Your donations and a sample pillowcase dress Tuesday we set out for our first Pillowcase Dress training with the men and women of Pawel Lalem, a village deep in the bush about 86 km (53 miles or so) north-ish of Gulu. With supplies (left) in tow, we bounced and tilted over one lane roads that … Read more
Haven’t had a day like this in a long time, which is a good thing. I was feeling the complacency of things having normalized – which they have. The problem is that THIS is normal, I’d just not been to a meeting in a long time. December 5th in International Volunteer Day or some such … Read more
Mid-service – the date we’ve been anticipating for well over a year now, has come and gone. Like a herd of turtles or a turd of hurdles, depending on which way you look at it – we all migrated toward Kampala – to the world of warm showers, softer beds, good food and friends, and … Read more
Finally we (LABE) have been able to pull resources together and get out to the villages in the bush with all the wonderful puzzles and books you have so graciously sent. When we (PCVs) first arrived we were warned that it might take a year to get projects off the ground. “Naaah,” one says. “I’m … Read more