Tag Archives: Africa

In search of black identity in Uganda

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Julian Hill

I was being welcomed back home…for the first time. Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Glimpse Correspondents Program, Identity and Travel, Uganda | Tagged Africa, Black identity, identity, Luganda, Uganda | 2 Comments

Why I stopped buying the sugar

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Julian Hill

Not even a minute after the request, I handed him the money. Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Uganda, Volunteering | Tagged Africa, Uganda, volunteering in Africa, voluntourism, WWOOF | 3 Comments

Ethical Dilemma: Giving More Than We Thought We Gave

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Andrew Morgan

After spending the past year in Uganda living amidst the fallout of giving, I barely recognize the person I once was.
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Posted in Ethical Dilemma, Uganda, Volunteering | Tagged Africa, charity, NGO's, Uganda, volunteering | 1 Comment

Schoolyard Politics, Namibia

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Alana Vogl

I had come out of the office and saw a colleague sitting across the school yard under a palm tree with two female students in front of her with arms outstretched. She raised a long, flat metal rod and hit each of their arms in quick succession. Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Ethical Dilemma, Expat life, Namibia, Teaching English | Tagged Africa, Namibia, teaching abroad, teaching in Africa | 14 Comments

Photo Essay: Anatomy of a South African Riot

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Kevin Boswell

I rustled myself from sleep and rushed to the lone paved road skirting the northern edge of Riemvasmaak. The people had begun rioting to protest a lack of service delivery. Continue reading →

Posted in Country, Feature: Long form, Photo Essay, South Africa | Tagged Africa, photo essays, Riot, South Africa, townships | 14 Comments