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I FOUND LOVE
I FOUND LOVE i found love, it was wrapped around your name, it spoke exactly like I imagined it would, it shouted silently, it screamed softly and it called my […] More
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Beautiful Beginnings, Beverly Akoyo Ochieng
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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THE QUEST FOR FAME, MONEY
This year has been more of reflection as a storyteller, reader. To observe is one fundamental discipline we all must learn. Learning observation is a best skill every creative must […] More
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#Writivism2015 The Banana Woman
“If wealth was the inevitable result of hard-work and experience then every woman in Africa would be a millionaire”This is a long overdue tribute to an exceptionally hard-working woman giving […] More
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How Flame And Song Came to East Africa: Part One
Nov. 2014: I am in Bellagio. I am here at the invitation of Uganda Women Storytellers’ Association (FEMRITE) and Hilda Twongyeirwe. Being in Bellagio alone is everything, of course, but […] More
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Dear Winnie
Dear Winnie, I remember you as the 13-year-old girl who enjoyed her English classes. Your hand was always up, waiting with anticipation for Madam Sabila to choose you to read […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Community & Opinion, Environment & Climate, Health and Medicine, How To, Innovation, Science and Technology, Writing and Literature
Turning Kampala’s Trash into Treasure
The Rise of Composting Imagine a Kampala where food scraps and garden trimmings don’t end up clogging landfills, but instead transform into rich, black gold: compost. This isn’t a far-fetched […] More
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The Soil and the Distant Stars Remember
On Jili, a woman from Gopinath Mohanty’s ‘Paraja’, and what her labour knew She does not appear in any management textbook. She holds no certificate, no designation, no entry in […] More
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The Meat Market
The sizzle of flesh, the hunger in the eyes. It’s a primal scene, as old as time. But in this modern age, the meat market has taken on a sinister […] More
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The Tales of Achelo – Episode 3
Episode 3 Edith recounted to me that the day father died, he had visited grandma in her small hut. She told me that he came back rushing and stopped behind […] More
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in Career and Employment, Education and Academia, Identity & Culture, Law, Crime and Justice, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, War and Conflict, Writing and LiteratureLeft behind; the silent struggle of children and youth forced to dropout of school
Left behind; the silent struggle of children and youth forced to drop out of school The gates were open as Mercy( not real names) and her parents, with other children […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Journalism and Media, Podcasts, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – BUILDING A COMMERCIAL BRAND ON AND OFFLINE – UNCLE MO
Week 8 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 22nd April, with Moses Kiboneka, aka Uncle Mo on Building A Commercial Brand On and Offline. Uncle Mo […] More
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Petty Blood Sport, Efemia Chela
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Journalism and Media, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – SOLUTIONS AND ETHICAL JOURNALISM RECAP – RHODA OSEI ADJEI
Week 5 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 1st April, with Rhoda Osei Adjei on the topic; Solutions and Ethical Journalism Rhoda is an experienced broadcast […] More
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The ‘Rape Festival’ Fallacy: Justice and Tradition on Trial in Ozoro
In a quiet jurisprudence lecture at Uganda Pentecostal university last week, a lecturer posed a challenge that would soon transcend the classroom. “Law,” he argued, “has historically been a tool […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Environment & Climate, Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Writing and LiteratureShadows of Hope: Rebuilding Lives in Karamoja’s Drought-Stricken Plains
The sun blazed mercilessly over Karamoja’s arid plains near Moroto, its heat baking the cracked earth where Atim sat with her younger brother, Lokong, under a scraggly acacia. At 21, […] More
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In The Dark, Vincent Bura-Bari Nwilo
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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