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Goodbye posted on October 26, 2010 - 4:29am

After much thought and consideration, I have come to the conclusion that I will not be blogging here any more. It could be because I've lost two close friends over the time I've been blogging and had to painfully write about it or perhaps I've only just out-grown a phase of my life. I don't know for sure. And I don't wanna stay long enough to find out. However, it's been nice while it lasted. And for now, I will sing along to that '60's John Denver classic, "I am leaving on a jet plane and I don't know when I'll be back again" Until another day, ladies and gen'men. It's been a great ride!

Brian Bukenya. Gone too soon. posted on November 13, 2009 - 12:27pm

I have often joked that a school and a prison are very similar institutions because in both one is given an enrollment number, locked away and sentenced to share a common history with people not of their own choosing, for what may seem like eternity. In this case, I would like to retract my school of thought (pun unintended)... I met a remarkable fella in 'Brian Bukenya' while I attended part of my secondary school in Uganda. And even though I may have some poor experiences of going to school, my friendship with 'Buxo' (as the other fellas christened him) was one of those that gave me the 'joie de vivre' on those pretty difficult school days. My 'comrade-in-arms' I thought of Brian back then. In retrospect, I'm thankful to God for those little things and the times that we shared together as carefree teenagers.

Equal Access posted on March 30, 2009 - 1:53am

MDGs: an attitudinal change for conflict areas posted on February 5, 2009 - 1:38pm

At the dawn of the 21st century and new millennium, 2000, while at the United Nations Millennium Summit, 189 nations pledged to end the conditions and precipitating factors of poverty that people world-over face. The representatives of these nations defined a number of targets and indicators to mark progress and set a time-line. By 2015, everything from universal access to primary education to reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS should be accomplished according to that pledge. Together the United Nations at that summit referred to these targets as the 8 Millennium Development Goals, MDGs.

Storm's Eye posted on November 24, 2008 - 6:05pm

In less than a week from now, we shall be marking the 20th anniversary of the international annual World AIDS Day -1st December- a day when people from around the world that are passionate about fighting HIV/AIDS come together within a single effort to focus on global shared action and raise public awareness on specific issues related to HIV and AIDS. Some of the issues that will be raised on 1st December include the continued importance of fighting stigma and discrimination due to HIV and the disproportionate impact of AIDS on women and girls. The fight against AIDS is over twenty five years old and although some people choose to deny it, while others unabashedly ignore it; the AIDS epidemic is a global emergency that affects people in every country on this earth. That some of us would choose to hide our heads in the sand over such a matter is more than simply shameful. It is tragic.

Right against poverty posted on October 15, 2008 - 10:38pm

Today bloggers around the world stand up to be counted as they unite to blog against poverty. As a joined up campaign member, I am dedicating this blog post today towards the global campaign to end conditions of dehumanising poverty around the world. I also dedicate this post to all the men and women around the world that have dedicated -small/big/entire portions of- their lives to this fight. Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,

Medicus curat natura sanat posted on October 11, 2008 - 8:54am

(The doctor treats, the nature cures)

African solutions to African problems? posted on September 16, 2008 - 10:11am

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On being the change that I want to see... posted on August 22, 2008 - 12:35pm

? is the Love @ posted on August 7, 2008 - 2:58pm