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One more thing....

Yes, one more thing, I just remembered that I promised to leave my postal address for some people. It is Rachel Vickers Restless Development Uganda PO Box 1208 Jinja, Uganda And for those who want to know - I also have a Ugandan cell phone number - +256 771 469 831. Any contact is (as Ugandans would say) 'most welcome'!!!!!

Training commences....and is nearly at an end!

So I am now three weeks in! And the fact that this has been my first real chance to get into town to update you all is probably evidence enough to how busy we have been! Nevertheless it has most certainly been a fantastic three weeks; there is so much to say but I will try and keep it brief! From arriving in the heat of Entebbe and driving through Kampala to our training centre which is located just near a town called Mukono, I felt like I was back in familiar surroundings! It is simply great to be back, eating Ugandan food, enjoying Ugandan weather and spending time with lots of Ugandan people!!     We are staying at the centre from which we are training and sleeping in dormitories of about 12 people, a mix of ‘internationals’ and Ugandans. It has been pretty intense so far with both core sessions about Restless Development and the work of the NGO sector in Uganda as well as specialist training about, what will soon be, my area of expertis...