Work in Uganda by Francis Okech Read more about Uganda here APRIL 2008 REPORT May 6, 2008 Again, I’m sorry for sending a late report. Children have come home for first term holidays, meaning my role doubles. These children are growing up, Mercy (12), Samuel (7), Mary and Benjamin (4), and therefore need careful parental care and observations. Their time at home for holidays make me very busy and stretched to the limit. We continued to experience very heavy rainfall and so floods and rain-related problems were major issues. Floods continued to destroy dirt roads that are widely used here, causing high prices of locally produced foodstuffs due to transport problems. General prices of essential commodities have continued to bite. These are some of the indicators: A loaf of Bread (from 2000 to 2600), 1 kilogram of rice (from 1500 to 2200), beans (from 900 to 1700 per kilog...[more] back |