Now that I am in the Netherlands, I receive phone calls regularly from either Bhayo or Likambo informing me of the workshops they have organized or plan to organize. They are still working for the AIDS program though now on … Continue reading
It is a strange thought that World AIDS Day has passed today and I have not been involved in its activities. Last year we had the premiere of our movie, a march and a manifestation in Ingbokolo, and again two … Continue reading
My heart cries with grief. I’ve just learned that Sipula, one of the orphans of Bethsaida, died last week of malaria. She was only 19 months of age. An orphan of her mother, who died with Sipula’s birth, she was … Continue reading
Home assignment. I left with a dual feeling because not all issues in the AIDS Awareness Program were resolved. They still are not. However, in the first month of my home assignment, I participated in the HA conference in Nottingham … Continue reading
Yes, I have arrived last week after having spent three days in Kampala doing some finances and resting. The long flight was fine and my parents were on the airport to welcome me. So far I haven’t been doing a … Continue reading
I’ve come in calmer waters the last three months. Fortunately. However, I’m not sitting still and work continues. Also, the packing has started for my home assignment. AIDS Program The work means that I have been writing program plans for … Continue reading
However…that does not mean that I have nothing to do. I have been busy enough, and am still busy, writing project proposals to send off to organizations that can fund part of the AIDS Program. I like to cut it … Continue reading
January-March 2011 Is it possible that a year can start more difficult than this year? In January everything still went fine. New Year’s Eve in The Netherlands, AIM conference in Rwanda, rest in Kampala. After that, the storm began to … Continue reading
Out of action? Why? Isn’t AIDS a problem then anymore? Quite the contrary. AIDS is still a problem and the number of people living with AIDS is still growing (in Ingbokolo and the area around the town there are more … Continue reading
It has been two years that the LRA brutally attacked the town of Aba in the North-East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many people fled. Mama Anna as well. She fled to Ingbokolo, further south. There she and the … Continue reading