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Blog: November 2010

  • Posted by Katherine Fritz on Tuesday, November 30, 2010
    Recreating Success
    Ugandans Draw on Past Triumphs to Fight HIV Epidemic

    In November, I found myself retracing footsteps I last traveled 15 years ago through Mbale, a small town beautifully situated at the foot of Mt. Elgon on Uganda’s northeastern border. I lived in Mbale for a year in the mid-1990s when Uganda was considered the epicenter of the global HIV epidemic. At that time, the world watched and wondered how Uganda would bring itself back from the brink of disaster.

  • Posted by Ann Warner on Wednesday, November 17, 2010
    Legislation for Women’s Rights
    New Laws Advance Rights, But Sustainable Change Takes Time

    During a recent meeting in Ethiopia with lawyers and advocates working for women’s rights in East Africa, my colleagues and I were inspired to see how countries have made strides in advancing women’s empowerment and gender equality on a policy level.