The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have come to an end and world leaders met in New York two months ago to hail in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will replace them in January 2016. There is a specific goal … Read More
In this post, I am going to revisit questions about volunteering and voluntoursim. This is because the debate about the value or otherwise of volunteering abroad rages on and has given rise to new questions such as; Is volunteering a waste … Read More
I have been involved in community development since 2008 and within that time I have learned a few things that are worth sharing here Although I was born and raised in Uganda, it has not been my home for 25 … Read More
As we get closer to the 2015 deadline, the debate about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is no longer about whether the goals will be met but instead what will replace them. The debates about what the new development agenda … Read More
Earlier this week I had to write an article for a magazine about the work of the Charity Let Them Help Themselves Out Of Poverty in Ruhanga SW Uganda. I was thrown back to that August day in 2008 … Read More
If you are a news junkie like me, you may have heard about the death of Platinum miners at the Lonmin mine in South Africa during a stand off between the Police and the miners who were on strike … Read More
Nearly there with the 30 day blogging challenge and today is all about headings and best sellers. Not an easy one this as we have a few best sellers. This summer the straw hat has been the top seller. It … Read More
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
This is the last installment of the Practitioner’s workshop in Uganda and so far we have introduced ourselves, looked at support required from others and measured the Impact of Inclusive business in Africa. This post will consider the notion of … Read More
We are still at the Practitioners Workshop in Uganda and so far we have introduced ourselves and also highlighted some of the key challenges involved in running inclusive businesses as well as the kind of support that is required to overcome … Read More
