The Aid in Meeting Program is coming to a halt and the group has now moved from their worksites to other parts of Uganda in order to relax and evaluate the work that has been done during the last two weeks. This includes comparing this year's experiences with last year's, assessing what has been done right and whether or not there are areas where there still is room for improvement.
Some have left for Jinja in order to try rafting on the Nile, while others have moved south to Lake Bunyoni, said by some to be the true gem of Uganda. This area is decidedly more rural, something which is evident in the fact that the night watchman at the hotel carries a spear instead of a gun, and that there is a tribe of pygmes living just across the lake.
Yet some work still remains. On July 18 there will be a grand opening of the piggery project in Bushenyi, where some 180 guests and dignitaries are expected. We are hoping to have a member of the Ugandan Parliament make a cere,monial gesture by putting the first shovel in the ground. Later in the evening we'll be celebrating the new Lionistic year together with Lions Club Bushenyi and other Lions from all over Western Uganda.
And by the way, our work in Arua received a small but very positive mentioning in yesterday's New Vision, one of the biggest and most important newspapers in Uganda. We are also expecting radio and print coverage of the opening ceremony in Bushenyi. A radio station which broadcasts all over Western Uganda, including Kampala, already mentioned the project two weeks ago and did an interview with Gordon Arinda of Lions Club Bushenyi as the students from LCBS were not available at the time. D'oh!
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