SABA Episode #22 — Can Voluntourism Be Responsible?
Volunteer tourism keeps gaining popularity as many people wish to combine their travel with ’giving something back’. In this episode we discuss the problematic side…
26 Musanze Youngsters, 10 Ideas, 3 Months, 1 Planet Earth
Earth Day 2023 was a perfect occasion for the first session of the GHE Youth Spaces pilot program with 26 selected participants behind 10 business/project…
In Photos: Pioneering Volunteer Adventure in Rwanda & Uganda
Today’s story will be the last for some weeks. Our home country Rwanda begins the annual commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi tomorrow.…
SABA Episode #21 — Uganda, Ethically Speaking
A dose of the ethical dimension of travel is how Allan Point (@whereis_allan on Instagram) tries to distinguish himself from other social media influencers. Our…
28 Youth Spaces Applications Came In
We owe you a little update: by the deadline — 27 March — we had 28 business/project ideas submitted for the Youth Spaces pilot program.…
Three Silverbacks, One Happy Gorilla Family
If you are advised by the Gorilla Highlands team, your gorilla tracking adventure will most likely introduce you to the Nyakagezi family in Uganda’s Mgahinga…
SABA Episode #20 — The Magical Forest of Nyungwe & Mt Sabyinyo
Immersing yourself in pristine wilderness doesn’t need to be a romantic fantasy. You can take the plunge too, inspired by this episode’s guest, Patrick Westöö.…
Where Differences Can Still Be Made
We were visited by Laura and Hannah from Austria last week … as they came to Uganda attempting to better understand their late friend Carla…
SABA Episode #19 — On Being Called a ‘Muzungu’, White Privilege & Price Discrimination
In this episode we discuss a letter we received from a (European) listener who has lived in Uganda for some months. We talk about how…
Apply for GHE Youth Spaces Here!
Please click on this link to go the GHE Youth Spaces application form. [PAST DEADLINE] Pilot Program Outline Youth Spaces is a core program of…