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Kisses From Afar…
By Mahbuba Matovu In that moment I hang up the phone. The silence bursts my bubble. You're there and then you’re not. I know that in a few seconds I can catch you again. I don’t call. It’s confusing for a second. Everything seems so strange. Only now do I realize my...
For Better, For Worse Part 2
Part 1 Zirwa felt fear engulf her. “Dapo… I thought I should… I thought it would be best…” Mariam couldn’t believe his boldness. “No!” she shouted, “How dear you?! You do this to my sister and have the nerve to confidently come to my house?” Zirwa tightened the grip...
Death, Partition And The Scramble For Benefits
By Diana Awino Peter was a uniformed army officer with ranks. Peter died leaving behind a widow, two daughters and two sons in addition to his mother, father, two step-mothers and a score of siblings. Shortly after, Peter’s widow and last daughter followed him to the...
The Millennial Quarter-Life Crisis: 10 Helpful Tips To Get You Through It
By Lerato Chinyangwa You know that feeling of anxiety, waking up in a cold sweat and feeling like your life is entirely unfulfilling. This is usually how most millennials feel after graduating from university and having that first job for a few months. The reality of...
The Force From Within
By Eunice Aber This week caught me thinking about a topic that keeps mulling in my mind time and again. It is quite an interesting one and probably something I shouldn’t be thinking about this early. But being a woman and also a thinker, this can’t escape the...
Value Me!
By Racheal Kiiza "Tens of millions of women and girls around the world are employed as domestic workers in private households. They clean, cook, care for children, look after elderly family members, and perform other essential tasks for their employers." Human Rights...
La Poupée Noire
By Iris Ntore Femme nue, femme noire Vêtue de ta couleur qui est vie, de ta forme qui est beauté J'ai grandi à ton ombre ; la douceur de tes mains bandait mes yeux Et voilà qu'au cœur de l'Été et de Midi, Je te découvre, Terre promise, du haut d'un haut col calciné Et...
Be Relevant!
By Diana Awino I work for the Ugandan civil service in a rural district local government. Wait, did I mention I am a modern breed of local government staffs? I joined civil service at age 24, one year after graduation from Uganda’s most prestigious university. Oh,...
Profile: NABA Life Foundation
NABA Life Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation in Ghana that was started by Dorcas Aba Annan, a hardworking young lady who is passionate and focused on making an impact in the lives of young people in her home country and beyond. In 2010, with the help and...