Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT)
URDT is a Ugandan NGO merging truly functional education and training with rural development interventions. URDT programs empower people living in rural communities through:
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URDT Residential Girls’ School
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Institute for Vocational Training and Youth Leadership
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2 Off-Campus Community Schools
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Community Radio, KKCR 91.7FM
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Demonstration Farm and Agro Processing Plant
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Community Extension Services
African Rural University (ARU)
As the only all women’s university in East Africa with a rural development curriculum, ARU is well positioned to create a critical mass of rural transformation professionals. ARU also seeks to advance university-level development research and to give rural communities influence in the national development process. Graduates may go on to a variety of careers or postgraduate work in rural development.