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Rebekah Heacock

Contributor profile · 49 posts · joined 17 May 2007

Rebekah is a Lawrence, Kansas native who currently lives in Boston. She writes about technology, aid & development, East African public transit and anything else that strikes her fancy at Jackfruity. She previously co-directed the GV Technology for Transparency Network.

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Latest posts by Rebekah Heacock

12 July 2010

Uganda: Bloggers react to bomb blasts

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

Soccer fans gathered in bars and restaurants around the globe to watch the final game of the World Cup last night. In Uganda, these celebrations were interrupted when bombs exploded at two popular nightlife spots in Kampala, the country's capital.

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7 July 2010

Announcing Round Two of the Technology for Transparency Network

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Transparency International's 2009 Global Corruption Barometer found that citizens around the world are increasingly worried about corruption in both the public and private sectors. People are often hesitant to speak...

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2 May 2010

Tech for Transparency in Sub-Saharan Africa

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

Transparency and accountability efforts are supported by a growing tech community in sub-Saharan Africa, though a widespread lack of access to information and communications technology (ICT) and a consequent lack of understanding and interest in these tools constitute a significant challenge to their success.

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29 April 2010

Sudan: Checking in with Sudan Vote Monitor

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

On the eve of Sudan's 2010 presidential elections, I interviewed Fareed Zein, who heads the citizen election monitoring project Sudan Vote Monitor. On Wednesday I checked in with Zein to get his thoughts on the project now that the elections have ended.

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18 March 2010

Uganda

Frank Mugisha, head of Ugandan activist group Sexual Minorities Uganda, is speaking in New York City on March 22.

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17 March 2010

Uganda: Students riot, Kampala burns

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Uganda

Two separate tragedies struck Kampala, the capital of Uganda, on Tuesday: students at Makerere University rioted after the shooting death of two of their peers. And the Kasubi Tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the burial location of the king of one of Uganda's largest ethnic groups, burned to the ground.

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4 March 2010

Sudan: Is ICT all it's cracked up to be?

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

The Financial Times recently reported that a multimillion dollar World Bank plan to supply Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, with computers and Internet access has fallen through. The news forces the question: is the hype surrounding information and communication technology (ICT) justified?

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3 March 2010

Uganda: Hundreds feared dead in landslide

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

A mudslide in eastern Uganda Monday evening left at least 80 people dead and over 300 missing. The mudslide, triggered by a day of heavy rain, has buried three villages in Bududa district and displaced more than 2000 people from their homes.

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23 December 2009

Uganda: President Says He Will Block Anti-Gay Bill

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda's proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 still awaits a final decision by the country's Parliament, but the country's Daily Monitor newspaper reported Wednesday that President Yoweri Museveni has "assured the US State Department of his willingness to block the Bill."

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