Sad truth going beyond any particular (colonial) border as needs far exceed demands and the manner…

Here is the report’s stinging indictment on Museveni’s Uganda: “The average 17-year-old girl lives in a rural community where she has limited access to high-quality education and health care; she is unlikely to finish primary school and may be unable to read or write, which limits her agency and ability to make informed decisions; she struggles to find reproductive health information targeted to her unique needs; she lives in poverty and her family struggles to cope with shocks and stresses; she is disenfranchised by the political system and is blocked from participating in community-level advocacy, and she is also at high risk to be married young and to become infected with HIV”. It’s this reality, albeit taken out of the context of Western Colonialism and pillage that create…

Challenging Africa’s Toxic Image

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Stephen Kamugasa

Paul James Crook

Oct 11, 2023

Sad truth going beyond any particular (colonial) border as needs far exceed demands and the manner the aid and development industry plus development itself has worked means we witness people as a statistic regularly cited but rarely consulted

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Possibilities in mind, body & spirit opened by being in Fragile States: countries & inside my own head. Exploring one’s self & community Challenging boundaries

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