view from community rest camp in ruhija

Week 1 in Ruhija (May 28th - June 4th)

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June 26th 2016
May 28, 2016 (Saturday) First day in Ruhija Today is officially the day we leave Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and head over to Ruhija for our community placement. For the past week, we’ve been sitting through long (8AM – 5PM) and tedious days of lectures on leadership development. Throughout the leadership development, we’ve talked about challenge models, action p ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Western Region » Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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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