by Lori | Jun 9, 2010 | Blog
Number of children in the world – 2.2 billion Number in poverty – 1 billion (every second child) Shelter, safe water and health For the 1.9 billion children from the developing world, there are: 640 million without adequate shelter (1 in 3) 400 million...
![Cassava]()
by Lori | Jun 9, 2010 | Blog
No continent depends as much on root and tuber crops in feeding its population as does Africa. I don’t think I’ve been a single mile here and not seen Cassava everywhere. It is one of the top three carbohydrate sources in Uganda. In the humid and sub-humid areas of...
by Lori | Jun 9, 2010 | Blog
My dear readers…I don’t even know where to begin. The day after arrival was a day of rest really. The next day was a national holiday, Martyr’s Day. Today (June 4) was an amazing experience. I got to really see the streets of Kampala. First...
by Lori | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog
I have just returned from a long road trip which I’ll blog about tomorrow because it is so late tonight I want to adequately describe all my thoughts. I have only eaten one egg and a chipati (fried bread) in more than 24 hours. I am dehydrated from the trip...
![Cassava]()
by Lori | Jun 5, 2010 | Blog
I love the greeting here that is said to everyone, “You are very welcome!” I was greeted this way at the airport, my guest house and many other places I’ve been to. When is the last time you welcomed a stranger to your city in this way? The...
![Cassava]()
by Lori | Jun 4, 2010 | Blog
At 6 am I was delightfully woken up by the largest Magpie on this continent. He obviously cared little for the beauty sleep I needed and was making a huge fuss right under my window. Another odd very large bird and I’ll have to find out the names of these...
