Blogs & Updates
Don’t Get Too Comfortable Being A Refugee
June 20th was world refugee day and with all the terror that is going on around the world, we have so many more refugees today than ever before. The stories shared on my timeline really touched me and reminded me of our own struggle. A month or two ago, I read a...
The Village Is Back!
By Felly Oyuga As African women, we need to realise that one of the best things to happen to us is social media. In the days of old, the African woman had a huge support network. She had access to information from the older women, she had the comradery of her age...
Cup Of Tea With A Slice Of Banana Bread… Yums
By Pholosho Matondolo Growing up, I loved being in the kitchen, cooking for my family and trying out new recipes with my mother. Baking was fun to me and once a month, I would set out to make banana bread for my family. With time, my mother started sharing some with...
Workplace Intimidation
ByJudith Moraa Are you a Woman facing workplace intimidation? No problem. Bullies are scary, shocking, embarrassing and far too often tolerated in the workplace. Why? Because we don’t want to have to deal with them, we don’t want the attack, the conflict, the...
We Are Our Own Enemies
I had a class in women development recently and it was quite a controversial class. Most of what we discussed were the factors that hindered the development of women, and how these factors were directly or indirectly connected to men. Hence, the controversy! Over the...
Book Review: Voici Venir Les Rêveurs
By Iris Ntore Court extrait « L’Amérique, ce n’est pas ça du tout; C’est un pays plein de mensonges et gens qui aiment entendre des mensonges … Que ceux qui ont perdu la raison croient aux mensonges et restent ici à jamais, En espérant que la situation s’arrangera et...
Exploit Your Potential, Oh! Africa
By Eunice Aber There is a common saying among my Christian folks that one day we will reach heaven, look down at all the opportunities, the good things we had on earth, and regret that we did not enjoy them when we could have. We instead focused on chasing...
The Puppet Show
By Amandla Karungi I sat in a fortress of solitude, even though around me sat waves and waves of souls. It was a gaping hole and no one could catch me. I had run out of my social fuel. Uphill, I pushed my little car whose engine had turned red. I must have run out...
Martyrs Day (Uganda) – A Recap
By Racheal Kiiza On Saturday, June 3rd, people traveled from all over Uganda and neighboring countries to be at Namugongo Catholic Shrine to celebrate Martyrs day. The annual Martyrs Day celebration commemorates the heroic faith of the 45 Ugandan Catholic and Anglican...