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WALLS AND BORDERS (Ssekandi R Sseguja) – Writivism Shortlist 2014.

By Kawala Asha (Participant from Uganda) Hello now far-flung PBI 2013/14 family, It was a roller-coaster two weeks at PBI, wasn’t it? For me so much has changed so quickly that I surely won’t do it justice in a brief … Continue reading →

By Wilson Muhirwa (Participant from Rwanda) The day began with a drive to parliament in the middle of Kigali town. We were received by the Public Relations Officer who took us on a guided tour of the National Parliament of … Continue reading →

By James Mwala (Participant from Tanzania) This day was dedicated to the topic of Good Governance and Development and we had Dr. Judith Baessler from GIZ Civil Peace Service came in to handle the subject of “Understanding Violence” She kicked … Continue reading →

By Musau Sarah (Participant from Kenya) This was our last day in Butare and we packed our bags preparing to return to Kigali. We held a short debrief with Never Again Rwanda Programs Director, Tandi sharing our experiences especially from … Continue reading →

By Francis Kessy (Participant from Tanzania) Our stay in Huye District continues and we woke up to a bright and sunny start characterized by pure Rwandan serenity. First on the agenda was a visit to Institute of National Museums of … Continue reading →

By Chege Kelvin (Participant from Kenya) On Sunday 5th January, we left the comfort of Belllagio Hotel to travel to Nyanza in Huye district for a weekend away from Kigali city. Huye District is in the South of Rwanda and … Continue reading →

By Diane Mukashema (Participant from Rwanda) On Saturday 4th January, our main area of focus was the inter-linkages between transitional justice and peace building. We discussed the successes of the Gacaca court system as applied in Post-genocidal Rwanda. It was … Continue reading →

By Liesse Horimbere (Participant from Burundi) This day was dedicated to the topic of transitional justice and straight after the recap of the previous day, the facilitator Mutesi Betty went straight into the discussion of what transitional justice meant. We learned … Continue reading →