Views of Kampala and open market

Yesterday, August 23rd, we had a meeting at a restaurant near Mandela Soccer Stadium. It was a "tasting" of foods to be served at the Helping Hands Handoff next week.  All the branches have completed service projects for hospitals, orphanages, and homes for handicapped.  They cleaned and trimmed the grounds, painted, and spent time with the patients.  The projects have been completed and are now ready to be "handed over" to the benefactors and media.  This was a wonderful opportunity for our members and many non-members and families joined in when they saw the work in progress.  The following photos show the stadium and much of the poverty that is so prevalent in Uganda.

 

 

 

Notice the little tin huts the military live in.

 

 

On this same day we had an opportunity to visit a local market.  This is not your average street market as it is about the size of two football fields with everything one would need from shoes to live chickens. There are aisles of fruits, bananas, vegetables of every kind, legumes, blankets, and meat all sold by very poor people.  Notice how beautiful the people are.  They are engaging, happy and most of the time want their picture taken.

 

  

 

 

 

Just so you know, this market is where most Ugandans shop.  This street market is a small one compared to the one in the center of town that is 10 times larger. We personally did our shopping at a large supermarket, much like Krogers or Albertsons.