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Help support the completion of a children’s heart hospital at Mulago Hospital
Fellow Ugandans, As a creative consultant, it is not often that I get to work on a project that both pays me and also contributes to the development and well-being of Uganda. I would like to introduce...
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Announcing: African Voices on Climate Change Week [ October 24-31 ]
Connect4Climate is putting out a call for African and African Diaspora bloggers. Next week is AVCC week. This is the first of what we hope can be an annual event. We are looking to engage Africa’s...
View ArticleDear baby Seven [ Billion ]
Dear baby Seven, Your first breath of life on Earth is being celebrated as a milestone. On this October 31, 2010, we welcomed you to this rock of blue azure, your new home. It is the 3rd planet from...
View ArticleA Peace of my mind: Respect my agency 2012!
I have had roughly 24 hours to gather my thoughts about the latest fund-raising stunt undertaken by the long-in-the-tooth Invisible Children (IC) organization. In that time, I have had an opportunity...
View ArticleHow to respect local agency, in 19 minutes
If you have been under a rock for the last week, you probably didn’t spend 29 minutes to see this video about Joseph Kony, dubbed Kony 2012. But if you did, then you have to take 19 minutes to watch...
View ArticleContributing our voices to the Kony 2012 debate
One of the positive unintended consequences of the Kony debate was the rise of the African voices coming to the microphone. This conversation was of particular concern for me because it hit home....
View ArticleInvisible Children wants to talk… to Ugandan Diaspora, tomorrow [ Updated ]
Invisible Children has issued a statement calling for a meeting with Ugandan Diaspora tomorrow, March 24th. No doubt the agenda at said meeting is going to be about the controversy surrounding the...
View ArticleAfrica Reclaiming Africa: Changing the Rules of Engagement
Wendy Lee, a graduate student at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, sent us the following notice about an upcoming forum dubbed “Africa Reclaiming Africa: Changing the...
View ArticleSpring 2012: Introducing Another “Day Without Dignity”
For whatever reason, the start of Spring season lately has signaled an emergence of chaos in the world of international development communications. For the past few years, the February – May time...
View ArticleVIDEO: Discussing ‘African aid: helpful or hazardous?’ on Al Jazeera’s The...
Yesterday, I had the pleasure being invited to sit on the famous orange sofa so familiar with The Stream’s audience. The topic of discussion was ‘African aid: helpful or hazardous.’ I was joined by...
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Attention Uganda Diaspora: Please help find Suzan Kideni’s family in Uganda
We received this urgent and sad request to help find the family of Ugandan who passed away in Texas this month. Any information you could provide to help identify her family in Uganda would be greatly...
View ArticleSkin in the game
[<a href="http://storify.com/tmsruge/skin-in-the-game" target="_blank">View the story "Skin in the game" on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Skin in the game</h1> <h2>This...
View ArticleBeyond Kony2012: Atrocity, Awareness, & Activism in the Internet Age
I spent this weekend reading through Beyond Kony2012 Atrocity, Awareness, & Activism in the Internet Age. It was compiled and edited by Amanda Taub of Wronging Rights fame. Below are some excerpts...
View ArticleProject Diaspora and the Morehouse College Department of Political Science...
This fall, Project Diaspora and the Morehouse College Department of Political Science are joining forces with an exciting new collaboration. Students enrolled in Professor Laura Seay’s Contemporary...
View ArticleNigerian Diaspora National Development Strategy – Call for Contributions
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Europe is the European arm of a global Nigerian Diaspora Network. Established in 2000 and registered a year later in England and Wales under the Companies...
View ArticleTransterra Media is looking for video and photo journalists based in Africa!
We all about Africa telling it’s own stories here at Project Diaspora. So when an organization contacts us and let’s us know it is looking to publish compelling stories from freelance photo & video...
View Article‘Project Diaspora: Africa’s Technology Renaissance’ at Social Good Summit
That awkward moment when you blurt out the most un-PC thing your mind can come up with during a panel discussion with you a Special Representative from the State Department. Yes, it go tweeted. As an...
View ArticleAfrica’s gerontocracy isn’t going to last much longer
This morning I published an op-ed in Canada’s The Globe and Mail on the generation gap between Africa’s rulers and the median age of their citizens. It is something I haven’t really seen debated in...
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Diaspora African Women’s Network 5th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser
As a member of the Diaspora African Women’s Network (DAWN) 5th Annual Host Committee, I am pleased to invite you to our 5th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser on November 15, 2012. In just a few...
View ArticleAre international NGOs helping Africa’s tech industry grow or are they...
Yesterday, I made an appearance on Al Jazeera English’s The Stream show to discuss the state of Africa’s tech sector. Prior to the show, I had a Q&A with the producers to help prep the discussion...
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