African Diaspora and Humanitarian Assistance
posted in: Development Policy, International Policy
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How much aid should the UK give?
posted in: 30 Day Blogging, Development Policy, International Policy
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Earlier today I received my copy of the Labour Campaign for International Development (LCID) Newsletter. The main message in this newsletter was the amount of aid the UK gives to countries in need. The readers were invited to contact their Members … Read More
Uganda: The long arms of international institutions
posted in: International Policy
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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
Do UK African diaspora have a role in achieving the MDGs?
posted in: African Diaspora, International Policy, Poverty in Africa
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On Thursday 29th September 2011 a reception was held at the UK Parliament. The theme of the reception was Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Role of the UK African Diaspora The reception was hosted by AFRICA -UK … Read More
Villages in Action- the day the villagers had their say
posted in: International Policy, Poverty, Sustainable development
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The Villages in Action Conference (VIA), is the brain child of Teddy Ruge of Project Diaspora and was held in Kikuube Village Grounds, Masindi, Uganda on 27 November 2010. The conference was co sponsored by Orange Uganda and Business Fights Poverty Kikuube … Read More
Villages in Action
posted in: International Policy, Uganda
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Today we welcome Guest blogger Teddy Ruge of Project Diaspora. Teddy is a mobile technology enthusiast and blogs frequently about the African ICT sectors and it’s effects on development. He has served on several panel discussions related to Africa, the … Read More
Access to clean water- a personal story
posted in: Development Policy, International Policy
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It is BLOG ACTION DAY 2010 today and the theme for this year is access to clean water and the effects of lack of access to clean water on communities’ world wide and this is something that is very close … Read More
India has more poor people than sub- saharan Africa
posted in: International Policy
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This heading has preoccupied Current Affairs and News programmes at the BBC over the last two weeks and in case you missed it all here are some facts as I understood them for you. India receives in excess of £300M … Read More
Ruhanga- The search for clean water is nearly over
posted in: 30 Day Blogging, AID, International Policy, Uganda, Water Aid
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Day 3 of Nikki P’s challenge and if you missed yesterday’s post please follow this link . Today’s task is all about call to action- what do I want you folk to do as a result of reading this post! … Read More
Dambisa Moyo- Is she Dead Wrong?
posted in: AID, Development Policy, International Policy
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She is a beautiful African woman with brains to die for and author of a sensational book DEAD AID that has rocked the world of International Development. Amongst those who have reviewed her thesis is Chola Mukanga a fellow Zambian … Read More