by ICBS-Admin | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere My name is Bwiza (name changed). I was born around 2002. I never knew my parents, my mother died during childbirth, and my father was not involved in my life. I was raised by religious sisters. When I was 13, a woman without children took me in....
by ICBS-Admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere My name is Murindabigwi*, I am a 65 years old man. I went to jail twice because of the looting I did during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and I failed to pay for what I had taken. I was also imprisoned for physically abusing my wife. I was...
by ICBS-Admin | Jul 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Nadine Nirere As a Communications Lead at ICBS, I often travel to capture impact stories. Each trip leaves me full, full of words, full of feelings, and full of the voices of people I’ve never met before but who somehow become part of me. Our recent visit to Gulu,...
by ICBS-Admin | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Carolien Grootendorst The world today is marked by deepening fractures, geopolitical tensions, violent conflicts, rising nationalism, and the mass movement of people across borders. In many places, trust in institutions is eroding, while communities struggle under...
by ICBS-Admin | Jun 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Diogene Karangwa During my recent visit to Gulu, in Northern Uganda, I was struck by the large, towering mounds built by termites. These social insects, often referred to as “white ants”, live in colonies and typically range in size from one-eighth of...
by admin | Sep 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
My name is Beatrice, and I am one of the few family members who survived the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Most of my family members, including my parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles, were killed over 30 people in total. As the oldest surviving family...
