The main Mosque in Kampala. About 10% of the people are Muslim, but 100% of us get to hear the call to prayer at 530 every morning!
There seems to be goodwill among all the religious sects here generally; they work well side by side in the hospitals and clinics, for example
the main Uganda Hospital in Kampala, where all high risk moms and babies are hopefully brought
Dr Margaret Nakakeeto, an amazing leader in the mother/baby care system in Uganda. Here she explains work they have done on ultrasound for babies. They also had posters up about Ebola virus, bird flu, and other problems unique to Uganda. We saw many preemies there where they do "Kangaroo care" to improve outcomes: the mom carries the little infant swaddled to the front of her skin to skin to keep the babywarm and cuddly til it is older.
baby bill of rightsI am not showing pics of the cute babies because of patient privacy concerns and out of respect to the families; but let me tell you, there are some cute babies here any grandpa would be happy to hold!
These next pics are from Kikiri, about 30 miles west of Kampala where we went for our first trial of the software and celfone idea with midwives
Most people love VP Bokenya here (we were in his district where this crosstitch for him was) ...something you wont see in many places for VP Cheney in the US!
A midwife with her celfone trying out our data entry system at the training in Kikiri. They loved it, because its simple, goes directly to the database where someone will see the trends and do some thing about the shortage of transportation, training, equipment they need to reduce infant and maternal mortality and problems in Uganda.
Here Fredrik is giving certificates to each of them after the training.
These women are so devoted and talented, and very comfortable with digital/celfone technology...they were a pleasure to work with. This despite a scheduling mixup (one of many) that caused them to drive all the way to Kikiri twice for this one meeting!
Chaqua and two colleagues refurbishing computers at the Connections Uganda office in Kampala
A little free range goat outside the office!
Fredrik working on his laptop in the hotel garden (and everywhere else we go!...a Microsoft slave driver fi ever there was one!
Fredrik, Terri, and Brad, our US team at breakfast in the Fairway hotel
Ugandans really take their bugs seriously
Meeting Katie and Ivan in Kampala, who were over at exactly the same time from Seattle to adopt a child! Its taking longer than hoped, but what's new about that? They will be very happy when its all done!
We grind our own coffee each morning; how strange: here we are in Uganda, a BIG coffee exporter of great coffee , but you cant get a good cup of coffee here. Why? possibly because the British colonized Uganda so everyone drinks tea! (or soda)
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I just wrote a comment, but had to sign up with google/blogger to send it. Where'd it go?
anyway, I know you are having a great time. keep the pics coming. Check your email when you can as there are some from Jeff Byrum. maybe we will all get together again someday at Celo.
Love, Lynn
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