On COVID19 pandemic and staying safe by Wulira
Oct 16, 2020
41 min
We discuss the beginning of the Marriage and Divorce Bill, with the story of Lovinsa Senkonyo's husband and the battle for property that followed.
As always, find all our research notes and sources on our Medium (@WuliraUganda).
[Picture credit: Daily Monitor]
Aug 18, 2020
30 min
We take a look at a pandemic from the past - syphilis in the early 1900s and discuss the politics, treatment of women and how so little has changed.
Research notes (and sources) available on Medium.
Aug 2, 2020
24 min
In this episode, we honor the 10 year-old Yvonne Namaganda who died saving her friends during a dormitory fire at Buddo Junior School in 2008.
Sep 16, 2018
8 min
This is a current episode - because our co-hosts were part of making history. Jacky and Godiva were members of the Women's Protest Working Group, and talk to us about their experience organising and marching on the streets of Kampala, for the lives of women this June
Aug 30, 2018
20 min
This episode attempts to look at the effect of insecurity on women's lives during periods when Uganda is said to have been very insecure - and many murders and disappearances happened during these times. We talk about two specific women, Elizabeth Bagaya who was a minister in Idi Amin's government and Kay Amin who was one of Idi Amin's wives.
Aug 10, 2018
13 min
We look at three laws in Uganda's recent history which attempt to legislate people's bodies - what they wear, whom they touch and love, and where they may gather in protest.
Jun 1, 2018
15 min
This was a difficult and nerve wrecking episode – because it is based on a character from the 17th century, which means we could not just get the phone and call up people to cross-reference with what we were reading.
But the point of this podcast is to make these stories known so we’re going to dive in – and learn.
Find our episode notes on Medium @wulira_uganda
Feb 6, 2018
8 min
We were curious about New Years’ Eve celebrations in Uganda through the years. We looked through media archives and spoke to a number of people – a huge shout out to Kalungi Kabuye who was very generous with helping us.
[Cover Photo: New Vision, Jan 4th, 1991]
Feb 6, 2018
16 min
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