Ugandan student shines at TETRIX global brain challenge
Many organizations and companies are rising up to tap talents right from childhood to adulthood.
TETRIX, the largest college challenge in the world aims at connecting college talent with the growing digital transformation.
It also seeks...
BOOK REVIEW: Young Goodman Brown
AUTHOR: Nathaniel Hawthrone
Reading Nathaniel Hawthrone's Young Goodman Brown reminds me of the Scribes and Pharisees in the Bible.
Just like the story of the Pharisees, the author takes the readers through how characters like the...
iElevate: Young women spearhead the quest for solutions to social problems
From generation to generation, what has been clear is that the involvement of women in creating solutions to social challenges is nothing short of necessary.
In (African) societies marred with poverty, diseases, limited access to...
Saving Earth Africa to unveil environmental protection campaign dubbed ‘iElevate’
Saving Earth Africa (savingearthafrica.org) through the iElevate campaign has partnered with several organisations to save Lake Victoria from pollution.
The partner organisations include Ecomak Recyclers, Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center, Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities...
POETRY: When you said you didn’t love me
By Carolyne Afroetry
I wailed like a heart broken cloud.My spirit crashed.I felt like the scraps devouredby vultures.Condom wrappers that artisticallypainted the street cornerscommiserated with my plight.Pity became my mostcherished groom.Hurricane of tears formedaround my...
BOOK REVIEW: My take on a rare poetic play
On reading Zziwa Zinabala's poetic play – it raised a plethora of queries than answers. It is a farrago of sentiments in his book.
For those who have not yet gotten the book; the author...
Young people can make environmental conservation attainable
Climate change is here, and its impact intensifies overtime.
That literally means that children and young people of today and the next generations will face the most horrific and devastating anger of the mistreated and...
POETRY: Focusing on Mercy Geno, a ‘shy’ poet from Uganda
Mercy Agenorwot is a celebrated Ugandan Spoken word artist, Echo Minds Poet, Events MC, and Award-winning Journalist. She goes by the famous pseudonym Mercy Geno Apachi; - "Geno" obtained from high school when the...
What you can do to get support for your ambitions
In all our ambitions and endeavors, it is important to have a support system that encourages and helps us in achieving our goals and dreams.
But at times we have pressure instead of support.
And what...
A look at Uganda’s first all-female poetry label: Echo Minds Poets
Echo Minds Poets was founded by Africa's Poetic Queen- Carolyn Afroetry MA in 2019 when she first made a call out for female poets.
Only five female poets (Ray255256, Brandy, Mercy Geno, Shaminator, and Lucy...
