Oli otya!!!!!
Greetings from Diana, Ruth,
Florian and Jesper and welcome to the Pearl of Africa – the place of scorching heat,
hectic traffic conditions, big shot reggae musicians and great food. Let us
give you an example: If you are into slow cooked food, you will definitively
enjoy the goat stew served with matoke and maybe some chapati. Wash it down
with a Kenyan favorite, the Tusker Lager, a Nile Gold or maybe a glass of
freshly pressed passion fruit juice. Life here is great!
As the sun is setting
to the west, we reflect on the last couple of days in Kampala. After some long
days with plenty of lectures, presentations and activities, we went out on our
first real field trip in the parts of town called Banda and Katwe, trying to
get a hold of what is going on in the informal furniture and metal fabrication
industries. Our goal was to conduct a preliminary study on the access to
financial services and markets for entrepreneurs but also to experience the
thrill of riding around town on a boda boda while taking in the busy and wildly
chaotic urban environment that is downtown Kampala.
After interviewing almost
40 businesses, we had a well-deserved chicken pilawo and at the end of the day,
we went to the African village to do some what? … shopping! Tonight we are
probably going to kick back and maybe go for a beer or two at the Bamboo Nest.
Tomorrow we will start analyzing the data we collected and get ready for the
planned weekend trip to the supposedly beautiful and beach accessible town of Jinja.
Did we mention that life here is great?!
Much luv,
Diana, Ruth, Flo & Jesp.
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