Title: Um Zayd wa Atheer (
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Untitled - 21/Jul/2012 15:14 - 4479 days ago
Saying Goodbye to GuluPreparing to let goWe have the power to carry with us what we choose. We can de clutter our lives and leav...
Untitled - 19/Jul/2012 18:10 - 4481 days ago
Jacob's Story. A childhood of fearPart IIThe LRA rebels were now becoming more ruthless, abducting younger boys and even girls. ...
Untitled - 19/Jul/2012 18:08 - 4481 days ago
Jacob's Story. A childhood of fearBorn 20thOctober 1983Village LawiyadulSub County BungatiraDistrict GuluCountry UgandaPart IJac...
Untitled - 29/May/2012 17:32 - 4532 days ago
Bring me Son ShineAtheer and Liz flew home to the UK last Friday and I returned to Gulu. The visit, planned last December, turne...
Untitled - 04/May/2012 11:49 - 4557 days ago
Katusabe JanepherOne of the joys of being a health volunteer is that you never know what's around the corner. It is just the sam...
Little Miss Sunshine - 14/Apr/2012 15:24 - 4577 days ago
LittleMiss SunshineI'mlooking at a card on my wall, which reads 'Blessed be the cracked for they letin the light'. Until today I...
Untitled - 29/Mar/2012 10:09 - 4593 days ago
Limping AlongTables and chairs have featured significantly during myshort stay in Gulu. Both have been absent; simply in the wro...
Untitled - 08/Mar/2012 11:25 - 4614 days ago
Who's Cid?In Uganda many names are sort of recognisable. Jesca is Jessica, Sylivia is Sylvia and poor Violent is actually Violet...
Untitled - 21/Feb/2012 12:45 - 4630 days ago
Water WorksI have thinking a lot about water recently. More accurately I should say that it has been the lack of it that has ser...
Untitled - 04/Feb/2012 13:53 - 4647 days ago
LOOKING FOR THE GULU TABLESeveral kind people have encouragingly said 'You'll soon get your feet under the table when you move t...
Untitled - 24/Jan/2012 15:44 - 4658 days ago
Dropping in on MiiryaI've been back to Masindi. I felt I had to go before starting my new placement in Gulu. I needed to know ho...
Untitled - 08/Jan/2012 16:59 - 4674 days ago
The Power of ChristmasPope Benedict's view that Christmas has lost its true message and has become commercialised is hardly new ...
Untitled - 01/Jan/2012 11:48 - 4681 days ago
Confusing timesI had forgotten about the African clock. The day starts at 6am ie at day break so 7am becomes 1 o'clock, midday 5...
Untitled - 19/Dec/2011 07:27 - 4694 days ago
Getting ThereThere were sleepless nights but all were unnecessary. It didn't snow, my luggage was not overweight, the Clio groan...
Untitled - 27/Nov/2011 17:30 - 4716 days ago
Another JourneyThere's chaos in Upton Upon Severn, especially at Waterside. There is restricted crossing over the bridge, the ri...
Reds versus blues - 06/Aug/2010 17:52 - 5194 days ago
Written 2 weeks agoFRIDAYIt's 8pm on a Friday evening and I am 100% bushed. I have just got back after spending an afternoon at ...
Ngambeki? - 30/Jul/2010 15:10 - 5201 days ago
This will only be a short blog as there is not much to say. Last Friday whilst at a football tournament in one of the villages (...
Sarah - 26/Jul/2010 16:22 - 5205 days ago
This email was sent to Atheer recently. Atheer came out to Uganda last October and came with me to visit this wonderful family. ...
Zahara's wedding day - 18/Jul/2010 08:35 - 5213 days ago
Last Saturday Zahara married Mohammed. The celebration took place at her parents' home in Kigezi. I have known Amina and Nassur ...
Untitled - 15/Jul/2010 18:32 - 5216 days ago
Returning to MasindiThe journey to Masindi was long and eventful. Ethiopian Airlines offers a basic, no frills service, speciali...
Untitled - 15/Jul/2010 18:30 - 5216 days ago
HOME THOUGHTS ABOUT ABROADWritten 16th June 2010When my VSO placement came to an end and I returned to the UK on the 19th Decemb...
Saving the Best Till Last - 15/Dec/2009 14:17 - 5428 days ago
The first weeks, even months, in Uganda were distressing for myself and for those people who cared about me. It would have been ...
Amina - 21/Nov/2009 18:47 - 5452 days ago
AminaUgandan time keeping is unreliable in the extreme. Agreed times pass unnoticed and people turn up later than late despite p...
Africa - 19/Nov/2009 12:47 - 5454 days ago
Africa, a continent of bush villages, shimmering heat, disturbing insects and nothing much to do. Africa, a continent of exotic ...
Roland - 07/Nov/2009 13:34 - 5466 days ago
If you were a 6 year old or a parent in the early 1980s you may remember Roland Rat. He was a television celebrity and a passion...
The Magic Bag - 29/Oct/2009 15:09 - 5475 days ago
Small back packs are standard issue to volunteers, part of the uniform, unisex, usually non-descript but occasionally unique. Mo...
Untitled - 19/Oct/2009 18:02 - 5485 days ago
From time to time the question is asked, ' What motivates volunteers to come to countries like Uganda?' Why do they leave their ...
Untitled - 06/Oct/2009 18:28 - 5498 days ago
A Question of Life or DeathLast Tuesday I was unexpectedly confronted with 2 issues of life and death. Neither situations have ...
Failing to see 2 - 08/Sep/2009 18:17 - 5526 days ago
Stephen, my co-worker on the Miirya Project, sometimes for all his charm, lacks political correctness. He freely talks about the...
Failing to see - 19/Aug/2009 19:11 - 5546 days ago
I think will you have gathered by now that I love Miirya and its people. Most visitors to Masindi are unaware of its existence, ...
A quiet walk to work - 09/Aug/2009 14:31 - 5556 days ago
Once Rose's chickens have asserted themselves on the new day my mornings are slow and undisturbed. No breaksfast TV, no radio or...
On the move - 03/Aug/2009 14:22 - 5562 days ago
The Miirya Project has become hectic at last. More mosquito nets have been bought and distribution is going well with 2 net sale...
Untitled - 14/Jul/2009 16:54 - 5582 days ago
Fleur's Journey, another special day.Fleur is a 38-year-old Ugandan nurse, studying for a PhD in America. She is beautiful stron...
Untitled - 14/Jul/2009 16:52 - 5582 days ago
Miriam's Special ExperienceSpecial experiences and disappointments visit us randomly. The balance can be fine but randomness tea...
Gearld's story - 17/Jun/2009 18:43 - 5609 days ago
I first met Gerald last summer after he was involved in a road accident and suffered a spinal injury. He lay in Masindi Hospital...
The Fur and Feathers Public House - 14/Jun/2009 11:11 - 5612 days ago
I have been in my house for 3 weeks now. The move itself was easy with most of the furniture being left by a previous volunteer....
continuing the story of sarah and justin - 03/Jun/2009 19:39 - 5623 days ago
The weeks are long and amazing. Every day opens up into the chapter of a book with unexpected dramas, highs and lows. The charac...
Untitled - 12/May/2009 18:06 - 5645 days ago
In the early years of our marriage Farid and I inherited several second hand cars which appreciated gentle handling and occasion...
Untitled - 09/May/2009 08:34 - 5648 days ago
In and out of AfricaAlthough I have become increasingly fond of individuals and have bonded with situations I still find it diff...
Twists and turns - 25/Apr/2009 18:28 - 5662 days ago
Living in Masindi is tough, honestly. But as of this moment it's gorgeous. It's 5.45 pm and I'm sat on the lawns outside the Kol...
All is warm in Masindi - 11/Apr/2009 16:33 - 5676 days ago
My return to Masindi has co-incided with the rainy season after several months of burning heat. Everyone is happy and they are n...
Untitled - 23/Mar/2009 14:09 - 5695 days ago
Random Acts of KindnessFor many years I had a postcard displayed in my kitchen, which extolled 'Random Acts of Kindness'. I took...
Untitled - 08/Mar/2009 12:22 - 5710 days ago
Hell's Angels?You may recall that Masindi is not the hub of the Universe in any respect. Its transport network is basic, precari...
Untitled - 22/Feb/2009 12:32 - 5724 days ago
A winter of contentI am sorry that the blogs have been slow to come. I have been back in the UK for over 8 weeks and it has been...
Untitled - 14/Jan/2009 11:14 - 5763 days ago
A DisturbanceIncredibly I have now been back in the UK for 4 weeks. It has been a busy time and I have been 'disturbed'. Ugandan...
Untitled - 31/Dec/2008 12:20 - 5777 days ago
Masindi to Rugby. A Long Way HomeAfter 2 frantic days of packing, storing, returning and giving things away my remaining luggage...
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