Okere City
REFLECTIONs ON SONG OF LAWINO AND ECHOES OF LAWINO
BY: ZZIWA ZINABALA I was recalling Tess of the d’Urbervilles, a very subtle novel by Thomas Hardy that was adapted for screenplay by BBC....
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Okere City
- May 29
- 7 min
A Review of Okot p'Bitek’s ‘Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol’
BY DORINE KANAIZA I first read Okot’s poem back in 2015 when I was a first-year student at the University of Nairobi. A good book never...
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Okere City
- May 28
- 2 min
Bringing p'BITEK's “Song of Lawino” to Theatre.
By Kitaka Wa Kavalu Okot p’Bitek is a name that rings a bell, not just in Uganda, East Africa, or Africa but also on the literary globe....
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Okere City
- May 15
- 2 min
OKERE Shea Butter Massage Therapy
Magical Shea Butter: Did you know that Shea butter is one of, if not the best massage body butter? Shea butter is enriched with...
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Okere City
- May 12
- 1 min
The Timeless Way of Building and Reimagining a futuristic rural city in Africa: keynote address
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Okere City
- May 11
- 11 min
A Recap of the Inaugural ACE Residency Program
In March 2023, we partnered with the KQ Hub Africa to organize the first-ever arts for civic engagement residency program. We advertised...
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Okere City
- Apr 16
- 3 min
Meet OUR FIRST INAUGURAL ACE Residents
During the last two weeks of April 2023, we shall be delighted to host four artists for the ACE-Residency programme in Okere. The arts...
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Okere City
- Mar 14
- 4 min
OPEN CALL: Arts for Civic-Engagement in Okere (ACE) Residency
Background Arts are a proven immutable cultural institution for the people of Okere. Most relevant to this residency for its capabilities...
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Okere City
- Mar 4
- 7 min
Meet Our Inaugural P.7 CLASS OF 2023
We are delighted to introduce our inaugural P7 Class of 2023. They are 14 pupils from Okere and other neighboring villages. Out of the 14...
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Okere City
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Our 2022 Annual Impact Report - A Snippet
Happiest regards from Okere City! 2022 was a rollercoaster. We rose over and above our expectations, making sure that indeed, we continue...
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Okere City
- Feb 18
- 8 min
Reflections on Place, Context, and the Idea of Global Development Goals
Adventino Banjwa, PhD Fellow, MISR Keynote Speech, Okere, Okere SDGs Summit Theme: The Meaning of Sustainability (in Practice) January...
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Okere City
- Jan 1
- 5 min
When Lango Women's Aspirations Visited Us
As we closed down the curtains of 2022, a group of incredible Lango women on a journey to support each other and give back to communities...
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Okere City
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Our Rise-Up (YAA-MALU) Women Tailoring Center
Photo Credit: @Robin Letellier Since its inception in 2019, we have made significant toward towards elevating the standards of well-being...
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Olila Steven
- Nov 11, 2022
- 5 min
Why We Invest in Functional Adult Literacy!
Uganda has made remarkable progress in education and literacy over the years. Accordingly, adult literacy rate in Uganda currently states...
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Olila Steven
- Nov 11, 2022
- 8 min
Field Notes during a Visit at Baralegi Presidential Demonstration Farm
It was a bee hive of activity today at Okere city project as our learners at Aero-Kwan functional adult education program had a field...
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Olila Steven
- Oct 26, 2022
- 7 min
Aero-Kwan IS THE BEST FAL class
Among the many of the programs Okere City, functional adult literacy is part of it. Aero-Kwan functional adult literacy class bring...
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Okere City
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Okere Women WON THE Rural Women’s Day Award
The 2022 International Rural Women’s Day shall forever be etched in Okere women’s memory. A group of women who belong to Aero-Kwan...
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Okere City
- Sep 5, 2022
- 3 min
Advancing Early Childhood Development in Okere
In September and October 2015, Uwezo Uganda at Twaweza conducted their sixth household-based assessment of learning outcomes in 112...
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Okere City
- Aug 11, 2022
- 6 min
Amidst Impossible Odds, Opio Still Dreams to Become a Celebrated Sculptor
You could have seen the Mahogany sculpture depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Our Lady of Africa Mbuya Catholic Church. Did...
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Okere City
- Feb 24, 2022
- 5 min
How Okere City is investing through skilling rural people
An adult education class in Okere. Photo Credit: Zahara Abdul Civilization and humanity advance only if people can access relevant skills...
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