October 2011
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Reflections on the festival of lights
India at night during Diwali by NASA Today, the festival of lights “Deepawali” ( or Diwali, literally meaning lighting rows of lamps) is being celebrated in India and by the Indian diaspora world over. This special festival is a celebration of the symbolic win of light over darkness, good over bad, knowledge over ignorance. Light is so powerful, both literally and metaphorically, for all it...
Oct 27th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 21st
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Oct 13th
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When a man speaks up for women
What happens when a man speaks up for women rights because it was a woman who struggled to raise him through times of war and personal adversity, gave him education, helped him stand on his own feet and taught him to help others help themselves? Meet Opio David - the young, energetic and passionate founder of Mukisa Women’s Group, a Community Based Organization (CBO), in the slums of Nsambya...
Oct 7th
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Coca Cola, Cell Phones and the African Village:...
During my recent trip to Uganda, I had the opportunity to spend an intense one month living in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and travelling far from the city to the countryside filled with vignettes of African life. I made several road trips to the central, eastern and northern parts of Uganda to meet with Solar Sister teams. No matter how far I went, I saw four colors: Yellow, Red, Orange and...
Oct 6th
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Coca Cola, Cell Phones and the African Village:...
During my recent trip to Uganda, I had the opportunity to spend an intense one month living in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and travelling far from the city to the countryside filled with vignettes of African life. I made several road trips to the central, eastern and northern parts of Uganda to meet with Solar Sister teams. No matter how far I went, I saw four colors: Yellow, Red, Orange and...
Oct 6th
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Coca Cola, Cell Phones and the African Village:...
During my recent trip to Uganda, I had the opportunity to spend an intense one month living in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and travelling far from the city to the countryside filled with vignettes of African life. I made several road trips to the central, eastern and northern parts of Uganda to meet with Solar Sister teams. No matter how far I went, I saw four colors: Yellow, Red, Orange and...
Oct 6th
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Oct 5th
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Oct 4th
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