“Give a man a fish to feed him for the day” is bad advice, but not for the reasons we like to believe. In the world of nonprofit development initiatives, especially in the international scene, charity has been slammed into the ground in recent years. Critics of child sponsorship programs, food distribution projects, and all […]
Author Archive: Solidarity Uganda
Corruption Culture: Strategies for Uganda and the United States
Corruption in Uganda has permeated every rung of the socio-economic ladder. Everybody complains about its aggravating presence in the top political offices. We groan when the Office of the Prime Minister spends funds designated for infrastructural improvements on a personal bulletproof Mercedes Benz. We feel as though our rights are violated when monies are shifted […]
Tips for Being a Faithful Clergyman from a Peruvian Priest
Some pointers from Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez (paraphrased from A Theology of Liberation): 1) Your duty is to denounce social sin – the systems that oppress and alienate people. 2) Don’t make general statements. Take positions on specific events. 3) Practice kenotic love. Being a true human being requires denying yourself some luxuries as a demonstration […]
Inside Uganda’s Notorious Prisons: Visiting Karamagi
By Silver Kayondo, board member of Solidarity Uganda How Uganda’s jail rooms have become a menace to the country’s youth, how “orders from above” has become a blanket euphemism for abuse of statutory authority and what can be done about it. On Sunday, 2nd February, 2014 at exactly midday, I set off to visit a […]
“We Shall Use Force”: Besigye is Both Wrong and Right
It seems Kizza Besigye, prominent opposition figure in Uganda, has just suggested the possibility of using violent means to free Ugandans from a dictator holding the country at ransom. One must be understanding of the emotions driving such a suggestion. In a day’s time, Gen. Museveni will have been a military dictator for 28 consecutive […]