random stuff

Here are some movies to check out:
Last King of Scotland - about the former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Some fact, some fiction.
Invisible Children - about the Lord's Resistance Army and child soldiers in Uganda
Uganda Rising - documentary about Uganda

A book you should read is The White Man's Burden. It takes a critical look at the aid industry, why so much money has been pumped into aid and so little progress made.

Being here, there sometimes is a fine line between realism and pessimism. The world isn't roses, but there can be hope for the future if we face reality and do something about it.


So recently I've been working with David, my counterpart in my village, to complete a household survey of every house in the village. We gathered information on demographics, source of income, children's immunization and school attendance, mortality, morbitity, sanitation indicators like use of a latrine, a bathing area, and a drying rack. We got some good data and we will use it for creating community health clubs which will be a vehicle for learning about health topics and doing projects in the community. There's a lot of potential for what can be done.