Country: Uganda
Affiliation: NTV Uganda
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Agnes is currently a writer for NTV Uganda, is known for her initiative, persistence, strong focus, and drawing no boundaries as a journalist -- one who translates ordinary ideas into moving stories. She has taken a critical approach on issues affecting Ugandans such as the environment, health and war, extensively covering the AIDS epidemic, the Lords Resistance Army war in northern Uganda and various issues affecting women and children. Asiimwe says she sees the fellowship as an opportunity for an African journalist to cover African issues. "I will be able to report from the perspective of my people. As an African journalist, I understand better the social and economic ills that Africans live through daily -- the extreme poverty, disease, hunger and war. My stories will address the real concerns of the ordinary people and Uganda," she says.
Agnes Asiimwe
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