Euro-East Africa Film Festival 2019: screening of the Italian film “My Daughter’s first time” – National Theatre Gardens, August 29th at 6.00 pm
From 27th to 31st August 2019, the European Union Delegation and the Embassies of the EU countries in Uganda are organizing, under the coordination of the British Council in Kampala, the Euro-East Africa Film Festival.In this framework, the Embassy of Italy will screen the film “My Daughter’s First Time”. One Italian comedy by Riccardo Rossi. […]
Read moreGiornata Nazionale del Sacrificio del Lavoro Italiano nel mondo – 63 Anniversario della Tragedia di Marcinelle (8 agosto 2019)
Oggi è il 63° anniversario della tragedia della miniera di Bois du Cazier, a Marcinelle, in Belgio, dove perirono 262 minatori, l’8 agosto del 1956. Il disastro resta impresso nella memoria collettiva di noi italiani, perché i compatrioti che vi persero la vita sono stati 136, più della metà del totale. Un dramma terribile, con […]
Read moreNUOVA APP SUI SERVIZI CONSOLARI
La DGIT ha promosso la realizzazione della APP “mAPPamondo consolare” distribuita negli appositi store dei gestori deidue principali sistemi operativi per dispositivi mobili (Apple Store per i dispositivi iOS e Google Play Store per i dispositivi Android ) ed è scaricabile gratuitamente dagli utenti. L’applicativo presenta le seguenti principali caratteristiche: interfaccia intuitiva e “user friendly”, con oltre 50 […]
Read moreScholarships offered by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Academic year 2019-2020
Scholarships offered by this Ministry for the academic year 2019-2020 are two courses managed by the “Teatro alla Scala Academy of Arts and Crafts”: 1. Specialization course in opera singing, with the forthcoming publication of the announcement and possibility to register from 4th September to 11th October 2019; 2. Master Course in “Performing Arts Management”, […]
Read moreAmbasciatore Domenico Fornara “Siamo motore di promozione integrata del Sistema Italia”
“L’Ambasciata a Kampala è stata ed è un eccellente motore di promozione integrata del Sistema Italia e dell’incontro tra la cultura italiana e quella locale”. Lo ha detto all’ANSA l’Ambasciatore italiano in Uganda, Domenico Fornara, a margine della XIII conferenza degli Ambasciatori e delle Ambasciatrici. Tante le iniziative svolte nel paese africano l’Ambasciata ha creato […]
Read more60 years of Lacor Hospital
On Friday June 21, Ambassador Fornara hosted the celebrations marking the 60th Anniversary of St Mary’s Hospital in Lacor (Gulu) at the Italian Residence. Lacor’s Director General – Dr. Cyprian Opira, the President of Corti Foundation – Dr. Dominique Corti, the senior staff of the Hospital, Ugandan Authorities, various personalities of the diplomatic corps and […]
Read moreAICS finances new projects in Uganda and Burundi
On 5 June, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) approved the following two initiatives concerning Uganda and Burundi under the OSC 2018 call for proposals:– ForeSeeing Inclusion – Visual Health and Disability Mainstreaming in Northern Uganda presented by the NGO “CBM (Christian Blind Mission) Together we can do more”. The project received funding worth 1,398,454 […]
Read moreFesta della Repubblica 2019
The 2019 Italian National Day was celebrated on Friday May 31st at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador, H.E. Domenico Fornara. Over 700 guests have attended. The Embassy thanks the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Elioda Tumewsigye, who participated in his capacity as Guest of Honor. Moreover, several […]
Read moreIn Gara con noi – Tender Lab
L’iniziativa “In Gara con noi – Tender Lab” ha messo a disposizione delle PMI italiane un percorso di formazione, informazione e accompagnamento integrato sulle gare d’appalto internazionali per Servizi, Forniture e Lavori che ha complessivamente coinvolto oltre 700 aziende, specie medio-piccole. Una selezione delle sessioni video registrate durante il percorso di Tender Lab, sono stati ora sistematizzati all’interno […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy and Sampdoria F.C., together with ACAV, FUFA, UOC and UNHCR, promote sport values amongst refugees and local communities in West Nile
The Embassy of Italy in Uganda has promoted a 2-day football training/tournament in Arua (West Nile), with coaches from the Italian first league (Serie A) team Sampdoria, open to youth coming from both refugee settlements and local communities. The event was organized in collaboration with the Italian NGO ACAV, theFederation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), […]
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