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Why a Soccer Blog? It's a Beautiful Game

I have never blogged before. I have a passionate interest in politics and many other aspects of living in the city… so I ask myself… why start with a soccer blog? When I started to think about it,...

Daphne Nederhorst Makes a World of Difference

Sawa means “equal” in Swahili. We give recognition and a global voice to local grassroots leaders in the fifty poorest countries in the world that have never had the chance to tell their successes.

Ugandan Journal

The road to Gulu is pitiful. The drive just out of Kampala takes one hour because of congestion due to the delayed construction of an overpass and potholes riddle the road left and right, forcing...

Young, Canadian, and in Uganda

We took the rickety van up to the Baha'i temple, the only one in Africa (there is one on every continent). On the way there, we drove through slums on the exterior of central Kampala. Although it...

A Canadian Prepares a Ugandan Journey

Departure The countdown is almost over. I'm flying to Uganda in less than two weeks. While preparation has been a bit haphazard, vaccinations here and there, picking up extra supplies every other...