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For more than 30 years Carol Adams has fed, housed, educated and cared for orphans and vulnerable children in Fort Portal in Western Uganda. Many of the children were weakened by the HIV virus but were supported for two decades by anti-viral drugs provided by USAID and its PEPFAR program.But those programs have been frozen by President Trump, putting the lives of millions in East Africa and around the world in grave danger. I recently spoke with Carol about her YesUganda.org program and the impact of the USAID freeze.Support the showEast Africa NGO is sponsored by TeaminFaith.orgMusic by Dale Enstrom

Send us a textIn today's podcast I interview special guest Hamza Twaha Bwambale from the Nadir Foundation based in Uganda. The Nadir Foundation is a Charitable Community based organisation which operates largely in the Kasese district in Western Uganda. The Nadir Foundation aims to support and help the poor community that it is surrounded by through various support and need of external help.We discuss in some great depth the amazing progress and support that the Nadir Foundation provides to the local community but it also greatly needs more financial support as they assist with wider issues such as education, building religious facilities to support the Muslim community, helping with medical facilities and helping local children as well as orphans.Nadir Foundation would greatly benefit from external help and support and if you would like to donate then please contact the organisation via the details below: https://nadirfoundation.orgTelephone Number:  +256-784-596475Email Contact details: nadirfoundation09@gmail.comP.O. BOX 141 KASESES UGANDASupport the showThank you for your support. Your host Miriam Khan @ Raise Your Vibes.

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao   ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT   This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/   Dr. Jeremy DeSilva is a Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. He is a paleoanthropologist, specializing in the locomotion of the first apes (hominoids) and early human ancestors (hominins). His particular anatomical expertise-- the human foot and ankle-- has contributed to our understanding of the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage.  He has studied wild chimpanzees in Western Uganda and early human fossils in Museums throughout Eastern and South Africa. From 1998-2003, Dr. DeSilva worked as an educator at the Boston Museum of Science and continues to be passionate about science education. He is the author of First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human.   In this episode, we focus on First Steps. We discuss how old bipedalism is in evolution, why it is so rare, and the difference between bipedal locomotion and bipedal posture. We talk about hypotheses for the evolution of human bipedalism, and tackle the aquatic ape hypothesis. We discuss the main anatomical changes that occurred, our running endurance, and our ability to sweat. We talk about how bipedalism set the stage for human birth, human life history, and parenting behavior. Finally, we discuss the implications of bipedalism for our lives in industrialized and post-industrial societies. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: PER HELGE LARSEN, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, OLAF ALEX, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, PHIL KAVANAGH, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, FERGAL CUSSEN, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, ROMAIN ROCH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, ADANER USMANI, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, NELLEKE BAK, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, EDWARD HALL, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, SUNNY SMITH, JON WISMAN, DANIEL FRIEDMAN, WILLIAM BUCKNER, PAUL-GEORGE ARNAUD, LUKE GLOWACKI, GEORGIOS THEOPHANOUS, CHRIS WILLIAMSON, PETER WOLOSZYN, DAVID WILLIAMS, DIOGO COSTA, ANTON ERIKSSON, CHARLES MOREY, ALEX CHAU, AMAURI MARTÍNEZ, CORALIE CHEVALLIER, BANGALORE ATHEISTS, LARRY D. LEE JR., OLD HERRINGBONE, MICHAEL BAILEY, DAN SPERBER, ROBERT GRESSIS, IGOR N, JEFF MCMAHAN, JAKE ZUEHL, BARNABAS RADICS, MARK CAMPBELL, TOMAS DAUBNER, LUKE NISSEN, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, BENJAMIN GELBART, JESSICA NOWICKI, LINDA BRANDIN, NIKLAS CARLSSON, ISMAËL BENSLIMANE, GEORGE CHORIATIS, VALENTIN STEINMANN, PER KRAULIS, KATE VON GOELER, ALEXANDER HUBBARD, LIAM DUNAWAY, BR, MASOUD ALIMOHAMMADI, JONAS HERTNER, URSULA GOODENOUGH, DAVID PINSOF, SEAN NELSON, MIKE LAVIGNE, JOS KNECHT, ERIK ENGMAN, AND LUCY! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, TOM VANEGDOM, BERNARD HUGUENEY, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, THOMAS TRUMBLE, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, JONCARLO MONTENEGRO, AL NICK ORTIZ, AND NICK GOLDEN! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, BOGDAN KANIVETS, ROSEY, AND GREGORY HASTINGS!

TOPICS: #TheCapitalGang • Military coups in West Africa - Gabon is the latest; less than a week after elections. • Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, tours Western Uganda. • Kale Kayihura and 200 others benefit from presidential pardon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/capitalfmuganda/support

Why don't we see more African researchers presenting at global Public Health conferences and in US and European research journals? Who determines which public health issues are prioritized in Africa? What is Public Health and “Vaccine Apartheid”? What do these insights reveal about the current state of our Public Health discourse on the global scale?  It's impossible to isolate the conversation around public health in the Global South from the topic of colonialism and anti-Blackness more generally. What's more, while Africa and Africans continue to be presented with unique challenges and forms of discrimination, it would be a tragic oversight to assume that the factors contributing to global health disparities are limited to the African context. Insights that are applicable to Africa, are not only applicable to the Global South, and to minority populations in the Global North more generally, but these insights frequently map out the grounds and the various avenues for solidarity amongst similarly impacted populations and all people looking to dismantle oppressive structures. Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi is the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). She holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and a Master of Science in Community Health and Health Management from the University of Heidelberg. Prior to her graduate studies, Catherine studied medicine at Makerere University, Kampala, after which she worked as a medical officer in Western Uganda for three years. In 2018, Catherine was elected as a Fellow of the  African Academy of Sciences and in 2019, she was selected  as a Joep Lange Chair at the University of Amsterdam; a position in which she investigates chronic disease management in African countries. She is the co-director of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), a program that seeks to build and strengthen the capacity of African research leaders and has trained more than 230 PhD fellows in eight African universities.   Support independent and in-depth coverage of the underreported issues that shape our world, by supporting Latitude Adjustment Podcast on Patreon today!  

Agrarökologie wird als zukunftsweisend für das Zusammenspiel nachhaltiger Ernährungssysteme und einer intakten Umwelt betrachtet. Forschende arbeiten über Grenzen und Disziplinen hinaus und berücksichtigen zunehmend mehr das lokale Wissen von Kleinbauern und –bäuerinnen. Agrarökologische Methoden in der Praxis brauchen Unterstützung auf vielen Ebenen –wie der Politik und der Wissenschaft. Auch das lokale Wissen von Menschen, die in der Landwirtschaft tätig sind, bildet die Grundlage für Erfolge in der nachhaltigen Entwicklung. In der zweiten Phase des Projekts Strengthening of Higher Education, Research and Science Communication in Agroecology in the Rwenzori Region in Western Uganda zwischen österreichischen und ugandischen Universitäten im Rahmen von APPEAR, dem Hochschulkooperationsprogramm der österreichischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, das vom OeAD implementiert wird, ist es ein wichtiges Ziel Praxis und Theorie miteinander zu verbinden und lokales ökologisches Wissen von Beginn an als integralen Bestandteil der Forschung mitzudenken. Zwei Forscherinnen aus Uganda waren in Wien und was sie über die Herausforderungen der Feldforschung, die Inklusion von Bauern und Bäuerinnen und über Dekolonialisierung des Wissens denken, ist in dieser Welt im Ohr Sendung zu hören. Gestaltung und Moderation Maiada Hadaia (für den Sendungsihnhalt verantwortlich) Im Interview Dr.in Violet Kisakaye, Agraringineurin und Lektorin Mountains of the Moon Universität Uganda, APPEAR Projektleiterin Dr.in Mary Ekyaligonza, Agrarökologin, ehem. APPEAR Doktorandin Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Lektorin Mountains of the Moon Universität Uganda

Gunmen Invade School In Uganda, Kill 41, Abduct Dozens ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #ADF #Congo #Kasese #OsazuwaAkonedo #Shujaa #Uganda https://osazuwaakonedo.news/gunmen-invade-school-in-uganda-kill-41-abduct-dozens/17/06/2023/ Gunmen suspected to be Allied Democratic Forces, ADF on Friday night invaded a privately funded secondary school in Kasese District in Western Uganda, killedkilled --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/osazuwaakonedo/message

37 children were killed and many more were injured in an attack at a school in Western Uganda on Friday. Six more were abducted to carry food stolen from the school by the gunmen. The rebels involved in the attack have been linked to the Islamic State group, and the attack is being blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our correspondent in Uganda, Isabel Nakirya, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss

**Who You will Hear**Guest: Karen M. Phillips (Executive Director and Publisher of Words Without Borders)Co-host: Luna Tang (Cloud Service Delivery Manager at Klopotek)Co-host: Dwayne Parris (Senior Consultant at Klopotek) Getting curious about prose composed by a writer from a distant land in an endangered language? With Words Without Borders, this kind of literary adventure might be just one click away.The guest for this month is Karen M. Phillips. As Executive Director and Publisher of Words Without Borders, she joins us on the occasion of WWB's 20th anniversary, and explains to us how WWB is founded, evolves, and establishes a bridge to writers from 142 countries, translated from 136 languages and counting.She also shares with us the endeavors that WWB has made to expand access to international writing, create a space for indigenous languages to survive and thrive, as well as bring authentic global literature into classrooms through their education programs.Subscribe to the free newsletter from Words Without Borders to be the first to hear about exciting new international literature there. Tell us what is going on with your publishing projects or business on Twitter (@Klopotek_AG), LinkedIn, or email us at podcast@klopotek.com.  For more information about the Klopotek software solution, please write to info@klopotek.com, or register to receive emails from us on technology innovations & events from Klopotek.* The views, information, or opinions expressed in the program are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Klopotek and its employees. It is the goal of Klopotek Publishing Radio to support cultural diversity, the exchange of opinions, and to create an environment where the conversation of a global publishing industry can thrive.

Dicksons Collins Kateshumbwa is a Ugandan administrator, former Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner. He is currently the Member of Parliament Sheema Municipality in Western Uganda under the National Resistance Movement (NRM). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/capitalfmuganda/support

Deejay Crim a.k.a The Turntable Guru, real names George Cream Agaba, born 2nd - November - 1988 is a Ugandan multi-talented Artist, Record Producer, Club and Events Corporate DJ and Hype Man, born and raised in Kashari, Western Uganda.

Leaders around the world surely care about hunger, so how do we get them to take action? Our journey with host C.D. Glin, Global Head of the PepsiCo Foundation takes us to Chicago, Western Uganda, and the border of war-torn Ukraine. We'll speak with former Ambassador Ertharin Cousin about how nations can be brought together to end world hunger. Then a woman in Uganda explains how she has begun a career in politics to remake agriculture. Finally, we meet celebrity Chef Marc Murphy, an expert in "food diplomacy" who recently returned from feeding Ukrainian refugees. You can join us on this journey too, PepsiCo Food for Good will donate up to 1,000 meals per episode every time you share an episode on social media with the hashtag #journeytozerohunger. With your support, we can provide 6,000 nutritious meals to children to help them grow and thrive. This episode will support No Kid Hungry, a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. Learn more at https://www.nokidhungry.orgNew episodes come out every Tuesday.Journey to Zero Hunger is available now on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify or wherever you listen.This podcast represents the opinions of the speakers and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of PepsiCo or its affiliates. The speakers' opinions and statements are based on information they consider reliable, but neither PepsiCo nor its affiliates warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Daisy Masika is a teacher in Western Uganda and a mother of five. Her life and the lives of her children were turned upside down when they lost their husband and father, Charles, in 2019. Listen to her story of strength and perseverance in this podcast.You can help Daisy's children achieve their education.Link: https://gofund.me/8003340cSupport the show

What impact do you want to make as a social entrepreneur?Today, I am so excited to be joined by Douglas Smith. Douglas is a social entrepreneur from Western Uganda who is making an incredible impact in the world of sports and healthcare. Douglas is the founder and CEO of Sportrise, a social enterprise making durable hand-stitched soccer balls in Uganda. Sportrise donates the locally made durable balls to children in underserved communities & and sports organizations. Douglas is also the co-founder of Peleyta Health, a company on a mission to help uninsured low-income earners to prepare for and afford healthcare through our digital healthcare micro-savings & lending platform.Learning from other social entrepreneurs is interesting, eye-opening, and inspiring. Regardless of whether you are in a different phase of your entrepreneurial journey, hearing someone else's story is a reminder that we are capable of making an impact.Tune in and listen to the tenth episode of Avant-garde Entrepreneur. You will learn about Douglas' passion for providing access to sports and healthcare for his community in Uganda. Douglas shares his background, what the process is for making the soccer balls, why he created Peleyta Health, and his advice for other social entrepreneurs.In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Douglas' background and company, Sportrise (6:00)The behind the scenes of making the soccer balls (16:05)Douglas' advice for other social entrepreneurs (18:43)About Douglas' passion for health and creating Peleyta Health (22:20)What keeps Douglas going on difficult days (30:28)Connect with DouglasDouglas Smith on LinkedInDouglas Smith Wins MTN For Good AwardDouglas Smith MTN Youth Empowerment ProgramResources:SportRiseSportRise Wins Community Prize 2022How Peleyta Health Increases Financial Access to HealthcarePeleyta HealthLet's Connect!WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, we talk about the military of  the pre-colonial African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. For most of its history, Bunyoro did not have a standing army. Instead, they relied on the common man to take up arms when called upon by his chiefs. These armies were called Obwesengeze.That was until the 1870s when Kabaleega created the Abarusura army, a force dedicated to the protection of the state. The army was led by several commanders such as Rwabudongo, Ireeta, Kikukule, Nyakamatura and Byabachwezi.Enjoy the episode!!SourcesYolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns' Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016), p208 - 210G.N. Uzoigwe, Revolution and Revolt in Bunyoro- Kitara (Kampala, Longman Uganda, 1970) Shane Doyle, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro; Population & Environment in Western Uganda 1860 - 1955, (Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2006) p 42 - 61J.W. Nyakatura, Anatomy of an African Kingdom (New York: Nok Publishers, 1973) p 138 -153Edward I. Steinhart, Conflict and Collaboration, The Kingdoms of Western Uganda 1890-1907(New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1977)Albert Bushnell Lloyd, Uganda to Khartoum: Life and Adventure on the Upper Nile (T. Fisher Unwin, 1906) pg 33Sir Samuel Baker, Ismailïa: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the suppression of Slave Trade (London: Macmillian and CO, 1879) pg 377Sir Samuel Baker, The Albert-nyanza, Great Basin Of The Nile And Explorations Of The Nile Sources (Outlook Verlag, 2019 ) pg 229 (Reproduction)Chris Peers, East Africa: Tribal and Imperial Armies in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar, 1800 to 1900: East Africa - Tribal and Imperial Armies in Uganda, Kenya, ... to 1900 (Armies of the Nineteenth Century), ( Foundry, 2004) pg 40-51.Sound usedPyscho dog man news videoBurundi war drumsNsiriba ya Munange Katego (Sound of Africa series)GTA Type beat (prod XNOVA)

Before the arrival of Christianity and Islam, the religion of Kubandwa was an East African spirit possession faith practiced by many groups in the great lakes region. It is still practiced today to a much smaller degree and has a terrible/unfair reputation of witchcraft like other indigenous african religions. In this episode, I discuss what the religion must've looked like in Pre-colonial Bunyoro. We will talk about what it actually is, what it meant to people and how followers became mediums.ReferencesJohn H. Beattie, Initiation into the Cwezi Spirit possession cult in Bunyoro (African Studies, Vol 16, Issue 3, 1957)John H. Beattie, John Middleton, "Spirit Mediumship and Society in Africa "( London: Routledge Library Editions, 1969)Yk Bamunoba, "Diviners for the Abagabe", (Uganda Journal Vol 29, Issue 1, 1965)Shane Doyle, "Cwezi Kubandwa Debate: Gender, Hegemony and Pre-Colonial Religion in Bunyoro, Western Uganda", Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 77, No. 4 (Cambridge University Press Africa: 2007)Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, "Mystique In Sovereigns' Headgear "(Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016)Cecilia Pennacini, "Religious mobility and body language in Kubandwa possession cults", (Journal of Eastern African Studies Vol 3 No 2 , 2009)Paul Van Thiel, "Some Preliminary Notes On The Music Of The Cwezi Cult In Ankole" (Western Uganda) (African Music, Vol. 5, No. 3 (1973/1974))MusicAnkole, West UgandaEkitaaguriro - IruReeba, mandwa - Hima    Ebizooba - HimaSound of Africa SeriesOkuturukya OmukamaNtajamerwa

Welcome again Cave Dwellers and Thank You for joining me on another episode of The Neanderthal Mind. Today we sit down with Jeremy DeSilva. Jeremy, or "Jerry" as he sometimes prefers, is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. He is a paleoanthropologist, specializing in the locomotion of the first apes and early human ancestors, (hominoids & hominins respectfully). His particular anatomical expertise-- the human foot and ankle-- has contributed to our understanding of the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage. He has studied wild chimpanzees in Western Uganda and early human fossils in Museums throughout Eastern and South Africa. From 1998-2003, Jerry worked as an educator at the Boston Museum of Science and continues to be passionate about science education. He is the author of the 2021 book First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human. Jerry lives in Norwich, VT with his wife Erin and their twins Ben and Josie. Dr. DeSilva has also been involved with some of the more recent, history making discoveries from Rising Star, as well as the Famous footprints of Laetoli. It was an awesome conversation and an unparalleled education for me in Neanderthal Cousins and Early Human Ancestors. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the show. I will see you on the flip side Cave Dwellers.Twitter: @desilva_jerryWeb Site: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/desilva/

Episode Summary:Why do humans walk on two feet? Every other animal motors on four legs (paws), and they do it way faster than we do, but we humans walk upright. If you thought evolution is supposed to select for attributes that enhance survival, then we have a real puzzle, among the most fundamental in human evolution. And that's the puzzle Jerry DeSilva sets out to explain in his highly accessible book “First Steps,” and in this episode of The Sydcast.Sydney Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life.Jeremy DeSilvaJeremy "Jerry" DeSilva is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. He is a paleoanthropologist, specializing in the locomotion of the first apes (hominoids) and early human ancestors (hominins). His particular anatomical expertise-- the human foot and ankle-- has contributed to our understanding of the origins and evolution of upright walking in the human lineage. He has studied wild chimpanzees in Western Uganda and early human fossils in Museums throughout Eastern and South Africa. From 1998-2003, Jerry worked as an educator at the Boston Museum of Science and continues to be passionate about science education. He is the author of the 2021 book First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human. Jerry lives in Norwich, VT with his wife Erin and their twins Ben and Josie.Insights from this Episode:How Jeremy's curiosity for studying human walking began.How writing a book and giving a voice to the scientist is perceived in the scientific community.Explanations on why the apes are relatives of the human species but not ancestors. Hypothesis on how the phenomena of walking on two feet began seven to eight million years ago.Difficulties and advantages that walking upright brought to the human species.Myths about the evolution of the human species and its cooperative nature.Quotes from the Show:“The best leaders are the ones that ask good questions”- Syd Finkelstein [3:43]“I'm really interested in how animals move and how they get from point A to point B and what adaptations they've evolved” - Jerry DeSilva [8:26] “Once you start moving onto two legs it comes with the sacrifice of your ability to climb in an acrobatic kind of way”- Jerry DeSilva [12:46]“I wanted to produce something that was gonna have a wider reach and was gonna be read frankly by more people than you know, some paper on a fossil metatarsal that'll be read by 7 of my colleagues” - Jerry DeSilva [15:09]“[About Scientists] We're just curious people wondering how the world works” - Jerry DeSilva [18:34]“I've always thought that the job of a professor/academic is the creation and the dissemination of knowledge” Syd Finkelstein [19:28]“Wherever you put down [in the museum] needs to be understood by people of all different ages, all different backgrounds, all different levels of education” - Jerry DeSilva [21:56]“My father on the writing [process] used to always ask: when you put it on a paper and you read it out loud, would you ever say that? If you're in a conversation with somebody, would you ever say a sentence like that? and If the answer is no, then don't write it like that” - Jerry DeSilva [27:48]“[About the chimpanzee's] we can't quite treat them as time machines but we can treat them as models” - Jerry DeSilva [38:09]“What increases your ability to survive… is very often cooperation” - Jerry DeSilva [51:33]Stay Connected:Sydney FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The SydcastJeremy DeSilvaTwitter: Jeremy DeSilva (@desilva_jerry)Website: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/desilva/Book: https://www.amazon.com/First-Steps-Upright-Walking-Human/dp/0062938495Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify.This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry.

Today's story is one from Western Uganda and shows us why the people stopped believing in Goddess Nyabinghyi.I hope you enjoy this piece of our history. Sit back and Relax, let me take you back to Africa.Some places to read this story:The Mighty Angwech and More: Female Legends from Ugandan folklore: BOOK 1Want to support the podcast? You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesmthrtoldInstagram: @storiesmothertoldBlack History For Kids: https://tuntimo.com/If there are any stories you would like to hear, please send an email to storiesmothertold@gmail.comAfrican Horror Stories (@africanhorrorpodcast): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VPWWSATprI9TrSZCAuAW3?si=fSRNyA2DTvif6p7f5mt7hg

This episode is an attempt to reconstruct the pre-colonial society of Bunyoro.  I discuss their clans, livelihoods, marriage and justice etc. Please note that the information presented was collected during the colonial period in Uganda. Therefore it is impossible to say with absolute certainty that everything was exactly the same as in pre-colonial times. Enjoy.PS: Banyoro, please excuse my butchery of your language. :)                                                                                                                                                             SourcesJohn Beattie, Bunyoro; An African Kingdom (New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc, 1960) John Roscoe: The Bakitara (London: Cambridge University Press, 1923) G.N. Uziogwe: Precolonial Markets in Bunyoro-kitara( University of Michigan: Cambridge University Press 1972) Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereign Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016), Shane Doyle, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro; Population & Environment in Western Uganda 1860 - 1955, (Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2006) J.K Babiiha, The Uganda Journal; The Journal of Uganda Society Vol 22 No.2 “The Bayaga of Western Uganda” (The Uganda Society Kampala, Sept 1958) p123Sir James George Frazier, Marriage and Worship in the Early Societies A Treatise on Totemism and Exogamy (New Delhi: Mittal Publications, Jan 1986) p497Isaabaruuli Isaabarongo Mwogezi Butamanya, “The History of Baruuli/Banyala” (Kampala: Earnest Publishers, 2004)Background Music SourcesTruth in the Stones Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/“Obugambo bunsemerire ngalyara” recorded by Hugh Tracey.“Kawamyita wagenda baligira nkaituoha” recorded by Hugh Tracey. It's a wedding song.

“...constant through the trial and the change, one thing remains...”I'm just now realizing how much God loves change and variety Just look around – at yourself, your friends, your neighborhood – every one and everything is changing. In small ways – a new hairstyle, a change of clothes – or in larger ways – in learning to play a musical instrument, cook new foods, speak a new language or build a new building.In God's created world, change was how it all began. Out of chaos: Light, Dark; a vault (space) to separate the waters; land and sea, plants and trees; sun, moon and stars; creatures in the water, birds in the air; all the animals and creatures on the land; and finally, man and woman. Gen 1:3-27Have you ever watched a flower open from bud into a blossom? It can happen in 90 minutes at twilight for some flowers. Seen maize grow several inches in just 1 day? Watched a baby roll over, a toddler take her first steps or a young child speak his first full sentence? Change all around us! All the time!Let's get a little perspective in this matter. About 500,000 years ago, the mountains in Western Uganda rose up enough to block the rivers flowing from Uganda (through what is now DRC) on their way out to the Atlantic Ocean. Water then collected in an area larger and deeper (100 meters deeper) than Lake Victoria is today. There were 7 small islands, now known as the 7 hills of Kampala.About 30,000 years ago, another tectonic lift in the west forced water to exit Lake Victoria near Jinja, creating the River Nile as we know it today.About 2,300 years ago, the author of Ecclesiastes wrote “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecc 3:1 People saw that change happens, sometimes in cycles or seasons Change comes whether we want it or not.The thing about change – as a Ugandan proverb says – change changes Each change affects and effects other changes. Sometimes the ripple effect is hard to predict or goes on longer than we can imagine. When we chose to indulge in a sin, there are consequences that we have to live with. Choosing to eat food that isn't healthy might add weight to our bodies or tip us over into diabetes. On the other hand, when we chose to follow Christ, there are many more changes coming our way: to be more gentle, thoughtful, helpful, kind and loving Each of those choices leads to other changes as well.It is almost as if God created this entire world as a classroom or laboratory for us in which to play and learn. He made each of us unique, with different talents, gifts, blessings and challenges. He has given us all we need to develop and blossom into the full life in Christ He's planned for us. In spite of all the activity and changes around us, one thing remains, constant in the trial and the change – God's Love and character don't change. The Creator of the Universe holds steady, never giving up on any of us, no matter how tough life seems, no matter the fierceness of the storms around, He holds us secure. When we chose to hold fast to Him, His Word and plan, we are guided through the changes into His arms. His love never fails, never gives up, never runs out. He who made all this change, has plans to bless us with all the fullness of His blessing. “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future: Jer 29:11God even allowed change to come to Jesus. “But when the set time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, to redeem those under the Law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.” Gal 4:4-5 Jesus walked in this world of change, without being changed by it. He did and said the will of His Father and changed the course of history and our lives.For the past 2 years, the world has faced not only wars, famines, extreme weather events but also plagues that are just now beginning to be prevented by vaccines, mask wearing and social distance keeping. We become used to the changes we see everyday and think that all will be as it has been before. But God...loves change and variety. He wants so much for us to grow into His likeness, to love and know Him, that He gives us each day, a chance to ask Him for wisdom, understanding, faith, courage, whatever we need.Without change, we can never become the person He created us to be. We are not the same as when were born. Some of us are not as were at 40, 50 or even 60! In God, there is much to become, ever seeking Him and His Kingdom. It is not for us to say “When the lockdown is over, I will do ….” Rather we need, in this day, to ask God “What will you have me do today? How may I serve You?” That is the act we can chose in the midst of change that moves us closer to God.God Himself does not change He is ever faithful, just, true, loving, blessing. He is always, ever working for our good, blessing us whether we see it or feel it. God does not tire of doing good for His children, in encouraging, feeding, healing them. In the face of all the change around us, there is room for joy in the great beauty and variety in the natural world. There is always room for prayer in the face of storms and natural and manmade disasters. There is no need or place for fear or anxiety as God is in control and has promised to protect us. We simply need to stay close to Him.Change does bring changes. Our choice is to always, ever seek God and His will. We will then grow to become more like Christ and bring Glory to God. God who is constant in the trial and the change.QUESTIONS:- Where do you see change in yourself?- What change is God making in your life and choices?PRAYER POINTS- for people walking in fear or anxiety to see God – bigger than the mountains they face- for people wanting to be free from changes, to rejoice in what God brings to their life; to see the blessings He pours down on them and through them to others

Nightclubs are shut, dancing at weddings is not allowed and gigs and festivals are still uncertain. If you want to dance you have to do it at home. Woman's Hour shares your DIY dancing stories and gets tips from Guilty Pleasures DJ, Sean Rowley and Strictly dancer, Amy Dowden. Laurel Hubbard is going to be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics which starts next month. It's controversial, and she'll make history. She'll be part of the New Zealand women's weightlifting team at Tokyo. Laurel came out as transgender in 2013 - and qualifies for the Olympics on the basis that her testosterone levels have been kept below a certain level for at least a year. But how does a reduction in testosterone affect other aspects of the body - such as haemoglobin levels, muscle mass and strength - that could influence competitive performance? And what research is needed to help inform the balance between inclusivity and meaningful competition in sport? Joanna Harper, a PhD researcher at Loughborough University talks about her latest study. Imagine having your home destroyed, losing your livelihood, and then being intimidated by those now on the land. That's what hundreds of women in Western Uganda say has happened to them; they were violently evicted from their homes to make way for a sugar plantation. In an investigation for Woman's Hour, they've told us they are now left with no option but to live in extremely poor conditions in a makeshift camp, where they face physical and sexual abuse from the plantation workers. To make things worse, many of their husbands have abandoned them while they find employment elsewhere. The UK provides overseas aid for these woman as they fight for compensation for their lost land. But, that UK funding is due to end soon, even though after five years a legal dispute over the land is still unresolved. Two novels - one published tomorrow and one just out in paperback explore the human impact of environmental disaster through the lives of girls and women. They both ask - what is really important to us? What lasts when everything we think we need is stripped away? Kate Sawyer, author of 'The Stranding', her first novel, and Diane Cook, whose book 'The New Wilderness' was shortlisted for The Booker Prize last year, discuss their work. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Joanna Harper Interviewed Guest: Sean Rowley Interviewed Guest: Amy Dowden Interviewed Guest: Sostine Namanya Interviewed Guest: Kate Sawyer Interviewed Guest: Diane Cook

On this episode of E.S.Now, our special guest is Wilson Rumbeiha, Professor of Veterinary Toxicology at UC Davis, here to tell us his thoughts about the link between animals and fast fashion pollution. Born and raised in Western Uganda. He obtained his PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on Toxicology at Ontario Veterinary College, then moved to the US where he finished his Residency/Post Doc across the country. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and he is here to tell us his insight into how fast fashion pollution effects animals.

My ONE wish this Christmas is to help Lucky Asiimwe and his team at the Kitojo Empowered Girls School. Kitojo is a rural village in Western Uganda and Lucky set up a school a few years ago to help the poor, underprivileged and often orphaned girls break the cycle of poverty. Many of these kids never get the chance to finish primary school. Instead they're forced to work from a very early age in the local stone quarries to help generate income for their families. Ultimately, we're trying to make this school self-sustaining by farming crops and making products that can be sold in the local markets. Right now, our priority is to raise money to pay for teachers, cooks, security, nurse, etc at the school. Just AUD $17,000 is enough to pay all these salaries for 1 year. If you can possibly spare a few bucks, it would mean the world to me if you could click the link below and donate. If you can't, no worries. But maybe you could help share this link with the people in your network. https://www.mycause.com.au/page/242757/kitojo-empowered-girls-school-uganda/1 This is a good thing. Merry Christmas! #fundraising #breakthecycle #empoweringwomen

Great Britain succeeded in forcing the submission of Bunyoro after the 1890's war of conquest.In their wake was left an utterly dejected people who struggled more than their regional counterparts to adapt to the new status quo.Their undeserved bad reputation plus their resistance of almost a decade, was reason enough to punish them for a war that had cost the invaders a lot of money.This is an account of the Bunyoro peoples lives during the colonial period from 1900-1962. SourcesYolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns’ Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016)G.N. Uzoigwe, Revolution and Revolt in Bunyoro- Kitara (Kampala, Longman Uganda, 1970) Shane Doyle, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro; Population & Environment in Western Uganda 1860 - 1955, (Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2006) Shane Doyle, Population Decline and Delayed Recovery in Bunyoro, 1860-1960; The Journal of African History, Vol. 41, No. 3 (London: Cambridge University Press, 2000)Shane Doyle, “From Kitara to the Lost Counties: Genealogy, Land and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Bunyoro, Western Uganda” Social Identities Vol. 12, No. 4 (London: Routledge Taylor & Francis, 2006) Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Breaking Chains of Poverty, Bunyoro - Kitara Kingdom Advocacy Publication (Hoima; Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Royal Palace Karuziika) Music Transition SourcesInfados Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Energizing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

My guest today is Tanya Rabourn. Tanya is a design strategist and researcher based in Dubai. Her focus is on service innovation for social impact. In this conversation, we discuss the role of ethnographic research in understanding the people and cultures served by design. Listen to the full conversation Download episode 45   Show notes Tanya Rabourn on LinkedIn United Arab Emirates (UAE) United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) The University of Texas Mercy Corps Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Service Design One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) A Sociology of Monsters: Essays on power, technology, and domination by John Law Some show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links. Read the full transcript Jorge: So, Tanya, welcome to the show. Tanya: Thank you. About Tanya Jorge: For folks who don't know you, can you please tell us about yourself? Tanya: Sure. I'm a design strategist and a researcher and I'm currently based in the UAE in Dubai. And I started out as a web designer back in the nineties, after I got my Masters in Information Science. I've been an information architect and I've been a user experience designer, and my focus right now is on research that takes an ethnographic approach to understanding user's needs and aspirations. Jorge: I know that you have relatively recently moved to the UAE, right? Tanya: Yes, actually, I think I've been here for two years now, though, it's really flown by. Jorge: You are one of the people who I follow on various social networks and feel like I traveled the world vicariously through your feed. Before the UAE, you've been in several other different parts of the world, right? Tanya: Yes. Well, let's see. I think it was around 2012 when I first moved to East Africa, to work with a US-based NGO in Uganda, who needed a UX designer. And I was there, I think for about two and a half years. And I continue to consult, working with another company, in Myanmar, where I was doing roughly the same thing, which was design strategy and research for social impact projects. And after Myanmar, I was based in Thailand, but I did work in a number of different countries often for UNCDF, the United Nations Capital Development Fund, sponsored by them, in conjunction with various other organizations. And that took me to a number of different countries, short term, such as the Solomon Islands, Tanzania. And I also did some research in Thailand, and a lot of those projects involved looking at financial inclusion. And so, my projects there would be to provide design strategy and research with the end users. Jorge: Is my understanding correct that your background is in ethnography? Tanya: So, I did some graduate work in anthropology when I was at the University of Texas, and there I was able to get some formal training in qualitative research and I was really able to hone my skills in that area. But I've always really been interested in what ethnography can do for design and the rigor that it can provide in our research. Jorge: When we bandy these terms about like ethnography, anthropology… I think that some folks listening in might not be up to speed on the differences between those. How do you define ethnography? Tanya: So, ethnography would be the study of practices and how different cultures engage in those practices. There was a period of time when, of course, people who originally did ethnography thought of it as studying people in developing countries. In countries very different from their own. But eventually people realized these tools that we have, we can use to study our own culture and practices within our own culture. And we can do what they called “studying up,” which meant that we could do things like we could go into companies and understand how they function as an organization. How people become members of that organization and engage in those practices. And it gives us a lens onto power relationships and all sorts of different ways to look at how people work together. Applying ethnography to design Jorge: Can you give us an example of how ethnographic insights could influence a design project? Tanya: Sure. So, often a design project begins when we want to find opportunities for creating something. And the perfect inspiration is to find a particular group of people who you are designing for and understand what their needs are, what their pain points are, but also what their aspirations are and what they find delightful, and that can become inspiration for new ideas. And so, in order to understand that, we can use a lot of different tools that we have. Observation, work practice analysis, interviewing. And through using these methods, we can come up with some insights that are actionable in terms of coming up with new services or designs. Jorge: I'm assuming that because of your background in web design and UX design, a lot of these insights get applied towards design projects that result in digital systems. Is that right? Tanya: Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I've actually been able to work on a number of different projects that we're designing for people and what they were designing for them were services that did not have a digital component. In fact, one of the most recent projects I worked on… I was with Mercy Corps in Uganda, and this was at the end of last year, the beginning of this year and what they were creating in the refugee settlements in Western Uganda was these places that they were calling “innovation centers,” which were places that the refugees could go to and they could learn different skills. They could use it as a gathering place but of course, when I first went there, they weren't quite sure what it was that they wanted to do with this. They just knew that there was this need, but they needed to understand better what the refugees themselves wanted to do within these places. It's very common to do what's called a needs assessment in the NGO world. And they have been adopting human centered design practices to supplement that because then that can take these needs assessments and make a lot of these insights actionable in the design process. Jorge: Can you share the outcome of that project? What was the result of the needs assessment of what the refugees wanted? Tanya: Sure. Some of the things that came about in that project involved the sort of skills that they would like to learn. Because, what happens in an environment like that is, of course, there's someone who's looking at the markets themselves to find out what skills would be useful in terms of, earning income and creating an economy in that area. But also, there are certain intrinsic aspirations that the refugees themselves have as to what they would like to learn how to do. My focus was a lot on how they preferred to make money. The sort of professions that they had back at… most of them were from the DRC. So, the sort of professions that they engaged in before they came to Uganda, understanding that. And also thinking about when they're not working, how do they like to spend their time? What did they do for fun? What do they like to do that's creative and makes them feel inspired? A lot of what we learned had to do with them wanting access to computers for particular purposes, for creating things, for creating websites, for creating movies. For doing all sorts of things… board games were super popular too. One of the things that seemed to have a lot of potential was this idea of the innovation center as a place where people could come, even when there weren't courses or anything formal being held, but it was a place where they could come and socialize and play board games and do that sort of thing too. All of these insights and ideas, they were able to take and put them together with what they had learned that might have potential in terms of the economy in the area. And they were able to come up with services and courses and things like that to hold within these centers. Jorge: That sounds great. It sounds like a service design project, right? Tanya: Yes, very much. A lot of the projects I've worked on digital and otherwise, service design has been very important. And that is great, because that means that there's quite a lot of research that happens with not just the end users, but with everyone involved in the process. And to me, that is core to human centered design: that you're looking at all humans within that system. The role of language Jorge: When we were talking about ethnography and what it is, you spoke of looking at different power relationships between folks. I'm curious about the role of language in all of this. Tanya: Oh, yes. Well, unfortunately, I only speak English. I really admire people who can speak multiple languages, but unfortunately, I cannot. So, whenever I am doing research with people who are more comfortable speaking a language other than English, I'm usually working with an interpreter or I have a research partner who speaks the local language. I've gotten very comfortable with that dynamic, and there's quite a lot of things that I don't think that much about. But I think that it's just evolved over time, this rhythm that you can get into with your partner when you're doing, for example, a qualitative interview and there's some interpretation going on. And so, I usually have an interpreter. And one thing that's key in that sort of dynamic is the interpreter needs to know how often to turn to you and tell you what that person has just said. And they also need to know how to interpret it so you don't just get the gist of it. You really need to understand what they're saying in order to ask that follow up question. So, it is a little bit more complex of course, than just having a one on one interview in English. But I've had some amazing research partners. I've had some amazing interpreters that I've had the privilege to work with. And so that's always really important. Jorge: I had the opportunity last year to work on a research project in China, and the dynamic that you're describing is one that I've experienced firsthand. Obviously, the language comes into focus when talking about interviews, but I would expect that there's also observational aspects to the research, right? Tanya: Definitely. Yes. So, the other thing that's key is my research partner — who is usually from that country or has lived there for a long time — we often have a debrief afterwards and things that I wouldn't be attuned to, my partner can point out to me. And things that perhaps my partner wouldn't have noticed because they have been there for so long, it just seems normal, I can point out to him. And I think through that we get the best of both worlds. Jorge: You grew up in the US, right? Tanya: I did. Yes. Now, when I was very young, my father worked for Lockheed Martin and we spent about two and a half years in Iran. And so, my mother was kind of amused that I would end up so close by now that I'm in the UAE. Patterns in how people organize things Jorge: The reason I'm asking about your culture of origin is because it sounds to me like you've had the incredible opportunity to very closely observe differences between cultures and you've experienced lots of different cultures. And I'm wondering — given your background also in information architecture and understanding how people organize information — I'm wondering about any either patterns or things that you have discovered that are common to different cultures and the way folks organize information, or perhaps the opposite, things that might be major differences, right? Tanya: Well, one of my favorite things to do whenever I go to another country is to go grocery shopping, which I usually have to do anyway. And that's always fascinating to see how food is organized in a way that makes sense to that particular place. You know, sometimes it seems to make sense to me coming from the US, and sometimes it makes no sense at all. As an information architect, I've found that to be one of the first things that I really like to do whenever I arrive in a country for the first time. And that's the first thing that comes to mind is the organization of grocery stores. I always pay really close attention to because it does give you a little bit of a window into how people think about things that are really important and fundamental in their lives, such as food. When I do research… one of the things that I quickly learned from one of my research partners who was very good at this was, despite my background of having lived in New York for years, it's not a good idea just to hop into the interview and just like immediately start pounding them with questions; you want to ease into it. I have a little bit of small talk, maybe make a few jokes. But one of the things that I that's very common, no matter where you are, is people love to talk about their children. That's always a topic that you can easily break the ice with, no matter where you are. And so, I think that, no matter what country you're in, it's always top-of-mind. Whether the person you're talking to has a child of their own, or whether they have nieces or nephews or whoever it is just talking about the local schools, how the children are doing the area, what they're aspirations are for the next generation… that's always something that people enjoy talking about. The role of the researcher Jorge: That brings up a question for me about the role of the researcher, as let's say, kind of like an impartial observer — and especially when working through an interpreter — how much do you sense they open up to the research process? I'm asking it because my expectation would be that folks from some cultures would be more forthcoming than others. To what degree do you want to ingratiate yourself with the person that you're interviewing versus trying to… I don't know if to call it an impartial observer or… remain more distant? Tanya: Well, I don't really believe in being an impartial observer. I think one thing that we always have to be cognizant of, especially when doing qualitative research is, we need to be very aware of our own biases and the fact that we can't step out of who we are. You know, in qualitative research, we are the research instrument. And so, it's good to be very self-aware. And I understand no matter where I go, I'm going to be seen as… you know, I'm a woman, I'm from the US, and that needs to be noted. And of course, I think it's good practice whenever writing up a report and insights to not write it from this sort of God's-eye-view. And so, I really believe in writing first person and also including in the description of the context who was there and what the dynamic was. I think that's really important. As far as ingratiating myself, I think that one of the first rules needs to be: be a good guest. I've always tried to keep that top of mind, no matter how, let's say, stressful the situation is… there may be a time crunch; I'm trying to get this research done so we can stay on schedule… but I think it's really important to stay in the moment, and think about the fact that I'm lucky enough that someone has invited me into their home to see how they live, to talk to me about whatever the topic is, things that might be personal. I feel like, there's a big responsibility that comes with that, but I think that that's always my first rule, is just be a good guest. Remote facilitation Jorge: This is so interesting and so insightful to hear of your perspective in having the opportunity to go and learn from the lives of these people who have different cultures than your own. I'm wondering how doing this work has changed the way that you deal with your own information environments? Tanya: So, well, let's see. I find that, it's important to be flexible, because often, the best way to really facilitate collaboration in a design team is to move to whatever tools everyone else is using, right? I have my own tools that I like to use to organize my information if it's just something for me. But I found the more flexible I can be and hopping onto like new tools and just quickly acclimatizing myself to them, the faster I can start collaborating with new people. So, I try to be flexible, even though I do have my favorite tools. And so, I think that even before the current moment where everyone is working remotely, I was very comfortable with working remotely just because out of a necessity, sometimes I would be a member of a distributed team. And often we would be in areas with very low bandwidth and poor connectivity, but we would find ways to collaborate at a distance. Jorge: Have you found any tips or things that our listeners might take away from that, that would help them be more sensitive to the needs of the other as they're collaborating remotely, now in this kind of crazy pandemic time? Tanya: I think it's really important for a team to have a high level of trust, because collaboration is greatly facilitated by being very open about sharing what you're working on. The faster that you can share, the better collaboration will be. And if there's a high level of trust on the team, you don't have to feel like, “Oh, I can't share this with the rest of the team until it's perfect.” So, the higher that level of trust and comfort with working in the open, the better collaboration is. Imposing the culture of design You know, one of the things that I have spent the last several years thinking about is, as I work with very diverse teams, we do collaborate very easily because we have a common culture, right? And that's culture defined as a common knowledge and set of practices. And that's because our design practices, and the way we develop technology, have been diffused around the world. And in order to engage in a lot of these globalized practices, out of necessity, people have learned ways of working that might have developed first in the US or in the West. Part of what I've been doing, as I've worked on these projects, is of course to provide any sort of coaching or instruction about how to do human-centered design or how to do user experience design. And at the same time that I'm doing this, on one hand, I'm giving them the tools to participate in creating this technology, not just using it, but also creating it. But at the same time, I'm imposing a certain set of practices that perhaps doesn't need to be the only way to do things, right? And so there's always this tension between empowering people to participate in these design practices that will allow them to — at a larger scale — create the technologies they use. But at the same time, it can be just another way of imposing outside practices and silencing local ones. Jorge: So, what I'm hearing there is that even though the people who are collaborating in the project, let's say, come from a wide range of different cultures, they are in some ways creating a new culture by the means that they're coming together. Tanya: It can be looked at that way. Because of course, no matter where you are, you might bring in a particular framework, but nothing ever happens in the idealized way that design is usually thought of as happening. There are always local ways of doing things. But you know, we still come in and we say, “Okay, here are the five phases of design thinking, and so therefore, first we're going to do this and then we're going to do that.” Right? And that gives people the sort of knowledge to be able to engage in those practices themselves, right? And, have a voice in the design community at large, right? But at the same time, this is not the only way of doing design. Design has been happening in local, communities forever, right? And so, there are multiple ways of doing design. But whenever we start to engage in creating a new service or a new technology, often we have these particular frameworks that we want to bring in with us, and we think of it as upskilling and helping people become better designers, but it's still bringing in an outside way of doing things that perhaps wouldn't be necessary. But at the same time, it gives people a voice in that process. You know, one of the things that I always think back to is… it's probably 15 years ago now, when One Laptop Per Child was something that was being brought to a lot of different countries. And I think when it was first proposed to the government of India, they refused it because… it's not that they weren't sympathetic to the idea of having a computer that was more about play and a more constructivist way of learning, that wasn't necessarily something they were disputing. But they can look and see in a globalized world that what people needed to know was for example, how to use Windows if they wanted to participate in that economy, right? So, they were saying, “Just because we might be considered a developing country, why can we not also teach our children how to use these tools that would give them a chance to participate in a global economy?” And so, there is sort of that tension there of imposing outside tools, because it's the only way to do things, right? But at the same time, really not allowing that much local variation. Jorge: That's such a great observation, because it's almost like in the One Laptop Per Child project, the solution came kind of predefined from outside. And what I'm hearing in the objection that you've brought up here that the Indian government had to the project was that it was the wrong outside technology. Because Windows itself is not something that originated in India, but in some ways it's like Windows represents the global culture of work. Tanya: Exactly. Jorge: It's like, “You're asking my folks to learn this new culture, but it's not the culture that is going to necessarily open the doors of work for them.” Tanya: Right. And, you know, and their argument wasn't, ” We have our own way of doing things.” They still wanted to accept an outside way of doing things, and you could actually argue that it was a colonialist way of doing things and bringing in an outside force that they had to engage with in order to participate and that in itself is questionable. But they were willing to push for that because they wanted to be part of a globalized economy. Jorge: Right. It feels like it's a discussion of great import to all of us, right? Like we're all asked to some degree or another make choices about the systems that we interact with. And it almost requires accepting the mantle of being part of this culture. I know a lot of people, for example, who have made the choice to leave Facebook. And that's almost like renouncing that part of the online experience, which is a conscious choice on their part, right? Tanya: Yeah. Yes. I mean, there's always a little bit of tension there in Facebook and similar experiences where you ask yourself, if I stay, can I make the system better? Or do I make a bigger difference if I don't participate? Jorge: Yeah, and at some point, there is some kind of mental arithmetic about the costs and the benefits of remaining there. Not unlike the costs of learning the One Laptop Per Child thing, versus the lack of benefit of being able to learn Windows, right? To be part of the global workforce. Tanya: Yes. And one of the things that I also find myself thinking a lot about is: as a user experience designer, as a researcher, one of the things that we do is we come back, and we have these insights that we then apply to design. And we say that we're speaking for our users but there's a quote that I often think about, which I think is from A Sociology of Monsters, “to speak for others is to first silence those in who's name we speak?” And so, I think that one of the things that we often have to think about is, to say that we're representing users, means that, in a way, we're silencing them. And that is something that is questionable, and whatever we can do to bring in more participatory design practices, is preferable. But the first thing that we have to do is just be aware of what we're doing as design researchers. Closing Jorge: Hear, hear. That strikes me as a great place to wrap up our conversation, Tanya. Thank you for that admonition; it's definitely worth keeping in mind. So, where can folks follow up with you should they want to get in touch with you? Tanya: So, they can find me on LinkedIn. Jorge: Great. And I will include that in the show notes. So, thank you so much for being with us today, Tanya. Tanya: Thank you for having me.

The death of Omukama(King) Kamurasi in 1869 triggered the customary succession war between 2 of his sons Kabigumire and Kabaleega. The latter won the duel and went on to be Bunyoro’s greatest king. He initiated new political and military reforms unlike anything the kingdom had seen before.Under him, Bunyoro began to regain the strength that it had been losing over the past century. Increased trade with the Arabs enriched and allowed him to modernize the state. He handled multiple crises back to back and sometimes at the same time. These included his country’s age-old rivals the Baganda, the Arab slavers, and the Egyptian Equatoria empire. But by far it is his 6 year war of resistance against Great Britain that makes him popular.Tune in and learn about the man whose defiance caused the biggest military deployment of troops in East Africa during the colonial conquest era of the late 1800s.Transcript is available at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1180802 if you would like to read along. SourcesYolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns’ Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016), p208 - 210G.N. Uzoigwe, Revolution and Revolt in Bunyoro- Kitara (Kampala, Longman Uganda, 1970) p 8Shane Doyle, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro; Population & Environment in Western Uganda 1860 - 1955, (Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2006) p 42 - 61J.W. Nyakatura, Anatomy of an African Kingdom (New York: Nok Publishers, 1973) p 138 -153G.N. Uzoigwe, Succession and Civil War in Bunyoro - Kitara, The International Journal of African Historical Studies ( Boston University African Studies Center, 1973) p66John Beattie, Bunyoro; An African Kingdom (New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc, 1960) p 18-20Kihumuro Apuuli, 1000 Years of Bunyoro- Kitara Kingdom - The People and the Rulers (Kampala; Fountain Publishers, 1994) Music Isolated Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Friends of Ruwenzori has supported the work of the Kitojo Integrated Development Association, or KIDA, in Western Uganda since 2004. KIDA was organized to bring HIV prevention, health care and education closer to villages and parishes in Kabarole District. Today KIDA operates a private hospital with a new children's work and a vocational school to help young people develop job skills.In this podcast Patrick talks with Kristen Brock, executive director of Friends of Ruwenzori about KIDA's challenges and successes. Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

After the collapse of the Bachwezi empire, the Babiito took over as Bunyoro’s 3rd dynasty in the 16th Century. The precise year this happened is hard to pin down. However, the Babiito began their kingship differently from their predecessors. While the Bachwezi and Batembuzi were both healers and politicians, the Babiito stayed away from the ritual side of things. Their rule extended into the 19th century when the kingdom was experiencing long term decline due to various circumstances. Bunyoro was no longer the number 1 regional power. That spot went to their neighbour and age old rivals… Buganda. SourcesYolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns’ Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016), p174, 186, 192, 193, David Schoenbrun, A Mask of Calm: Emotion and Founding the Kingdom of Bunyoro in the 16th Century, Comparative Studies in Society and History (Northwestern University, 2013) p 634, G.N. Uzoigwe, Revolution and Revolt in Bunyoro- Kitara (Kampala, Longman Uganda, 1970) p 9Shane Doyle, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro; Population & Environment in Western Uganda 1860 - 1955, (Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2006) p14, 43Ruth Fischer, Twilight Tales of the Black Baganda( London: Marshall Brothers, 1938), p120, 159J.W. Nyakatura, Anatomy of an African Kingdom (New York: Nok Publishers, 1973) p 41, 57, 84 -95G.N. Uzoigwe, Succession and Civil War in Bunyoro - Kitara, The International Journal of African Historical Studies ( Boston University African Studies Center, 1973) p66John Beattie, Bunyoro; An African Kingdom (New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc, 1960) p 18-20 Music TransitionEnergizing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

I imagine this title caught your attention when you received the weekly email, or came across the post on the KIC Lubowa church website. Perhaps you found the post when searching for the word, ‘Naked.' I had a quick look at Google's records for Uganda and found the search term was particularly popular in 2016 in central Uganda followed by Western Uganda. No comment on those results. Anyway I am sure 99% of you are here because you simply saw this weeks devotion and the word probably stood out as it's not often used in devotions or preaches. In my conversations with God over the last few weeks he used the phrase, “Are you naked?” Probably to catch my attention because it was so out of the ordinary. I asked God, “What do you mean, am I naked? You can see I am dressed.” God, as direct as ever replied, “Rory I am referring to your prayer life, not your body. Are you putting on the Armour of God? Are you praying for your family? For your work? For Uganda and the wider world?” I fumbled a weak answer. “You know I pray God. Surely you didn't miss my arrow prayers!? Or don't you recall all those mornings last year when I was up at 5am praying for my family?” This was all true. “Yes, Rory, when you are in crisis, you do pray. How about when you are not in crisis?” God had cornered me. I had no excuse. I was naked.How about you? Are you naked? How is your prayer life? I am not focusing on the armour of God in this devotion. I am simply querying your prayer life. Let me also be very clear. I don't want you to feel condemned. Rather, if prayer is an area you struggle with, it is better that the Holy Spirit convict you in love. I know we could all pray more and God doesn't want us constantly walking around depressed that we haven't prayed enough. However, prayer is the most incredible gifts / tools / weapons, and is extremely powerful. I also always find it incredible that God has chosen to partner with us through prayer. 9 For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building.(1 Corinthians 3:9)Isn't that remarkable? The God of the universe who created the heavens and the earth partners with us? I could mediate on that thought for the rest of my life and still never fully fathom it. What a privilege. Ok. So now I can hear you asking, that's all great Rory, but how do I motivate myself to pray and partner with God? One of my favourite verses that motivates me is in Thessalonians. Paul writes:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Start with rejoicing. You might say, ”How can we rejoice during this crisis?” My challenge would be that God states this, ‘is the will of God. The key is to, 'Give thanks in all circumstances.' I have found over the years that when we start from a place of thanksgiving, even when it's hard, it changes everything. You might say, “but Rory you have no idea how difficult life is right now!” Indeed, I cannot know all of your circumstances. All I can say is having lived 43 years so far I, like all of us, I have experienced many challenging situations. One of the hardest seasons was exactly one year ago. We had just lost JP, an employee who lived at our house, my wife was battling depression, my daughter was suffering incredible stomach pain requiring an emergency evacuation to South Africa and one of my key team members, at work, had abruptly resigned days before we launched our new school year due to a new overseas business opportunity. As you can imagine I was in a tough place trying to be a father, husband and team leader at work. I was at the end of myself and it was just me and God. It was at this time that I started waking up at 5am to worship, rejoice and pray. It wasn't easy and I probably cried more than I prayed. However, it was a precious time with my Father. He sustained me, helped me keep perspective and stayed close.Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(Matthew 5:4)In time our circumstances changed. Beth gained mental health again, Savannah's stomach pains reduced and she was cleared of any serious medical issues, we found an incredible replacement at work and God brought peace over the loss of JP knowing he is in a far better place. Since then, other battles have come my way and I have no doubt there are many more ahead. God will always equip us for the next battle and I take heart knowing:‘that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.' - Romans 5:3-5 NIVPut your Hope in God today and through this season. He is Faithful, He is Good and he will never put you to shame. Next, ‘pray without ceasing.' This is where I personally struggle. It doesn't mean pray 24/7. Rather it means build a life of discipline where we don't just pray in crisis, but in ALL circumstances. This might start with a 5 minute prayer as you walk to work. Or over a coffee as the sun rises. Don't aim for an hour at first as you will simply not sustain it at the beginning. Just like I have built my muscles (Ha Ha) over the years at the gym I didn't start with 250kg dumbbells. I started with 10kg. Then 15kg……I am still working on that! However, my point is start with small steps. God loves even having 5 minutes with you in the morning. Develop the habit and then build on it. If you miss a day it's fine. Each day is a new beginning.Finally be faithful in praying through ALL circumstances. A relationship should never be conditional. God faithfully loves you no matter what you do, say or fail to do. It's consistent. Don't let circumstances dictate your prayer life or your theology. Truth is truth and God is God. Unchangeable the same yesterday, today and always.I hope you are challenged, encouraged and if you are naked that you can at least get your pants on today! God Bless!Rory

The ACER organization, led by Cleous Bwambale, helps women entrepreneurs grow their businesses in Western Uganda.Support the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

Introducing Dr. Abraham Masereka, a young Ugandan whose medical career is underway. I met him in 2013 when I brought him a laptop computer to help launch his studies. Having completed his formal medical training in 2019 despite severe financial hardship, Dr. Abraham has raised his status and is serving his community at a regional referral hospital in Western Uganda. You can support educational efforts in Uganda through a tax-deductible donation. Go to our teaminfaith.org donation page. Thanks for listening.Patrick Hillteaminfaith.orgSupport the show (https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/teaminfaith)

In this episode, I speak with Sabina Karumba about how she and her husband started Chia Africa.Most businesses have an interesting formation story, though this one is one of the best I've heard in a while.Sabina and her husband were watching TV one evening in 2012 when a doctor came on the show and explained the health benefits of chia seeds.Compelled to learn more they undertake research and a few months later are planting their own chia plants in Western Uganda.This is the first commercial plantation of chia seeds on the continent, and after going around with samples of what they grew they both quit their day jobs and go full time on the business.A few years later and they are the premier producer in the region, trying to keep up with demand despite other people entering the market too.Sabina and I talk about lots of interesting things such as how chia seeds should only be grown within 5 degrees of the equator, the genesis of becoming Africa's first chia seed producers (despite never having farmed), and keeping up with the demand for the superfood.One thing which Sabina downplays, but I thought was particularly impressive is her attitude to sales.Two of the biggest breaks for the company came with being listed by a major supermarket,  and then one of the region's largest distributors.In both cases, she just turned up unannounced at their offices, asked to see the owner and after sitting down with them, sold them on making big orders for Chia Africa in just one meeting.The reason I think is that Sabina is clearly incredibly passionate about the power of chia seeds, and believes everyone should have them in their diet.Her pitch is pretty simple: it has amazing health benefits that can change people's lives,  people just don't know about it yet, make sure you have some in stock.You can learn more about the health benefits, the company, as well as pictures of the chia plant which yields chia seeds (which I'll admit, I never knew what they looked like) by heading to the show notes for this episode at www.theeastafricabusinesspodcast.comREAD MORE AT:https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/2019/11/21/chia-seed-investors-the-surprising-story-of-how-chia-seeds-came-to-be-grown-in-africa

In this episode we meet filmmaker Miles Rowland who stumbled across an ancient Maasai ceremony in which boys become men and the celebratory banquet where drinking blood is part of the ritual.Explore your boundaries and discover your next adventure with The World Nomads Podcast. Hosted by Podcast Producer Kim Napier and World Nomads Phil Sylvester, each episode will take you around the world with insights into destinations from travelers and experts. They'll share the latest in travel news, answer your travel questions and fill you in on what World Nomads is up to, including the latest scholarships and guides.World Nomads is a fast-growing online travel company that provides inspiration, advice, safety tips and specialized travel insurance for independent, volunteer and student travelers, traveling and studying most anywhere in the world. Our online global travel insurance covers travelers from more than 135 countries and allows you to buy and claim online, 24/7, even while already traveling.The World Nomads Podcast is not your usual travel Podcast. It's everything for the adventurous, independent traveler.

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A young man dreams of an iron roof for his family.  James Kassaga was raised in rural Western Uganda and now partners with secondary schools in Uganda to provide leadership development for youth. He says he has dreams of one day serving his country in a way that gives each and every Ugandan a fairer shot at life. Duration: 8'15"

Im Jahr 2016, das von den Vereinten Nationen zum internationalen Jahr der Hülsenfrüchte erklärt wurde, tritt die globale Debatte um die Nutzpflanzenzucht verstärkt in den Vordergrund. Auch bei der sogenannten „Grünen Revolution“ spielte diese eine große Rolle. Diese „Revolution“ läutete in den 1960er Jahren in Entwicklungsländern eine Umstellung der Landwirtschaft auf moderne Produktionsmethoden ein. In deren Folge wurden die Erträge in so großem Maße gesteigert, dass damit die Ernährung der stark wachsenden Weltbevölkerung sichergestellt werden sollte. Mendel forschte bereits vor 150 Jahren an Pflanzenhybriden und seine Erkenntnisse in der Naturforschung legten den Grundstein für die Zucht moderner landwirtschaftlicher Hochleistungs- und Hochertragssorten. Diese sind heute erfolgreich in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika verbreitet, aber nicht unumstritten.Im zweiten Teil der Sendung widmen wir uns den negativen Auswirkungen der „Grünen Revolution“. Am Beispiel des in Kürze startenden APPEAR Projekts „Strengthening of Higher Education, Research and Community Outreach in Agro-Ecology in the Rwenzori Region in Western Uganda“, das sich unter anderem mit kleinbäuerlicher und nachhaltiger Subsistenzwirtschaft in Uganda befassen wird, werden Hintergründe und Ursachen einer scheinbar „grünen Idee“ und ihrer Folgen näher beleuchtet.Gestaltung und Moderation: Maiada Hadaia (Verantwortlich für den Sendungsinhalt) Im Interview:ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Marianne Klemun, Wissenschaftshistorikerin am Institut für Geschichte der Universität WienDr. Friederike Trognitz, Austrian Institute for Technology (AIT), Abteilung Bioresources/Microbial BioeffectorsUniv. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Johann Sölkner, Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für NutztierwissenschaftenUniv. Prof. Dipl.-Agr.Biol. Dr. Ing. Bernhard Freyer, Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für Ökologischer LandbauDipl.-Ing. Mag. Philip Dietrich, Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für Ökologischer LandbauMusik: Rebellenherz-Combine the seconds of me and you, Celebrate the truth, Call the angels in times of unrest; Ergo Morpheus-13 Questa Fiamma; Z Asmut-Hard_drugs; Bo Moonlight-Green Waltz. Nachzuhören auf Jamendo, einer Community für freie, legale und unlimitierte Musik, die unter Creative Commons Lizenzen veröffentlicht wurde.

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In 2001 Western Uganda was at war. One town led by Hannington Bahemuka chose to focus on what they had and trust God to rebuild their war-torn town through their own generosity.