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Why is it crucial to pay attention to early childhood development
The Government of Uganda put in place an ECD Policy that is the overarching framework for all practitioners on matters of Early Childhood Care and Development. The key tenets of […] More
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Why school food, as opposed to grub, is good for our boys.
Last week while I was in Entebbe at a Medical Center, a Mom and Dad brought their 11-year-old son into the emergency ward. The boy had been running around on […] More
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What's the meaning of your son's given name?
As you know in our ATS when a person gives birth to a child, it’s the grandparents that take the sole responsibility of giving a name, the surname but as […] More
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Single Parent in Sudan *My Story*
I personally have endless stories about my experience as a single parent living and residing in Sudan. However, reflecting only on the “lockdown” period and how it affected my personal […] More
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BECOMING GULUMIZA'S FATHER (Part 2)
The 14th of June came and went. Apparently, Shoroora was fine where he was and saw no need to change his place of abode. His mother on the other hand […] More
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SINGLE PARENTING
Today I want to talk about a topic close to my heart. I feel I have some wisdom I can share with single parents.???. I know when I say wisdom, […] More
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OF TODDLERS AND THEIR MARVELOUS IMPROVISIONS.
Netanya is at that stage in her development where her brain makes a lot more sense of things than her vocabulary can allow her to express. So she sees something […] More
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Doing the Right Thing Isn’t Always Easy
This is my first book, a children’s picture book! Enjoy it WITH your children! Blurb: Rayna’s attention is caught by a shining golden wrapper of a chocolate on her […] More
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Uganda’s Juvenile Revolution: From Punishment to Protection: “How diversion, child-friendly courts and collaborations are giving children a second chance.”
For decades, Uganda has been transforming its juvenile justice system from punishment to protection, rehabilitation, and dignity. This journey began in the 1950s with the establishment of Naguru Remand Home […] More
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TO YOU OUR DAUGHTER, ON THE EVE OF YOUR SECOND BIRTHDAY
Dearest Netanya Ayinza Ramya Isharaza, Today is the last day you can be said to be one year and something. Tomorrow, you will be two years old. It has been […] More
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Of Pushing Babies, Dry Tea and other Shenanigans
Every woman who has had a baby will tell you that leaving the hospital with their little human is worth all the mysterious pain nobody has ever been able to […] More
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TO YOU OUR DAUGHTER ON YOUR 2ND BIRTHDAY
Our Dearest Ayinza, Two years! You are now two years! We still can’t believe it, really. And yet we can. You have grown so tall my dear, you really have. […] More
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in Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Parenting & Childcare, Politics and GovernmentNothing will work until we address children upbringing
In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1992, Bill Clinton said: “Frankly, I am fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. […] More
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Finding peace in Him
Have you ever had those moments when your child gives so much headache that you don’t understand what is really going on? And when you punish them, before you know […] More
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THE FINAL LAP BEGINS
Our darling daughter Ayinza, Round about this time (2 am, 28th June 2019) last year, your mother’s water broke. It had been a very hectic time for me the day […] More
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“GLOBESITY”
I recently watched a documentary on Youtube “Globesity; Fat’s New frontier” about the Global Obesity crisis and at so many points all I could do was shake my head, cry […] More
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Parental Privilege
When we speak of privilege, we usually think of gated communities, abundant food, uninterrupted electricity, et al. But for the last 7 years of EQUATE Foundation, I have noticed that […] More
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