Jambo Uganda

Durango nurses provide health services to rural Ugandans

Darnell, Graf and Price (who are graduates of Pueblo Community College) worked with nurses from Ntenjera clinic to create a…

Slowly, Uganda works toward providing basic hygiene products for women

Build Africa, a non-governmental organization, hosted a symposium to discuss the problem after a survey came out that said about…

Everyone (well, almost) has a cellphone or three in Uganda

The extent of cellphone usage and ownership in this country deserves noting for a few reasons. For one, people own…

The road to Gulu is paved with potholes and wildlife

The road to get to Gulu from Southern Uganda is a kidney-jarring ride that makes a person not want to…

Richard & me

My Ugandan taxi driver, Richard Mukasa, has kept me safe in a crowded city where driving and walking are a…

Former Uganda VP castigates government for corruption

Kampala, Uganda – Uganda’s Parliament wasn’t in session today, but that didn’t stop political theater from being staged at the…

The source of the Nile River: A source of contention and bad history

The source of the White Nile is in Jinja, about a 90-minute drive from Kampala. It is the world’s longest…

A show of sharing in Katosi

To go with their jerseys were a half-dozen new soccer balls, which I deflated and stuffed inside the duffle bag…

Organic farming is small business in Uganda right now, but it has its sights set on joining the global movement

Judith Nabatanzi, manager of an organic-only store in Kabagala, says in the last three years more Ugandans are buying their…

A few scenes from Kampala

Uganda teenage mothers find empowerment in making cakes

It’s here at the Pelletier Teenager Mother’s Foundation that their future holds a glimmer of hope. The charity works to…

Armed guards have replaced students

The administration building at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, is seeing few staff and students right now. The entire university…

Plastic bags: Rwanda an example for Durango

Indeed, that is correct. At the airport, a large sign says “the use of non-biodegradable polythene bags is prohibited.” Word…

Durangoans are travelers – and often to do charity work

I have a penchant for maps. What probably could have been an hour-long visit was two hours, because I was…

Destination: Kampala

For a few weeks, I’ll be roaming through parts of this East African country that has a storied past but…