It's so weird to be back... now that I don't have a job, an internship, or class! Clearly, I have plenty of time on my hands to go through pictures and process the pieces of this trip that we did have. I do want to document more of what we did while it's still fresh in my mind. It was definitely an amazing experience, and it gave us all a taste of what it would have been like to spend the full 4 weeks in Uganda. Also, a few people have let me know that they weren't able to comment without a Google ID-- I have changed the comment settings so anyone should be able to comment now.
One of the agencies we were able to visit was ANPPCAN (African Network for Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect). ANPPCAN works to prevent the physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children throughout Uganda. In addition to the types of abuse we are familiar with here, the agency deals with practices such as child sacrifice and genital mutilation. The agency is able to collaborate with police, providing education and a greater capacity for child protection.
One of the things that really stood about about this agency and many of the others we visited was that they seem to get right to the root of the problem. In many ways, they seem to do a better job than we do here in the US of dealing with various social issues and providing services-- and with far more limited resources.
Many of the posters, brochures and other public service materials that we saw in agencies and in the city were much more direct and clear than similar materials in the US. A few posters in the ANPPCAN office:
One of the agencies we were able to visit was ANPPCAN (African Network for Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect). ANPPCAN works to prevent the physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children throughout Uganda. In addition to the types of abuse we are familiar with here, the agency deals with practices such as child sacrifice and genital mutilation. The agency is able to collaborate with police, providing education and a greater capacity for child protection.
One of the things that really stood about about this agency and many of the others we visited was that they seem to get right to the root of the problem. In many ways, they seem to do a better job than we do here in the US of dealing with various social issues and providing services-- and with far more limited resources.
Many of the posters, brochures and other public service materials that we saw in agencies and in the city were much more direct and clear than similar materials in the US. A few posters in the ANPPCAN office:
My favorite poster in Nicaragua was one with a smiling heart with arms hugging a smiling condom (which looked like it was in use, if you know what I mean), and the sentence in spanish "YO USO EL CONDOM". They gave me a tshirt with this on it.
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