Norah Owaraga

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.

Harassment of Sserwanjjas reveals government intolerant of whistle blowers

Unless you are Hon. Opendi, don’t go undercover in to unmask corruption in healthcare services provision?

Ugandan Universities: Civil liberties in peril

Originally posted on masakeonline: Striking Makerere University students. © The Observer Newspaper “If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other, it is the principle of free thought – not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.” Oliver…