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Uganda: 'Ekimeeza' brings debate into the open.

23 Jul 2007 at 8:06am

Radio plays a vital role in giving ordinary people the chance to have their say. In Uganda, for example, 'Ekimeeza' are hugely popular call-in talk shows broadcast live from a public venue where as many as 400 people gather to take part. Christine Otieno goes along to an 'ekimeeza' where the subject is Big Brother Africa.At the World Summit on the Information Society in December 2003, Panos argued that communication must not only reach the poor but also enable them to voice their concerns and participate in debate about development issues and that radio is still the most effective and affordable technology for achieving this. To find out more you can download the Panos leaflet 'Why Radio Matters' http://www.panos.org.uk/files/WhyRadioMatters.pdf .Date published: 09/12/2003Since 1996 In Uganda, citizens have been holding peoples'parliaments to dicuss some of the burning topics of the day. Known as ekimeeza [pron. eh-chi-may-zah] the debates take place weekly at a set venue, usually a pub or a bar, and the topic is set in advance and well-publicised. Usually around 400 people turn up. In the last couple of years, radio stations have realised the potential of these debates and now broadcast them live - adding to their popularity and allowing more people to participate by phoning in to the shows. The government has tried to close down the broadcasts on the grounds that FM stations do not have licenses to do outside broadcasts. But the ekimeeza shows go on and the format is now being copied up and down the country. Our reporter Christine Otieno goes along to one ekimeeza where the topic of discussion is the TV programme 'Big Brother Africa', and sexual behaviour.

Gobierno de Uganda se retracta de entregar reserva natural a corporación azu...

22 Oct 2007 at 12:59pm

Tras meses de protestas nacionales e internacionales, el gobierno de Uganda finalmente anunció que no le otorgará parte de la Reserva Forestal Mabira a la corporación azucarera Metha, que quería destruirla para expandir el cultivo de caña de azúcar, con destino a la fabricación de agrocombustibles. “Nos hemos comprometido a conservar el bosque de Mabira”, fueron las declaraciones del ministro ugandés de Finanzas, Ezra Suruma, según informa la agencia Afrol News. De acuerdo con Afrol, el ministro habría divulgado la noticia en Guyana, donde se encontraba para participar de una reunión sobre cambio climático.

#80 - Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

17 Feb 2007 at 9:00am

Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

UNICEF and partners send aid as northern Uganda floods disrupt life for 60,00...

3 Sep 2007 at 8:00pm

UNICEF Uganda Chief of Communications Chulho Hyun gives UNICEF Radio an assessment of the situation of flood-affected children in northern Uganda.

Celebrating Passover with Uganda's Jews

20 Apr 2008 at 3:27am

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Rural eastern Uganda is home to a small but thriving Jewish community called the Abayudaya, which means "the Jews" in the local language. Jocelyn Frank joined them last year for Passover.

Film Leads Ugandans to Confront Amin's Legacy

20 Feb 2007 at 6:05am

The Academy Award-nominated movie The Last King of Scotland had its official premiere in Uganda this weekend, complete with red carpet, paparazzi, the star Forrest Whittaker and the presidents of Uganda and Tanzania. It was an unusual confluence of fact and fiction.

'Night Commutes' for Uganda's Children

8 Jul 2007 at 9:00pm

For nearly their entire lives, children in northern Uganda have been commuting from villages to larger towns to avoid being abducted by Lord's Resistance Army rebels. But a shaky peace between the guerrillas and the government has quieted the guns and reduced the ranks of the so-called night commuters.

bm180 What Blogging Means to Uganda

24 Jan 2007 at 11:25am

In the western world, blogs are famous for being both about nothing and something. We see different examples of how blogs are used everywhere as we travel the internets. But what about in Uganda; who is blogging, what are they talking about, and why?

my guest, sitting with me at a bakery in the heart of Amsterdam, is Josh from In An African Minute.

We talk about:

-What internet access is like in Uganda, how the average person accesses the net.
-Dominant media in Uganda, which are they, and how do they report the news.
- Bloggers in Uganda, what are they concerned about?
- who are the bloggers, the profiles of Ugandan bloggers.
- the importance of blogs in talking about events in Somalia, and the military deployment there.
- Computers in Uganda, and who has them.
- The future of the blogosphere, as compared to neighboring countries.
- And more.. so give it a listen!

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Ugandans Scarred by Experience as Child Soldiers

14 Mar 2007 at 9:01pm

Child soldiers are fighting in a number of conflicts in Africa, and around the world. In the time that it would normally take one child to be born and go to college, a rebel army in northern Uganda is believed to have stolen more than 20,000 children.

NPR: 06-06-2007 News and Notes

6 Jun 2007 at 6:08pm

Stories: 1) Headlines: LAPD Controversy, Obama Remarks 2) Jefferson Indictment, GOP Presidential Debates 3) The Complicated Intersection of Gender and Hip-Hop 4) A Possible Peace in Uganda? 5) A Brush with Death Inspires Both Music and Reflection

President Bush Meets with President Museveni of Uganda - October 30, 2007

30 Oct 2007 at 1:00am

On Tuesday, President Bush said, "I am very proud that the United States taxpayer has supported this President in his efforts to deal with HIV/AIDS. And Uganda is the epitome of how one can implement a comprehensive ABC strategy to achieve concrete and specific results for the sake of humanity. And so, Mr. President, I assure you we'll continue to support you on HIV/AIDS and, equally important, we'll support you on fighting malaria. And I thank you for your determined efforts."

Vivian Glyck Just My Child Foundation - Apr 11,2008

11 Apr 2008 at 11:00am

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Vivian Glyck, Founder www.SmartMamma.com and The Just Like My Child Foundation, Inc. (www.JustLikeMyChild.com) And author of The Tao of Poop: Keeping Your Sanity (and Your Soul) While Raising a Baby A lot of people have asked me how I became involved with Uganda and The Bishop Asili Clinic in Luwero, Uganda. Like many stirrings of the soul, I can see that getting to this point has been part of a longer journey I have been travelling for a long time. A huge turning point for me was

Netzpolitik-Podcast: Web2forDev - Interview mit Moses Kisembo

2 Oct 2007 at 7:01am

Moses Kisembo arbeitet als Consultant und Koordinator für die Netzwerk-Organisation I-Network Uganda, welche verschiedene Akteure, die sich mit Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien für Entwicklung in Uganda beschäftigen, zusammenbringt. In dem 17-minütigen Interview berichtet er u.a. von dem “Rural Information Systems”-Projekt als Beispiel dafür, wie Bauern in ugandischen Dörfern von Internet-Nutzung profitieren können und in dem z.B. auch Wikis eingesetzt werden. Moses erläutert des weiteren, wo er die Chancen des Web 2.0 für ländliche Entwicklung in Uganda sieht, was die besonderen Schwierigkeiten sind und wie man daher an entsprechende Projekte herangehen sollte. Wir beziehen uns im Gespräch auf die vorhergehende Podiumsdiskussion, in der er auf die besondere Bedeutung der Entwicklung von Inhalten im ländlichen Raum hinwies.

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2007-05-19

19 May 2007 at 6:30am

Despatches from the BBC’s foreign correspondents. This week Damian Grammaticas is in Karachi where General Musharraf is facing a serious challenge to his authority after 40 people have been killed in recent riots. Sarah Granger is in northern Uganda, where more than a million displaced people are still living in camps, Frank Gardner is charmed by life in Bahrain and Jonathan Head reports on violence during elections in the Philippines. Plus Simon Worrall embarks on a mission to The Himalayas, inspired by the 19th-Century British photographer Samuel Bourne.

[0:00:32] ... is facing a new political crisis -- 40 people were killed in writing in the volatile port city of Karachi. The trouble started after the country's -- general musharraf tried to replace the Chief Justice. ...

President Bush Participates in United States Embassy Greeting, Discusses Mala...

20 Feb 2008 at 12:00am

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President Bush on Wednesday said, "In addition to some great singing, last year's American Idol featured a fundraising campaign called, "Idol Gives Back." The campaign brought in more than $75 million for charities working in the United States and Africa. Seventeen million dollars went to organizations that protect American families -- African families from malaria. And one of these charities, Malaria No More, has used the donations to provide bed nets for more than 2 million mothers and children in Uganda and Angola and Madagascar and Mali and Zambia. ...Laura and I hope, and Jordin hopes, that America's generosity will still pour forth, and we ask our fellow citizens to contribute to this worthy cause."

Katine | Der Guardian und ein Dorf in Uganda.

20 Oct 2007 at 1:40pm

Can we, together, lift one village out of the Middle Ages?, fragt Guardian-Herausgeber Alan Rusbridger. Katine ist eine Gemeinde im ugandischen Distrikt Soroti, in der 25.000 Menschen leben. Die afrikanische NGO Amref, der Guardian und die britische Bank Barclays wollen dort — mit Unterstützung der Guardian-Leser — den Zugang zu Gesundheitsversorgung, Bildung, Trinkwasser, Verdienstmöglichkeiten und lokalpolitischer Mitsprache verbessern. Und wollen dabei weder eine künstliche Wohlstandsoase schaffen noch milde Gaben verteilen. Der Guardian zeigt mit dem heute gestarteten Projekt Katine, wie sich so etwas exzellent im Netz verfolgen lässt.

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Humanist Network News #32

25 Jun 2008 at 7:25pm

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This month's Humanist Network News podcast is modeled after the popular National Public Radio program StoryCorps. In this program we hear the personal stories of humanists from Scotland, Africa, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Brazil and the U.S.

Segment 1: A Humanist Wedding and Funeral in Scotland

Scotland made national headlines in 2005 when the country hosted the first legally recognized humanist wedding. Derek Young and Clare Marsh, members of Humanist Society Scotland, share their stories of participating in humanist weddings and funerals in Scotland. Clare also shares her story of being a humanist teacher at a Catholic school in Scotland.

End: 15:05

Segment 2: Homosexuality and Humanist Activism in Africa

When Asaba Lawrence of Uganda hosted a humanist event where gays and lesbians were of course welcome, he lost his job because homosexuality is punishable by death. Asaba shares that story with Gea Meijers of Belgium. Lawrence belongs to the Uganda Humanist Association. Meijers works for the International Humanist and Ethical Union.

End: 25:07

Segment 3: Atheist Bloggers: Chicago & Malaysia

The Friendly Atheist blogger Hemant Mehta, of Chicago, speaks with the Malaysian atheist blogger of the Evolved & Rational blog. Because she is so outspoken about atheism and her attitude toward theists, this young female blogger tells Hemant that it would not be safe for her to return to Malaysia if she were to reveal her identity on her blog or on this podcast.

End: 35:50

Segment 4: Gender and Division of Labor in Brazil

Prof. Geraldo Adriana Godoy de Campos speaks with Juliana Lago, both of Brazil, about the division of labor between the sexes in Brazil. Juliana says she hopes to raise a family in which housework is spread equally between the men and women, even though that was not the case in the family she was raised.

End: 44:07

Segment 5: Listener Comments: Christian Death Metal Music

A listener responds to our interview with punk rocker Greg Graffin of the band Bad Religion. Listeners review the Humanist Network News podcast.

End: 51:51

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Learning Yiddish at 96::Max Talks

26 Mar 2007 at 5:57am

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Max Matt December 25th 1910-March 23, 2007
A celebration of his life.

In this podcast Max talks to the piano player about his army days at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in February 1941 and his favorite tune, “Blue Moon”. After a brief cut of the tune, Max continues to talk about learning Yiddish at ninety-six and muses about answering an ad in the Yiddish Forward for a mohel in Uganda. This was recorded at a family gathering for Eli Debs’ 70th birthday in 2006. (It is a bit difficult to hear Max over all the sounds of dinner and music, but if you turn up the volume on your computer, you will be fine.)

Max touched many lives in his long journey from the Ukraine to Romania to Montreal to Conneticut. Family and friends are urged to leave comments, memories, and stories in the comment section below.

Max, we’ll miss you.

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Linux Outlaws 43 - The Unbreakable Car

17 Jun 2008 at 12:49pm

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79:03 minutes, 40.0 MB — Download or play

This time, Fab reviews Bazaar, we have lots of feedback, many rants and we talk about version numbering as well as Hans Reiser again.

Introduction and Housekeeping (01:15)

Errata: librum means “book”, not library No Beer of the Week as Fab’s fridge was empty We explain where the show title comes from Fab mocks Apple a bit, especially MobileMe

Releases and News Stories (09:23)

Zenwalk Linux 5.2 Voltalinux 2.1 MilaX 0.3.1 StartCom Enterprise Linux 5.0.2 NexentaCore Platform 1.0.1 Greenie Linux 3.0.2H Myah OS 3.0 “Box” 64 Studio 2.1 Damn Small Linux 4.4 Linux Mint 5

Banshee 1.0 Firefox 3 Download Day is today! Wine 1.0 will be out June 20 — w00t!?

Bruce Byfield’s article on the mess of version control in open source — please discuss Mo re Hans Reiser madness — this gets crazier by the day (thanks to Cifra ) IBM does weird things with open source code from OpenOffice in Lotus Symphony Red Hat negotiates first GPL3 compatible patent agreement Shuttleworth on the Ubuntu Network Edition once more Micro-Watch: Microsoft appologises to OSI Micro-Watch: Microsoft warns site owners to prepare for IE8, apparently because it’s standard compliant now? — this makes no sense at all

In-Depth Topics and Listener Feedback (45:34)

Fab reviews Bazaar and talks about the difference between centralised and distributed version control systems Tip of the Week: We explain how to create “desktop applications” from web pages (ie. GMail) with Mozilla Prism

Kaity G. B. says openSUSE’s logo is an iguana not a chameleon — Fab still disagrees; she also tells us about the Gnome Online Desktop for which Fab created a post on the Ubuntu Brainstorm site (please vote for it) Benny tells us about the Acer Aspire One Simon Vass from Uganda asks about mirroring our episodes and laughs at Fab’s Africa slip-up from a few weeks back Steve suggests we rename ourselves “Dapper Dan and Feisty Fab, aka. the outlaw rustlers of the Linux penguin Hurd” and tells us that Linux surpassed Windows 98 in desktop use recently — yeehaw?; he also suggests Dan should call his British distro “Bollux” PedanticSteve from Southern California wants us to try out On The Rainslick Precipice of Darkness, which Fab will do when he gets around to it Tom McCarthy sends us an email detailing File Retention Technology, or FaRT for short kindofabuzz tells us we should put about:robots into Firefox’s location bar and see what happens TaCo wants Fab to get another iPhone — no chance! Eric Bannon tells us a gruesome Vista story and says Fab should review Früh Kölsch Andy Baxter liked Jonathan Coulton’s Re Your Brains and suggests we should cover more open source non-Linux topics from time to time

Dan mentions he will be checking out Open Source City in Liverpool next week. If you have any comments on this episode, please tell us in the forums.

The theme music for this podcast is a song called “Sudo Modprobe”, it was written by Fab and produced and performed by Dan and Fab. The artwork for the album cover and the site including the Outlaw Tux was created by Fab. All material in this podcast is released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

IWR WorldNews 27th April 6 SPECIAL BIRTHDAY EDITION

2 Aug 2007 at 4:17am

Nepal's Maoist rebels have declared a three month ceasefire ending their decade-long insurgency. A statement issued by rebel leader Prachanda said the group would halt "offensive military action" but would remain in an "active defensive position". The statement came days after mass protests forced King Gyanendra to restore parliament which he dissolved four years ago. About 13,000 people have died since the Maoists took up arms against the king in 1996. Initially seeking to create a communist state, the rebels now want a democratic republic and a new constitution.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@A senior UN envoy, visiting five drought-hit countries in the Horn of Africa, says he has failed to persuade Eritrea to release 100,000 tonnes of food aid locked in warehouses. Last week, aid officials warned that thousands of tonnes of food aid from western donors could be rotting in storage because of Eritrea's restrictions on humanitarian handouts. In a drive to be more self-reliant Eritrea has cut the number of people receiving free food by 94 percent. Aid officials say people are not dying of hunger but food from Eritrea’s 2005 harvest is expected to last only another couple of months. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@The World Wildlife Fund says deforestation in Borneo is threatening plants which can offer cures for diseases such as cancer, AIDS and malaria. The WWF said medical advances in recent years had isolated medicinal properties of certain plants in the rainforest. They warned that such knowledge could be lost if the rainforests are not protected. Much of Borneo’s deforestation has been blamed on illegal logging and only half of the forest remains intact. The WWF is urging the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, which claim territory in Borneo, to sign a pact to protect the area. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Tamil rebels say tens of thousands have fled their homes following two days of air strikes by Sri Lanka’s military. The strikes on rebel bases were instigated after a suicide bomb attack on army headquarters in Colombo killed at least eight people and seriously wounded the country's army chief. Truce monitors have travelled to Trincomalee in north-east Sri Lanka to try to ease the situation. The Tamil Tigers signed a truce with the government in 2002 although tensions have been worsening recently in the north and the east of the country.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has criticised Ethiopia's human rights situation after visiting the country’s prisons. Mrs Arbour described the conditions at the prisons as "rudimentary" and "harsh". She said she was surprised by the seriousness of the charges brought against people who were arrested following a series of protests last year. Opposition leaders and journalists are among 129 people who have been denied bail after being accused of genocide and treason. Several thousand people were arrested during the protests after Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was elected. He denied allegations of fraud and accused the opposition of trying to overthrow the government.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Thousands of southern Sudanese refugees sheltering in neighbouring Uganda will return home next week. The first assisted returns were due to start earlier this month but were stalled after two attacks on UN compounds in March. Uganda hosts around 170,000 displaced southern Sudanese. A peace deal was signed between the government and southern rebels in 2005 that ended two decades of war. There are still 358,000 Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries awaiting repatriation.

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