Hi i'm Matt, HYT's latest volunteer for 6 weeks in Jinja Uganda. I landed on Friday and was immediately whisked off to a graduation ceremony by Sam the Country Manager. As well as to mark the graduation of HYT's trainees, this ceremony was for the village to say thank you for the work HYT had done over the last year; it was a real eye opener for me as the reality of a Uganda village hit me. The people were very happy and grateful to see us and had planned an extensive program of speeches, planting memorial trees and great local food. We also needed to give out certificates to young Ugandans that had completed the ISSB training program with HYT. These certificates should help them to get a job or into university in the future.
Graduates from the HYT trianing program next to a HYT water tank
Phil (HYT building teacher) passing gifts from the village to Sam
Young Ugandans sitting on a HYT bench with a shade
Me planting a tree as a traditional remembrance of HYTs work
