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A trip to Uganda in bid to aid school
We travel to Amuru to see the site of Abitimo’s first school. It is some 45 kilometers to the northwest. As we drive, we pass several displacement camps.
Along the road, we see many signs warning of land mines. We are certain that they are no longer be much of a problem. We are accompanied by a full load of board members, faculty and Abitimo. Nevertheless, it is sobering, as are the increasingly frequent sightings of soldiers with automatic weapons.
We stop at the Amuru camp to pay respects to the local camp officials. We walk through the camp some distance to the office. It is an enlightening experience. It is hot and dry. Flies are near constant. Even with most of the occupants out working the fields (now permitted) there are many, many people in the streets. Clothes are, of course, ragged. Many children, with no school to attend, roam freely.
The faces remain bright and cheerful in spite of the deprivation. They surely miss their homes, the openness of the savannah that we see beyond the huts. But life can still be lived. Laughter can still occur.
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