Some years back, it was routine for a group of us to do outreach work in rural Uganda. Home-care outreach meant meeting patients living with HIV or families where the bread winner was bedridden or had passed away.
On many occasions, families were in need of helping hands to sort their agro-harvests for storage. At other times it could be repairs to a hut or house. We had no alternative but to don overalls and join in gardening or constructing a hut or two. In these pictures, one will see what it means to work in rural Uganda. In one of the pictures, one will see an electricity power-line with wire sagging daringly.
There are those who decide to go out to far away places from the comfort of their familiar homes. This is what makes HIV care and roll out of medication possible. Some use bicycles, or go to places on foot with back packs, others use SUVs to make longer journeys to different parts of a country. This is the unencumbered resolve that makes it possible to eradicate HIV eventually.
This article is dedicated to all those volunteers, health workers and activists who work so hard but never get to be sung or paid their due or even get to be invited to conferences to share their experiences. In writing this article, it our hope that when they read it they will fill up with a healing warmth to address burnout too. Africa has many of those volunteers or health workers! Asia has many of those too! Australia has many of those! Europe has many of those! Canada has many of those! Mexico has many of these! Guatemala has many of these! Jamaica has many of these! Argentina has many of these! Uganda has many of these!
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| It begins with embracing attitude to change, learn, gaining knowledge, skills and then practices to set the pace for change |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. These are some of the homes where family units live in Uganda |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. A family is preparing root tubers to make dried rations. |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. A family granary |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. This is how land is used in some places. The thickets are a source of fuel wood and building materials |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. Millet product. |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. Children gather to help in family chores. |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. The youths interacting. |
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| The road conditions |
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| Majority of Ugandans are the families in rural areas. |
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| Road conditions and the vehicles needed to do effective work against HIV. |
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| Resilience. |
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| Moving to rural communities. |
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| resolved |
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| Committed |
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| Dedication |
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