Home on the road
After a three-hour drive from Entebbe, Sam and Nancy, our friends and gracious hosts gave us a very warm welcome. It was great to see them again, and we were awestruck by the gorgeous scene that
Guest Huts
The huts were simple, single room affairs with bunk beds and separate bathrooms, but they were very comfortable and palatial by Ugandan standards. Although they were very comfortable, don’t be
Shared Internet Comes to AOET Jinja!
The office is located in a residential neighborhood just outside of Jinja. Our first order of business was to upgrade the RAM on all the office machines. The decent Dell Dimension 2350’s were
Children’s Village
Mud and stick structures like this one are common sights all over Uganda. Although they might look like utility sheds, these structures are homes. It’s not uncommon for ten or more people to live in
Static clinic
It’s not much to look at, but there is real power in this place. This is the static clinic which accepted clients for medical treatment and testing. As you can probably guess, medical care is a real
AOET’s Rehaboth School
Education is a prized commodity in most of Uganda. The children love going to school, and are so excited to learn that they don’t even seem to care where it is they go to learn. This photo shows the
Back to School
We were fortunate enough to witness several special events while in Uganda, and this one was particularly touching: the women’s graduation. The students at the Rehaboth school were on hand to
Geek Squad #1: Ick.
Please don’t take this page the wrong way. I’m not making fun of the computers of the disenfranchised. But it really struck me how ancient some of this gear was. This stuff isn’t even boat-anchor
Geek Squad #2: Cool Stuff
Hidden amongst the carnage of the old computer lab, we found some ex-military gear that was WAY cool. First was this monitor. It was a flatscreen (duh) but was very thin, with a high resolution (1280
Geek Squad #3: Odds Nends
We found an ant infestation in one of the donated laptops. Don’t they know electricity and insects don’t mix? Speaking of electricity, it was spotty. Not only did power drop (a LOT), but the power
Mobile Clinic
Mobile clinic is all about taking medical testing and care to the remote villages that can’t make it to the static clinic in town. On some days, our team tested upwards of 230 people in a single
Internet Cafes Abound!
Despite the fact that computers are so hard to come by, Internet cafes abound in Jinja, and from what I saw, they did pretty good business. Most of the cafes had a full 128k DSL connection (if they
Thank You!
To all those who supported us financially and spiritually, you have our most sincere and heartfelt thanks. The response from the community was so overwhelming that we were not only able to finance
Some random musings about our life-changing trip to Jinja, Uganda to partner with A.O.E.T.
