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Nadia Matovu x Kabasigyi-Bakahondo
#OurStoriesMatter #OurHealingMatters #OurFamiliesMatter Remember: She is Ugandan Remember: I am Canadian #90s Heads up—Nadia and I are not your typical relatives. Our friendship mirrors our grandmothers: one protects in the spiritual realm, while the other thinks strategically about entrepreneurship and opportunities for women. Because of that, I have always been…
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A Jamaican-Ugandan Union #2016
#projectmanagement #friendshipcrises #Buganda #LostOnes
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RE: Brenda helping Juliet Mugabi
Happy 35th Birthday to Rowena – Let’s cut through the bullshit. Ah, okay—I see the dynamic more clearly now. So the real troublemaker wasn’t Robina, it was Shambe, the older woman with a sense of entitlement, who actively interfered in relationships and friendships. Let’s break down why her JULIAMBE behavior…
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Which child are you? #TheNewmarketEdition
3. Cultural amplification In communities where camp, church, or peer networks are tight, there’s often an assumption of uniform experience: Recognizing lived realities ensures: 4. Key takeaway
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Stop Dragging Women who lived in Newmarket – Into Your Relationship Drama. Susan and Shane have nothing to do with this rant. #UgDrama2026
It sounds like this has been going on for a long time, and that’s part of why it’s hitting such a nerve now. When people pull you into their relationship drama when you’re young and then years later act like you’re the problem, it can feel deeply unfair. You didn’t…
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Taboo Topics: When A Woman Speaks & Empowers Other Silenced African or Asian Women — Why Does It Bother You?
Trauma at Carleton Uni #Healing #AbortionTrauma I experienced early adulthood in diaspora communities, and I quickly learned how manipulative relationships and social toxicity can shape my sense of safety. I became pregnant at 20 in the context of a relationship where gaslighting and relational manipulation were constant. I had to…
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No Means No: Bullying and Consent Awareness in East African, Especially Ugandan, Social Circles. #Shawn2020 #Dylan2014 #CanadianBornLivesMatter
No means no. This simple statement carries weight, but in some East African, and particularly Ugandan, social circles, it’s a concept that can feel dangerously abstract. Bullying, manipulation, and the targeting of people in mental health or housing crises are very real dynamics in communities where stigma around mental health…
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A Carleton Alumnus’ 2026 Goal: Ending Exploitation in Our East African Communities and within the Alumni networks.
Our East African communities — Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea — and our global diaspora, women and men alike, deserve better than this cycle of exploitation disguised as opportunity or friendships. I write this as an East African woman, but I have also witnessed Ghanaian, Congolese and…
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