Abstract
Beyond the bustle of Kampala’s chaotic streets lie the quiet compounds of the city’s main industry: the NGOs. Secreted behind barbed gates and broken-glass-encrusted walls, the ‘development industry’ churns away, producing reports and staging workshops, cashing its cheques from philanthropists, foundations and Western governments, and building its own empire of technocrats (aka ‘civil society’) within the cosmopolitan bubble of Uganda’s capital city.
The police might be at the gate and life has to go on. We have to live our lives. We have to be happy. We have to find love. Survive.
— Henry2
We would like to extend our gratitude to the brave individuals whose testimonials and insights made this chapter possible. We would also like to thank Peggy Chen for her invaluable work transcribing interview footage and Claire Hurtig and Joshua Katz-Rosene for their support in editing.
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Butler, M., Falzone, P. (2014). ‘Born This Way’: Media and Youth Identities in Uganda’s Kuchu Community. In: Pullen, C. (eds) Queer Youth and Media Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137383556_16
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