Discipline, Childhood and Parenting Lessons from an Acholi Mother in Uganda
Afew nights ago, over dinner with a workmate, we found ourselves lost in a conversation about parenting. We compared the way we raise...
The Sunday We Tried to Escape and Got Caught by the Headmaster
In the year 2000, I was in Bishop Angelo Negri College School, a catholic boys’ boarding school in Gulu, Uganda. In October that...
My Encounters with LGBTQ+ Culture in the Philippines
When I landed in the Philippines in April 2014 to begin my assignment as an Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeper, I anticipated conflict resolution...
Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping in Mindanao, Philippines: My Story
narmed civilian peacekeeping plays a vital role in conflict zones. Most international peacekeepers engaged in this type of work are...
How My Village Uncle with Leprosy Infected All the Cups in Our House
When I was a child growing up with my siblings and our mother in Gulu City, Uganda, I had a limited understanding of what leprosy...
Chasing Dreams in Kampala
Istill remember the year 2000 as if it were just last week. That was the year I completed my Ordinary Level Education at Bishop Angelo...
The Pagee Wine Lesson: A Teenage Mistake That Shaped My Life
tasted alcohol and its most devastating effects on the very first day I tasted Pagee Wine from St. Mary’s Lacor in Gulu, Uganda, in 1998....
An Open Letter to Kilak North MP Anthony Akol and Bardege-Layibi MP Ojara Martin Mapenduzi
Dear Honorable Akol and Mapenduzi, I write to you not only as members of Parliament but as sons of Acholi, a region that has endured...
The Curse of Eating School Fees and the Price of Misplaced Priorities: Kidega’s Tragic Downfall
On 11 February 2024, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results under...
The Day My Bully Met My Mom: A Lesson in Standing Up
Back then, school in Uganda wasn’t quite the same as today. Some students were much older than us in primary school, and I’m talking much...