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No sign of our stolen goods turning up so we threw ourselves into helping to complete the build of the new Amaha We Uganda (AWU) community library in Kasese. We’ve got a new team of lads making AWU Fuel Briquettes … Continue reading
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I’m so far behind on my blog that it’s gone beyond the point of being funny. We’ve been in Uganda now for 3 months and it’s been interesting, welcoming, rewarding, friendly, hospitable, challenging, frustrating and great fun. Most of it … Continue reading
There’s a difference between ‘need’ and ‘want’. Families may want a television, but they need efficient, environmentally sound, faster, cheaper, less health-damaging ways of cooking (which may take up around 6 hours of the typical day). Women here don’t mind … Continue reading
It’s been pretty manic the last few weeks in the Southern Rwenzori Mountains. We’ve spent about 30% our time in Kasese at the AmahaWe Uganda (AWU) office working with the team to develop their document systems and project plans, since … Continue reading
We spent two weeks up in the southern Rwenzori Mountains and, as the team from Amaha We Uganda reported, the inter-tribal tensions have calmed. (Sorry, no wifi so no posts for the last few weeks). In that one night of … Continue reading
It was difficult to leave Jinja (the town isn’t anything special, but The Nile is beautiful). Camping on the banks, with early morning views like this from The Penthouse made us want to stay longer. We didn’t stray far from … Continue reading
Gareth & Kirsty arrived briefly at Karen Camp, Nairobi and it was good to see them again. They’d been hanging around trying to get Visas for Ethiopia and had finally got a flat ‘NO!” The same answer they got in … Continue reading