Laundry

A weekend in Jinja

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March 8th 2010
For my last weekend as a volunteer, I decided to take a trip to Jinja, which is about an hour and a half east of my village. Jinja is the second largest city in Uganda (after Kampala) and the only city in the country that's had the benefit of urban planning. The city's close proximity to the Nile river has attracted industries like metal and paper processing. Jinja is also home to the largest ... read more

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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 100,0... ... read more