Okere City
@OkereCity
A local community in Otuke, N. Uganda 🇺🇬 building a sustainable rural future through culture, arts, education, technology, democracy, and livelihoods.
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We had an exciting conversation with the #IthacaEcovillage , our sister village in the US. We explored broad themes around intentional communities, sustainable living & why North-South collaborations matter for building strong/resilient communities.
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Through village banking, we are facilitating financial inclusion in Okere, one woman at a time.
Photo Credit: Katumba Badru Sultan.
Thank you for sharing our shea story at Okere City in northern #Uganda . #sheabutter #okerecity
Using shea nuts, a local natural resource we have in Okere to support rural women in the village adds a lot of meaning to our work at Okere City. Thank you CGTN Africa for this feature story.
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Don't miss our preview of the contemporary theatre interpretation of the Echoes of Lawino. It originally premiered at the Uganda National Theatre this summer. Streaming now Africana at Cornell. If you missed it, you can still watch it on YouTube using the link below.
We are tuned into the Echoes of Lawino today at the Africana at Cornell. We are proud to honor the national premiere of 'The Echoes of Lawino' at the Uganda National Theatre on campus today at Cornell.
'In #Africa , it is believed that #Philosophy is inbuilt in the songs and poetry of the people's everyday lives'- Ojok Okello
Today, Prof. Otoniya J Okot Bitek, Poet will deliver a keynote address entitled - 'Writing as Black: Walking in and out of #OkotpBitek 's Footsteps'.
Join us today, thur, 28 (9am-1pm EST) / (4pm-8pm EAT) for the #pbitekseminar hosted both physically and virtually. See you there !
The inaugural #pBitekSeminar , hosted by Cornell Institute for African Development, #CornellHumphreyFellowship , and Okere City is set to bring people from across the globe to discuss the legacy/influence of #OkotpBitek , a key figure in African literature, philosophy & anthropology. bit.ly/49TyFaE
Prof. Sam Imbo will discuss insights from his book, 'Oral Traditions as Philosophy: Okot p'Bitek's Legacy for African Philosophy' at the #pBitekSeminar I am curating at Cornell University, an event convened by Cornell Institute for African Development & @okerecity.
Event page > bit.ly/49TyFaE
#HappyInternationalWomensDay from Okere. Women are the bedrock of everything we do in Okere. #WomensDay