Emma and Joanna Kerr join AA Myanmar's Country Director Shihab when he meets a government minister and in a change of atmosphere they sample the buzz of an Activista youth networking event. Tindy...
Emma's son gets to wander around the magical site of Bagan (Myanmar's answer to Angkor Wat), while Emma and Joanna Kerr head back to the capital for a conference. Feelings of jealousy soon subside as...
Emma hears how when Khin Lin's bus broke down, so did the self-control of the mainly male passengers. Fortunately, happier times lay ahead.As we walk back Khin Lin tells us about the horrors of her...
In the shade of a medicinal garden, Emma and Jo have an emotional encounter with two women who have risked absolutely everything for their communities.Our next port of call is a quiet place where Jo...
Emma discovers that the state of Myanmar has effectively been ruled by the shrewd manipulation of internal ethnic conflict. Without peace-building efforts, the many challenges faced today from...
Having been to many African countries, it was strange that I hadn’t made it to Uganda until yesterday. I went to attend the launch of two new reports; “Tax Incentives: A race to the bottom” one on...
Emma learns about the wide-ranging work of our Activist Fellows and even finds one who sells his hair to finance his activism.The rest of the day is spent learning about everything the Fellows do....
More than a hundred inspiring and inspired young people gather at the local monastery for a Fellows Conference - but will Tindy get a snog?This jet lag will kill me. Barely slept, even after 25mg of...
Every year Uganda sacrifices an amount equal to nearly twice its entire health budget due to its use of tax incentives such as tax holidays for foreign businesses. Worse still, research shows that...
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are losing $2.8 billion each year through their use of tax incentives such as tax holidays for foreign businesses. Such tax incentives are promoting harmful tax...
