Community Voices

World Children’s Day 2023 – ‘For Every Child, Every Right’

“For Every Child, Every Right!” is the theme for World Children’s Day 2023, which is today,…
Let’s talk menstruation and period plastic waste

‘It’s plastic hidden in plain sight,’ says Ella Daish, founder of the #EndPeriodPlastic campaign. ‘Bags, bottles…
End modern forms of slavery thriving in Uganda

Naican was of a tender school-going age in the 1970s when she came to the city…
Know traffic offense penalties are on driver & vehicle?

On Saturday, 26th August 2023, after a successful work trip to Gulu, on our way back,…
Deepening food poverty in Karamoja due to crop losses

According to the most recent Uganda National Household Survey, 75% of households in Karamoja are food…
Lady with backpack in the city, what’s she carrying?

A few days ago, a young lady stormed my office, in her hand, a delivery note…
Kumam ‘big man’ owns more than others own

Initially in Kumam culture, being a ‘big man’ was earned from inheritance. For example, when the…
Greatness is earned by working hard

My grandfather, abaa dwong Otim Raymond, is a very interesting man. He decided to add to…
Earning from disposed off waste in landfills

My visit to the Nkumba landfill that services Entebbe Municipality was a huge lightbulb moment for…
Fare thee well Change Agent Joseph Mugisha Bitature

Today, Sunday, 11th June 2023, at 2:00 p.m., the remains of senior change agent Joseph Mugisha…