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The Optimists Creed

28. June 2011

At ChangeWaves, we always want to ignite, rejuvenate or strengthen waves of change in different areas of our societies through ICTs. But the work we do can sometimes seem daunting and we always appreciate it when friends and colleagues share inspirational stories with us, like this optimist’s creed that was shared with us recently. I hope [...]

A Dream of Hope for African Children

16. June 2011

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Today I got a rose flower from one of my colleagues here at FEMNET. What is the occasion? “We are celebrating the day of the African Child.” I imagine being an African child or a child in Africa for that matter is worth celebrating. I mean why not. Despite the high mortality rates, if you [...]

A note to my mother

9. May 2011

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I remember lying in bed one morning, singing a song I liked but whose lyrics I didn’t know well. I substituted the real words with my kid-ish words that didn’t make sense to anyone myself inclusive. “Won’t you go to school today,” my mother, Ms. Jesca Mawewe Wekono asked as she fastened her headscarf (My [...]

Agony and Ecstasy

16. March 2011

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In today’s world, it is hard to pick up a newspaper and find a front page that will bring a smile to anyone’s face unless they are stone hearted. From poverty stricken Uganda, to the USA’s skyscrapers not much hope. Take a look at some of the headlines today: Four year hacks cousin to death [...]

Memorable Speech: Idi Amin Dada addresses the Queen of England

15. March 2011

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I don’t know if I run the risk of being sermoned by any security operatives from Uganda or not but this speech by Idi Amin is a an award winning one in any comedy factory. I know the man’s English was bad, but was it really this bad? Please someone tell me this is not [...]

Best dancers leave the floor

2. March 2011

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Even the best dancer leaves the dance floor so an old Africa adage goes. In 2010, the curtain closed on some of the most popular shows in television history at least in my lifetime. The Oprah Winfrey Show just started the last season premiere while it is now official we won’t see Larry King Live [...]

A visitor in my own home: Observing Uganda’s 2011 Presidential elections

2. March 2011

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A Nigerian guy I met recently asked me if Idi Amin Dada is still the president of Uganda. Now being the Christian that I am, I forgave his ignorance. Over 30 years since Amin left Uganda, some people ask if he is still president. Anyway it shows me that my country has done little to [...]

Living and existing

13. December 2010

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While rewatching Tyler Perry’s 2008 movie The family that preys, I heard something that I hadn’t heard before. When the rich Charlotte Cartwright (played by Kathy Bates) asks her less fortunate friend Alice Pratt (played by Alfre Woodard) if she is living or existing! Alice’s response is one that many people including myself can identify [...]

Leadership celebration: Museveni’s rap, one of Uganda’s biggest exports

29. October 2010

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As I write this, I am listening to President Museveni’s now famous rap clip or is it song. I hardly understand what he is saying but music is a universal language. You don’t have to understand the words to enjoy the song otherwise the discotheques would be empty. The young revelers who flock these dancehalls [...]

Rich v. Poor Country ICT Statistics and Charts Online

18. October 2010

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Worldwide mobile, Internet and broadband data for 1998-2009 is now available online at: http://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/tag/ict4d-statistics/ Based on ITU data, this provides a compiled and cleaned-up spreadsheet of data; charts comparing technology penetration levels in countries grouped by income; ‘digital gap’ charts comparing richest vs. poorest countries; and ‘digital lag’ data showing how many years behind the [...]