors with Africa Ministry of Health- Uganda Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS)


99% of maternal deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. #Ireland stands with Uganda to change this, through funding projects like the Moroto Blood bank which will be completed by the end of this year thanks to our health partners Medici con l'Africa | Doctors with Africa Ministry of Health- Uganda Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS)


Irish Ambassador to Uganda Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda Mr Kevin Colgan, has commissioned a new classroom block at Kasimeri Primary School in Moroto town, Karamoja region, as he concludes his four-year tour of duty in Uganda. DETAILS👉 buff.ly/nw01JM3 #VisionUpdates


This afternoon Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda met members of the Uganda-Ireland Fellowships Alumni who congratulated him upon a successful four year tour of duty! Members appreciated his stewardship, support &guidance that has kept the association vibrant, wishing him the best in the next posting.


In Moroto District, with funding from Ireland in Uganda, I joined Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda, local government leadership, & Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda officials to launch classrooms and a sanitation facility at Kasimeri Primary School with UNICEF Uganda support. #InvestInUGchildren


On my return at Lokodiokodio Primary School in Napak District I saw renewed hope. Thanks to Embassy of Sweden in Kampala support, who enabled essential supplies like beds, storage cases, soap, & sanitary wear among others—children once living on Kampala’s streets now learn, play & thrive safely.


I was delighted to get the opportunity to pay a final courtesy call with his Excellency Yoweri K Museveni at the end of my posting, to talk about my 4 years in Uganda, the strong links between Ireland and Uganda and many areas of cooperation between the two countries.



Thank you to the Irish team for accompanying me on my final visit to State House Entebbe, Óglaigh na hÉireann and Ireland in Uganda where we spoke with Yoweri K Museveni of Irish Aid work in Uganda and with the United Nations in UNMAS training UN peacekeepers
