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Kony2012 and what it means for Uganda – the Muzungu’s view
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 11 March 2012
The 64 million views (as of today) of Invisible Children’s videos on YouTube are a marketer’s dream come true. Isn’t it a goddam shame that it’s always the bad stories that are popular? And isn’t it a tragedy that Uganda is always in the news for the wrong reasons? Eh banange! The #kony2012 and #makekonyfamous [...]
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Toys, Photographs and Difficult Questions
Blog: Where the road goes - 5 March 2011
It’s December 10 and Tom, Saskia and I have come to the half-completed Karin Children’s Clinic to watch a local women’s group hold a weekly meeting to discuss administrative matters. They manage projects from beadmaking to raising livestock on a pay-it-forward scheme amongst various families in the group. A man from the Heifer Foundation – [...]
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In the Back Garden
Blog: Where the road goes - 30 December 2010
When we arrived in Gulu, we spent only one night in the place we had booked to stay in. A serendipitous confusion of a lost booking and an entire house becoming cheaply available near the Kabero Opong district meant that we would relocate lock, stock and sleeping bag to this new home for the duration [...]
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From Our Correspondent in Kitgum
Blog: Where the road goes - 14 December 2010
Kitgum lies about three hours east of Gulu, and is the largest town in the Kitgum district of Northern Uganda. It is a place where, as I stepped out of the front door of the Sunshine Modern Guest House (singles from 16,000 shillings), I was privileged to witness the entertaining spectacle of a resistant pig [...]
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Murchison Day 3/ Paraa Safari Lodge
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 18 January 2010
Please indulge me for several seconds and imagine this scene: 5 worn out travelers are wandering through the midday equatorial heat, which was a skin scorching 105 degrees. We were in search of a hotel across the Nile from our rest camp, called the Paraa Safari Lodge. Legend (ie Gav and Debs, the Red Chili [...]
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Murchison Day 2/ Tse tse flies and the hike to the falls
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 15 January 2010
Day 2 in Murchison Park started much like Day 1 with a sunrise game drive. This time though, we had a map of the Park showing us the available routes and highlights along the way. We decided to head toward the cliffs, which seemed to be only a short drive beyond the ferry crossing. On the [...]
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Murchison Falls Day 1/ Game drive and river cruise
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 13 January 2010
I just spent the most beautiful morning of my life on a game drive around Murchison Falls National Park. We arrived in Murchison falls in the late afternoon and checked into the Red Chili Rest Camp, the Murchison arm of the Kampala hostel. At $30 for park entry fees, payable each day here (but only $20 [...]
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