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The indigenous vegetation is really beautiful but has decreased in area because of de-forestation over the years for firewood and building purposes. The New Forests Company is trying to protect areas of indigenous trees especially those around the sides of small rivers and brooks.

Images From Uganda

On this page are some photographs which I took during my recent visit to Uganda. It was the first time I had been to the country and the impression it left me onleaving was really

positive. The people I met on a day to day basis were friendly, open and fairly relaxed. Everyone seemed busy with work, school or family and life seemed ordered and focused around making a living. I guess this is very

similar to societies in many other thriving cities. Kampala and the Mubende district which is where I spent my time appeared very safe and the land very capable of sustaining vegetation and many families do in fact have small plots of land on which they cultivate some crops such as cassava and fruits such as bananas, pineapples, mangos and delicious avocados and as a result the diet there is very healthy.

The photograph at the top of this page is of the northern shore of Lake Victoria between Kampala and Entebbe airport. It’s a popular spot for weekend trips from the city. Uganda is a land locked country so the shores of Lake Victoria provide a welcomed change from the thick vegetation of most of the country.

The image of the vegetables was taken at the market in Kampala, an amazing area of the city full of stalls selling everything you could imagine. The fruit and vegetable stalls were exceptional. The young woman surrounded by her colourful brushes, cloths and buckets was very keen to have her photograph taken and during my next visit will take her a print.

As we travelled out to Mubende district the rolling hills stretched out as far as one could see and the main road west needed a great amount of attention to negotiate the pot holes and craters. After a while the sealed road surface became smoother and more consistent until we turned off the main road onto a small dirt track which winded it’s way for 40 kms or so to the area in which the plantation is located.

 

The shelters here are simple and are a mixture of mud brick, wood and corrugated sheeting or leaves for a roof. The village common area which can be seen has buildings which are homes as well as store fronts. Meeting areas for the community are often circular wood shelters with leaf roofs.

Whilst we passed through, a local snake charmer and entertainer was holding court and we watched with a fair bit of trepidation.

In this outlying area water is taken from a few wells with hand pumps and it is here that the cleanest water is found. However many locals will take water from pools, often stagnant and dirty so unfortunately these people do become ill occasionally. The New Forests Company has built a number of new wells with hand pumps and this has helped a little. In the learning paper we intend to write about the benefits of drinking clean water and hope to encourage more of the locals to use the wells.

Back in Kampala we saw these amazing vultures at the meat and fish market and are obviously very effective at keeping the place clear of scraps. Many government buildings are dotted around the city including the impressive parliament buildings. The city also has its fair share of churches and mosques many of which are wonderful ornate buildings as is shown in the image on this page. Some other buildings in the city such as the one shown had obvious history attached to them and are presently used for business purposes.

Many goods are transported by hand as shown but there is also a great use of bicycles, wheel barrows, cars and lorry’s. The final image on this page shows the small store, Marylin Hardwares shop 15 Market Square, from which New Forests Company purchase much of their hardware and equipment which is used at the nursery and on plantation.