Catherine Odora Hoppers, holder of the DST/NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) in Development Education at the University of South Africa – Pretoria

• SARChI Peer Review Meeting on 11th May 2013 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (see also the Programme)
On 11th May 2013, Catherine Odora Hoppers convened a SARChI Peer Review Meeting in her office, supported by Rutendo Ngara. Catherine Odora Hoppers is presently holder of the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Development Education at the University of South Africa – Pretoria. At first, Nguimatsa Zelezeck and Lebs Mphahlele presented their work, followed by Kinfe Gebre-Egziabher, Morongwa Masemula, Joy Ndwandwe, Nguimatsa Zelezeck, Simon Netswera, and Ziphrogora Moichela.
All videos were recorded by Justine Richards.
See here the list of the personal accounts:
• Lebs Mphahlele & SARChI: A Personal Account
• Kinfe Gebre-Egziabher & SARChI: A Personal Account
• Morongwa Masemula & SARChI: A Personal Account
• Joy Ndwandwe & SARChI: A Personal Account
• Zelezeck Nguimatsa & SARChI: A Personal Account
• Ziphora Moichela & SARChI: A Personal Account

• Catherine Odora Hoppers's Family Heritage, 19th May 2013
On 19th May 2013, in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, Catherine Odora Hoppers shared some of her family heritage. Justine Richards did the video recording. Evelin Lindner first read a letter that her brother had written in the previous year, then a letter of recommendation from 1981, and thereafter some of the quotes with which Catherine had decorated her new home in Pretoria when she first moved in, see as follows:
• A man's got to what he's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
• One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
• A woman is the full circle — within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform.
• What is better than wisdom? Woman! And what is better than a good woman? Nothing!
• A bird doesn't sing because the it has an answer; its things because it has a song.
• The greater your capacity to love, the greater is your capacity to feel the pain.

• Catherine Odora Hoppers: Poems of Exile, 20th May 2013
On 20th May 2013, Catherine Odora Hoppers shared some of her poems that she wrote when she left Uganda for Sweden, for her second exile in 1987. Evelin Lindner supported her. Justine Richards did the video recording in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa. See also some still pictures.
Please see the list of the videos here:
• 01 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: The Resolution (read the poem The Resolution)
• 02 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: The Spear (read the poem The Spear)
• 03 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Home (read the poem Home)
• 04 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Winifred (read the poem Winifred)
• 05 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Omen (see also the fourth drawing from the left above, and read the poem Omen)
• 06 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Absolution (read the poem Absolution)
• 07 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Banished (see also the first drawing on the left above, and read the poem Banished)
• 08 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Train Number 10 (read the poem Train Number 10)
• 09 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Bridges (read the poem Bridges)

• Catherine Odora Hoppers: Poems of Exile, 21st May 2013
On 21st May 2013, Catherine Odora Hoppers shared some of her poems that she wrote when she left Uganda for Sweden, for her second exile in 1987. Justine Richards did the video recording in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa. See also some still pictures.
Please see the list of videos here:
• 10 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: The Smoking Ruins (read the poem The Smoking Ruins)
• 11 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: Through a Mountain Pass (read the poem Through a Mountain Pass)
•12 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Poems of Exile: A Hot December Day (read the poem A Hot December Day)

•13 Catherine Odora Hoppers' Choice of Methodologies
Catherine Odora Hoppers shares her choice of methodologies for her SARChI chair, supported by Evelin Lindner and Howard Richards. This conversation took place in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, on 3rd June 2013. Justine Richards did the video recording. See also some still pictures.

•14 Cebisa Nkhumeleni on her SARChI Experience with "Immersion"
Catherine Odora Hoppers invited her former student Cebisa Nkhumeleni to share her experience with what Catherine calls "immersion." This conversation was supported by Evelin Lindner and Howard Richards and took place in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, on 4th June 2013. Justine Richards did the video recording. See also some still pictures.

•15 George Ocaya Onen and Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers, Morning 1, 7th June 2013
•16 George Ocaya Onen and Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers, Morning 2, 7th June 2013
Catherine Odora Hoppers invited her brother George Ocaya Onen to come from Uganda to South Africa and share his reflections on their common past. This conversation took place in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, on 7th June 2013, and was supported by Howard Richards and Evelin Lindner. Justine Richards did the video recording. See also some still pictures.

•17 George Ocaya Onen on Acholi Culture, 7th June 2013
Catherine Odora Hoppers invited her brother George Ocaya Onen to come from Uganda to South Africa and share his reflections on their common past. In this video, George explains Acholi origins and their relation to land. This conversation took place in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, on 7th June 2013, and was supported by Howard Richards and Evelin Lindner. Justine Richards did the video recording. See also some still pictures.

•18 George Ocaya Onen and Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers, Afternoon 7th June 2013
Catherine Odora Hoppers invited her brother George Ocaya Onen to come from Uganda to South Africa and share his reflections on their common past. This conversation took place in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, on 7th June 2013, and was supported by Howard Richards and Evelin Lindner. Justine Richards did the video recording. See also some still pictures.

•19 Rutendo Ngara on her SARChI Experience
Research coordinator Rutendo Ngara shares her experience with the SARChI chair, which is held by Catherine Odora Hoppers. She is supported by Evelin Lindner. The conversation took place in Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa, on 8th June 2013. Justine Richards did the video recording. See also some still pictures.