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Many of the health experts we listen to during the Corona /COVID-19 pandemic have a background as Danida fellows. This is particularly true of WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. By Vibeke Quaade Unless we are scientists by profession or working in health, most of us would not know their names, but a few weeks […]

First published in The East African 15 June 2018 Zanzibar in Danger of its own popularity as a tourist destination        Swimming pool of The Residence Hotel in Zanzibar island, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, East Africa. FILE PHOTO | NMG In Summary Tourists might be on a journey of destruction, ruining the pristine idyll […]

The story of images of Africa in the Western media goes back to the 19th century and is completely entangled with Europe and America’s relationship with Africa. During colonial times Africans would be depicted as either children or warriors in European popular culture including the mass media; children whom the European would have to teach […]

First published at Danida Alumni Network 29th September 2016 Recruitment of the right talents while entering emerging markets is a challenge that many Danish companies share. Marie Gad from the Confederation of Danish Industry hopes that the Danish Alumni Network can help the companies to connect to the relevant local networks and talents. Photo: Vibeke […]

First published at Danida Alumni, Danida Fellowship Centre‘s Alumni network for Danida Fellows. The new Vietnamese-Danish alumni society fits well into the strategic sector corporation program “Partnering with Denmark – Danish Authorities in International Cooperation”. By Vibeke Quaade 200 Vietnamese graduates, have studied at Danish institutions of higher learning since the 1960s. More than 100 […]

First published at Danida Alumni, Danida Fellowship Centre‘s Alumni network for Danida Fellows. When Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza became a PhD student in Denmark she was prepared. From childhood she was a pioneer and expected to excel. By Vibeke Quaade Kampala, Uganda: Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza’s CV is impressive. She is basically a first in almost everything. We are at […]

Published in Daily Monitor, 9th November 2014, READ ALSO Natural beauty made in Lira  Cosmetics hit. Women’s quest for beauty and youth has made African shea butter a hit for the world’s cosmetic industry. The power lies in a combination of the golden butter’s natural beauty qualities and a doing good, marketable sustainable story, writes Vibeke […]

Artiklen er oprindeligt bragt i 15. oktober 2014 på http://www.foodculture.dk Landbrug & Fødevarer. Der er penge i at skabe udvikling i fattige afrikanske landdistrikter. For lokalbefolkningen og for danske forretningsfolk. Siger en dansker, der sælger æggerugerier i Uganda. Af Vibeke Quaade, Sirongo, Uganda Jeg sælger ikke luft. Jeg hjælper med at skabe tiltrængt forretning i et […]

Daily Monitor, Saturday October 11, 2014, Full Woman Magazine, Self-reliance. While most Ugandan women still prefer Western made creams and soaps, more are going for natural beauty products. Guru Nanak, a small company in Lira, has spotted the new market, writes Vibeke Quaade. Walk into any supermarket in Kampala and you will find at least […]

Bragt i Politiken Økonomi (print) den 21. maj 2014 En dansk it-investor er ikke i Afrika for at redde kontinentet, men for at tjene penge. Til sig selv og lokale it-iværksættere, der alle skal love af efterleve ånden i en helt særlig 80’er-film.   De fleste firmaer har et par magasiner liggende, som besøgende kan […]

Bragt den 8. maj 2014 på U-web.dk, som er Danidas website for børn og unge om udviklingslande- og bistand. Læs artiklen på U-web.dk’s website  I Uganda er homoseksualitet endnu mere tabubelagt end i Danmark. Med en ny lov, der gør det kriminelt at være homoseksuel eller at tale om det, er det ikke blevet lettere for Pepe […]

Bragt den 27. maj 2014 på U-web.dk, som er Danidas website for børn og unge om udviklingslande- og bistand. Læs artiklen på U-web.dk’s website  Uganda har fået en af Afrikas hårdeste love mod homoseksualitet. Præsidenten forsøgte længe at undgå loven, men politikere og et flertal af Ugandas befolkning ville have den. Siden loven trådte i kraft er trusler og […]

Bragt i Udvikling, nr 1 2014, Feb/Mar 41. Årgang Kvinders jagt på skønhed og ungdom har gjort Afrikas sheasmør til et hit for verdens kosmetikindustri. Styrken ligger i en kombination af sheasmørrets skønhedsbevarende egenskaber og den gode, bæredygtige historie.  Af Vibeke Quaade, Otuke – Uganda. På gårdspladsen ved familiens stråtækte hytte i Otuke i Norduganda […]

Computerworld nummer 18 * 28. oktober 2011 * 31. årgang. Sig Afrika og højteknologi er nok ikke det første som tanken falder på. Men måske skulle associationsrækken gå i den retning. For Afrika har taget hul på fremtiden og er i gang med et digitalt kvantespring af dimensioner. Vibeke Quaade rapporterer fra Østafrika. Nairobi: Klokken […]

Politiken. Økonomi. 21. september 2011. Kampala. Katastrofer, krig, epidemier og fattigdom hører med til dagligdagen i Afrika. Men samtidig går økonomien frem, og middelklassen vokser. Det gælder også i Uganda. Det er lørdag formiddag i Ugandas hovedstad Kampala. Dyre biler triller op foran byens to store shopping centre, Oasis og Garden City, og ud af dem stiger […]