Notes from the Field – Malaria in Santa Barbara and Uganda
The last number of weeks have been a bit of a haze as I have been recovering from a nasty bout of malaria. It has been over 20 years since the last time I got it and I was not…
Notes From the Field – An Update from Northern Uganda
A few days ago I was sitting on the ground with a group of women who have just started working together with African Women Rising. The level of excitement was high, the prospect of change to come, of finally having…
Field Notes: How We Get Girls to Stay in School
The last time I sent you a letter I was talking about the difficult situation facing school girls in Northern Uganda. How in some areas only 3% of girls continue to secondary school and the majority drop out in 3rd…
Field Notes: On Finishing School
Gulu is extremely hot these days. Today it was over 110. I’m drinking more warm — and very sweet — sodas in a day then I care to count. Every time i come to visit a new group of women they…
Field Notes: Giving Hope
"I believe if you change one woman’s life, it will have a ripple effect more powerful than anything you can imagine. African Women Rising is working to make a difference within the communities of Uganda one woman at a time." -…