Hope where least expected
I work as an advocacy and communications specialist for Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) and I love what I do. I have always wanted to work for women and children, particularly African women and children and this is a big part of what I do at Baylor-Uganda. I think I expected to see […]
Uganda – a single story no more
“All I know about Uganda is Idi Amin. Anak, be careful,” my uncle said, a month before I left for the fellowship. What I knew about Uganda before I came was very limited as all the single stories I heard from American media included Joseph Kony, Ebola outbreaks, HIV/AIDS, corruption, and gorillas. After 8 months […]
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby.
“Really, we need to communicate what gives us pleasure. If he’s going to come in bed and demand sex, I want to at least be pleasured.” My face turned white. I looked up, stunned, and listened as the sixty year-old retired teacher continue to talk about her sex life. Men and women in the room […]