Day 4 - 21/02/25

It is 18 years since I first came to Uganda. I have been here many times. Many people have asked me the question “What do you do when you are there?” I still struggle to make any reply that encompasses exactly what i or we do as a team.

I have come to the conclusion that I never will be able to give a proper answer simply down to the fact that being in Uganda as part of a UgandAid team is down to people and relationships.

We are fortunate to be able to come here to spend time at NVI to help improve facilities, but the real blessing is to get to know the lovely people, including the students sponsored by UgandAid and the staff. Some of them we consider as friends after knowing them for many years. We have the real pleasure of gelling as a team and having lots of fun. We mustn’t forget the staff at our hotel and the mutual respect that we show each other.

We can show photos of poor living conditions, shanty towns, remote villages and the masese slum. We can show photos of the contrast of beautiful scenery, the glorious Nile River and Lake Victoria together with lovely hotels for tourists who come here mainly for the adventures and activities to be had in the area. We cannot convey how we are feeling through the camera. You actually have to be here to appreciate an feel exactly what uganda is all about.

Julie xx