Lead-up In the weeks leading up to the Convention, there was a real buzz of excitement, from all those who were attending. The energy of preparation and initiative shown by the young people was special and they were all ready…

Lead-up In the weeks leading up to the Convention, there was a real buzz of excitement, from all those who were attending. The energy of preparation and initiative shown by the young people was special and they were all ready…
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My name is Akena Reagan Peter. A member of the Butterfly project ( Butterfly project is a project which empowers gifted and talented Ugandan youth. It is a unique project because in Butterfly we do unique things like playing board…
BLOG ON CORRUPTION WHICH WAS CHOSEN AS THE MAIN TOPIC FOR THIS YEAR 2013 Hi, my name is Charles Obuk, the manager of Drama for change project at the chrysalis centre … Butterfly project. I am 15 years old. A…
On Wednesday 26th September I had a meeting with Paul Polak, the famous author of “Out of Poverty” on Skype, with two of my Butterfly Project colleagues Mercy Moro (13) and Gilbert Byamugisha (16). This is the report of the conversation he had…
This year is a special year for the Butterfly Project. We’ve proved our point. Young people living in slums and remote rural areas can learn very quickly to be social entrepreneurs. Every member of our project has now delivered a…
I am by the name Lubangakene Samuel of age 15 from the Butterfly project.The member of the Butterfly Pioneer.I live in the Acholi Quarter.Life in Acholi Quarter is the kind of life which can change every day. I came to…
My Name is Nancy Lakot. I am 15yrs old and one of the Butterfly North project. As a young person, I aim to become a social entrepreneur and to have my project both in the village and in Kampala. In the village…
Sunday was the first event in the Kampala Slum Olympics 2012, a fun event over eight weeks for kids in the Acholi Quarter Slum, in North East Kampala. The event will culminate with the Slum Run 2012, a 10,000m five circuit…
As part of the Slum Olympics 2012 events in Kampala, Uganda, Social Enterprise Africa is running a special sponsored event and we are looking for runners anywhere in the world prepared to run 10,000m for sponsorship at 2.00pm 12th August 2012 around…