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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Competitions and Challenges, Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Innovation, Science and Technology, Muwado Newsletter, Self-help and InspirationFrom a Hostel Room to a Campus Marketplace: The SwapSpotUG Story
He was a broke student in a hostel far from town. He needed things but could not afford them. So he built a solution, and Uganda’s campus e-commerce landscape may […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Innovation, Science and Technology, Poetry, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY, AI AND MULTIMEDIA FOR BETTER STORYTELLING – LORNA OKENG
Week 7 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 15th April, with Lorna Okeng on the topic: Leveraging Technology, AI, and Multimedia for Better Storytelling. Lorna Okeng is […] More
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in Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and Government
UGANDA’S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DEBATES
Before President Tibuhaburwa Museveni captured the instruments of power in Uganda in 1986 through the barrel of the gun, with the assistance of Rwandan Tutsi refugees who wanted to use […] More
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in Education and Academia, Health and Medicine, Identity & CultureMenstrual Journal: Periods NOT Taboo #Stories4Health
I just turned 11 and was preparing to get into High School, I was going to leave for boarding school the following day and mom had said she wanted to […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Fiction, Journalism and Media, Podcasts, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO ART OF COMMERCIAL STORYTELLING WEBINARS
Muwado (More-Words-O) – Africa’s Storytelling Platform, is not just a platform; it is a vibrant collection of emotions, imagination and experiences, all woven together to bridge the gaps between people. […] More
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in Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, FictionDistance #Stories4Health
Missing morning prep had been my usual agenda, but this time the new Warden, Mr. Fluggy, had declassified my innovation. As a way to extend my usual night sleep that […] More
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in Education and AcademiaWHAT HAVE UGANDA TEACHERS CELEBRATED ON THE WORLD TEACHERS DAY?
I congratulate Uganda teachers who have soldiered on despite having been devalued over the past few decades through discrimination in remuneration, housing and psychological torture, all of which are affecting […] More
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in Education and AcademiaWhat Uganda could learn from Finland’s education system
They say, a society that ceases to learn, ceases to grow. Uganda’s education system has experienced some changes since her independence in 1962. The teacher as the custodian of information […] More
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THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LAPWONY MICHEAL OCAN: TIME AT BUDO
The book: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LAPWONY MICHEAL OCAN is an anthology of tributes as shared by family and friends. On Monday, May 30, 2022, while working on the […] More
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in Education and Academia, Politics and GovernmentThings to do when Mr Museveni leaves (Part 5)
From last week, I was to return to education and how we are to handle those behind crimes committed over the three decades and so. One would wonder why, with […] More
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in Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Parenting & Childcare, Pets and Animals, Travel and AdventureMaking It Vital For Children To Appreciate Nature
Think back to the first day you saw monkeys when you were a child or the first time they let you wander off alone when you went to visit your […] More
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in Education and Academia, Identity & Culture, Sports and FitnessTHE HISTORY OF THE EMPEROR OF FOOTBALL: THE ONE TOUCH STORY
Preparations started at breakfast, you could see us closely eyeing the sack where the polythene bags were dumped. Polythene bags were currency and in those days, we used paper wrapping […] More
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in Education and Academia, FictionWAKAYIMA OF TROPICAL HILLS ACADEMY Ep 8: WAKAYIMA MEETS THE RAT
Continued from Episode 7 Now, The kids were hanging around the lockers this afternoon, just chatting. Kwezi was telling everybody that his big brother was the champion at playing matatu […] More
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in Education and Academia, Identity & Culture, Writing and LiteratureDear Upright African… (No Apology Here! )
An Essay by Donald Molosi, author of We Are All Blue. *** Dear Upright African, Private school failed me. That type of European-School-In-Africa that insists on a chronically colonized curriculum. […] More
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in Education and Academia, FictionMy Maths Teacher Hates Me, Paul Ugbede
My maths teacher hates me. He asked me to find y. I mean, how can I find y, something missing a long time ago? My brother and sister had tried […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Politics and GovernmentTHE POLITICS OF PURE SCIENCE IN UGANDA
When Daniel S. Greenberg wrote his pioneering, controversial and ground breaking book “The Politics of Pure Science” some years back, no doubt, it set a new standard for the realistic […] More
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in Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Health and MedicineEducational Statistics: The Pandemic's Ally or Foe?
If like me, statistics conjures up images of a long-troubled relationship, welcome to this blog. It is written with you in mind. If like me, you begrudgingly, one eye closed, […] More
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My Journey in Clinical Trial Safety Monitoring
In August, I completed a Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) training course facilitated by Africa CDC, SPEAC, and CEPI. The training aimed to expand the pool of qualified DSMB members […] More
























