InterChange 4 Peace, a non governmental organization was launched on November 16th, 2010 in South Western Uganda at a function in Kabale town that was attended by hundreds of people that included civil servants, farmers, businessman and student. Muslim District Khadi south Western Uganda, Sheikh Ahmed Bujura, blessed and commissioned the, Interchange 4 Peace Chapter, […]
The InterChange Logo: Telling Our Story
September 12, 2010 by
Many of you will remember when, at the end of 2009, we revealed our logo. The day was a milestone; it had been two years in the making since we had held our initial logo brainstorming session at a meeting in Toronto, Canada. After that meeting, words to inform the logo were clarified; draft designs […]
Peace at a Glance
September 1, 2010 by
Every Sunday from 10:00pm to 11:00pm, peace lovers in Uganda tune in to 94.1 Bilal FM, to listen to Peace at a Glance, a radio program dedicated to peacebuilding. Founded by Mr. Issa Kirarira, an InterChange Board member, and hosted by Umar Weswala, a member of InterChange, Peace at a Glance has gone a long […]
A Web of Connections Across the Ocean
August 30, 2010 by
Haney Mussa, a Somali-Canadian living in Toronto and a former student of mine, spoke in class one day, describing the importance of storytelling in the traditional culture of her homeland. Haney’s grandmother, a revered storyteller in the community, used a simple but effective way of revealing the connections between people. Everyone would gather around the […]
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