Initial Impressions
Hi I am Neil, the most recent volunteer to go out with HYT
Uganda. I found out about the charity though some friends who went to
Haileybury, who knew I was interested in doing some volunteering work after
finishing University. After speaking with Russell Matcham and Wyndham the
country manager, they kindly agreed let me volunteer for a couple of months.
I have been in Jinja for 2 weeks now settling into the work
with HYT and the Jinja lifestyle. The Jinja has a very unique relaxed
atmosphere where nothing happens at a great pace whether it’s trying to make a
deposit in a bank or just getting a burger from one of the local restaurants.
In my 2 weeks here, I
have managed to visit a large number of the villages where HYT has either had
input in, presently working in or are looking to begin work in. This
has provided me with an insight into the work that HYT do and the impact that
it has on the local communities. One of my first stops was in Namaganda the
most recently completed 1village project. We arrived at lunch time which giving
us the perfect opportunity to see the new kitchen in action serving up a hot lunch
to over 800 pupils.
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Namaganda Kitchen in full working order
We also visited Mutai to check how things were progressing.
It was an extremely enjoyable to see a recently finished project that was
bringing obvious joy to all. Not only that but the headmaster informed us that
the Vice President of Uganda had made an unannounced visit last week as he had
seen the new buildings and was extremely impressed with the work that HYT had
done for the school.
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The 1 village project is Makako is progressing well as the
trainee builders now have greater knowledge and skill in ISSB technology so
building can take place at a quicker rate. This ongoing project will coincide
with a number of new ventures which are due to start shortly making it a very
exciting time to be part of the HYT team. I am very much looking forward to
getting to grips with these new projects as the weeks progress.
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| Teacher's accommodation being erected in Makoko |
