Three years ago,I stumbled upon a story in the Daily Monitor Uganda’s daily about Cecilia a young woman who had die in labour because she and he husband didn’t have £66 to cover her care at the local hospital. Cecilia’s … Read More
Over the last few days I have been watching a conversation on Twitter between some of the Ugandans I follow. The conversation appeared to be a protest about something the electric supplier @UmemeLtd in Uganda had or had not done to annoy … Read More
Whilst foreign aid to African countries has been praised for lowering poverty levels in Africa, experts, think tanks, non government organisations (NGOs) and even citizens of both donor and recipient countries have also criticised it for creating dependency, preventing growth … Read More
Did you make it to Hyde Park in London on 8 June 2013? If you are food poor regardless of where you live this was about you. See food poverty doesn’t affect Africans only and if you thought so, think again. … Read More
An unusual question you might think but perhaps one that is worth asking if only to advance the debate on African feminism. I ask this question following the recent signing into law by the Kenyan government the right for a man to … Read More
The Millennium Development Goals are coming to end in 2015 and questions have began about what should replace them. I have attended a few such discussion panels and will be dipping in out and out the emerging themes from … Read More
Last Saturday 2 March 2013, I convened a meeting in Kampala the capital of Uganda, to explore the business case for women as part of global supply chains . The panelists were some of the most successful business women and executives … Read More
This was the topic for discussion this week over at Business Fights Poverty following an event hosted at Citi Bank in London on Monday 11 Feb 2013. What was interesting for me is the discussions on development are changing … Read More
Bridging the Gap for African Women in Business meeting is convened by Ida Horner of Ethnic Supplies and the Trustees of the Charity Let Them Help Themselves out of Poverty a community development and UK Registered, ahead of International Women’s … Read More
If like me you are grappling with what to buy your loved ones for Xmas especially those who seemingly have every thing I hoping that this selection of gifts from our African artisans will inspire you For the table- … Read More
