The Roles I have spent today reflecting on the role of African women within African societies as well as the challenges that we have to overcome. I thought about the strong and hardworking African women in my life. … Read More
Have you heard about carbon trading? Yes, NO? I am going to share with you what I know about carbon trading and how it impacts those at the receiving end of this policy. I don’t understand the technicalities of … Read More
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
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 … Read More
In this post I discussed the production process of wild silk fabric as well as the role of wild in the lives of Malagasy people. In today’s post I will explore how we in the west use wild silk fabric. What … Read More
In a previous post I shared the 10 lessons I have learned as a community development worker and one of those lessons was Transparency. In this post I would like to explore the importance of transparency in the management of community … 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
Last week Theresa May the UK’s Home Office boss announced a consultation on whether the law on domestic violence should be strengthened and in particular whether psychological abuse should be criminalised. In this post I consider implications opinions on this … 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