USDC
on Jambo Uganda (Uganda), 06/Apr/2009 10:49, 34 days ago
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In light of several comments referring to my VSO‘holiday’, I thought it was about time to say a little about my work here. My placement is at the Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC), where I am working to build the fundraising capacity. The office is based in Kampala (& is shared with several resident goats).USDC provides support& rehabilitation services to families and children with disabilities. Typical examples of our work are: constructing special needs resource rooms in schools; providing equipment for deaf and blind children; organising surgical camps and orthopaedic workshops; running sensitisation workshops in local communities& raising awareness of the issues surrounding disability in Uganda.Fundraising here is quite a challenge& the Ugandan work culture has certainly opened my eyes up to a very, erm… ‘different’ approach! That said, I can’t write any more as it’s sunny outside, so I think I’ll go for a dip.
