When the sun sets on a giant, the shadows they cast are not of absence, but legacy. The passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, one of Africa’s most formidable literary figures, leaves a continent and a world reckoning with the void of his physical presence and the immensity of his intellectual and cultural inheritance. Born inContinue reading “Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: The Wordsmith Who Rewrote Africa’s Soul”
Author Archives: Elvin Turibamwe
Leveraging my professional practice in communications to address the systemic challenges facing our education sector.
Post COVID-19, Uganda’s education system continues to grapple with unprecedented challenges, shedding light on deep-rooted issues that continue to hinder young girls’ access to a quality education. Among the pandemic’s lasting effects is a troubling surge in teenage pregnancies, which has cut short the dreams of thousands of girls and exposed the systemic vulnerabilities ofContinue reading “Leveraging my professional practice in communications to address the systemic challenges facing our education sector.”
Proper Public Communication
What paints the Ugandan picture so vividly are the vibrant communities, the cultures, the people, and of course the landscapes. What continues to hold such people together is the relentless desire to thrive. This drive could be interpreted as the need for the country to develop, and over the years, effective communication has emerged asContinue reading “Proper Public Communication”
Navigating the Murky Waters: From Doubt to Determination in the World of Careers
Today, I had the privilege of sitting down for a candid chat with a young individual eager to embark on their career journey. Our conversation was intended to provide insights for my employers to make an informed decision on whether to bring her into our team. To truly understand her, I opted for a casualContinue reading “Navigating the Murky Waters: From Doubt to Determination in the World of Careers”
Navigating the Digital Landscape: Leveraging Social Media for Effective Communication Strategies
Effective Communication: Communication as a discipline is as old as mankind; we can trace its origin to the origin of speech which is about 100000 BC. It is a concept that can we understand as the sending and receiving of messages, for it to be effective though, it has to score at the five frontsContinue reading “Navigating the Digital Landscape: Leveraging Social Media for Effective Communication Strategies”
A weird wish, this year 2024!
New year! When you think about it, it’s not just about the crossover into a new year but rather largely about renewed hope and energy to get things done. That is why we reflect and evaluate the past year to inform our resolutions and commitments going into the new year.Whichever experiences you have had inContinue reading “A weird wish, this year 2024!”
Generation Z, through the lens of a strategic communicator……
It is a popular opinion that managing perceptions, marketing and communicating with the constituents of Generation Z is a flex, I am inclined to defer. Communicators, marketers and public relations specialists have to invest a reasonable amount of time in understanding people’s psychology, values, preferences, behavioural patterns and spending habits to be able to developContinue reading “Generation Z, through the lens of a strategic communicator……”
Women in the digital age.
Spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement that began in New Zeeland, with its earliest observance on February 28th, 1909 in New York. The first International Women’s Day was marked by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19th, March 1911. This was later picked up by the United NationsContinue reading “Women in the digital age.”
The Teaching Profession Should Be Abolished
On the 5th of October of every year, the world celebrates “World Teacher’s day” this day this year, like all the previous years, social media is buzzing with messages of “Happy Teachers Day” but for me, they don’t make straight sense, as a professional teacher and son of a teacher, I have lived and witnessedContinue reading “The Teaching Profession Should Be Abolished”
Elvin John Turibamwe 