Author Archives: Rebecca Parsons

Hopefully the hiatus is over

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Rebecca Parsons

I’ve been absent from this forum for a long time.  While I can blame some of it on systems problems, it’s mostly my fault.  It isn’t even that I haven’t had anything to say.  I just haven’t prioritized the writing … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Excess, Even Software Quality

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Rebecca Parsons

One major saying coming from the ancient city of Delphi is the above saying, “Nothing to Excess”.  Another is “Know Thyself”, but I digress.  I thought about this as I was reading, or in one case re-reading, two blog posts … Continue reading →

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Where do the street children of Kampala go?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

I am disappointed that my field trip to the western regions of Uganda had to be cancelled.  Sabine and Terra will go later, I am sure, but I will, alas, have to miss it.  I did, however, have one more … Continue reading →

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Teaser On My Trip to Bwindi to Trek With Mountain Gorillas

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

I’ve had so many pings for pictures, I thought I would get a few of the pictures out first and then add the more comprehensive blog posts later this weekend. They have a “no closer than 7 meters” rule, but … Continue reading →

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RFID Tags and the Economics of Cattle Raiding

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

I’m sure many folks expecting this blog to be filled with geek speak have been surprised, but hopefully not too disappointed.  This post should appease slightly, as it covers an interesting application of RFID technology.  The items to be tagged … Continue reading →

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Positive Deviants and Their Role in Development

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

I feel like I am taking a bit of a risk here using the word “deviant” since it might just result in a rash of, shall we say, off-color comments to the blog.  However, I find the concept of the … Continue reading →

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The Royal Ascot Goat Races

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

When we walked down to the Munyunyo beach a few weeks ago, we saw a sign for an after-party for the goat races. Up until that point, I didn’t realize there was such a thing as goat races, but I … Continue reading →

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Book Report: Greed and Grievance — Economic Agendas in Civil Wars

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

Greed and Grievance – Economic Agenda in Civil Wars, edited by Mats Berdal and David M. Malone, copyright 2000. This book wasn’t on my initial to-read list for my sabbatical, but Sean, one of my colleagues here at UNICEF, suggested … Continue reading →

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What passes for my normal life in Kampala

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

What’s normal here in Kampala for my sabbatical?  I thought about doing “a day in my life” but that seemed to be rather limiting, and likely to be rather boring as well.  Instead, I’ll summarize what seems to be normal … Continue reading →

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Essay: Social forces impacting gender based violence in Uganda

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Rebecca Parsons

This post presents all kinds of questions, issues, angst and speculation on the problem of Gender Based Violence (GBV).  GBV is one of the major focus issues for Sabine, the Communications for Development (C4D) person I have been traveling with, … Continue reading →

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