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- Kampala
- Capital
- Uganda Shilling (UGX)
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- 23,985,712
- Population
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Travel Blogs from Uganda
I carried a watermelon....
... 200 meters away from where I was nicely tucked up in bed on my first night! I then went on a slightly hectic journey across Uganda to see as much as possible before I leave. First stop Jinja, then Mbale, then onto Kumi and Soroti to see ...
Loving Uganda
... the celebration for the Uganda Microfinance Union's 8th anniversary and for finally achieving the MDI status as a private organization- Uganda Microfinance Limited. The dinner was held at the Sheraton hotel and only investors, donors, the 1st 20 ...
Kabale
Today, another (yes, anothetr) early start, for a long drive day. Would have been dull except for the crossing of the equatoer moment, cue taking approximately one million photos!, and anotehr accident on teh raod which blocked us for about an ...
Pouring Rain and 116 students
... a lecture about the distance I traveled to be here because I cared so much about "empowering" them to be the future leaders of Uganda. This seemed to work...temporarily. Eventually we all came to the realization that it was just too loud in the room to ...
ITANDA = The Bad Place
... paddle. We met our guides, Nathan and Paulo (a national freestyle champion in kayaking). We met our group, Americans living in Uganda, and named ourselves TEAM UPRIGHT. We survived the first few rapids. We flipped our raft on "50-50". We swallowed ...
Once in a Lifetime!
... month old elephant named Charlie. Charlie was rescued from Queen Elizabeth National Park (one of the national wildlife parks in Uganda) where he was found orphaned, near drowning in a body of water, and with his umbilical cord still attached. ...
Camp on the lake
Had an early morning start as we had to drive 50km in very mountainous terrain, average altitude is 1900mtrs. The drive took us into some magnificent country through little villages. Unbeknown to us tourism into this area is relatively new thus people ...
Uganda Dance Off
... and say who I was and then had to dance for the class. I thought this was hilarious but supposedly this is a popular thing in Uganda for people to dance and everyone to watch. Being a fan of dancing I was pretty amused by this. After that all that we ...
This is Extreme!
Jinja, what a weekend! If there was anywhere in Africa that a mountain dew commercial should be filmed.... It would be Jinja. Jinja is about two hours outside the city of Kampala... and is most famous for being the source of the mighty Nile River. The ...
Here's Some More!!!
... ;m 14 years old!”), nice shoes (no jogging shoes, please no jogging shoes). If you never ironed before (which I never had before Uganda) you better get it into your head that you will be. It makes your clothes look smart and it kills any eggs that ...
stunning views to the lakes..... and elephants!
... ourselves to the northern part. Animals found in the Queen Elizabeth National Park include hippos, lions, elephants, buffalo, Uganda kob, waterbuck, bushbuck, topi, warthog, hyenas, mongoose, red-tailed monkey, black and white colobus, vervet monkey, ...
Sunday and Monday - Jewish and medical
Dear friends - At the end of another inspiring day - but let me first backtrack to yesterday's extravaganza. In the morning, the Abayudaya community held three weddings of coupel who have been together for years, yet wished to be married under the ...
Violence/drama-first experience of death in Africa
... I left the internet cafe, I walked past a Sikh temple! Imagine that! A Sikh temple in a town of 15000 in the north of Uganda! I plan to visit soon... Did some shopping, went home, fell asleep - woke up at 1 and called my mom slightly late for her ...
The Source of the (Blue) Nile, Jinja
Jinja is on Lake Victoria at the source of the Nile. This is where I went after Kampala. However, I will first summarize my days in Kampala. First, I arrived. The taxi parks in Kampala (old and new) are the most hectic things I have seen (relating to ...
The road less travelled
... ; We are back on the road again now and have made a zigzag to the southwestern corner of Uganda. On the way we stopped in Kampala and from there headed up to a crater lake near Fort Portal. It is a beautiful area ...
Another Tale of Uganda Lifestyle
... than that if you blessedly have electricity and an electric water boiler thing. So, before I continue with the art of cooking (Uganda Style), just note the importance of clean, treated water. Don’t be that person who is always sick because he/she ...
Gorillas, here we come (or what's the ice made of)
Hi Everyone Well I am now in Uganda. I have had some fun since arriving in Africa. I had a 6 hour break in Johannesburg after flying in from Kuala Lumpur and then flew to Nairobi with Kenyan Airlines. Good flight as flights go. Got through ...
Drowned Rat...
Well last night saw me and a few others drinking into the early hours of the morning doing silly thinkg like drinking shots upside down in a kayak attached to the ceiling of the bar...was not feeling too great when I woke up, but strong coffee and ...
I have now been working for 21 Days straight
Since coming to New Hope, I have been working everyday. Today, I woke up so tired and remained tired all day. Since there are 12 micro-finance group, I have at least one training everyday and sometimes two trainings. Therefore I work everyday. I think I ...
Weeks of Microfinance
... to achieve this.But the loans are out. Speaking of illiterate, I recently found out that though the official language of Uganda is English, government officials are not required to speak or understand english though they are required to have all their ...
Kampala!!!
This weekend a volunteer and I visited Kampala. It was great!!!!! We first went to a Korean restaurant for Karoke. Then someone broke into our car. Then we went to a club after reporting the car and dropping the tired people at home. By 4 am we were home ...
mazungu
... i am really excited to see melissa, sarah, aisha, and the rest of the gang! it will be absolutely crazy to see everybody in uganda. i am also excited for a shower when i get to kampala. i had no idea that i could get this gross ...
Independence Day!
... . The conference ended on a high! Everyone seemed to be motivated and enthusiastic about the future of education in Uganda. Yay! A room full of filters!!!! After the conference we took bodas to the IC house where we would ...
Getting there - Where??
... felt loved, felt i belonged, was well feed and secure in her home, and that i wanted that for their children in Uganda's Bell's House. I felt so complimented that they compaired me with Gran... It was so good to see the children again- many more, old ...
Bwindi and the Gorillas
... very devoted to the cause. In addition to doing dental work, they also get the chance to tour basically all of Uganda's sights. They were a very close group, and treated Emily and I like comrades because we are medical students. No ...
Installation successful!
Well, we fixed it. First, we built a new antenna pole. Think power lines. We're talking a 1.5 meter hole in the ground, six 2x4s, a 3x4, and the 6 meter pole we were previously using. It's about 10 meters tall, and that thing won't be going ...
The bananas have washed away!
Well, I never thought it could rain as much as it did last night! I was so exhausted from being on site and at a meeting with Parents of the children that i went to bed at 8.30pm and fell asleep straight away! However i was soon aware that the tap ...
Moving. How did it go?
Written by: Erica Moving is like one of those things that requires so much work that at the time I never want to go through it again. But when it is over and I am settled I tell myself that moving isn't that bad. I think the relief of ...