Turning the Tide: A Young Manager’s Journey to Revitalize an Underperforming Project in South Sudan
hen I landed in Kuajok, Warrap State, South Sudan, in March 2015, I had no idea what awaited me. The project I was stepping into, funded by the World Bank, was meant to improve local governance and service delivery. However, instead of having a project ready to launch, I faced many problems. It was months […]
Snakes in the Grass: Tales from South Sudan
People always say humanitarian work is full of sacrifices. But let me tell you, you don’t get what that means until you’re out in the field, deep in a place like South Sudan. I spent over five years working in South Sudan with three different organizations and trust me, it’s a place where challenges are […]
Government lacks commitment to UPE
Written by Alex Okello Ouma At Okol primary school in Omot sub-county in Pader, studying under the tree is all but normal to an estimated 300 pupils. According to the head teacher, Mr. Omech Ben Robert, some pupils walk for over 5 kilometers to and fro school every day because of their desire and willingness […]
Food Insecurity in Acholi needs many interventions
Yona Okori, 78, a resident of Padibe sub-county in Kitgum district believes that the current wave of hunger in Acholi sub-region is because the Acholi no longer store food in the granary (dero). He says in the 1970s until the early 1990s, many communities in Acholi produced and stored a lot of food in the […]
Democracy; Uganda’s unfinished political struggle
The news around the emerging rebel groups in Uganda, the return of Olara Otunnu and the involvement of “some Acholi” members of Parliament including Gulu’s Chairman Norbert Mao in rebel activities has raised the political stakes much higher ahead of the 2011 elections in Uganda. It’s nearly 47 years since Uganda gained its independence from […]