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Connecting Uganda: Day 7 - You're welcome
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Thursday, July 17, 2008. Day 7 - You're welcome. Today was the day we were hoping to teach Access at the lab. I knew Access quite well, but hadn’t worked with it much since my undergrad days running tutorials in business computing. Power out, whatcha gonna do? Nick led the conver...
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Connecting Uganda: Day 11 – Mentorship and the Rush of Simple Giving
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Monday, July 21, 2008. Day 11 – Mentorship and the Rush of Simple Giving. The Value of Mentorship. The Rush of Simple Giving. Michael, one of the most vocal boys at the home had given Steff a letter explaining what it meant to him. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Day 1 - Gett...
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Connecting Uganda: Day 6 - The Babies' Home
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Day 6 - The Babies' Home. 48 babies, mostly boys. Boys are given away or abandoned more often since girls can fetch a dowry. I was told that in some instances the dowry can be about 5 goats or cows. Cooing to the babies. We had seen other babies’ b...
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Connecting Uganda: Day 2 - Stopover in Dubai
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Saturday, July 12, 2008. Day 2 - Stopover in Dubai. Bashing the sand dunes. Dean asked the driver if they had ever rolled one of the Jeeps before and the driver smiled, paused and admitted it: yes…. Camel rides and Belly Dancers. We arrived shortly thereafter at the camp which wa...
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Connecting Uganda: Day 10 - Global Citizenship
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Sunday, July 20, 2008. Day 10 - Global Citizenship. Global Citizenship Vantage Point. The drivers brought us to the Garden City Mall in Kampala to pick up some supplies at the grocery stores and to have some dinner. I half-expected to see some chain stores in the mall, a Gap,...
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Connecting Uganda: How to voluntour, How to donate
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Friday, August 1, 2008. How to voluntour, How to donate. We went through an organization called A Broaderview ( http:/ www.abroaderview.org/. The organization provides you with a lot of good materials, including instructions on what exactly to bring and what to expect. Curriculum...
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Connecting Uganda: Day 4 - "Why did you come here?"
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Monday, July 14, 2008. Day 4 - "Why did you come here? Never eat camp-fire meat. I guess we should have stayed in a hotel instead of camping in the middle of the desert! It poured rain for a good part of the day and the sound was soothing. I hadn’t expected it to rain&#...The din...
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Connecting Uganda: Day 12 - All I've taken for granted
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Day 12 - All I've taken for granted. All I've Taken for Granted. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How to voluntour, How to donate * *. Day 0 - About the Trip. Day 1 - Getting There. Day 2 - Dubai. Day 3 - Dubai Airport. Day 4 - Why did you come here?
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Connecting Uganda: Day 9 - Safari in Murchison Falls
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An account of a trip with 17 professionals (mostly in IT) to see first-hand the economic, social and technological challenges faced in Uganda. We volunteered at a computer lab, a babies’ orphanage, and a centre for street youth. Saturday, July 19, 2008. Day 9 - Safari in Murchison Falls. Many sides of Africa. Today was the day of safaris; a morning game drive and an afternoon boat ride up the Nile for hippo, bird, elephant and crocodile watching. I really don’t have all that much to share about thi...
