Norah Owaraga

Iteso groundnuts PHH and value addition

So, the other day, I dropped in to see my sister, Iretor Sikola, daughter of Papa Otim, a brother to my late father. I had heard she was not well, but look what I found. I found her seated in a shade sorting the damaged groundnuts from the good ones from her recent harvest. Iretor…

Iteso land rights for married women

Within Iteso Culture, a married woman is one for whom all formalities of Iteso marriage have been done and have been satisfactorily concluded, including: Aitodiar – introduction ceremony Abilakinio – bride gifts determination ceremony Eiyis – delivery of the bride gifts Ainyamario – escorting and receiving of the bride to her ere (home). Ejakait Emmanuel…

Perspectives from Teso on Women’s land rights

Today, Friday, 30th July 2021, at 02:00 p.m. I will deliver a keynote address to set the stage for the second Teso Land Dialogue Series organised by Ateker Professionals’ Initiative for Development (APID). The theme for today’s dialogue is: “Women’s Land Rights from a Cultural Lens: Perspectives from Teso.” The event will be hosted on…

Why an education which shames us?

During these difficult times, the volume at which parents are crying out loud at how our children are missing out on education is fascinating for me, especially so, from a cultural anthropological perspective. Even those who identify as Pan-Africans are crying loudest. Which begs the question, shouldn’t this be an opportunity for Uganda to re-take…