By Our Reporter.
The Egyptian government has given the Daily Monitor newspaper journalist Ms Promise Twinamukye scholarship to pursue a one month training course for young African Journalists from September 8 to 30, 2022 in Cairo.
Ms Twinamukye who is a Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) member joins other journalists from 20 African countries, who will train in Mass Communication and International Relations.
The 55th Training course is organized by the Cairo based Union of African Journalists (UAJ) in conjunction with the Egyptian Information Ministry and sponsored by the Egyptian government.
Twinamukye is one of the many Uganda Journalists Union members to receive the Egyptian scholarship under the Uganda Journalists Union partnership with the Cairo – based Union of African Journalists (UAJ).
The training is organized under the framework of African journalists’ trade unions and associations affiliated to the Union of African Journalists.
Young African journalists undergo training in Mass Communication and International Relations which is mixed with a comprehensive program to promote tourism built under the River Nile Basin initiative.
As part of the training programme participants are taken on field studies in selected parts in Egypt that include irrigation projects and developments on the banks of river Nile plus rich historic sites and museums.
Ms Promise Twinamukye thanked the Union of African Journalists for organizing the program and the Egyptian government for extending a scholarship to her
She said: “ I shall make use of the training program to developn and improve my skills in journalism, and broaden my scope from local to international perspective.”
Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) President Ms Lucy Anyango Ekadu extended gratitude to the Union of African journalists for organizing the course and the Egyptian government for continued sponsorship to Ugandan journalists..
“UJU would continue strengthening links and partnership with the Union of Africa Journalists to train more Ugandan journalists,” he said.
UJU registered June 25, 2006 as sole Labour Union for journalists to harmonize Labour relations between employees and employers and employees amongst themselves■
