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Tag Archives: Kabubbu Development Project
Can It Be True
“I’m calling myself Ruth to hide my identity. I’m 39 years old and I live in Kabubbu, Uganda and I’m from a family of nine brothers and sisters. Many years ago I lost my Mum and Dad from AIDS, it … Continue reading
Posted in Charity
Tagged Africa, AIDS, Charity, donor, foster home, Grass Shoots, Kabbubu, Kabubbu Development Project, NGO, Quicken Trust, sponsor, Uganda, volunteer
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The Forgotten Village
5. Final Instalment. Resty Nankinja, born in Kabubbu, the “forgotten village”, was taken out of school when her father died in 1988 to help look after her younger siblings. Thinking to escape by getting a husband to look after her, she married … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Travels
Tagged Geraldine Booker, Great Blue Turaco, Kabubbu, Kabubbu Development Project, Kabubbu Tourist Resort, KDP, mission, Quicken Trust, Ross's Turaco, sponsorship, Turaco
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My Faith Fuel is All I Need
What a feisty, dedicated person is Geraldine! Walking between our three visits today, she accosts a group of men lounging outside what could be a beer hall. She clearly knows them and they return her greetings with broad smiles. One … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Travels
Tagged AIDS, colonialists, Kabubbu, Kabubbu Development Project, Uganda
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She is Quick to Praise
I’m beginning to get a picture of the sprawling, haphazard village of Kabubbu. Tall banana plants and healthy cassavas grow abundantly in this tropical Ugandan climate. It is very humid. My washing from last night is still not dry at … Continue reading
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Tagged absentee landlord, boda boda, Idi Amin, Kabubbu Development Project, Kenya, long-drop, mosquito nets, Uganda
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Some Men Fear the Needle
It was AIDS and the need for education that made the people of Kabubbu choose Geraldine and Geoff Booker as their benefactors. “We are so glad to see you,” they cried. “You have come to bring us a hospital and … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, Counselling, HIV, Kabubbu, Kabubbu Development Project, Kampala, Makerere University, Quicken Trust, Uganda
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How Charity Does – or Doesn’t – Work in Africa
I feel shattered after a 5am start and seven hours’ travel. A smooth flight from Nairobi to Entebbe, then a slooow drive through crawling traffic for about one and a half hours through the sprawling outskirts of Kampala, much greener … Continue reading
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