Uganda - Second week

Children, who received a scholarship from NIRP

Jordan Junior School, Masaka

I have been working in Uganda already 2 weeks. We had a really intensive and educational week.


We had a great opportunity to visit following Rakai communities:

• Kasasa woman group
• Katwetwe
• Mucungiro

Also, we visited these families, whose children got a scholarship for school from NIRP (Ndibwami Integrated Rescue Project).

We observed their problems with sanitation and hygiene. We listened many stories about their life.

In addition, we learnt about their methods of income and business. 

Local place for cooking

Local farmer in Rakai district

My colleague from NIRP

Building project by NIRP

Families, whose children have received a scholarship.

Local kindergarten in Rakai district

With local people from Rakai district

We visited local farmers and observed their gardens. We got an overview about how local farmers are growing different plants - coffee, matoke, banana, orange, passion fruit, irish potato, corn, papaya, cassava.

With my colleagues from NIRP

Water for drinking

Orange

Corn field

Coffee

We visited Kigamba community. There we had to identify places for agroforestry, sack and vegetable growing. 

We visited many schools in Masaka in purpose to find a solution to their problems.

Masaka Community School NUR & PRI

Children

We had a field visit to Buwunga, where we had an orientation day with pineapple farmers. The purpose of this visit was to help them to engage in market research and development of agroforestry to provide market locally.

Pineapple

Dog

Thermites

This week we observed the issue about sanitation and hygiene. This was one reason, why we visited these schools and households in rural areas.

We also started to make a plan, how to create a fund for local farmers in purpose to educate them and guide them to be more successful in farming and also in agribusiness.

Pineapple field, Buwunga

GLEN project for Estonians is coordinated by Arengukoostöö Ümarlaud and financed by ASA.

Further information: 

http://glen-europe.org/

http://glen-europe.org/multipliers-training-cycle/internships-2017/50004002-1122/

http://www.terveilm.ee/leht/glen/

http://en.asa-programm.de/english/home/
http://www.nirpuganda.org/