Background: Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.
November 6th 2009Africa » Uganda » Western Region » Kabale Ok, so I know Ugandans are polite. So much so that I usually feel like a badly dressed potato around them. But the amount of messages I got after arriving me to Kabale, asking if I was alright, seemed ... [full story]
November 6th 2009Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala Actually, it should be the week with all the party, meaning last week.
Now, I know I'm not the biggest party animal in the world, there are people going out a lot more and longer than I do, especia ... [full story]
November 2nd 2009Africa » Uganda Hey there
We have not been able to upload photos for a while but we have found an internet place in Peru that can do this for us.
These are various photos from Uganda - babies home and also our ... 42 photos[full story]
November 2nd 2009Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region » Jinja yes mom and dad, i went to Uganda this weekend. =) and i'm now back in kenya safe and sound!
but seriously, this weekend was probably one of the coolest things i've ever done. i went white water ... [full story]
November 2nd 2009Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region Blog Entry: October 28, 2009/ Nov. 2nd
It’s been ages since I last wrote! Things have really picked up here at work. Lindsey and I have had the opportunity to go out into the field more and w ... [full story]
October 31st 2009Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala I arrived at the Ugandan border with Rwanda and spotted three other white girls traveling in a group. They turned out to be canadian and, as a respite from being the only white person in sight, I deci ... [full story]
October 29th 2009Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala Here we are now, 2 weeks in. I’ve started to settle in, and got over some of the first time hurdle that await you in this city - find a room, drive a boda, get anywhere within a certain frame of ... [full story]
October 23rd 2009Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala The joy and excitement of being home with family and friends was all too quickly replaced with loneliness and exhaustion as I stepped off the third plane in 24 hours and finally set foot back in Ugand ... [full story]
October 18th 2009Africa » Uganda » Central Region So I really apologize to all my readers for failing to update this as often as promised. I have no good reasons, just lame excuses. But to be honest, Ive been so depressed since this horrible virus ... 13 photos[full story]
October 15th 2009Africa » Uganda Blog entry: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Hello from beautiful Mbale, Uganda! I’m still living in the same hotel we had originally checked into upon arriving from Kampala. It’s a really ni ... [full story]