{"id":10373,"date":"2023-11-01T12:55:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T12:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=10373"},"modified":"2023-11-01T12:55:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T12:55:12","slug":"ambassador-popp-inspects-usa-funded-projects-in-western-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ambassador-popp-inspects-usa-funded-projects-in-western-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Popp Inspects USA Funded Projects In Western Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>USA funded projects support  500,000 refugees and 3M Ugandans <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Our Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New USA Ambassador to Uganda, William Popp has made his first trip to western Uganda where he inspected projects that are funded by the US government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador Popp said he saw firsthand how our programs provide opportunities for Ugandans and refugees alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe United States provides half of the U.N.\u2019s budget for refugee assistance and direct grants to Ugandan NGOs.&nbsp; This support helps over one and a half million refugees and nearly three million Ugandans,\u201d he said in a statement .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added , \u201c I also observed how our PEPFAR program supports the most vulnerable with HIV treatment and prevention and how the DREAMS program provides opportunities for thousands of young women.&nbsp; And I always enjoy meeting our exchange program alumni who are leaders in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a great first trip, and I look forward to getting out to other regions across the country very&nbsp; soon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA funded projects support 500,000 refugees and 3M Ugandans By Our Reporter The New USA Ambassador to Uganda, William Popp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/amb.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9816,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/popp-is-new-usa-ambassador-to-uganda\/","url_meta":{"origin":10373,"position":0},"title":"Popp Is New USA Ambassador to Uganda","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"September 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"United States of America administration led by president Joe Biden has appointed and posted Mr. William W.Popp the new Ambassador to Uganda. 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