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Upper Canada Mall and Athletes for Africa are harnessing the citywide fever around the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup by launching the Athletic Jersey Drive, a joint initiative that promotes global citizenship in York Region classrooms by challenging students to collect gently used athletic uniforms for youth in war-torn northern Uganda. READ MORE

This week I sat down with Joel Kidega, Coordinator of A4A Uganda’s Youth Outreach Program. Joel is originally from Kitgum District, northern Uganda. He has previously worked with four different NGOs focused on youth. He has worked across northern Uganda—in Kitgum, Lira and Gulu. He has 2 sons. READ MORE

Rugby has yet again served as a unifying force across racial lines in South Africa. This past weekend, tens of thousands of white Afrikaners poured into a stadium in Soweto, South Africa’s most populous black township, to watch Pretoria’s rugby team play. The Pretoria Blue Bulls, who usually play in the Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, were asked to relocate their match in order to preserve Loftus’ pitch for the FIFA World Cup in June. READ MORE

I entered Bjz restaurant, a local bar in Gulu, on the day of the Champions Leagu final, almost 10 minutes into the first half and the place was packed solid. Every seat was taken, children were peering through the few holes in the fence and row upon row of chairs were placed outside on the grass, just so everyone could get a view of Jose Mourinho and his squad. READ MORE

Knowledge is power. A phrase we’ve all heard many times before, but does it work the other way around? Being able to control the knowledge that people internalize is, to some, the essence of power—true power is to control knowledge. The pen is mightier than the sword, right? READ MORE