Right from the Heart of Despina Namwembe, the Regional Coordinator-URI-Great Lakes “Treating the other the way you want stems from strong empathy. A less empathetic person will work towards failing others, stepping on their aspirations, and ensuring that he/she dominates the space”. Every time we celebrate the Golden Rule day it draws deep to my […]
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Paul and May (extreme left) meet students writing a computer applications exam It is a cold rainy morning as I set off with my colleague Paul Bulamu to meet up with an inspiring team. Upon arrival, I get surprised to find our friends seated eagerly to meet us. I observe silently that this is the […]
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“…I found myself stranded in the bush in the middle of the night. That is when it occurred to me that this was not the overseas job i always craved for”. Women’s role in violence prevention has gained a lot of significance in recent times. #The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2025 – “Invest […]
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Before becoming a woman councilor in our community, i used to fear entering a bank. I would look at those magnificent buildings with glass windows and every time i passed by a bank, i would see my reflection, of a villager who did not deserve to enter a bank.
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Cultural issues are pretty high in my country (South Sudan), and at one incidence, a man of Madi tribe accidentally killed another man from Acholi tribe causing a row between the two tribes. When the matter was reported to police, the family of the deceased refused the case to be handled by the police rather preferred to settle the matter traditionally.
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Muslims and Christians are two dominant religions in Goma. But, if we notice a peaceful cohabitation, they do not agree when it comes to the Gospel and the Quran. The Bible and the Quran argument story comes once again to confirm these allegations.
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While in preparations for my presentation about the Judaist experience in my country, Uganda, the Twin towers in New york which happened to be the venue of my presentation were blown up just in a flash, in what appeared to be religiously motivated terrorism.
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Driven by our interfaith peace building mandate, URI-GL is working with religious leaders to Hold Parliamentary and Local Government Elected Candidates to account on the Electoral Promises made in 2016 in three districts of Uganda, namely Wakiso, Mukono and Kayunga.
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Reflecting back at the time of our inception in the Advocacy and Mediation Program on land based conflicts in Northern Uganda, you would always here a common phrase that “ Land is the only profitable resource we have in this region-you should guard it jealously” Such was a common phrase shared among the locals and their leaders alike.
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Do leaders serve the aspirations of the people they lead? As they aspire for these positions, do they clearly understand what they are meant to deliver? Are the masses empowered enough to use their votes to win services? Zaria Ddamulira, the Legal and Human Rights Officer at (URI-GL), shares a reflection on the trend of electoral promises in Uganda.
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