Uganda Reach Out to Children

I am writing to you to provide feedback of my experiences in Uganda. I hope other volunteers will find it useful.

The teaching part of the project is initially daunting: I found myself with a piece of chalk in my hand and a textbook in the other with no real syllabus and at times the lack of resources due to circumstances can get frustrating. However, the children were amazing and some were a real joy to teach and even feeling you are doing a little bit is good when you get into the swing of it.

My accommodation was comfortable despite the cold showers and regular black outs, but it is all part of the experience really.

The food in Uganda is expectantly pretty different from home. If one does not like bananas, it may be tricky but there are alternatives such as yam, sweet potato, meat (nice but a little scrawny perhaps!) fish etc. It was great to try all the exotic fruits you just would not get at home. The pineapple is brilliant! You will miss foods from home and realise how much choice we actually have so bring some of your fave snacks!