Here’s a little glimpse of what gumboot dancing looks like in action: http://stephenlewisfoundation.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/videos-gumboot-dancing-with-mtcc/ To read more about gumboot dancing and the work of the Music Therapy Community Clinic in South Africa, check out the blog post from our visit.
Today is our last day in Uganda, and the official end of the trip. Tomorrow morning at 4am, Thomas and I will head to the airport and begin our respective long journeys home. We spent our last day in Kampala … Continue reading →
Today, on our last day in Jinja, Thomas and I returned to PEFO to interview Justine Ojambo, one of the organization’s founders… Continue reading →
This morning we accompanied Angela, St. Francis’ capable young Grandmothers Officer, on a visit to one of the jajas (grandmothers) in the community. Continue reading →
This morning we set out to visit St. Francis Health Care Centre, which is also located in Jinja. As we approached the gate, we saw a throng of people at the entrance, holding signs and singing. St. Francis staff wore t-shirts emblazoned with the St. Francis logo and on the back it said ‘Help Turn the Tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa’. Continue reading →
On Monday morning, we made our way to PEFO’s new offices on the outskirts of Jinja. Justin introduced the staff and told us more about PEFO’s extensive programming for local grandmothers and the children in their care Continue reading →
Today was a travel day for all of us. We started the morning bright and early with a flight from Durban to Johannesburg. After a lengthy sojourn in the Joburg airport, we boarded a flight to Entebbe, Uganda. (As we … Continue reading →
This morning we headed to the Blue Roof Wellness Centre, in the Wentworth area of Durban, where the HIV infection rate has been estimated to be as high as 40%. A former nightclub-turned-clinic in one of the most violent areas … Continue reading →
Today, we flew back to Durban bright and early so that we could spend the day with Jabu, a beadworker with the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust. The Centre is located in the town of Hillcrest, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. … Continue reading →
