School Kids

We visited a couple of primary schools during our rural homestay as part of a research project we had to complete. Our topic was Universal Primary Education which makes school free for the students This becomes problematic for the school when coupled with a corrupt government who underfunds them. This school has very little money to function with, several of the classrooms are conducted in mud huts like this one.

The East

March 21st 2007
So I'm extremely busy this week writing several papers and finalizing plans for the practicum. I don't have time to write up a long blog about my experience in eastern Uganda. But I can post pictures! So I will. I hope they will suffice. I'm leaving on Friday for Bushenyi for four weeks. I'll try to write from there, but otherwise expect to hear from me in a month. In the east we visited Sipi ... 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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