This little girl, outside the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Purongo, continued to look somber even as we tried to make her laugh. As we pulled away waving, she finally rewarded us with a hint of a smile.
Jacquie with the children outside of the IDP camp at Purongo health center. We played ball with a wad of plastic bags the children had put together for this purpose.
The eRanger motorcycle ambulance in Purongo. Medi, our translator, posed as the patient, while the ambulance driver and Jacquie looked on.
Children playing at the IDP camp in Purongo.
The children at the Children's Village Orphanage in Kaberamaido clap after their peers perform a song. Despite the hardship they have endured, many of the children were very cheerful. We stayed until after dark to distribute holiday gifts (dolls, bubbles, books and more) and dance in celebration of the New Year.
Delighted by the children's performances, one of the orphanage matrons laughs. The little girl in her arms is her daughter.
A boy at the Children's Village Orphanage stares intensely at the camera.
A child on the street in Iganga, the major city of Iganga District, where the Vassar Uganda Project is working.
1 comment:
Hello VUP volunteers!
Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us via blog. Anne's photos tell the story so well. Posssibly the work you are all doing, plus the photos and the written details can have an International impact toward self-sustaining help for the Ugandan people. May your days there lead to inspired futures for each of you. Susan Law
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