Sunday – With 5 people in the Van, we had a small group to cope with. Easy going people, just fun! The stops on the road were a bit different of what was plant (or known by me, for that way). We had a packed lunch from the hotel, we took it in bit by bit during […]
Friday – Our last day in Soroti, for this trip. We had to pack. And we wanted to visit a Dutch lady, whom is running a temporary home for AIDS-kids, the littlest of them. What an inspiring conversation! She is living in Uganda for more than 15 years, taking timely care of babies born with HIV […]
Shopping day! We wanted to buy the most necessary books for the Unity School, for the new classes. Actually, not for all the children in class, but just for the teacher. The teachers use the books to sketch everything at the chalk board. Kids might have some notebooks for make some notes for their own. […]
We already knew it might be difficult to reach the school. They had much too much rain the whole season, and certainly the last days. Even last night. Our driver checked with our contact, which roads are known to be down. The main road was just fine, shortly after we turned onto the dust road, […]
Our day off in Soroti. With the Van we drove down to the Sipi Falls. We had another driver coming with us: our was not yet used to drive in the hills. Just for safety, he hired another driver for us. There is a small National Park at Sipi’s. We paid our entrance fee, including […]
Before we went to the school, we stopped at a garden centre. At the Unity School a new building with six classrooms was built this year. Three partners worked together to make it happen: Call4Uganda (an American foundation), foundations in Holland (Chica and Wild Goose) and, of course, the Unity School with her community around. […]
It’s a ritual. It’s a tradition. Pork lunch for special occasions. The pork is marinated, steamed and grilled. Really, really good! Served with potato’s (nicely spiced), tomato’s and onions. Wash your hands! You will need them! The bar was just around the corner, you might say. In a street with quite some bars. The typical […]
Of course, before we could go to the Lwala School, we had to shop first: notebooks, math sets, pens and also for some fun a few balls. Everything was pre-ordered; thus, it was more of picking up and pay than shopping for fun. Just great, for this moment. The Lwala is just a bit up […]
Our day started with a meeting with our main contact. We had a list of what we wanted to do the days in Soroti and whom we wanted to visit and speak. Together, we made a plan for the 10 days. We also included some days off, seeing a bit more of the country and […]