Bashford-Squires, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-3093 (2025) Eitai - Togetherness in Rural Uganda. [Creative Performance or Reading]

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Abstract

The documentary, entitled ‘Eitai’, which is an Ateso word for community togetherness, was filmed in Teso sub-region, Uganda. Teso is a marginalised rural area in the North-Eastern of the country. The documentary is based on my doctoral research which was conducted in this area from 2021-2024.
Eitai explores issues of climate change and the resultant poverty, alcoholism, and various forms of gender-based violence (GBV). It demonstrates how the social enterprise projects provide economic wellbeing as well as a safe space for the community to share knowledge, combat climate issues through the planting of trees, and sensitise communities through music, drama, and dance.
The documentary demonstrates the importance of Indigenous Knowledge, particularly communitarianism and the need to develop stronger relationships with each other, the land, and non-humans to prevent further damage to our planet. Eitai captures many unique stories concerning the fight against HIV and GBV which are relayed through the participants’ stories, music, and dance.

Item Type:	Creative Performance or Reading
Uncontrolled Keywords:	documentary, Uganda, indigenous knowledge, music, drama, dance
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2025 12:25
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49887

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