Uganda+Group+3

Uganda Group 3 Village - House/ Food/ Water
Member Names: Ann, Tom, Kyle, Juia

Main Questions??? What are the people and culture like? What are the main religions? What are the school like? What are villages like? What are houses like? Electricity? Water? What are families like? Parents/ grandparents ? What jobs do the people do? Who goes to school? What food do they eat?

Ann's notes - People speak 30 different dialects in the country. But English is spoken by many people there.is common in Uganda, especially females. There are 27 million people. Our school - very rural area and very poor. No cars. Only bicycles. No paved roads. Brick building. No windows or door. Electricity run by generator at the school.

700 students at the school Many are orphans due to Aids and live in dorms at the school. School is 8 - 5 daily. They eat lunch at school -- that is their only meal for many children. SChool is voluntary, only 1/2 of the students will graduate.. 50 - 70 students per classroom teacher.

Julia's notes: Teachers - very dedicated. Earn $160 per year. Usually on one textbook for teacher. Few if any school supplies. Teachers and students use chalk to write on side of building for the lessons. Students write answers in dirt with a stick.

Students learn morals, abstinence and fidelity.At end of 8th grade, students take an exam to see if they can continue their education. If they don't pass, they go home and work in the fields with parents.

Tom's notes - Religion - Catholic, Anglican, Ugandan tribal religions. English - main language with many Ugandan languages.Homes - small wood buildings with thatched roofs.No windows or doors. No electircity or plumbing. Children carry water from water hole - 2 - 3 miles away -- use big gerry cans to collect water. The water holes are sometimes where the wild animals go to drink. Toilets are holes in grounds. There is no furniture in the homes. Maybe a mat. Families sleep together on mats on the floor.

Kyle's notes - people are happy. People don't seem to worry about what they don't have. People love families. Families live together. Adults care for gardens, animals, making food. Many families share one pair of old shoes. Whoever is going to school or town gets to wear the shoes. {Video - Operation Education- Uganda Primary Schools. 2008} Most of Uganda is rural with millions trying to scratch out an existence by farming small plots or raising cattle. They may raise Ankole cattle are tolerant of poor living conditions. But they are poor in protein. Many raise chickens. Others woork at beautiful roadside stands -- or display of fruits and vegetables is a common site for passersby on the main roads of Uganda. A staple and favorite of the Ugandan diet is **__matoke__**, a variety of bananas harvested and sold in the green condition shown here. Women peel them and cook them all day wrapped in banana leaves over a wood or charcoal fire, then mash them before serving. Matoke is basically a source of carbohydrates—no protein or fat---and requires significant human energy and fuel to prepare.