Blogs from Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, Africa - page 12

(these photos have nothing to do with the post, but photos are always good so I have attached them. Here are some photos of the best signs and ads I've come across in Uganda) It's been a week since the bombings but they largely remain the centre of the media attention here. The front page of today's newspaper had the photographs of two of the suspected dead bombers (bloody faces and all) as well as computer imaging mock-ups of what they probably looked like before the blast. Apparently the FBI has a number of operatives here who are working with the Ugandan police force to find the bombers. As of Friday, the reported death toll was: 62 Ugandans 11 Ethiopians/Eritreans 1 Irish 1 US 1 Sri Lankan 1 Indian 1 Kenyan Museveni has responded to the ... read more

The last week of my trip was wonderful. They threw a goodbye lunch for me at work, and then the family I'm staying with also had a lunch for me on Sunday right before I left. I was, of course, sad to go, but knew that I would be happy to see everyone at home. I left for the airport with the entire family with me. They all came to see me off, and it was Jane and Michelle's first times to see the airport. Saying goodbye to everyone was hard, and I gave everyone hugs, which may not have been culturally appropriate, but seemed necessary to me. I then went through security, etc, and called my mom before I boarded the plane. Later, on the plane from the Netherlands to Detriot, I was sitting by ... read more

Due to recent events I'm going to have to rush through the week to last nights events. I wasn't sure if it would make news but this morning when I woke up the first headline that I saw on CNN was "Death toll rises in Uganda bomb attacks". I'll start by saying that last weekend I went to the Uganda v. Kenya rugby game. It seems that rugby games are more of a social activity than sporting event. After the match the rugby pitch turns into a giant night club. We were too tired that day to check it out but it's apparently a very popular spot to go to. On Sunday we all went on a "safari" which really ended up being 6 hours each way on a bus only to find no animals. It ... read more

It has been a while since we last updated our blog. A lot has happened since we last blogged and it is hard to know where to start. A good place to start is with the successes of the past few weeks. You may remember that in our last blog we mentioned that there were two street children that desperately needed help. One of these was Charles, a fifteen year old boy who had an horrific burn right down to the muscle on his lower leg. Charles went to the slum outreach programme for medical help and counselling. When we saw the burn we realised how serious it was and knew that we had to get him medical attention at the local hospital as soon as we could. The burn was so severe that without a ... read more

So. It has been quite a while since I've blogged and I apologize for that. But I am not too apologetic, because when I'm not blogging I am generally in the midst of enjoying Uganda. I'm not going to say that I never had internet while I was traveling around, but I didn't necessarily want to spend any time on a computer. So I didn't. But now, at the office, I have three reports to write, and so obviously this is the best time to update. Two weekends ago, Blythe, who is another intern at ACODE, and I went to Jinja (the second-biggest city in Uganda, situated right on the Nile) for a day of whitewater rafting and sightseeing. This was a change from my general approach to Uganda which had been less pursuit of tourist ... read more