Uganda

The Third World has had an explosive growth in mobile phones. The mobile phone technology has meant a leap in so far as the developing countries has not had to go via landline phones to create a telecommunications system. However, it is not without problems. The most difficult is probably access to electrical power to charge phones and to power base stations. In many places where there is no, and probably never will be, a power grid people are left with diesel generators, with all the problems they bring. A better solution would be to use solar power, a commodity that's abundant in most of the parts of the world that need it. Motorola has sensed this, and are now testing placement of charging kiosks where you can charge your cellphone for free. If there's only Motorola chargers availabl

Uganda is a country in East Africa and is bordered by Kenya on the east, Sudan on north, Democratic Republic of Congo on the west and Tanzania on the south. It is also known as the Pearl of Africa. The country is a popular tourist destination for lovers of Africa. There are some places [...]

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One of Africa’s longest lasting wars which has resulted in the death of thousands and the use of children to conduct some of the most brutal fighing on the planet is apparently no longer closeer to a resolution than before. Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance ArmyILRA) failed to show up at an agreed [...]

Tullow Oil has reported more than a halving of its net income 2007 over 2006 on poor gas prices and exploration work. The cost of drilling wells in Africa and the North Sea doubled to $130 million, just as the company attained less for its gas by 19 percent, or 37 pence per thermal unit. Company... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I just wanted to recognize a few very important people. Kristen, Amy, Euphrony and Laura have done a great job over at Inspired to Action. They’ve done interviews with rock stars and world changers. They have been dedicated and faithful. They are full of vision for the site and have done some fun stuff like book clubs and 21 day challenges. They are helping us improve ourselves and the world. Here are some of my favorite posts: Interview with Addison Road: Talking about Mocha The Inspired to Action Book Club Interview with Shaun Groves: Part I – “once every three days” 32 Ways to Save $32 Dollars a Month They are inspiring people to take action on behalf of others. Well done. So, now that the Uganda trip is over, if you need a place to find daily enc

I've been a little slack on my blog reading lately, but this week I've been keeping up with Boomama in Uganda. She is on a trip with 14 other Christian Bloggers to Africa through Compassion. They arrived on February 10th and will return February 18th. I'm really enjoying reading about their journeys.They have inspired us to become a sponsor. I did a search and found a little boy in Uganda who was born on Austin's birthday. His name is Muwanguzi. This year he is our special Valentine. He doesn't know it yet, but I hope by next year we will have connected through letters and a real Valentine card. I typically post about our children on days like today. I love working on little collages of their latest adventures. Today, I hope this post will serve as a reminder to all of us to teach our chil

Dopo la tragedia di una guerra ventennale per le popolazioni del Nord Uganda sarà possibile un ritorno alla propria terra ? Questa settimana, dal 21/01 al 30/01 presso il Palazzo della Gran Guardia di Verona nella sala polifunzionale, è aperta la mostra fotografica GULU, UGANDA di Mauro Fermariello organizzata da Good Samaritan ONLUS. Qui la [...]

Dopo la tragedia di una guerra ventennale per le popolazioni del Nord Uganda sarà possibile un ritorno alla propria terra ? Questa settimana, dal 21/01 al 30/01 presso il Palazzo della Gran Guardia di Verona nella sala polifunzionale, è aperta la mostra fotografica GULU, UGANDA di Mauro Fermariello organizzata da Good Samaritan ONLUS. Qui la locandina [...]

Before he was running for President, John Edwards made a series of short documentaries that later vanished from the internet...until now. Produced by Reille Hunter and Mimi Hockman for Midline Groove Productions.

The Energy for Rural Transformation Project is in support of the First Phase of the Energy for Rural Transformation Program. The purpose of the long-term program is to develop Uganda's rural energy and information/communication technologies (ICT) sectors so as to bring about rural transformation. The central objective of the first phase is to put in place "on-the-ground" a functioning conducive environment and related capacity for commercially oriented, sustainable service delivery of rural/renewable energy and ICTs.The project consists of four components, of which three will be implemented by the private sector.The main grid related power distribution and generation component will finance investments in presently unserved rural areas that will be connected to the main grid. It will also provide Global Environment Facility (GEF) grants for qualifying renewable energy investments. The second component will support independent grid systems that may require some transmission as well as s

With a belief by some historians that human kind started and evolved in East Africa, it’s not surprising that Uganda, a destination in this region is prominent for being a habitat to the great primates.By description, Primates share with humans, flexible arms and legs, skilled fingers (and sometimes toes), and relatively big brains. The many species of apes, monkeys, and lemurs are among the primates. The chimpanzee for example is known for its being the closest living relative to humans. Half of the remaining Mountain gorillas in the world can only be seen in Uganda. Uganda, besides the other East African countries has grown into a well recognized safari destination for tourists because of its moist climate and the enormous amount of rich, dense forests, that have made it a home to these species. Over 300 mammals, 20 of which are primates, both diurnal and nocturnal have been recorded and can be traced on a tour to Uganda through the Uganda safari companies. Uganda’s primate inha

        After reading Elizabeth Nieves blog entitled PLEASE look at this photograph before Thanksgiving Day... and Broker Bryant's blog entitled ActiveRain members CAN make a difference. Will you? I wanted to tell the folks at Active Rain about an organization that I belong to, that has taken on the task of feeding, clothing and giving shelter to the homeless and orphaned children of Uganda.  The founders, Mike and Lori Salley answered a call on their lives after a visit to Uganda opened their eyes to the extreme poverty and living conditions that the people of Uganda had to endure.  Mike especially took notice of the plight of the many orphaned and abandoned children that he came in contact with. His heart was broken for these children as he saw them all alone on the streets, scavenging for food like animals and even prostituting themselves just to stay alive. Thinking about his own children

In versione PDF per la stampa: Appello per la Pace in Nord Uganda Le sottoscritte organizzazioni impegnate a favore delle popolazioni del Nord Uganda, fanno appello alle autorità politiche e agli organi di informazione che andranno a Kampala, in occasione del summit dei paesi del Commonwealth, dal 23 al 25 novembre, perché si rechino nel nord dell’Uganda, per rendersi conto delle drammatiche condizioni di vita della gente di questa parte del Paese. Mentre a fatica proseguono le trattative di pace, che dovrebbero porre fine a una guerra iniziata 21 anni fa, tra il governo ugandese e i ribelli dell’LRA, ancora più di un milione di persone sono costrette a vivere nei campi profughi, in condizioni miserabili, in attesa di potere tornare a vivere sulle terre abbandonate a causa della guerra. Per il loro ritorno è necessario garantire innanzitutto una pace duratura, poi la bonifica dei terreni minati, la riattivazione dei pozzi d’acqua, la ricostruzione dei dispensari, delle

George Oringa, 27, is a paralegal at Pabbo camp, in Uganda. Here he describes what being a paralegal in a war-torn area is like, and what life is like at the Pabbo camp. Oringa makes refugees aware of their rights.

In a previous post I reported on the airlifts of relief goods to North Uganda assisting with the flood emergency.I just got some pictures in from Uganda. Check here for more pictures.Pictures courtesy Hugo van Vuuren

PORTLAND MUSICIANS RAISE VOICES AND AWARENESS TO HELP UGANDA First Annual Humanitarian Concert Series Benefits Mercy Corps. Tickets are currently on sale for Voices for Silent Disasters, a new concert series that will feature more than 35 top Portland musicians, including Art Alexakis, Storm Large, and Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes from Pink Martini, in a collection of 11 concert events throughout October and November. Ticket prices will range in price from $10 to $15. Voices for Silent Disasters is inspired and is co-founded by local musician Stephanie Schneiderman of Dirty Martini and Gordon Heady who share a deep passion for music and making a difference. Combined with the enthusiastic support of area musicians who are volunteering their talent and McMenamins who has donated performance venues, 100% of the concert series proceeds will go directly to Mercy Corps’ humanitarian assistance program in Uganda, Africa. Kick off event details: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, KENNEDY SCHO

Emerging wireless technologies such as WiMax and other mobile communications are increasingly being deployed in Uganda to enable connectivity among remote areas and refugee camps. The WiMax deployment by Motorola would serve as an important ground to test and optimize the performance of future WiMax solutions and services. More info: Warid Telecom Uganda Selects Motorola for WiMAX Deployment Ericsson to enable mobile voice and data connectivity in Ugandan refugee camps Share This

Over 10,000 Congolese this past week fled to the sanctuary of Uganda. They were mainly women and children. The Congo is still feeling the aftermath of the Rwanda massacres of the 1990s. Thousands of Tutsis fled to the Congo to escape the Hutu genocide. When the Tutsi army was finally able to capture Rwanda and [...]

Mercoledì 3 ottobre alle ore 20.45 presso una sede in via di definizione il medico fondatore dell’Associazione Amici di Angal, Mario Marsiaj e la moglie Claudia Bertoldi, incontreranno il pubblico torinese nel corso di una Conferenza – Dibattito Vi parteciperanno alcuni esperti della questione africana tra i quali Don Piero Gallo, parroco di SS. Pietro e Paolo in Torino, Pierangelo Monti, coordinatore della campagna “Pace in Uganda”, Silvia Zaccaria, antropologa. La conferenza sarà preceduta, da una proiezione di immagini che illustrano la vita nel villaggio di Angal. Per informazioni e contatti: gospel@amicidiangal.org – info@sunshinegospel.com 333 7122535 / 333 4502704 Condividi

THE deadly Marburg virus disease, which was reported in Uganda some weeks ago, is one of the biggest threats to global health security, the World Health Organisation has declared.It says urbanisation and increasing international trade and travel have contributed to the rapid spread of dengue viruses and their vectors.

At the conference, Museveni and Abdullah also agreed to cooperate in other sectors, including the development of a railway network in Uganda and the export of Ugandan organic food products to Malaysia.

Malaysia and Uganda will enter a joint venture to produce and refine oil in the eastern African nation, officials said Tuesday.Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni agreed on the collaboration on the sidelines of an anti-poverty gathering of African and Asian leaders in Malaysia that ended Tuesday, according to a Ugandan government statement. Abdullah is expected to dispatch a team of oil exploration experts to Uganda soon to conduct a feasibility study on the project, the statement added. Malaysia’s national oil-and-gas firm, Petronas, is keen to help explore for oil and gas in Uganda, the company’s president, Hassan Marican, was quoted as saying by the national news agency, Bernama. At the conference, Museveni and Abdullah also agreed to cooperate in other sectors, including the development of a railway network in Uganda and the export of Ugandan organic food products to Malaysia.Via: Teheran Times Advertise on The ENERGY DATA WAREHO

Uganda is not like the United States. There are millions of places that remain underdeveloped.  There are people in remote areas living without properly constructed roads, where streets are no more than rutted lanes extending to dusty trails. (more…)

Flanked by the rolling green hills and steep, jagged escarpments of the western Rift Valley, an oil rig prepares to drill deep into Ugandan earth.Better known for its myriad conflicts in recent years, Africa Great Lakes region has become one of most exciting frontiers in a hunt for oil on the continent that is increasingly focused away from traditional West African sources.Tullow Oil has three blocks in the Albertine basin spanning Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, two in 50-50 partnership with Canada's Heritage Oil.At Tullow's drilling site, workers in hard hats lug heavy machinery and steel girders up a rig, cast against dramatic blue-green mountains. They are changing a drill to go deeper."We've gone through several sections with oil shows," says Tullow geologist John Birch over the clanging of metal and buzz of a generator. "This takes us to the bottom of the well."The UK-based explorer says its seismic data suggests the region's reserves could be a billion barrels -bigg

Flanked by the rolling green hills and steep, jagged escarpments of the western Rift Valley, an oil rig prepares to drill deep into Ugandan earth.Better known for its myriad conflicts in recent years, Africa Great Lakes region has become one of most exciting frontiers in a hunt for oil on the continent that is increasingly focused away from traditional West African sources.Tullow Oil has three blocks in the Albertine basin spanning Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, two in 50-50 partnership with Canada's Heritage Oil.At Tullow's drilling site, workers in hard hats lug heavy machinery and steel girders up a rig, cast against dramatic blue-green mountains. They are changing a drill to go deeper."We've gone through several sections with oil shows," says Tullow geologist John Birch over the clanging of metal and buzz of a generator. "This takes us to the bottom of the well."The UK-based explorer says its seismic data suggests the region's reserves could be a billion barrels -bigg

DownloadThis is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Sorghum farmers in eastern Uganda, working with scientists, have tested some lower-cost ways to improve their soil. Little rain and poor soil fertility are problems in that area, as in other parts of southern Africa. Experts from the Kawanda Research Institute in Uganda and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States did the research.They say much of the soil lacks enough phosphorus and nitrogen. But for many small farmers, the cost of treating the soil is more than they earn from their crops.SorghumSo the researchers suggest five methods that could decrease costs and increase production of sorghum. Sorghum is an important food grain in southern Africa.The methods involve soil fertility management as well as reduced tillage. Tilling is breaking up and turning the soil to prepare the ground for planting.They say one way to renew the soil is to use a plant called mucuna. Mucuna is a herbaceous vegetable. Its seeds can

MSNBC/Newsweek story link Uganda: Child Soldiers Fight for Fresh Start As Uganda’s peace talks stutter along, children forced to fight for a messianic militia are trying to rebuild their broken lives.WEB EXCLUSIVEBy Andrew EhrenkranzNewsweekUpdated: 3:48 p.m. PT May 16, 2007May 16, 2007 - Some of the children have yet to reach puberty. But they are fluent in rattling off the acronyms of war (RPG, LMG, SAM, SMG) and explaining just how these weapons work. Ranging in age from 7 to 18, they acquired their grim expertise as a result of being kidnapped and forced to serve as soldiers and sex slaves for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. Still, says a social worker who identifies himself only as Tom, these are the lucky ones.The children are among the few who have managed to escape captivity and seek a new start at rehabilitation clinics like this one, the Rachele Center, in the northern town of Lira. The war they were forced to fight in is complex, political, tribal and

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The external affairs ministry has formed a crisis management group to prevent targeting of Indians in foreign countries as it recently happened in Uganda where an Indian was killed in racial violence. “The ministry has formed a crisis management group, which gets activated on the basis of inputs received from our missions abroad for providing assistance to Indians wherever they are targeted in large numbers,” External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Referring to the recent killing of an Indian in racial violence in Uganda last month, the minister said that the government took up the matter with the Ugandan authorities recently and also lodged an immediate request with the country’s government for providing protection to Indian nationals in Uganda. “President of Uganda met Asians in Uganda and assured them that the government of Uganda will ensure that such incidents do not happen again,” the minist

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 NEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) is working on a proposal for developing Uganda as Bangalore of Africa. The CBC is also taking initiatives for setting-up of a state-of-the-art IT Park in the African country, apart...(read more)

In Northern Uganda, internationally displaced persons living in camps still experience human rights violations, despite the best efforts of the government to protect them. In order to curb the abuses by Ugandan soldiers, the government has successfully used paralegals to document and report human rights violations. Few government employees are available for this task, and the paralegal system established has helped register abuses.Full article: Analysis: Uganda, Uganda: Government must live up to protection responsibilities in the north

I think Via the Vogts will become a regular series here on the blog. The Vogts, Chris and Rebecca, are two dear friends of mine who are spending a large part of this year in Uganda learning, growing and preparing to serve in a land far different then the one they came from. They’ve already sent a number of very long email updates sharing some of what they have been learning. I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit and thought I’d just quote a tidbit from their latest email. They talked a lot about some of the superstitions of the Ugandan culture, and then they lent some insight into the USA world view: As Americans it’s pretty easy for us to see how silly it is to believe that excrement turns into children. We know that feverish chills and convulsions are symptoms of malaria and isn’t some evil spirit within a person. We know that giving money and food (essentially what a sacrifice is) to the “rain god” won’t really bring rain. It’s easy to

While writing for my blog, and doing research for some of the stories in the eBook, I came across some interesting material. So interesting, it actually made me a bit jealous. "There are a lot of people out there that Do It Much Better Than Me", I'm thinking.That is why I am starting a new Blog-thread called just that "Others Do It So Much Better Than Me." This is the first one in a series pointing to travel-jewels I found.I lived in Uganda for four years. I wrote a few shortstories for the eBook about it: The Ugly Duckling, Kadee and Abby One and Abby Two. There are some more in the making.However, I found a blog-site reflecting exactly how I always wanted to write about daily life in Uganda: I've left Copenhagen for Uganda.It is written by Pernille, a Danish lady working for the MS (the Danish Association for International Co-operation) in North Uganda.It is the ONLY blogsite I visit daily, being curious for updates.Pernille writes fluently, witty, inventive, sometimes cynical, mad

The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Willis about traveling to Uganda and Rwanda to see the very endangered mountain gorillas. Chris also talks about the countries, their people and an unforgettable stay in a chimpanzee sanctuary. News U.K.’s new tax increase means unfriendlier skies ‘God’ mistakenly bleeped out of in-flight showings of ‘The Queen’ Show Notes Chris’s photo gallery Episode [...]