August 2009
3 posts
July 2009
28 posts
WatchKampala, the capital of Uganda, is a big and bustling city. So big and bustling, in fact, that they don’t really have time to obey standard traffic regulations. The fastest and easiest way to get around is on the back of a motorcycle taxi, or Boda-boda. I shot this video the last time I was in Kampala just so you could see how we do things around here.
Visiting Goma
The following is from Laura Gordon, AP/SC Fellow in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Laura, Lisa and I just finished a 10 day trip around the African Great Lakes Region, spending time in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo.
lauragordon:
So while I was in Rwanda last weekend, I was able to follow up my long-held ambition to visit DRC – mainly so that I can say I’ve been (already added it to the facebook ‘where...
THE Gulu Disabled Persons Union →
scfellows:
The Gulu Disabled Persons Union now has a website. Click on the thing and you will see it. You can thank me later.
THE Caritas Counselling Centre →
scfellows:
Caritas Counselling Centre is officially on the inter-tubes. We will be constantly adding content, and trying to find colors that don’t clash so violently, so be sure to check in every once and a while to keep us on our toes. You’re welcome.
Watchscfellows:
Adong Carolyn Rose explains briefly why accessibility is so important. Carolyn is leading the Accessibility Audit Team as they go around the Gulu Municipality grading buildings and services on their ease of access. The team was trained by Survivor Corps and has carried out audits at more than 30 sites across the Gulu and Amuru districts in Northern Uganda.
June 2009
22 posts
We Five Mechanics
scfellows:
Or, The Rules of Electrical Conductivity Don’t Apply in Africa
I woke up yesterday feeling pretty good because I had an interview scheduled with Sister Margaret Aceng, the Director and Founder of Caritas Counseling Center. She’s an interesting woman and I was sure that she was going to blow my mind with her incredible life story.
I got to Caritas and asked Sister Margaret her...
“The war in Northern Uganda…has posed a serious challenge to all of us, the...”
– A Concern for Peace, Unity and Harmony in Uganda, Easter Message of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda, April 14, 2004
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/icar/ICC/NorthernUganda.pdf
Emma Ocitti: The Best Damn Pool Man in All the...
I have just come from an impressive display of sportsmanship: The First Annual Nile Special Beer “Sink the Black” National Pool Championship, Gulu District Competition. In brief, it was a two-day, 32-man single elimination billiards tournament held at the Buganda Pub in Gulu, Uganda.
I rolled up to Buganda tonight, Saturday, around 6 and was pleasantly surprised to see that we were down to the...
