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Hello everyone! We’ve been very lucky recently, as Alex, Michele and I came less than 5 metres away from a pride of lions when we went to Kidepo National Park! (in the far North East of the country). I also went back to Rwanda and had an amazing time catching up with my former colleagues […]

Dear All, Apologies for the very belated greetings from Patongo! Power and internet have been even worse than before as we were in the rainy season, and for a stretch of 12 consecutive days we went without any power, which was a little miserable generally and pretty much devastating in terms of trying to get […]

I’m amazed that anyone half way through a marathon still has the energy to smile and make faces at a camera!  Still, a huge well done to Helen for running the London Marathon to raise money for us, together with our very own Anna-mai (the one pulling a silly face!). Finishing in under 5 hours […]

It’s amazing to see what a difference the simplest gift can sometimes make.  Our community mentors in Patongo, Uganda, provide counselling and support to former child soldiers in the town and surrounding villages.  Sadly, as most of them are not wealthy, they have no transport and have to spend hours walking between the villages. Now, […]

What does Uganda really need? Recently, Joseph Kony has been the subject of an unprecedented wave of attention following the Kony 2012 video released by Invisible Children.  Despite a lot of bad press received by the video, we are really grateful to Invisible Children for bringing to light some of the atrocities committed by Kony […]

Innocent until proven guilty. To us, this seems like a basic human right. It’s been the standard in legal practice for centuries and 64 years ago was formalised by the UN and acknowledged in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But sadly there are many people around the world who are held for years in […]

Hi all, We’ve had several visitors to the Agago District over the last few weeks; the most important one being the President, who made his first visit here since the District was newly formed in 2010. His visit lasted around 4 hours and he discussed a number of important initiatives including building a second hospital […]

Dear All I’ve been in Patongo for 1 month now and things are going really well. Apart from friends and family, I’m not really missing England at all. The heat has taken a bit of getting used to (mid 30s every day combined with heavy winds feels like walking through the flow of a hairdryer […]

Hello everyone! My time in Patongo is going really well and I’m getting used to things here. The living situation is not as comfortable as Musanze but it’s not big deal! The town is small and has nothing in it (have taken a couple of photos of the main street for you). It’s not quite […]

Sorry it’s been a while but the internet has been challenging due to a combination of weak reception and power black outs. It’s just over a week since I first arrived in the small town of Patongo in Northern Uganda, working with a locally run youth centre, and it’s going really well. For background, the […]

This seems like a bold statement. 16 days could change the world. But how on earth can we do this? Today is the start date of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. One in three women around the world will experience some form of gender-based violence. From female abortion, poor access to education, child […]