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The Batwa

UGANDA | Thursday, 28 May 2015 | Views [292] | Scholarship Entry

I was so confused I was crying. My 5 year old mind couldn't fathom the fact that this being, the same height as me, was holding and breastfeeding a baby. Twenty years later, 6 months ago, the people who hovered over our land-rover, trying to sell us crafts ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship


Mbale's Boys to Men

UGANDA | Thursday, 15 May 2014 | Views [1656] | Scholarship Entry

I will never forget the day that I saw a man get his foreskin cut off in the middle of a busy street. I wasn't ready for this shit. I was tired, cold, hungry and grossly irritated. It had rained on our hides, our car had got stuck in the muddy terrain ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip


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