Norah Owaraga

“If one is unhappy the cause is within oneself” Ghanaian proverb

Originally posted on Humanist: Our Trip Together Is Very Short! A woman climbed up the bus and sat down beside a man, hitting him with her numerous bags. When the man remained silent, the woman asked him why he did not complain when she hit him with her bags? The man replied with a Smile: “There is no…

Letter to President Museveni on AHA

Originally posted on Humanist: “Grief is such a difficult one. Thanks for sharing this article,” commented Guardian Lane in reaction to my blog post titled: “Tears of an orphan,” which I shared on Linkedln with the following introduction: “Coping with grief sometimes includes being able to talk about it or to write about it. And…

Bethel, smallest church in the world

I was delighted to learn that Biku Prayer Mountain was founded in 1996 by Pastor Song, a Korean, together with the retired Archbishop of Church of Uganda, His Lordship Henry Luke Orombi. Knowing His Lordship Orombi’s passion for evangelism and one’s spiritual connection and journey with God, it makes sense that he had a hand…

Implications of Oxfam inclusive language guide

This is on my mind. From a cultural anthropological perspective, I am wondering how Oxfam imagined its inclusive language guide would be domesticated in the different geographies and cultures in which it works. Take for instance, in the context of the Iteso, the fifth largest first nation of Uganda. In Ateso (the language of Iteso),…