UYWEFA at work

My boss Ronald in full flow at one of our early community workshops

February 26th 2011
I realise I have not really talked in my blog of the primary reason I am here, to volunteer. This is partly because I can’t quite find an emotional equilibrium on it yet. One moment I am extremely frustrated and despondent, cursing the disorganisation and lack of leadership, the next I full of hope, the organisation appears dynamic, the community comes together and the possibilities seem endless ... 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

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David Cousins

Camp Pa La Dee Da

I arrived in Uganda in January 2011 with my girlfriend Lauren through Inter Cultural Youth Exchange UK (ICYE) to work for UYWEFA, a small community-based organisation in Kazo, Wakiso District (a small village / suburb outside Kampala) and lived with a Ugandan family full-time for 6 months. I then moved to Jinja for a year working as Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator for a youth-led development agency with staff and volunteers from all over Uganda and a few internationals. I have now returned to live in the UK buy I met some of the most fantastic people in the world whilst in Uganda ... full info

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