Published by Editor on 20 Sep 2009
We’re back! Uganda 2009 mini report
We had an excellent time, covering many miles along rough, sometimes very potholed, roads!
We visited friends and church communities in two main areas, Arua and the adjacent town of Imbokolo (DRC) in the north-west and Soroti / Kumi / Mbale in the east. We are grateful that we kept healthy and safe, made new friends and strengthened existing relationships!
In D R Congo Simon Hodge and Graeme Kemsley had opportunity to tour around some of the Honey Project sites, seeing the apiaries and hive production. A joint meeting of the Development Boards from Arua and Imbokolo was convened, which was really useful in getting up to date.
The 4th Africa Fund Forum in Soroti - this was a real highlight, gathering together people we know from all over East Africa. 3 people from Tanzania, 3 from Kenya, 3 from Arua, 1 from Congo and half a dozen from the Soroti / Kumi districts.
We sat together under the shade of a huge tree, sharing experience, inputting fresh vision, teaching some skills and praying together.
A great encouragement was to hear one of the village ‘animators’ report that in Kituba Village they had received over 160 goats from the original 32 they had been given in 2007. 9 families had been able to ‘trade up’ their goats for cows!
We’ll produce a full report soon and send it to you - as well as putting up a gallery some of the best snaps on the website.
Stay tuned!
David Hewitt
and all those who were on the trip
