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Today at work, we sat on conference chairs, the chairs with no arm rests. Those ones at hotels.

A female coworker sat next to me at an angle to face the projector. Her whole left butt cheek ended up on my knee by the time the event finished.

Do Ugandan women lack spatial awareness 🤔. This is one of many instances I find interesting.

I work in a facility that handles pregnancy & child care,I just want to advise that if you get pregnant & that man does not want the baby, believe him & terminate it. Unless you are desperate for children or have deeply rooted religious beliefs( ironic as you had no issue fornicating), there are readily available safe options. Many hope he will come to terms with it but most never do. Even those who “man up” do so with alot of resentment & bitterness towards you & the unwanted child so the way they treat you & that child will never be what you deserve.

Raising a child is hard even for those who plan it & want it. It’s much harder for those who are forced into it.Now you are stressed by both the child & the man child. True that men should not go scot free from their responsibility, but there is a difference between those who look at it as a responsibility & those who look at it as a burden. And unfortunately our society rarely holds them accountable. But this isn’t about the man. It’s about you. Prioritise yourself. Protect your body, your mental health, your happiness, your career & your future. A child affects all those & not in a positive way.
I see it all too often & it’s heartbreaking. Even those where the men come along you can easily tell a wanted pregnancy or child from an unwanted one.

So, i recently decided to kwevamu and i buy from these online vendors/thrifters, because i saw a really cute top i didn't want to pass up. I contact the lady, i make payments, but since she's far i tell her to hold onto the top amd i accumulate some more so that the transport for delivery doesn't pain me too much😭.

Anyway fast forward after I've added some filler tops, i ask for delivery to be made, i receive half of my tops. I reach out and she says it'll be corrected. Mind you the first cute top that led me into this is one of the undelivered ones.

Next thing i know she's saying she cannot find it, she says i can pick another from the tops she posts. I agree despite my disappointment. I then add two tops, make my extra payment. All is well.

I make sure to ask about the sizes of the tops by the way, emphasizing that they should be size small, she assures me that they are. I get the delivery, and oh my god. Everything is just wrong. The tops are size medium, the fitting is so off i just look ridiculous compared to the pics she posted of the tops.

I reach out and ask if an exhange is possible (it says no refunds, only exchanges, on her tiktok profile) the madam is insisting that the tops are size small. I send her pictures wearing the tops, she says i just need to find a good tailor to fit them. I send her pictures of the tags, clearly showing size M, then she stops replying to me.

I tried again asking for an exchange, nothing. Mind you her communication had been poor and inconsistent the entire time i just gave her grace because she's juggling studies and her business. But this time i know I'm deliberately being ignored.

I'm so pissed even recounting all of this. What kind of behaviour is that surely? Now I'm here stuck with clothes that i hate.

Do you have PDFs or files with information I can read to learn rules related to driving? I'm completely new to this so I'll welcome all kinds of information or a list of books I can look for. Thank you.

Hello am a student in n year 2 and looking for an office to do my internship, am doing Accounting
I sent applications but no reply from most of the organizations, yet I have to start internship in June
Please help me.

I have a day to spare in Entebbe.

I'd like to see Murchison falls before I leave Uganda.

Is this do-able in one day? Cruise would be nice but I'm not looking for wildlife safari.

Any suggestions of the best people to book?

Men in your twenties, you will meet a lonely baddie with no family support or friends and one thing yall don’t realize early enough is,
Loneliness can make people look for a savior.

You’ll meet a girl with difficult backgrounds. No strong family support. No real safety net. No guidance. No one truly checking on them and naturally, as a man, your instinct is to help, protect, provide and solve problems.

That instinct is good.

But many men confuse compassion with assignment.

You are not automatically called to become a provider, father figure, therapist, school fees sponsor, business financier and emergency response unit for someone you are simply dating.

And this usually starts small.

Maybe she tells you about her difficult situation.
Then it becomes helping with rent.
Then tuition.
Then her sibling’s pocket money.
Then a salon business.
Then hospital bills.
Then suddenly you realize the relationship is built more on dependence than partnership.

A lot of men enter relationships wanting love and end up carrying responsibilities that belong to a husband… before becoming one.

Provision is a beautiful thing in the right context.

But the full weight of sacrificial provision was designed for covenant, commitment and marriage not emotional pressure in casual dating.

A woman’s hardship should move your heart, yes but it should not blind your judgment.

Because some people are not looking for partnership.
They are looking for rescue and many men confuse being needed with being loved.

Men, wisdom is knowing the difference so run when you need to run and run early.

can vouch its a great place

thanks,

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Hey guys 😅am curious how you coped up with all your arsenal friends,family,workmates celebration noise today, I mean congratulations to them🤣 but our brothers can't tend to be easy when it comes to yapping

Hi guys, I am a 30 year old guy based in Australia, heading to Mbarara to undertake some fieldwork in social work, as part of my Masters program. I will be there for 3 months from later this month.

Obviously, the news of the outbreak is all over Western media, here in Australia, it has already made it across the main news platforms. I have spoken with my field supervisor, which tells me life is pretty much as normal and there has been many outbreaks in the past which has been contained.

Coming from a country where I have not experienced this, I am not really sure what to make of this. So I am curious, does the Ebola news worry you? How have Ugandans dealt with it in the past? What will you do anything to protect yourself further from this point? Or is it all life as usual?

Thanks, and really appreciate you locals and your thoughts.

EDIT: Also just wanted to offer my apologies if my post upset anyone - to be clear, I am aware that the 2 cases treated in Kampala came from the Congo. I am simply weighing up my risks.

EDIT 2: thanks everyone for their post and contribution. You guys are all very helpful. I will follow the situation and when time comes to make the final decision, I will follow my heart.

we need to start blending english with our local languages in conversations…

hear me out

i’m noticing more & more how important it is to keep the local languages alive as apart of the cultural norms we get to pass down,

after listening to a podcast of some uga-brits struggling with the language but nonetheless pushing to keep using it, …i figured this is extremely necessary

some african nations like kenya & SA embrace their native languages, regardless of english being the primary…they’ve found a way to blend the two into one during speech…

ndowoza kino naffe kijja tukolera nyo in not only improving the fluency of our mother tongues among those in the diaspora but also maintaining its use in formal spaces locally

if you can speak swahili or zulu in corporate spaces in these nations why can’t we blend luganda, lusoga, luo, lunyankole or any other languages here.!

My husband and I booked a safari in Uganda and are about to travel this Saturday (may 23rd). Given the Ebola outbreak in DRC and the region, what do you think about the health safety for us to travel to Uganda? We will do Queen Elizabeth Park, Bwindi, Kibale and Jinja

Hello everyone,

We are a small team based in Mallorca (Spain), currently in the process of formally establishing a nonprofit association focused on digital skills, employability, technology and international collaboration.

Our registration request has already been submitted to the Spanish Ministry of Interior, and we are currently waiting for the official resolution process to be completed, which may take up to three months.

The idea behind this initiative is relatively simple:

Europe is currently facing a significant shortage of digital and ICT professionals across multiple sectors, and the European Commission has repeatedly highlighted the need to strengthen advanced digital skills and increase the number of ICT specialists across the continent as part of its Digital Decade strategy. Europe aims to reach 20 million ICT specialists by 2030, yet current projections still indicate a major talent gap.

At the same time, countries such as Uganda are home to a rapidly growing ecosystem of highly capable and motivated digital professionals -including developers, designers, community managers, digital marketers, creative professionals, founders and other technology-oriented profiles- many of whom remain disconnected from international opportunities despite the enormous potential of local ecosystems.

We believe there is a real opportunity to help build responsible, sustainable and mutually beneficial bridges between both realities.

Our intention is not simply recruitment, and we are not looking to replace or compete with existing local initiatives. On the contrary, we would genuinely like to collaborate with universities, nonprofit organizations, accelerators, startup hubs, engineering communities and ecosystem builders already doing valuable work locally and explore ways to complement and strengthen those efforts together.

More specifically, we would like to:

1. Provide practical training and real-world experience through collaboration with Spanish and European companies operating across technology, digital services and creative industries.

2. Help selected profiles gain experience with modern digital workflows, collaborative environments and remote international work standards.

3. Provide access to modern AI and professional digital tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Figma, Adobe and other software environments commonly used by international teams.

4. Establish relationships with universities and educational institutions in order to identify high-potential students and recent graduates.

5. Create stronger connections between African and European founders, professionals and startup communities to encourage collaboration, networking and knowledge exchange.

6. Support promising talent in improving their professional readiness, digital presence and international accessibility.

7. Explore ways to help talented individuals better navigate the practical barriers that sometimes limit participation in the global digital economy.

At this stage, we are mainly looking for conversations, partnerships, guidance, honest feedback and connections with people who understand the local ecosystem better than we do.

Our broader goal is to contribute to the development of a collaborative ecosystem where African and European talent, startups, universities, founders and digital communities can connect, collaborate and grow together.

If you are connected to universities, developer and digital communities, accelerators, startup ecosystems, nonprofit initiatives or educational and technology programs, we would genuinely appreciate the opportunity to connect and learn from you.

Thank you for reading,

Pedro (my DMs are open). 🙂🫱🏾‍🫲🏻

Hi everyone, and this mostly goes to the ladies, men please, first leave this submission alone.

I made 28 this year and my early twenties have been littered with two long term relationships that failed. Before that, I did not date so I am basically a goody two shoes kind of girl. I barely have social hobbies though as the ones involve things like cooking, jewelry making, crotchet things of that nature. Because I was cosplaying marriage, I barely went out in uni as which marriage material girl does that and refused to indulge in sugar baby antics because munange, I am holy and all even when I was broke asf. In all this, I was supporting my first boyfriend financially, whenever I could, he was struggling and I wanted to show we could go through life and all. Mind you he was 8 years older than me, when we met he was 27 and I was 19. Better people came and were around me at that time, but he was my first love and I wanted to be different from his other people, the first person he had left him because he was broke and she had found someone better. So, no, if the men come here and start spewing form at their mouths, Sirs, sorry I did not sleep around...lol and made the mistake of not picking what would make my life easy like his ex did when I really had the opportunity to do so.

Anyways, of late I have been thinking to myself that it seems all the good men have been taken and right now chances of you getting with someone who you later find out is married are really high as some of these guys lie, or they just have an issue that you do not want to tolerate(emotional obtuseness, different faith, poor money habits things of that nature). Now, I saw a tweet where this lady said that to get married you just get one good thing about the person and settle and I have been thinking about that, I even saw comments about Sheeba's thing and the thought of being a second wife has crossed my mind, that plus having a child by myself, whereby I will not disturb the father of the child for anything but will do my best to show up as their parent because I really want to be a mom.

When it comes to friends, I am honestly just now trying to build my social circle because in the relationships I have been in, I was not good at doing this, making friends as even as an individual for the most part I liked being by myself but adulting has taught me that you always need someone in your corner and many days I get lonely to the extent that my chest hurts, being around people helps with things so whenever I can, I go out or call my friends to catch up on life and all that.

The next thing is money, the women who are married are able to navigate life more easily as you are literally living in someone's house and being fed, whether you contribute or not, you will eat and look good and just be at peace, for us who are alone, it is not like that. You have to bear the cost of everything and grow rich while at it. I am not saying we should be dependent on men but the girlies that get it, get it.

With all this happening, I tend to think about my later life, if I do not get the husband and the kids, how can I navigate life without feeling empty inside?, what will my old age look like without companionship?, are there other women who are going through this and how are you coping?, when it comes to the kids issue...are there women who have decided to have kids on their own and how did you prepare?, if there are stories we can share around this, it would be great :)

Thank you.