On May 14, the Institute held the first of a four-part series conversation on jobs and the future of work in a post-COVID world, featuring Angelo Izama, Brenda Katwesigye and Raymond Mujuni.
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COVID-19 has blown away the myth about ‘First’ and ‘Third’ world competence
The “First World” is still far richer than the rest of the planet and may well remain so. But the COVID-19 experience may just trigger new thinking in the “Third World”.
Conversation: Dr. Alfdaniels Mabingo on Ubuntu and Dance in Uganda
On May 13, Kwezi Tabaro interviewed Ugandan dance scholar Dr. Mabingo Alfdaniels, whose upcoming book “Ubuntu as Dance Pedagogy in Uganda” explores the role of indigenous dance as a tool of knowledge transfer
Ssebo Honourable
Luganda poet Meddie Nsubuga has a message for the honourable members of parliament
A New Normal?
Before one asks questions about where future jobs will come from, we must ask how efficiently we were executing the jobs that needed to have been done yesterday.
When it comes to Jobs and Work, COVID-19 presents a New Normal
What sets small agile companies apart is how easily they adapt to change, innovate and pivot to support new market conditions. It is no surprise that we have seen digital startups rise as some of the biggest winners during the COVID pandemic.
Covid-19: How Prepared Are We?
As the world reels from the Covid-19 pandemic, our 2018 YELP Fellow Dr. Prosper Ahimbisibwe asks whether Africa is ready to tackle the flu head-on
Covid-19: A Crown Of Thorns
Beginning in January 2020, the novel Corona virus (covid-19) has ravaged the world and is now considered a pandemic by the WHO. Dr. Innocente Acan, our fellow from the 2018 YELP Class, writes on how you should be prepared against Covid-19
Revisit the Age-Old Wisdom, “Prevention is Better than Cure”
These guidelines for common wisdom however are often missing on a scale that, considering the subject of saving lives, is unimaginable. Consider this: most health responses today depend on something terrible happening, first, that results in the deaths of thousands.
A Woman’s Future Is Between Her Legs
Kizito Nnanda takes a dig at societal patriarchy in this poetry piece