Norah Owaraga

Importance of editors in media houses cannot be overstated

This morning as I enjoyed my cup of Ugandan coffee and read stories from one of my favourite news sources, the Daily Monitor, I came across a story headlined: “I only eat boiled food, says Monica Lubega.” I was fascinated by the feasibility of this, since I had once read or is it watched a…

Evidence based advocacy is more effective in long run

We thus invite you to visit the special page on TB on our website through which you can download various publication which contain the qualitative data that we generated and our analyses.

Given a choice of a gift of a bouquet of flowers or a goat which would you choose?

Romantic gifting of flowers has no roots in the cultures of the first nations of Uganda; it is certainly not culture-normal among us Iteso, the fifth largest first nation of Uganda romantic expression of love in Teso and in the wider Uganda is often done through giving of practical gifts which have use for the…

Why a return to community accountability is the way forward for local philanthropy in Uganda

When a local Ugandan nonprofit accepts funds from a funder in the global north, the push for “visibility” and the requirement for branding blur the lines between Ugandan nonprofits and those of the global north. The consequence is that Ugandan nonprofits end up being perceived as successful, with huge incomes and budgets.