Daily Archive: December 9, 2015

Rearviewmirror IV

Author: December 9, 2015

It’s been awhile. I have had internet and power problems. Sometimes it seems like certain aspects of Uganda harkens back to the 90’s, 80’s or 70’s. But even more than 50 years ago we did not have power outages as often as Bugiri has them.Keeps spoiling the milk in my fridge. ;-).

For Thanksgiving I passed on a big gathering of PCVs in the Southwest Corner of Uganda. Can’t leave Meowri until I have someone who can help out. It was also a 14 hour trip. So instead, I went with PCV Will to Endiro Coffee in Iganga (with free Wi-Fi) and took a practice version of the multiple choice part of the Foreign Service Exam. I had heard about this from a PCV who took it at the U S Embassy. She ends her service this month.

The first test is called “Job Knowledge” and it was mostly questions about history, civics, economics, and easy computer knowledge. I thought it was generally pretty easy. The next test is called “English Expression” . Essentially, in this test you are required to make corrections to the grammar in some writings. I did not do as well, but I think I would perform better in the future. It took me a while to get the hang of it. It still bothers me though. There were a couple of answers I did not agree with, but Will said those answers are now considered proper.

Overall, it was a fun experience. I think all of you would enjoy trying the tests. To me, it was way easier than Jeopardy. Seventy minutes total test time. Here is the link

After the test, we had lunch- no turkey on the menu. Then we took a hike to Pride Rock, near Iganga.

The big event of course, was the pope’s visit for 3 days. I watched some of the coverage from the TV in my office.

 
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Standing in front of Pride Rock

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My brother asked if this was like Pride Rock in the Lion King. It kind of looks like it from this angle, although the cows tethered next to it would not last too long if there was pride of lions about.

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I was pleased to accompany Sharon with her family when she checked into Nursing School. I met the vice- principal, who told me that the school places 97% of its graduates. Sharon is boarding here. She can’t leave campus, and can have visitors only on Sundays. Our first visit allowed will be next Sunday

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We are now getting into the thick of the political campaigns. Some candidates hire men on stilts or tall unicycles to lead a parade.

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It attracts a lot of kids too young to vote.

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A bumper sticker that caught me eye. Sad that this is an issue in Uganda.

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WASH

Author: December 9, 2015

Sticking with my propensity for song titles (Pearl Jam, again), but actually WASH stands for Water and Sanitation and Health. This is an initiative of the Rotary International Foundation. In the absence of my counterpart, interpreter, and motorcycle driver Matthews, who is getting some health issues attended to, my supervisor and Rotarian Adams has taken me with him to villages to help determine how WASH funds will be spent. There are 10 schools in Bugiri District which will receive these funds. The main Sponsoring club is the Rotary Club of Ntinda, which is located in Kampala.

We go into the community and it’s like a town hall meeting under the shade of big trees. There is great participation. They talk about their community resources and the problems they have with water and sanitation. School is out so there are lots of kids on the periphery of these meetings, but they are exceptionally well behaved. I get treated like a special guest and they are easily charmed by my fractured Lusoga. All I remember now are the introductory phrases and a some greetings. Then I tell them my Lusoga is “mpola mpola” (slowly, slowly) and they all laugh and I switch to English. I say a few sentences and sit down, and the whole meeting is beyond my comprehension. Then we inspect the school’s latrines and water resources, which are often the same as the village water resources.

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A couple of facilitators are used to keep the meeting moving.

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They make the kids drag their desks and chairs out of the classroom to the tree where the meeting is held.


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Pit Latrine inspection. This one was OK. So far every school gets a new bore hole. They cost about $12,000 US.

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Adams stands in front of a pond which is the water source for the village. He says it is not fed by a spring, it’s mainly rain run-off. Yuk.

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Our four wheel drive picked up two passengers this morning, so we were 4 abreast just like on a taxi, but then it got stuck in the muddy road. We all piled out to walk, while the vehicle was able to eventually pass us with the lighter weight. Adams is in front of me. He laughed and said “This is Africa!”. It reminded me of the snow back home.

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