About The Book
Nalule’s Travel And Adventures
Nalule’s Travels and Adventures is the autobiography of a feminist, activist and researcher who acted against atrocities and abuses perpetrated on conflict survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and torture to aim to improve survivors’ rights to international health, care, and justice.
Dr Helen Liebling’s early life of disruption and family separation, led to a passion for advocating for the rights of those who survived human rights violations Her first musical trip to Uganda shaped Helen’s life. She developed a love for Africa, her people, traditional music and travel. Enchanting musical stories included wild dancing to 21-key xylophone music in rural Eastern Uganda (Busoga), a chicken on a bus and entertaining in the bars of Kampala. Helen’s travels took her to some of the most beautiful places in the world including African deserts, mountains and waterfalls.
Helen describes the impact of COVID, discovering a love for wild swimming and hopes for the future. Fascinating, emotional, and uplifting this book is a captivating narrative of hardship, resilience, and triumph against the odds, told with passion and clarity by a woman who never gave up!
The Topics:
- Dancing into the world
- Fun and family crises
- Adventures in Wales
- How far can you travel with £70 and a tent?
- Tropical snorkelling, personal dilemmas and navigating high security
- A scottish journey into African music
- Amadinda and embaire-Wild xylophones of Uganda
- Adventures in the south african sea and nepalese mountains
- Supporting survivors and musical adventures in Uganda
- Bernard-a chicken on the bus
- Women survivors and the power of music
- Cuban rum, dodging rubber bullets and a wedding
- The power of writing in the fight for 'justice'
- Saving babies and navigating security threats
- Wild swimming through COVID to an African future