FCOH is a True Demonstration of an Old Saying; Hitting two Birds with one Stone
Cognizant of this fact, the Friends of Community Health (FCOH) is one good community model where the human hierarchy of needs is well demonstrated. It is in this community initiative where you can find the true solidarity for the wellbeing of a common person. FCOH was started to empower the vulnerable and marginalized groups most […]
Do Electoral promises Translate into Services? We bring you our Project…
Do leaders serve the aspirations of the people they lead? As they aspire for these positions, do they clearly understand what they are meant to deliver? Are the masses empowered enough to use their votes to win services? Zaria Ddamulira, the Legal and Human Rights Officer at (URI-GL), shares a reflection on the trend of […]
An Interfaith Approach In Brokering for Peace in the war aftermath…
Reflecting back at the time of our inception in the Advocacy and Mediation Program on land based conflicts in Northern Uganda, you would always here a common phrase that “ Land is the only profitable resource we have in this region-you should guard it jealously” Such was a common phrase shared among the locals and their leaders […]
The Clergy Holding the political leadership accountable to their…
Driven by our interfaith peace building mandate, URI-GL is working with religious leaders to Hold Parliamentary and Local Government Elected Candidates to account on the Electoral Promises made in 2016 in three districts of Uganda, namely Wakiso, Mukono and Kayunga. Cognisant of the complex nature of the political environment, URI-GL is adopting a non confrontational approach […]
A survivor’s story about the 9/11 New York twin bombings
While in preparations for my presentation about the Judaist experience in my country, Uganda, the Twin towers in New york which happened to be the venue of my presentation were blown up just in a flash, in what appeared to be religiously motivated terrorism. I carried the effect of this grave experience on my heart […]
A story about the Bible and Quran Arguments in Goma-DRC
Muslims and Christians are two dominant religions in Goma. But, if we notice a peaceful cohabitation, they do not agree when it comes to the Gospel and the Quran. The Bible and the Quran argument story comes once again to confirm these allegations. So during a public preaching delivered by a pastor as it’s a […]
A vision nurtured from the Bedroom – AFFCAD’S Journey
It is a cold rainy morning as I set off with my colleague Paul Bulamu to meet up with an inspiring team. Upon arrival, I get surprised to find our friends seated eagerly to meet us. I observe silently that this is the right place we have to be. Moments after we settle down in […]
A Rural Woman’s journey to attaining Financial Literacy in Uganda
Before becoming a woman councilor in our community, i used to fear entering a bank. I would look at those magnificent buildings with glass windows and every time i passed by a bank, i would see my reflection, of a villager who did not deserve to enter a bank. I had resigned within in myself […]
Reflections on the Golden Rule
Every time we celebrate the Golden Rule day it draws deep to my spiritual understanding, calling but most importantly to my faith practice of how best my actions can be towards another human being. We live in a world of religious and faith communities that emphasize competition for getting strong statistical presence than making faith […]