Sunday Evening, August 6, 2006
On Thursday night, 13 Student Global Ambassadors (SGA) arrived to Uganda as part of the “Think Again! Uganda Immersion.” The SGAs come from all across the United States, are interested in print/television journalism, photography, marketing and public relations. They will spend the next two weeks learning from Ugandans and developing stories that show the positive and hopeful stories that Uganda has to share.
After exploring capital city of Uganda, Kampala, on Friday, we got down to business on Saturday, visiting Bead for Life (www.beadforlife.org), an extraordinary microfinance project that employs poor HIV positive mothers who often have few other life opportunities. We also learned about BFL's new project with Habitat for Humanity, which aims working with women to finance and pay for their own small houses outside of the slums in which they currently live.
Saturday afternoon the group went to Daughters of Charity, an orphanage and school in Kampala started by a compassionate Catholic Nun named Sister Ruth. We spoke with young adults who are successful professionals, and we also spoke with students who live at the home. The difficulties that these children face (HIV/AIDS, the Rwandan genocide, the conflict in Northern Uganda, etc.) truly embody the struggles of the region as a whole. However, it also shows the capacity for compassion and hope that the Ugandan people can show to one another.
Sunday brought us to the Jinja, and the source of the River Nile, for a day of Class 5 water rafting. After much flipping and swimming, we are back to Makerere University in Kampala to relax for the afternoon. However, we are very excited to get the week started.
Labels: Domestic Educational Campaigns
