A visit to Kkalwe - a village in Central Uganda

Our friend and fellow VSO volunteer Diane took us to visit Kkalwe - a village in Central Uganda, about an hour's drive north of Kampala. Diane has been to Uganda before this assignment as a volunteer and has developed good friendships with some families in this village and promised to take Renate and Ian to meet them one recent Saturday. Diane works as a volunteer supporting the development of Midwife training at the International Hospital in Kampala
Diane's daughter Sarah with the children from two of the village families that her mum Diane has become good friends with
This is another Sarah, a close friend to Diane and a supporter of the village school and church
When we arrived we were soon surrounded by a group of village children 'messing about'.
Below are photographs of the children who went with us as we were taken to visit the village school and church - in the church they grabbed the chance to start drumming and dancing for our benefit. They also much enjoyed 'posing' for Ian's camera!






Fetching water from the communal pump is a task that all children in the village have to undertake. This first photograph shows an ingenious contraption that has been made to make the task easier, using the 'sprocket' from a bicycle wheel as the 'wheel' for this water barrow.
This photograph below shows that even small children are supplied with tiny plastic gerry cans so that they can play their part as well.
The village school is committed to doing its best to raise awareness amongst young people about the dangers of contracting HIV / AIDS. Here are some slogans painted on the school walls. The first one warns that 'fornication can lead to catching HIV / AIDS' and the second one encourages people to have compassion for those who do get HIV / AIDS.