Category Archives: uganda

Upheaval in Uganda

Posted on 08-May-2011 by

According to Time magazine (20 May 2011): Arab Spring Goes South (Uganda):  Following the upheaval in the Maghreb, the first glimmers of Arab Spring-style protests stirred in sub-Saharan Africa.  More than three weeks of demonstrations against the government of Yoweri … Continue reading →

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Clean Cookstoves

Posted on 05-May-2011 by

The following interview with Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts appeared in Time magazine (16 May 2011): Time:  A Secretary of State and a superstar are kind of an unlikely couple.  What brought you together? HC:  . . . I was … Continue reading →

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Ugandan Coffee

Posted on 19-April-2011 by

Depressing factoid of the day: $0.66:  The amount earned by the average Ugandan coffee farmer for every $100 spent on retail coffee purchases in Western countries. Source:  Time (26 Apr 2011) perhaps citing work from George Mason University.

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“The Book of Mormon” . . . the Musical

Posted on 23-March-2011 by

Tomorrow (Thursday, 24 Mar 2011), the musical “The Book of Mormon” opens on Broadway.  Time magazine is involved in the hype.  Richard Zoglin in a 2-page article provides an introduction: The indecency police, if there are any left in New … Continue reading →

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Exploring Developing Countries

Posted on 06-March-2011 by

I have made 5 trips to Uganda, east-central Africa.  I love going there; I love the people.  Ugandans have greeted and treated me with warmth and respect.  But I occasionally have the feeling that I’m being too much of a poverty voyeur.  And … Continue reading →

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Swing Sets Across Uganda

Posted on 19-December-2010 by

Jeremiah Stettler, a reporter for the SLTrib, wrote the following about our most recent trip to Uganda (19 Dec 2010): The swing set is hardly big enough for the school.  But it’s a promising step for an institution that fittingly … Continue reading →

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A.J. Walker’s Uganda Trip

Posted on 19-December-2010 by

On our recent trip to Uganda (the first half of  December 2010), we were accompanied by A.J. Walker, who was seriously injured in the Trolley Square shootings (his father was killed).  We were also accompanied by Jeremiah Stettler, a reporter for … Continue reading →

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Grasshoppers Anyone?

Posted on 17-December-2010 by

The Masaka area in southern Uganda is a major grasshopper harvesting area.  Grasshoppers are to Ugandans what snails (escargot) are to the French:  a delicacy. Grasshopper harvesting is a very interesting activity.  It is done at night, and the harvesting … Continue reading →

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Too Many People/Too Few Shillings

Posted on 15-December-2010 by

Last night as I walked from the Internet cafe back to my hotel, Williams Street (located in the heart of Kampala’s (Uganda) commerical district) was packed with people.  Many providing redundant services.  Many selling from the sidewalk.  But at night, most of the heavy … Continue reading →

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Northern Uganda . . . Here We Go Again

Posted on 08-December-2010 by

Until recently northern Uganda, the area around Gulu, was involved in a horrible internal conflict with the Lord’s Republican Army (LRA).  The rebels were notorious for using child soldiers (do a Google search on Gulu walk).  On a trip to … Continue reading →

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