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Caroline Bazarrabusa Horn Uganda I believe that my commitment to feminist values grows out of my genuine love and respect for the woman who raised me and protected me as a child. I am currently resident in Uganda where I was born and grew up. I have also been enrolled in a Masters level gender studies program as a student at Makerere University in Kampala. I am a state registered nurse, midwife and health visitor by profession and I have worked in Uganda, Nigeria and the UK in the field of maternal and child health. I also hold a BA and postgraduate qualifications in English literature and political science. I call myself a feminist because I am working hard on becoming a politically effective one. I believe that my commitment to feminist values grows out of my genuine love and respect for the woman who raised me and protected me as a child. As an adult that founding love and respect has progressively been translated into a renewed commitment to women and politics in general. As a result of my current involvement in a gender studies program as a mature MA student I have become increasingly interested in contributing towards the development of a dynamic framework for instituting women’s experience as an alternative to the mainstream scientific models that continue to leave women’s perspectives and accumu