The countdown has started. We have been working hard over the past few days on our projects, wanting to achieve as much as possible before our time expires in Uganda. We really are running out of time now, and in order to accomplish as much as possible we have to carry on working hard until [...]
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26. July 2010
Today four of us were lucky enough to visit a local Catholic church. Ellie, Eleanor, Tash and I all walked the 2km from our campsite along the squelchy road (it had rained all night) to get there for a 10:15 mass. We needn’t have worried about being late however as it wasn’t until near 11:00 [...]
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25. July 2010
After our interesting visit to the JGI and local community projects, today we also had the opportunity to visit another community project in Hoima. The local community’s concern for their environment doesn’t cease to amaze me. Their concern is mainly deforestation and the necessity of wild animals to have access to fresh water – that [...]
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24. July 2010
Today the education team, Suzanne, Abbie, Jade and Ellie, went to Kasiisi School to teach a conservation lesson as part of the schools wildlife club. We were joined by Ben and Natasha from the video team, so they could make a documentary of our day. Rehmat, Alex and Kiera from the web team came to take [...]
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24. July 2010
We work with a satisfied smugness as today was a milestone in our quest to make the morning porridge tasty. An addition of Ugandan Jam (complete with 3 types of sugar and a sprinkling of E numbers) was due to sweeten it up considerably. But it was no match for the fresh juices, watermelon, [...]
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24. July 2010
Thursday 22nd July!! Ellie’s 22nd Birthday!! Definitely a birthday to remember!! My day started with a treat of pancakes for breakfast! They were lovely; I was allowed to jump the queue for seconds. I opened my cards while we all sat on our little stools outside the truck, all the volunteers had got me a card [...]
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24. July 2010
Today was Steph’s birthday, and what a fabulous day we all had! We woke up at 5am and went to Murchison National Park for a Safari. For many of us it was our first Safari, full of excitement. After sighting antelopes and warthogs, we stopped near the river for breakfast – expectation and excitement sweating [...]
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24. July 2010
After waking up early, we started our journey to Murchison Falls. The journey took us 14 hours, through rolling countryside and bumpy red sand roads. The trip was very exhausting for all of us. Never the less we truly enjoyed our voyage through the tropical grasslands and rural villages. As time passed, volunteers decided to [...]
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24. July 2010
Today, each team worked on their projects. The educational team went to Kasiisi School to get a better insight of their needs and to also see how they could facilitate their educational programmes to raise more awareness about conservation. They had a meeting with teachers and discussed their programs, as well as how the Roots [...]
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18. July 2010
It is definitely not always easy to drag yourself out of bed for porridge, but this morning was different. When there is a prospect of seeing chimpanzees in the wild those going chimp trekking were all up bright and early.
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27. July 2010
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