After we had breakfast we picked up Stella from the TeleCentre and went to her father's village, Hamakungo. After the introductions Stella's father mentioned education in a rural area is difficult, the government did not help open the schools, the people of the town did.
The talk centered around the health of the animals such as Brucilosis in the goats, New Castle Disease in the poultry, and Mastitis in cows. They came up with some recommendations.
Beth took a group photo and then took individual photos so that we can start the process of making them identification cards as well.
Alfonse, Stella's father, showed us the schools that go up to Senior 4. He would like some communication to help the students. It is a fishing village and it surrounds QENP and they have many problems. The lake can not sustain all of the fisherman. They need new skills to help with sustainability.
We then went to a house where we had a delicious Tilapia and soup with Chipati and something like Posho, but made with millet which makes it purple. It had a very gooey/chewy texture and not much flavor. We ate with our hands in the traditional manner.
We then had a lovely adventure on a boat launch around the Kzinga Channel where Lake Edward & Lake George connect. There are 840 species of animals there there. We saw many hippos, elephants, Uganda Kob, Warthogs, Jack Pig (rare to see), Cape Buffalo, and Crocodiles. We also saw a variety of birds such as: cormorants, ocpeckers, pelicans, Ibis, Kingfisher, Maribou Storks and more.
After that we drove to the UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) offices to say hello and go with them for a drink at the Uganda Safari Camp Lounge. We listened to scary animal stories. Gladys had a conference call and we played with Ndegho and Tendo.
We skipped dinner but had a slumber party with Ndegho, who slept through the night.
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