Title: Ian Smith (
Uganda)
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A hurried departure . . . - 01/Jun/2012 13:19 - 4344 days ago
Unfortunately Ian became ill on 15 March and was quickly evacuated by VSO to The Nairobi Hospital in Kenya. Ian received excelle...
First meeting of the Kampala Technical Working Group - last piece in the MARPs Network's jigsaw . . for the time being! - 30/May/2012 15:15 - 4346 days ago
On 14 March the first meeting of the Kampala Technical Working Group was held in the garden at the MARPs Network's offices in Ka...
6 week picture update - 22/Feb/2012 15:11 - 4444 days ago
3.00 pm Sunday 8 January - Ian has just arrived in Entebbe - collected by Geoffrey Mujisha and Natukunda Shalince, colleagues fr...
Happy New Year and some changes - 31/Jan/2012 14:26 - 4466 days ago
Apologies for the long gap between this post and the last one in November. Things have been hectic. Renate and Ian went back to ...
A holiday with two Petes who Ian met at Goldsmiths' College 40 years ago - 27/Nov/2011 09:37 - 4531 days ago
Pete Sacker and Pete Wilde and Ian met in September 1971 when they enrolled on the Community Work Certificate course at Goldsmit...
Completing the Regional framework for the Network - 27/Nov/2011 09:18 - 4531 days ago
The past month has been very busy. Following the setting up of the regional technical working group in Kasese in the middle of O...
Return to Kasese in Western Uganda - 15/Oct/2011 18:26 - 4574 days ago
Last year, just after Easter, Ian travelled with Taremwa Sam who was at that time Finance Officer with the Network, to Western U...
After the Introduction . . The Wedding! - 18/Sep/2011 13:29 - 4601 days ago
11am, Saturday 17 September 2011. An occasion to remember at All Saints Cathedral in Kampala. These few photographs give a glimp...
An Introduction for Ian's 'Shadow'! - 14/Sep/2011 19:46 - 4605 days ago
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Travelling East - 14/Sep/2011 18:37 - 4605 days ago
Following the field trip to northern Uganda, the next excursion was to eastern Uganda to visit local government officials in Bug...
Field trip to Northern Uganda - 28/Aug/2011 19:05 - 4622 days ago
Last week Mboizi Richard, Natukunda Shalince and Ian travelled from Kampala to Northern Uganda. The MARPs Network is focusing it...
Mabira - a rainforest threatened by sugar - 14/Aug/2011 19:28 - 4636 days ago
Late last month Renate and Ian spent a night in Mabira Forest. This is rainforest half way between Kampala and Jinja - 50 km fro...
A team building event for the new employees of the MARPs Network Secretariat - 14/Aug/2011 18:46 - 4636 days ago
The team at the MARPs Network Secretariat now numbers 10. A big change from October last year when the team was Geoffrey and Ian...
Work visit to Hoima in north west Uganda - inducting a new Director and recruiting new members for the Network - 14/Aug/2011 18:15 - 4636 days ago
Following the successful first Annual General Assembly of the MARPs Network we have visited all the newly chosen members of the ...
13 July 2011 - the day the MARPs Network held its first Annual General Assembly! - 17/Jul/2011 19:55 - 4664 days ago
The Assembly was held at the Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja - a Uganda Government training initiative for people seeking careers i...
Wanting to get married? In Uganda you have to be properly 'introduced' first! - 28/Jun/2011 20:38 - 4683 days ago
Edward and Annet have featured several times in this blog. They take very good care of Ian and Renate at their apartment in Ntin...
Uganda 2, Guinea-Bissau 0 - African Cup of Nations Qualifying match - 05/Jun/2011 17:54 - 4706 days ago
On Saturday 4 June we joined a group of fellow VSO volunteers on a trip to the Mandela International Stadium in Kampala to cheer...
Very happy to be back in the same flat in Ntinda! - 05/Jun/2011 17:49 - 4706 days ago
VSO kindly arranged for us to live back in the same lovely flat with the view of the valley and birdlife. Good to catch up with ...
Safe journey back and straight to a wedding! - 30/May/2011 08:58 - 4712 days ago
Richard is the office manager for the MARPs Network and Saturday 28 May 2011 was the day that he and Prosy married in the villag...
Return to Kampala - 22 May 2011! - 09/May/2011 17:18 - 4733 days ago
After the excitement of the wedding in New York we are ready to return to Kampala.We leave our house in Sheffield on Friday 20 M...
The interlude - a wonderful wedding in New York City - 09/May/2011 17:08 - 4733 days ago
On 21 April our son Matthew married Holly Robinson in City Hall, New York City. It was a very special day with wonderful blue sk...
Working with the MARPs Network– a roller-coaster of a year! - 22/Mar/2011 12:25 - 4781 days ago
Last year in March I wrote:“Despite the fact that the MARPs Network has been officially launched by the Uganda Aids Commission...
Escape to Lamu - 27/Feb/2011 09:25 - 4804 days ago
Friday 18 February was the occasion of Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections. The last time these elections were hel...
Ruby Wedding Celebration on 30 January 2011 - 02/Feb/2011 14:30 - 4829 days ago
On 30th January 1971 Renate and Ian got married in Mochudi, Botswana. Ian was working as a volunteer in Mochudi and Renate who t...
Two very recent and random images - 26/Jan/2011 16:00 - 4836 days ago
Last night Renate was about to put her night dress on when she spotted s creature! Isn't this a splendid beetle!? Probably betwe...
A visit to Kkalwe - a village in Central Uganda - 26/Jan/2011 15:08 - 4836 days ago
Our friend and fellow VSO volunteer Diane took us to visit Kkalwe - a village in Central Uganda, about an hour's drive north of ...
Family get together - 09/Jan/2011 19:34 - 4853 days ago
Renate and Ian enjoyed a brilliant finale to 2010 when Laura and Shola and Matt and Holly made the journey to Kampala to celebra...
1st December - World AIDS Day - 03/Dec/2010 19:41 - 4890 days ago
1 December is a big day in Uganda, and in other countries where HIV / AIDS touches so many lives. The celebration event was orga...
A great holiday with our friends David and Gina from Sheffield - 03/Dec/2010 17:54 - 4890 days ago
It's been 9 months since Renate and Ian arrived in Uganda - a holiday was due and their good friends David and Gina from Sheffie...
A visit to Annette's House - 15/Nov/2010 18:00 - 4908 days ago
Annette and Edward take very good care of us in our compound of flats in Ntinda, Kampala - Edward is the caretaker and Annette, ...
Sorry about the silence - 15/Nov/2010 17:46 - 4908 days ago
It's been six weeks since our last post on the blog. Three reasons:(1) Ian managed to catch a really nasty cold which laid him l...
Namuwongo Clean-Up - 05/Oct/2010 18:42 - 4949 days ago
VSO volunteers in any given country are grouped into 'clusters' to enable them to meet and have a say in the way the VSO program...
Bayimba Cultural Festival - 22/Sep/2010 15:58 - 4962 days ago
On Sunday evening we went with our guests to the Bayimba Cultural Festival at Kampala's National Theatre. Here are some photogra...
Lemon Drizzle Cake! - 22/Sep/2010 15:36 - 4962 days ago
When Ian returned from Fort Portal he was greeted by visitors - VSO volunteers who work in the far south west of Uganda in a pla...
MARPs Network Public Dialogue in Western Uganda - 22/Sep/2010 15:06 - 4962 days ago
For four days last week Geoffrey, Richard, Prossy and Ian from the Most At Risk Populations (MARPs) Network were in very beautif...
Uganda Wildlife Education Centre - 10/Sep/2010 20:35 - 4974 days ago
Today was a public holiday in Uganda, celebrating the Eid Festival at the end of the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan. Renate and Ia...
Cumin spuds - 06/Sep/2010 18:09 - 4978 days ago
Since arriving in Uganda Ian has been eating less meat and experimenting more with vegetarian food. Uganda has a bountiful harve...
66 not out! - A lovely birthday with Kampala friends - 06/Sep/2010 17:52 - 4978 days ago
At 8.15 am there's a knock on the door and our dear VSO neighbours arrive with a birthday cake!Our neighbours - Bob, Baukje and ...
Recently . . . - 14/Aug/2010 18:10 - 5001 days ago
The Network Team and PartnersThe other night Geoffrey, Richard and Sam came round to our place for supper and they honoured us b...
11 July Bombings - 14/Aug/2010 18:05 - 5001 days ago
Here's a poster that Renate and Ian saw outside the Rugby Club where over 60 people lost their lives on 11 July while watching t...
Catch Up since last post - 14/Aug/2010 17:05 - 5001 days ago
Cluster ChairIan was a bit slow to leave the room at one of the first Kampala volunteers 'cluster' meetings he attended and foun...
Kampala bombings - 11 July 2010 - 13/Jul/2010 18:58 - 5033 days ago
Three bombs were detonated on Sunday 11 July around 11 pm just as the World Cup Final was nearing its climax.The first bomb was ...
The fund raising challenge - 22/Jun/2010 19:48 - 5054 days ago
My role with theMost At Risk Populations (MARPs) Networkis to facilitate the building of a stronger organisation. As readers of ...
The MARPs Network moves to its own offices for the first time! - 22/Jun/2010 17:45 - 5054 days ago
It's been a while since I've posted a blog. Life has been busy for both Renate and I. Renate has begun her voluntary work with t...
To Jinja and the source of the Nile - 24/May/2010 18:31 - 5083 days ago
Uganda is an amazingly beautiful country - stunning stuff to see and lovely people to greet you and show you round wherever you ...
Renate's new job - 24/May/2010 18:06 - 5083 days ago
Starting today Renate has begun a volunteer assignment with VSO Uganda. She has accepted the challenge of supporting the VSO Uga...
Sam and Ian go West! - 02/May/2010 13:40 - 5105 days ago
You can click on this map to enlarge it.Sam (see earlier blog describing colleagues in the MARPs Network) and I embarked on a tr...
ICT2, Entebbe and that cloud of ash - 02/May/2010 11:54 - 5105 days ago
After volunteers have been in the Country for 8 weeks VSO brings everyone together for a second spell of in-country training (IC...
Easter 2010 and no danger of crocodiles! - 04/Apr/2010 15:56 - 5133 days ago
At the suggestion of Diane another VSO volunteer in Kampala - she's working as a midwife Tutor at the International Hospital - w...
The Kasubi Tombs - 21/Mar/2010 18:55 - 5147 days ago
Last Tuesday night the historic burial ground of the Buganda Kings - the Kasubi Tombs - were seriously damaged by fire. The Buga...
More about the Most At Risk Populations network team that Ian's working with - 21/Mar/2010 16:43 - 5147 days ago
This is Geoffrey Mujisha the Executive Director and driving force behind the Most At Risk Populations (MARPs) network. Geoffrey ...
Renate on her first 4 weeks in Uganda - 21/Mar/2010 16:10 - 5147 days ago
Four weeks ago we were approaching the dimly lit Kampala airport after a great flight and it's hard to believe time has passed s...
A flavour of our neighbourhood - Ntinda - 08/Mar/2010 07:15 - 5160 days ago
Hopefully these photographs will provide a bit of a flavour of the neighbourhood where we are living - we are just getting to kn...
A lovely day for Ian got off to a very bad start! - 03/Mar/2010 19:48 - 5165 days ago
We were warned to be on the lookout for pick-pockets when using the minibus taxis in Kampala. This morning, (Ian) having been wa...
Settling in - 01/Mar/2010 18:48 - 5167 days ago
We've been in Kampala for 10 days and it's been non-stop since we arrived. We've started to learn some of the language in Kampal...
Yippee! Confirmation of volunteer placement! - 11/Jan/2010 23:13 - 5216 days ago
Just after setting up this blog we encountered a 'hitch' with the original volunteer placement in Kampala - working with the Uga...
First post - 16/Dec/2009 07:47 - 5242 days ago
HelloWe will use this blog to share news of our 'adventure' as volunteers in Uganda. At the time of writing this first post we e...
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