Author Archives: Amaka

On “Stuff We Don’t Want” (SWEDOW)

A term coined by a fol­lower blog­ger and aid expert Tales From The Hood. It’s a tongue-in-check term used to describe ludi­crous gifts in-kind (GiK) dona­tions. Many exam­ples abound but recent ones include 1million t-shirts, Soles for Soul, Flip-flops for Africa, recy­cled soaps (yes, you read right!), used bras (or Bras With­out Bor­der as they …

May 20, 2010 – 4:31 pm | By Amaka | Posted in Economy, Politics, World Affairs | View Comments

Are We Exporting Terrorists/Religious Extremists?

This arti­cle is a response to an email a friend sent me. In the email, my friend pointed out that “Mr Soyinka does not have the right to call UK a cesspit and a breed­ing ground for ter­ror­ist when his home coun­try is bat­tling with reli­gious con­flict, exported a ter­ror­ist that nearly blew up a …

February 8, 2010 – 10:22 pm | By Amaka | Posted in Politics, World Affairs | View Comments