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