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Hard to believe but I’ve been now in Uganda for 3 months! Not even half a year ago I was sitting in my London office desperately wanting to go out there to help people and get out of the rainy city I’ve spent my last 8 years. Time flew by when you doing what you love. Those 3 months were wonderful yet …
I am slowly becoming an agriculture expert! Expert might be an exaggeration… but I am certainly learning! For someone who grew up in the city and been in the countryside for holidays only, it’s been quite challenging! Living most of the week in the Ugandan village as well as working very closely with communities on agricultural micro-enterprises has shone some …
What’s your image of Africa? Most of people who never travelled here think of sick children with protruding bellies, dry and cracked land, AIDS, shivering from malaria people, urban slums with no water, no food and no power. World rushes with aid. While some of these images are certainly a part of the Ugandan picture, children are the focal point …
We’re certainly busy! The season has just changed from rainy to dry and for the next 2 months we’ll be working in the shades as the sun can be really ruthless. On the savings side, this month we’re focusing on delivering a first two out of four refreshment trainings on micro-savings to existing groups and start to form new group …
This year instead of celebrating Christmas with snowman, gingerbread, jingle bells and amongst my family back home in Poland I was in Uganda basking in sun! It’s very unusual but with so much hospitality and love from everyone it was an equally wonderful experience. I’ve started the celebrations by travelling to Sipi Falls with Apollo and Paul, our local volunteers. …
Experiencing first hand the change that saving groups are bringing into the community has left me hungry for more knowledge about this financial institution that’s been existing now for decades. Now, I can honestly say that I believe that the saving groups concept was as revolutionary (and continues to be) as peer-to-peer lending boom happening now. The concept of savings …
The past week was all about training! It was quite an intense 7 days but I have enjoyed it immensely and so did the communities. We started with 5-day training of members who’ll have formed our 5th savings group around Busuguya village. After initial hiccups with the venue, we got the training off the group and it was led by …
Mulembe! In Lugisu, the local language spoken around Bulambuli district, it means hello. I’m Marta the new volunteer for Communities for Development and I’ve been in Uganda now for 2 weeks. I’ll be coordinating 3 key projects which are also the pillars of the NGO: saving groups, IGAs (income generating activities) and conducting a feasibility research for a social project. …
