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THE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – FUNDAMENTALS OF A STORY AND CREATIVE STORYTELLING RECAP – JACOB KATUMUSIIME
We kicked off the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars on Tuesday, 4th March, with Dr.Jacob Katumusiime as our facilitator speaking on – FUNDAMENTALS OF A STORY AND CREATIVE STORYTELLING. SUMMARY: Quick […] More
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The 1986 SMACK Exodus Amid NRA Takeover; A Personal Experience.
Day 1 (Friday, 24th January, 1986) —– It may have happened 40 years ago, this week, but the memories still linger fresh in my mind. Yet all these years later, […] More
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The Academia and the Academic at an African University Campus.
The Academia are where academics work. Their work concerns unreal things in an unreal world. In the African University context academia is increasingly places where theorising, teaching and writing […] More
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17 years after dropping out of school, these are my thoughts on the perceived value of University Education.
At some point in 2002, I dropped out of my first semester (Kyambogo University) and never attended any school again. Obviously, my dad was mad pissed; we barely spoke after […] More
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The Fifth Painting: When a Story Takes Flight
Nico had not expected to find India in Germany. The MBA classroom at this German University was almost what one would expect. The grey walls, functional furniture, and electronic gadgets. […] More
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HISTORY OF IVORY TOWER AND ITS STATUS IN THE 21st CENTURY: UGANDA IN PERSPECTIVE
This article draws heavily from the research and ideas unearthed by Stephen Shapin (2012) for and against the ivory tower concept in his paper “The Ivory Tower: The History of […] More
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INTEGRATING MULTIPLE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MANGEMENT
Environmental Conservation and management in Uganda in particular and Africa in general by bringing the knowledge and practices of people from different disciplinary knowledge in the false hope that ecosystems, […] More
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WAKAYIMA OF TROPICAL HILLS ACADEMY EP 9: WAKAYIMA MEETS THE EXTERMINATOR
View all episodes The next school day was total chaos. The way the gang had run after Rukia screaming “Ayi Bambe” the day before? It was like that, but several […] More
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How I Started a School When I Was Jobless.
As we come to the end of 2024, I will share with you lessons learnt in my 9 years experience running a rural community school in my village. I hope […] More
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Teens, Here is a Platform for you to Share your COVID-19 Stories; They Matter
Uncertainty. Anxiety. Disease. Death. Wow! Does anybody know what’s going on, really? We crave company, yet we are asked to stay apart. Nobody can tell what’s next. How will this […] More
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UGANDA NEEDS A CRITICAL MASS OF INDEPENDENT THINKERS RATHER THAN VICTIMS OF GROUPTHINK
Ugandan society is becoming more and more conformist, more closed and driven by groupthink, with President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s centrality clearly detectable. Characterising this trend is the falling number of people […] More
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Education Policy Makers: Simple Solutions to Big Problems?
Once upon a time, before the world woke up to the news of COVID-19 and lockdowns, people had definite plans. At least many working adults had plans. Wake up, prepare […] More
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Inconvenient facts about educated Ugandans
Kikuubo is the epicenter of Uganda’s business activity, especially local business. You go there at 11 am on Monday or 11 pm on Sunday and the place will be busy […] More
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Beyond dependency & state: Case for knowledge decolonization Part II
In the previous article, we considered and affirmed the view that the modern nation-state has a serious fault line. This fault line subsists in hierarchizing citizens of the state – […] More
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THE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – PLOT, PACING, & STRUCTURE IN STORYTELLING RECAP – KAGAYI NGOBI
Week 3 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 18th March, with Kagayi Ngobi – a Ugandan playwright, poet, performer, publisher, and the founding editor of the Kitara […] More
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#Pads4GirlsUg Is It Necessary To Give Free Pads To Ugandan School-Girls?
How do you think we finished school even before these pads existed?” My 62-year-old friend challenged me with these questions early last year. This was months before the issue became […] More
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I just unfriended my former economics teacher…
I just unfriended my former economics teacher. Richard Nyeko. Because my UACE result slip documented an ‘O’ in economics. He has been my friend since 2010 on Facebook with a […] More
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An Unexpected Story of Betrayal and Endurance.
Every week, I take a 10-minute tea break with one of my students at Fontes Foundation Youth Centre. It helps me to understand them better. This particular guy was excited […] More
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