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The Education Grant Service Line (EGSL) at the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) has recently implemented a paperless method of moving documents within the various stages of review in processing Education Grant submissions from field staff. The EGSL unit processes all education grant requests…

The Government of Uganda has advised us to practice social distancing and staying at home to curb the spread of COVID-19. This does not mean that we must change our lifestyles completely. One thing that is very easy to start is stress eating and snacking on unhealthy items when you are home all day…

During this period when we are advised to stay and work from home, it is more important than ever before to maintain physical and mental fitness. Though we are advised to stay indoors, outside exercising may be done as long as you stay within the confines of your compound. There is number of…

It is business as usual at the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) despite the COVID-19 global pandemic as the Centre hosts its first virtual HR Partners Training via Microsoft Teams. The six week’s training that started on 27 April 2020, is facilitated by RSCE Human Resources Local Process…

Members of the National Staff Association (NASA) of the Entebbe Support Base (ESB) voluntarily contributed a sum of six million shillings (UGX 6,000,000 /=) towards a fund to support the national taskforce on COVID19. NASA purchased 2 tons of beans and maize flour and handed it over to the Entebbe…

Since the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) personnel has been working remotely due to the nationally declared lockdown to fight the COVID-19 disease, many staff members are exposed to possible sedentarism. The RSCE Welfare Officer, Elise Aaland, anticipated this health risk of the RSCE…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) concluded the 6-week virtual HR Partners Training on Wednesday, 3 rd June 2020. The training that was the first of its kind at the Centre was conducted over Microsoft Teams and attended by 10 staff members. The training was facilitated by 9 RSCE Human…

While the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) is going into its fourth consecutive month of the remote working arrangements, one might almost forget the huge technical efforts that are taking place behind the scenes. Getting more than 300 RSCE staff members to successfully set up a functional…

Well into the 4 th month of working from home, the Regional Service Centre Staff Welfare team initiated yet another stepping challenge. This time the challenge, despite being the same two-week duration, was rather different as it was enriched with number of challenges. Staff from the entire Entebbe…

Every year the months of May through August is an extremely busy season known as the peak season for the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) as budgets are being finalized, staff contract being extended across the continent. That generates a high volume of various requests and claims processed by…

A few weeks ago, the second edition of the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) two-week step challenge came to a close. In this new edition, staff from the entire Entebbe Support Base (ESB) were asked to form teams of 5, choose a team captain and register via Microsoft Teams. The challenge came…

The International Client Service Week (ICSW) is celebrated in the first week of October and this year, at the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE), we will observe the week between the 5 th and 8 th of October. The week focuses on the client and celebrates the importance of client service and of…