Ugandans are addicted to polythene. Everything on sale in Uganda from cigarettes to food sold in restaurants is covered with polythene which litters the poorly cleaned streets.
The maintenance of Kampala has gone for a toss. The airtime and polythene waste is rampant and people with out toilets are using the polythene as their savior.
House wives love them for preparing food as well lighting Sigiri.
Despite the ban on the polythene great quantities are imported to the country and are freely sold on the streets. One wonders why the laws are passed and nothing is done to enforce them
POLYTHENE ADDICTION IN UGANDA
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
children begging
Children begging in Kampala is a normal sight and no one seems to see it as a strange phenomena. Not even the government authorities yet it’s the sole responsibility of the state to provide education to its children and make sure all children are kept in school.
Children in Kampala have become the number one source of Labor on the streets because they can generate sympathy from passerby's.
What i found out was that physical abuse and emotional abuse on street beggar children was widespread and at least 4 out of 5 children on the streets have bruises , wounds or broken limbs as injuries inflicted by the parents that send them to beg , passerby's or as a result of fights amongst themselves .
THE VIDEO OF THE CHILDREN I TOOK ON THE STREET
MUSIC BY: GNL AND KAWEESA -KALYPSO
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
beggars life
THE DOCUMENTARY I MADE IN KAMPALA
The state of karamojong beggars in kampala
Many government authorities say some political leaders and social organizations are persuading the poor to move to Kampala. They allegedly lure them with promises of food and money but are used by NGOs to convince foreign donors to give more money to them.
In a bid to reduce the increasing number of street beggars Thousands have been transported by the government with support from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other aid agencies to their region but after a short time they return to the streets and it’s a continuous chain.
According to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Kampala City Council (KCC) about 80 per cent of Kampala's street beggars come from Karamoja.
In many instances, women, particularly mothers have been found to be the key decision makers regarding out-migration. Women often made the decision to leave Karamoja with or without children, often because they were neglected or abused by a male relative or husband.
To women, some of the immediate factors that compel them to move are: loss of livestock, poor harvests, abandonment or death of breadwinners or key family members, and the weakening or collapse of social safety nets.
Those who are abandoned believe that they have no other recourse than to beg in Kampala. Many women become angry when their husband takes a new wife and take themselves and their children away. Others leave the region to escape arranged marriages.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is on the increase in Karamoja according to a report by UNFPA, which states that thousands of girls aged 10-15 are being circumcised and forcefully married off. About 100% of the Pokot girls have undergone FGM exposing them to risks of HIV/AIDS, excessive bleeding and death.
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The state of karamojong beggars in kampala
Many government authorities say some political leaders and social organizations are persuading the poor to move to Kampala. They allegedly lure them with promises of food and money but are used by NGOs to convince foreign donors to give more money to them.
In a bid to reduce the increasing number of street beggars Thousands have been transported by the government with support from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other aid agencies to their region but after a short time they return to the streets and it’s a continuous chain.
According to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Kampala City Council (KCC) about 80 per cent of Kampala's street beggars come from Karamoja.
In many instances, women, particularly mothers have been found to be the key decision makers regarding out-migration. Women often made the decision to leave Karamoja with or without children, often because they were neglected or abused by a male relative or husband.
To women, some of the immediate factors that compel them to move are: loss of livestock, poor harvests, abandonment or death of breadwinners or key family members, and the weakening or collapse of social safety nets.
Those who are abandoned believe that they have no other recourse than to beg in Kampala. Many women become angry when their husband takes a new wife and take themselves and their children away. Others leave the region to escape arranged marriages.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is on the increase in Karamoja according to a report by UNFPA, which states that thousands of girls aged 10-15 are being circumcised and forcefully married off. About 100% of the Pokot girls have undergone FGM exposing them to risks of HIV/AIDS, excessive bleeding and death.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
The creator
The African perspective of the creator
In my own observation and extensive research finds that most African languages don’t have the word God.
They instead term him as the creator.
Take for example in my language lasuban meant is creator.
The Basoga call him ibumba waife.
The baganda call him katonda.
Where then does the word God come from????
In my own observation and extensive research finds that most African languages don’t have the word God.
They instead term him as the creator.
Take for example in my language lasuban meant is creator.
The Basoga call him ibumba waife.
The baganda call him katonda.
Where then does the word God come from????
world peace day
World peace day.
A day to think peace.
A day to wish peace.
A day I wish is every day.
Why should a day of peace be only one?
PEACE ONE DAY CLEANING
A day to think peace.
A day to wish peace.
A day I wish is every day.
Why should a day of peace be only one?
PEACE ONE DAY CLEANING
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
OXYGEN
A day to celebrate oxygen free and fair ,
nourishing everyone without discrimination,
wish the world was this beautiful ,
with people treating each other with this passion,
A passion that Knoweth no blind, def , Rich or poor ,
but serves everyone like he is a servant but he is a master,
oh oxygen i wish i get as kind as you are.
nourishing everyone without discrimination,
wish the world was this beautiful ,
with people treating each other with this passion,
A passion that Knoweth no blind, def , Rich or poor ,
but serves everyone like he is a servant but he is a master,
oh oxygen i wish i get as kind as you are.
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