CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesIn Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda, women and men are reshaping traditional roles, proving that household chores and income generation are responsibilities to be shared rather than assigned by gender. For centuries, gender roles have been deeply ingrained in society, with men and women assigned specific responsibilities that were rarely questioned. However, societal development, changing family […]
CategoriesNarratives“I realized these may not be very comfortable conversations to have, so I started with the people I went to the gym with. We would meet in my house, and just talk. I created that safe space for women to open up because I knew if they can remove their shoes, they can open their […]
CategoriesNarrativesI spent hours browsing the internet for details about the company to no avail. Kennedy was nowhere to be found; our agent in Kenya kept reassuring us that we would soon find jobs. Whenever he called me, he changed his tone, and became more aggressive and threatening. He threatened to have us deported, so we […]
CategoriesNarratives“Dandora dumpsite is extremely dangerous. It’s hard to get in because street gangs control their territories of operation, but once you are in, it’s even worse. People do hard drugs, there is raping and even gang raping of street girls and in many cases, there is a very high likelihood of one getting murdered.” In […]
CategoriesNarrativesJapanese and Congolese artists joined forces to bring the healing power of dance to refugee students, many of whom carry the invisible scars of conflict from the Democratic Republic of Congo. By Sibairwa Vincent and Moïse Bauma In a heart-warming display of cultural unity and compassion, the halls of Complexe Scolaire Aigle du Ciel came […]
CategoriesNarrativesBy Daily Monitor’s Guest Writer People’s fears about mass migration are not unfounded. Sometimes, mass migration can be unfair to the original inhabitants of a land. Native Americans, for instance, are a footnote in American history today. The same is true for Aboriginal Australians in Australia. It is hard to scroll through social media, especially […]
CategoriesNarratives“I accompany them one morning, and we walk through the desert for a couple of hours until we see a well, but much to my surprise it is solar powered. Some modernisation has crept in thanks to an NGO installing this technology for them. The nomad herdsman switches on the solar. Water jerks forth into […]
CategoriesNarrativesOur peaceful life was shattered in 2010 when armed men invaded our home in Congo, killing my father and twin brother, Frank. We fled our home and embarked on a perilous journey to Uganda. My experiences as a refugee shaped my passion for helping others. The Narrative of Francois Bulambo alias ‘Golden Franks’ By Francois […]
CategoriesNarratives“It feels like a calling. I am here to spread a certain message to the world, through music. A message of love and peace. I want to bring that safe space and joy to the people. I also believe in God and feel like that’s what God put me to do, to bring a bit […]
CategoriesNarrativesThe Oakland, California, teenager moved to the United States, From Fort portal- Western Uganda, in 2019, just before the world largely shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, where he attended his new school through Zoom and missed out on a big part of interacting with others and learning the nuances of the American […]
