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Title 11/LI FE Proposal USA ID/Uganda May 2000

1. Executive Summary

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USAID/Uganda proposes a five-year, Title II/LIFE direct feeding program designed to improve the quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and their families. The program will reach 60,000 beneficiaries in two urban areas in the first year, expanding to include more beneficiaries and more sites in future years, and will require USO 35 million in food aid resources over the life of the program. The program will substantially reduce the burden of care for PLWHAs and their dependents borne by families and communities, and will improve the outreach capacity of USAID/Uganda's long-term partners in food aid and HIV/AIDS care and prevention.

2. Background

Uganda was one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to experience an HIV/AIDS epidemic. Ugandan physicians noticed the first cases of unexplained deaths in young adults as early as 1982, and under President Museveni's leadership the National AIDS Control Programme was established in 1986. Strong public, private, and NGO efforts to contain the epidemic have made Uganda one of the first countries to show a sustained decline in HIV/AIDS prevalence rates, but the impact of HIV/AIDS on the country is nonetheless grave. Approximately ten percent of the adult population (aged 15 years and above) is HIV-positive. Cumulative total AIDS cases since 1984 number two million. Life expectancy has fallen from 54 to 43 years, and infant mortality in the year 2000 is estimated to be eleven percent higher than it would be in the absence of AIDS. The epidemic has also created 1.7 million orphans, a number that is expected to increase to 3.5 million over the next ten years.

3. Rationale

Uganda has demonstrated top to bottom commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, and this commitment has paid off, as shown by declining seroprevalence rates in sample populations, most significantly among young adults. Uganda has also witnessed impressive institutional development, especially in the NGO and private sectors, as an array of organizations providing services to the community has emerged. Despite these notable successes, some inescapable facts remain: over one million adult Ugandans are infected with the virus; many of these people are incapacitated by illness and can no longer meet their basic food needs, or those of their families; many orphans fend for themselves, or live in households whose surviving caretakers are grievously ill.

Because of their straitened circumstances - poverty, loss of employment, inability to work due to illness - PLWHAs have been forced to adopt coping strategies in an effort to stretch their scarce resources. Many of these strategies are food-related. Reduced food intake and substitution of cheaper, less nutritious foods for more expensive ones are among the most common, even though the need for a high quality diet to bolster immune response increases as a result of HIV infection. Ill parents may also choose not to eat, or eat less, in an attempt to free up resources to spend on ensuring their children's future - paying school expenses, for example. In such situations direct food aid will deliver benefits to the entire household.

Despite the work of advocacy organizations in Uganda to create an environment of openness and non-discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS, discrimination and stigmatization continue to affect the daily lives of PLWHAs and orphans. Partners report low self-esteem, and social disengagement on the part of their clients, while orphans may suffer the effects of bias in school and in the community. These concerns can also be addressed by the provision of food assistance, coupled with other support services. The food aid will also enable implementing partners to reach a larger client population.

In addition to easing the direct burdens of HIV/AIDS on affected individuals and families, the proposed food assistance program will form an important complement to other LI FE program activities. USAID will be working with implementing partners to integrate prevention therapies for HIV-related opportunistic infections (Ols), including INH for tuberculosis and cotrimoxazole for other Ols. The food assistance program is likely to ensure regular client attendance and thus improve compliance among TASO clients who for the first time will be taking prophylaxis regimens. Regular client attendance will also enable TASO counselors to provide better support for behavior change and help prevent the transmission of HIV. Moreover, the LIFE program aims to expand services to more clients, and the food assistance program is likely to draw additional clients into care and prevention services. Thus, the Title II/LIFE program will not only provide direct benefits, it will strengthen the success of other LIFE programs in the area of care and prevention.

The epidemic has imposed a tremendous burden on Uganda's families, friends, and communities as well as its PLWHAs themselves. A Title II/LIFE program will directly ease some of this burden.

4. Objectives and Results

The objective of the proposed program is to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS illness in targeted households and communities by providing a food aid package that will address both biological and psychological needs of incapacitated PLWHAs and their dependents. A secondary objective is to support established partner institutions in their efforts to ameliorate the situation of PLWHAs and to provide them with motivational and material support. The key results will include measurable improvements in beneficiaries' quality of life and self-esteem, and concomitant improvements in service delivery and customer satisfaction for key partner staff and volunteers. Partners' outreach capacity will also be built, allowing them to reach an expanded client base, and greater opportunity to enhance household food security, disseminate HIV/AIDS prevention messages and provide voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), caregiving and other support.

5. Target beneficiaries

The Title II/LIFE program will target PLWHAs and their families, as identified by implementing partners. Among them these partners have over 100,000 clients and members nationwide. Initially the Title II/LIFE program will target major urban concentrations close to the capital, Kampala, as these population centers contain the highest concentration of PLWHAs in the country, and infrastructure is in place to identify and to reach the largest number of clients. The program will serve an estimated 60,000 people in 12,000 households during the first year. In years 2-5 additional urban areas where the implementing partners already have operations will be phased in, and the number of clients served annually will increase. The total number of

clients reached over the five-year life of the activity will depend on the rate at which new beneficiaries are added, and the rate of turnover in the client population.

6. Implementing partners

ACDl/VOCA. ACDl/VOCA is USAID's lead Title II development partner in Uganda. The program has been in operation for 11 years and currently reaches 35 of Uganda's 45 districts. ACDl/VOCA imports vegetable oil and wheat for monetization and uses the proceeds to achieve its goals of increasing production of maize, beans, cassava and oilseeds by small farmers, and increasing both cash income and amount of self-produced food these small farmers are able to retain and consume. ACDl/VOCA works with 25 local and international partners, financing these partners' on-the-ground production and marketing activities through its local currency Food Security Fund. Proposals for the maintenance and rehabilitation of selected rural feeder roads in important maize/bean/oilseed growing areas are also supported through the local currency fund. ACDl/VOCA has unmatched food logistics management capability.

TASO. In the mid-1980s, a small group of Ugandans, some with AIDS and some with infected family members, began to meet to provide moral support to each other and to advocate for better social and health care services for those with HIV. As a result The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) was formally established in 1987, as the first indigenous NGO in Africa to respond to a growing need to care for people with AIDS. Today, TASO is recognized around the world as a model program of support services, providing counseling, HIV prevention education, basic medical care for opportunistic infections, treatment of other sexually­transmitted infections, tuberculosis treatment and referral, and family planning services. TASO has also directly distributed food assistance packages, provided skills training for income generating activities, and addressed the special needs of orphans, through child counseling, supervision of guardians, and educational support. TASO has trained over 600 AIDS counselors and thousands of community-level volunteers, and has served nearly 60,000 clients in seven major urban areas of the country. USAID/Uganda has been supporting TASO's efforts since 1988.

During Year 1 of the proposed program, TASO will be the only Ugandan partner engaged in direct distribution. However, as the program expands in years 2 through 5, additional local implementing partners - NACWOLA and UWESO - may be added, as well as the additional sites beyond those reached in year 1 .

NACWOLA. The National Community of Women Living with AIDS was established in 1992 by three HIV-positive women, with the goal of providing mutual emotional support. Since then, NACWOLA has become a national HIV advocacy program, which aims to break the isolation, stigma and prejudice experienced by women living with AIDS, and to ensure that HIV+ women do not suffer human rights abuses. NACWOLA has also encouraged the empowerment and self-sufficiency of HIV+ women through social support and income-generating activities. The organization works to ensure that HIV+ women are visible and have a voice in shaping decisions and policies that affect them. Drama groups organized by members are active in outreach and community education efforts. NACWOLA has a membership of over 46,000 women living in 18 districts of Uganda. USAID/Uganda has been supporting NACWOLA since 1996.

UWESO. The Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) was founded in 1986 by First Lady Janet Museveni in an effort to address the situation of orphans in Uganda. UWESO serves as an advocate for children's rights protection and supports activities to assist orphans

and their families, including payment of school fees, establishment of foster homes, and microfinance loan schemes. The microfinance activities provide orphan households with opportunities for income generation. These include households headed by widows, grandmothers, and orphans themselves, as well as those providing foster care. The loans are given for small enterprise development and must be repaid from the profits. UWESO also provides technical training to the entrepreneurs. UWESO has over 7,500 women members in 35 districts, most of whom provide direct care for orphans. 2,600 women have received loans from UWESO for their income generating activities. USAID/Uganda has supported UWESO since 1989.

7. Commodity package

The proposed commodity package will consist of CSB and vegetable oil in amounts of 300 g and 25 g respectively per person per day. This package provides approximately 1,300 kcal/person/day, or 65 percent of a 2000 kcal/day diet. To provide 60,000 people with this ration every day, year round, will require 6,570 MT of CSB, and 547.5 MT of vegetable oil. Total requirements for the package in the first year are 7, 117.5 MT. CSB was selected as the main commodity because it is nutritionally dense and readily digested, qualities that are important given the beneficiary population. It is, however, a foodstuff unfamiliar to most Ugandans. TASO will provide nutrition education and training in how to prepare CSB for consumption to the clients, but we will remain open to the possibility that we may need to adjust the composition of the package if the CSB poses issues of acceptability or palatability.

In addition to the directly distributed food, 1,000 MT of vegetable oil are needed for monetization in year 1, to cover the implementing partners' administrative and handling costs. ACDl/VOCA already monetizes Title II vegetable oil to implement its food security programs. Bellmen analyses conducted by the Mission in 1998 and ACDl/VOCA in 1999 concluded that local production of edible oil in Uganda is insufficient to meet demand, and that edible oil consumption is below recommended levels. ACDl/VOCA oil is equivalent to about seven percent of local production and does not constitute a disincentive. With demand for edible oil increasing by ten percent per year, the additional oil monetized to support the Title II/LIFE program can easily be accommodated without disincentive effects on local production and marketing. The Mission plans to undertake a further Bellmen analysis in the coming months, to confirm these trends.

In total, the program will require approximately 6.2 million dollars in PL480 resources in its first year of operation.

8. Distribution

Although there are strong arguments from management and accountability points of view to distribute the commodity package in prepared form, logistically speaking an on-site feeding approach is not feasible. There are a number of reasons why a dry distribution, providing a weekly take-home package, is the preferred approach:

--While the implementing partners (TASO, and eventually NACWOLA and UWESO) have had no previous experience with on-site feeding programs and are not presently configured to serve as soup kitchens, they have had some previous experience with direct distribution programs. --The partners place a very high priority on their other, pre-existing services, delivery of which would be compromised by an onsite program. Dry distribution, on the other hand, will compliment existing medical and social services, and enhance positive living.

--On-site feeding poses limitations on the pool of eligible recipients, as many clients would simply not be able to come to a facility once or twice per day for a meal. Dry distribution increases the accessibility of the program. --On-site feeding would also impose non-food costs for equipment, supplies, utilities, and staff on the partners that would not be required for a dry distribution. These costs are estimated to exceed $200,000 in the first year alone.

Thus, while we are not totally ruling out the possibility of on-site feeding should further analysis show it to be practicable in some instances, the bulk of the resources will be provided by the partners, through their already-established distribution points, as a weekly take-home ration package.

During the first year of operation, the food will be distributed through 10-15 existing TASO sites in major urban concentrations near Kampala. Each site will serve approximately 150-250 families per day, providing each with a weekly food package consisting of 10.5 kg of CSB and 875 g of vegetable oil. In total, 136.5 MT of food will be distributed per week through these sites.

9. Management

Direct distribution programs are highly labor and management intensive, especially when (as is the case here) the distribution is necessarily at a number of dispersed locations rather than a single location. Both ACDl/VOCA and TASO will need to add significant numbers of staff to cope with moving and monitoring the food. In addition, the implementation of the proposed program will add to the management burdens incurred by the implementing partners and USAID/Uganda. The associated costs will be substantial. USAID Uganda has spent several weeks developing a preliminary estimate of the resources required to manage the program. We believe we have a reasonable order of magnitude, although detailed management planning and budgeting will have to be done within the context of a OAP amendment process. The resources requested for program management, estimated at 20-25 percent of the total budget, are necessary if the program is to be responsibly managed and accountable.

ACDl/VOCA. Commodity import will be managed by ACDl/VOCA, which is already set up to do this. To offset their administrative costs, as well as those of TASO, ACDl/VOCA will monetize an estimated 1,000 MT of vegetable oil in Year 1. The ratio of administrative costs to value of food distributed will increase slightly in subsequent years, as more sites are added.

ACDl/VOCA will obtain warehouse/storage space and hire additional staff to receive, store, distribute and account for the commodities. Since the other partners lack adequate and appropriate storage space and transport facilities, ACDl/VOCA will also install containers to serve as storage at all of the sites, and arrange for the delivery of the commodities on a weekly basis to these distribution points.

TASO/NACWOLA/UWESO. TASO has implemented a direct food aid dry monthly distribution program from 1991 through 1999, with the commodities provided by the EU, and is conversant with the mechanics of such programs. They are also highly receptive to the idea of reviving the program, as it will enhance existing HIV/AIDS care and support services. TASO will need to hire additional staff to manage the distribution, but both human and information systems are largely in place, including a computerized screening system to identify the neediest clients and their households - those in later stages of illness, jobless, or caring for many orphans. T ASO also has an extensive network of community-based volunteers who would be invaluable for

mobilizing and monitoring efforts. Neither NACWOLA nor UWESO has any previous experience with food aid distribution, but they have some of the same strengths as TASO, most importantly large, needy client bases and extensive community-based networks. Apart from hiring personnel to carry out the distribution and track the flow of commodities, all of these prospective partners will also need to strengthen elements of their monitoring and evaluation systems, especially as regards assessing program benefits and impact. The TASO component will include a subcontract with a local consulting firm to provide specialized monitoring and evaluation services.

USAIO/Uganda. There are several management implications for the Mission.

--All existing Title II programs are managed by a USPSC housed with the Mission's economic growth and agricultural development strategic objective, assisted by two FSN staff. These officers are already fully occupied with their existing responsibilities and the SO cannot absorb the management burdens that would be imposed by the submission and approval of an entirely new OAP. The Mission therefore proposes that ACOl/VOCA's existing OAP (FY 1997-2001) be amended to accommodate the first year of the proposed Title II/LIFE activity; and that years two through five of the program be incorporated into the new OAP ACOl/VOCA proposes to submit for the continuation of its activities for FY 2002-2006. The Mission also wishes to be certain that the proposed OAP amendment process will not delay shipment of commodities under call forwards for the existing monetization program.

--Since the Title II/LIFE activity will directly support the Mission's existing population and health program, the responsibility for in-house program management and monitoring will rest with that team. The Mission will establish a program-funded FSN position in S04 to cover these new responsibilities, and will also allocate secretarial and clerical support. These positions will be funded using LIFE Initiative dollar resources.

--The Mission's performance monitoring specialist, based in the Program Office, will work with both SO teams, the implementing partners and the local M&E consultants to document results and impact.

Once USAIO/Washington has approved the program, the Mission will engage a consultant team to undertake a comprehensive management, logistics, and capacity assessment of all of the proposed implementing partners, and to prepare the OAP amendment. We will solicit recommendations from BHR/FFP on suitable candidates for this consultancy.

10. Monitoring and evaluation

The USAIO/Uganda Title II/LIFE program will directly distribute food commodities to PLWHAs and their dependents, in order to enhance their quality of life. The program will also build the capacity of implementing partners to deliver services. In these dimensions the proposed intervention is very different from other PL 480 Title II programs, including the Mission's existing monetization programs, and will require a different approach to monitoring and evaluation. Most of the generic performance indicators developed by FFP and PPG to measure food security related outcomes are not applicable to this program, and appropriate performance indicators pertinent to measuring the program objectives will be developed by the Mission. The M&E process will consist of four components as described below.

Monitoring the flow of food aid. The responsibility for monitoring the flow of commodities to the beneficiaries will lie with TASO in the first instance, and with NACWOLA and UWESO if they

participate in the program in future years. ACDINOCA will simply serve as a conduit. ACDINOCA will document the quantities of food entering their warehouse, and the quantities leaving it. Each receiving partner will crosscheck and verify the weight and composition of each delivery. From the point of receiving the food onward, monitoring and accountability rest with the partners who are actually engaged in the direct distribution. To document the smooth running of the distribution system, partners will track the number of clients, disaggregated by age and sex, who receive food each week, and the amount of each commodity distributed per week, per distribution point. TASO's existing MIS will be strengthened in order to accommodate these data collection and analysis tasks.

Monitoring the utilization of the food. Food utilization will be tracked by conducting market surveys, to establish the extent to which the food is being sold, rather than consumed; and by 24-hour dietary intake recalls, to document consumption. Diet recall data will also be used in assessing program impact (see below).

Documenting program benefits. Qualitative input/feedback from clients, service providers, and other members of the family and community will be part of a participatory methodology to establish customer satisfaction and to improve program management.

Assessing program impact. Although the Title II/LIFE program is expected to improve the food security status of recipient households, that is not the primary objective of the program. Given the unique nature of the program, most of the suggested performance indicators measuring food production, income, and nutritional impacts of food assistance are inappropriate. The stated objectives of the program are to enhance the quality of life and social coping abilities of clients, and to build partner capacity. In order to document the program's contributions to these objectives, the implementing partners will conduct baseline studies with samples of their client populations, prior to the initiation of any food distribution. The baseline studies will be followed up at appropriate intervals.

Outcome and impact measures to assess the achievement of the program objectives may be selected from the following list. These indicators are illustrative only and will be refined as the Mission and partners gain experience with the program.

Increase in the number and quality of meals consumed Increase in dietary diversity Improved participation in preventive therapy programs Expanded partner client base Delivery of non-food services to food aid clients

In order to carry out all of these monitoring and assessment functions, the implementing partners will take on staff to manage the data collection at the distribution sites. As they gain experience, these staff can also make qualitative observations and collect dietary data. The Ssemwanga Center, a local consulting firm specializing in food security-related surveys and assessments, is available to support the more specialized market studies and survey work .. The proposed program funded FSN in 804 and the Mission performance monitoring specialist will provide technical assistance and oversight to the partners.

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11. Five-year Summary Budget

Element Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 Year5 Total

Commodities 5,000,000 5,300,000 5,800,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 28, 100,000

Logistics and 1,200,000 1,350,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 7,250,000 Management

Total 6,200,000 6,650,000 7,300,000 7,600,000 7,600,000 35,350,000

EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Welcome to Kampala!

Office of the Ambassador Kampala, Uganda

On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission to Uganda, I welcome you to Kampala and hope that your stay will be a pleasant, productive, and safe one. Those of us working and living in Uganda are proud of our contributions to the changes which are occurring in this country. We welcome your assistance and interest in our activities.

The materials in this folder are designed to help you enjoy your stay, providing contact numbers of key officials in the Mission and tips for things to see, do, buy and eat. You should also review the safety and health information provided. If you need additional information, please contact the officer assisting with your visit.

Enjoy your time in Uganda -- the Pearl of Africa!

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The United States Government promotes and encourages contacts between J\111ericans and Ugandans. However, all visitors to Uganda arc subject to the laws of the host country and arc expected to l'c tolerant and respectful of Ugandans social and religious customs. The following irdimnation may he of ;1ssistance during your stay in Ugancfa.

American Citizen Hcgistrntion System Please fill out an Registration form. This allow us to contact you, should the need arise. Pb1sc call the Consular Section if your travel plans change, you move, or you depart Ug:111da earlier than expected. We have developed a Warden System for American Citizens in Uganda SP that we will be prepared in the event of a emergency. When you register with us, we will assign you lo a "Warden" who is an 1\mcrican Citizen living or working in your area. Should we need to disseminate urgent information to our citizens in Uganda, it will be done through this system.

Lost or Stolen Passports: Passports and other valuables shoulu be safeguarded al all times; be especially wary when traveling by bus or when going shopping. Keep a record of your passport number, and date and place of issue separate from your passport. J\ xerox copy of the page with your picture on it is very useful. Keep the address and tclcplionc number of the Embassy in Kampala with your record of your 1w3sporl. Your passport and other valuables should not be left in a hotel room or car, even a locked one. Wlicn not in use, store your passport in a secure place, such as a hotel safe.

Should you and your passport part company, report the loss immediately to the 11e::11csl poliLc sl;1titm. J\sk the police to furnish a certificate or loss stating the passport number. To ohlain a rcplace111c11t passport, citizens will need to visit the Embassy Tuesdays or Thursdays from 0830 to 12:00. Ir it is not jlllSSiblc for you to come at these times, please call the consular section in advance for an appointment. You will need the following documents:

I. Complctccl passport application form (available at !he Embassy).

2. If passport is stolen, a police certificate reporting the theft of the passport.

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4. So111c evidence of United States citizenship, i.e., driver's license, birth certificate, or nat111ali1ation cert i ficatc.

5. U.S. $60.00 ($40.00 for minors) in dollars or Ugandan shillings. Unfortunately, we can not accept checks or credit cards. These rates arc subject to change by the Dcparl111c11I of State.

The issuance ofa rcplace111cnl passport is not automatic and will depend on evidence prcscnh.:d confirming citizenship and identity. Procedures arc greatly expedited if the traveler has registered in person at the consular section of the Embassy. Please allow one week for processing your new passport. J\llho11gh, the consular section can "make" a passport in less lime, we arc rcquirql by law to perform a namcchcck before issuing the passport. More often than not, our namcchcck line to Washington D.C. i:; down. Th11s, wc rnust manually send passport information to Washington, D.C. and wail for a reply.

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Office#

250-319/344-579 (Kampala) 02-501-30 I /J (Nairobi) 042-20784 (Entebbe) 075-737-777 (Mobile Phone) 244-292/242-207 (office in Kampala 222-892 ( emergcnc ies) 02-503-755/506-790/604-920 (all numbers in Nairobi)

02-503-875 (numbers in Nairobi)

249-4 72/256-506/23 3-068 232-990/232-991

257-414 244-0 I I /244-015/244-567 234-200/259-880

232-990/232-991 259-563

27-1 1-403 7080

41-22-785-646/41-22-785-6484 1-800-523-81)]0 (in USA)

Updated 1191:

Medical Services in Kampala

Docto1·s Dr. E.R. Gibbons, Cieneral Dr. R. Stockley, General Dr. Steve Jackson, General Dr. I. Clarke, Genera I Dr. Sharizi, Orthopedics

Office'# 256-003 256-003 256-003 241-291 213-254

J\1ul;igo Hospital (clinic time 2pm-6pm)

A ftcrl 10111·#

075- 756-003 075- 75(i-OOJ

075- 741-291 075-73 1-2511

Dr. S. J. Mattas, Opthamology 270-222 (Mcngo Hospital) Dr. Pius Okongu, Ob/Gyn 230-612(clinic time 2pn1-6p111) Dr. Alicker, Dentist 254-858 Dr. .Johnson Acona, Veterinarian 5115-385/540-6112

Hospitals Mengo Hospital Mulago Hospital Nsambya Hospital Rubaga 1 lospital Kololo Hospital

Pharmacies Victoria Pharmacy, l'arlia111cnl Ave. Star Pharmacy, Kira Road Exe111phar Ph:1rn1acy, Kampala Ro:id

Laboratory Services Ebenezer Laboratory l'lut 761, Kampala l{oad

X-Ray Services K:idic

Blood Bank N:ikascro 69-J Nakascro Hill Road

Malaria in Africa and olhcr Malarious areas

270-223 55 11-00 I /554-003 267-012 2 70-203/2 70-2!Jtl 2J I -<JJ5

243-663/235-498 232-863/245-173 250-664/5

530-0116

257- 1184/257-155

Malaria is a disease whose prevention and other treatment is constantly changing as tile parasite becomes resistant to the different drugs use<l against it. Since no anti-malarial drug regimen alone can offer total protection, in addition to religious use of anti-malarial drugs, there arc a number of important measures to protect against mosquito bites and the acquisition or malaria. These include: I. Remain in well-screened area. 2. Use mosqu~to nets enclosed 3. Use insect repellents, containing about a 35 concentration of Deel on exposed parts of the body. 4. Spray clothi11g with pcrmethrin (Permanone) repellent. 5. Wear clothes that cover most of the body. 6. Use or a flying insect spray containing pyrethrum in living and sleeping areas. It should be emphasized that the risks for malaria can vary sig11ifica11tly within the same country, and that the medical doctors of general practice mentioned above remains your best source for the most current and specific information on malaria.

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Other Organizations in Kampala

International Organizalions CARE lnternalional Fcdcratinn or 1hc Red Cross

llnitcd Nations and Specialized Agencies UNICEF UNDP World Bank International Monctmy Fund

258-568/9

23'1-591/2 233-440/5

242-139 233-955

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMilEns

ARA (Amc:ric:tn Rccrcalio11 Association) Schools

Lincoln l111crnational School Lincoln School Prc-Scliool Kabira lntcrnalional Schon! Rainbow Acadt:my

Airlines Air rrancc Alliance Airlines Bel Air Chnrter 13ritish Airways Egypt Air Entebbe Airport Ethiopian Airlines Inter-Air Kenya Airways Sahena Airlines Sunbird Charters in Nairobi Tanzania Airways Ugnnda Airlines Uganda Airlines at E11klibe

Hotels in Kampala Sheraton Hotel fairway 1-Iotel Imperial Hotel Lions Hotel 233-934 Athena Cl11b Hotel Diplomatc Nik Hotel Rcstc Corner (a pis) EC]uatoria Hok·I

U.S. Embassy Kamp<ila

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267-033

254-<J()()

241-031 530-472 268-003

233-L195/256-.()56

34 11-011/344-015 257-796/257-716 (042)20721 257-414 236-910/241-276

(042) 20516 254-796/7 344-221/2/3 259-4 72/25 6-506/23 3-068

234-200/259-880 (02) 50142/50 I 4J/50' '1'1 234-671 232-990/1 (042) 20516

244-590/7 234-159/234-160/259-571 /5 233-460

241-428/233-812 268-3 I I /268-3 14 258-841/230-2,18/235-<)00/9

233- 706 250- 784

Updated 1/9L

Hotels in Nairobi Mayfair I lotel Grand Regency Serena I lutel Hilton 1 lotel Norfolk Hotel

Car Rentals 13elex Tours & Travel Limited Fresto Safaris Limited /\vis Rent;\ Car

H.cst:rnrants

/\thi11a Club

Bamboo Village/Speedway

Bimbo Ice Cream

Chopsticks

7 Coopers Road.

Crocodile Restaurant

Daas Ethiopian Restaurant

Domino's Pizza

Ethiopian Vi I I age

Fang Fang I Chinese

Garden Oar

Fasika

Gallery Cafe

Ha;rndi Indian Restaurant

Ice 11' Spice

Khana Khazana Indian

La Chateau

Maharaja Indian

Masala Chaat House Indian

Kob Grill Gazebo

Parrot's Cafe

U S. Embassy Kampala

02- 748-258/02-748-278 02-211-199 02- 725-111 02-334-000 02-:n5-422

234-180/34'1-590/6 Fax: 234-252/234-180 257-564 234- 744/257-280/25'1-52 l Fax: 257-277

30 Windsor Crescent, Kololo 341-428

Tank Hill

Siad Barre;\ vc. 231-748

Equatoria Hotel 250- 780/9

Kisemcnti Shopping Ctr.,Kololo 235-124 Fax: 231-652

Kiscmcnti Shopping Ctr.,Kololo 254-596

Plot 54/1, Kampala Road 255-380/254-834

Entebbe Road, Kampala 251-513

Kababgala, Gaba Rd ..

Greenland 13ank 13uilding 344-806

Fairway Hotel 259- 791

Greenland 13ank Building 268-571

Masaka Rd .. 272-20 I

Equatoria Hotel 250- 780/9 Ext. 806

9 DeWinton Rd .. 258-510

20 Acacia Rd .. , Kololo 233-409

Gaba Rd .. 268-215

Spekc Hotel 254-553

3 DeWinton Rd .. 236-487

Nile Hotel 258-080/9

Raja Cham be rs, Par I iamcnt ;\ vc 251-895

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Sgt. Peppers IPS Building 257-031/250-641 ---

Shanghai Restaurant Across from the Sheraton Hotel 236-213

Rhino Pub Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Crane Restaurant Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Victoria Restaurant Sheraton I-Intel 344-590

Lion 13ar & Grill Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Sitar/Little Flowers Oat Valley

Tandoor Restaurant Plot 70, Kampala Rd .. 235-112

Traltoria [talian Restaura11t Equatoria Hotel 250-780/9

SUPEl~MAHKETS

Quality Cuts ButchL:r Gaba Road 268-916 -

Rosa BrolhL:rs 13111d1er Gaba Road 268-165

Star Supermarket Jinja Road

Lu is in Ital iau Mark ct Kampala Road

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Algeria

Austria

Bclguim

Burundi

Canada

China

Congo

Cuba

CJprns

Denmark

FOREIGN MISSIONS RESIDF,NT IN UGANllA

Emlx1ssy of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria Plot 14 Acacia Ave., Kololo Hill Dr. P.O. l3ox 4025, Kampala Tel: 232-918/232-689

Consulate of the Republic of Austria Dank Lane, Plot 6, Entebbe Rd .. P.O. 13ox 11273, Kampala Tel: 23 3-002/24 1-5 5 8/23 5-786/250-7 54 I-ax: 23.1-002

Roya I 13elgu im Consulate Isl Floor, Room 49 UDC Building.Parliament Ave. P.O. Box 7043, Kampala Tel: 230-659/233-833

Embassy of the Republic of Burundi 9 Roscoe Rd . ., Kololo P.O. Box 4379, Kamp::ila Tel: 233-67 11 Fax: 250-990

Canadian Consulate 4 Tern an Ave., Nakasero P.O. 13ox 20115, Kampala Tel: 258-141 Fax: 234-518

Embassy of the People's Republic of China Plot J 7 Malcolm X Ave., Kolnlo l'.O. Box ,1106, Kampala Tel: 236-895/259-881 Fax: 235-087

Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo Plot 20 Phillip Rd .. , Kololo P.O. 13ox 4977, Kampala Tel: 233-777/232-021

Embassy of the Republic of Cuba l'lot 19 Nakascro Rt.I. P.O. 13ox 9226, Kampala Tel: 233- 742

Cyprus Consulate Athi11a Club I louse, l'lot 30, Windsor Crcsent, Kolnlo P.O. Oox 8717, Kampala Tel: 235-812/236-089/241-428

Royal Danish Embassy Crusader House, 4th/5th Floor,Plot 3, Lumumba Ave. P.O. Box 11234, Kampala

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Egypt

Ethiopia

Finland

Fm nee

Germany

G1·ccce

Holy Sec

1 ndia

Ireland

Italy

Tel: 256-71\J/256-liX7 Fax: 25,1-979

E111lrnssy ol" the Arab Republic of Egyrt Pint 33, Kolulo Hill Dr. P.O. Box •1280, Kampala Tel: 254-:-;25/2,15-152

E111bassy of the Democratic Republic of Ethioria Plot 5113 L11mu111ba Ave. Nakasero P.O. 13ox 77Ll5, Kampala Tc: I : 2 3 I -0 I 0

Consulate or Finland Plot 5 Sjh'.ke l{d .. , Standard Cha1krcd Bank Building P.O. IJox 7111, Kampala Tel: 258-':'.111241-623

Th<.: Frc1d1 Embassy Plot 9/11 l'arliament Ave., Embassy House 6th Floor P .0. 13nx T2 I l, Kampala Tel: 242-120/242-176Fax:l'l1-252

Embassy of ihe Federal Republic ofGer111a11y Plot 15, Pl1illip Rd .. Kolnln P.O. Box /016, Ka111pala Tl:I: 256-71,7/236-'1'21Fax:2•11--136

Greece Cunsulate Diamond I rusl, 3rd Floor Kam pal a Rd .. P.O. Box 1790, Kampala Ti.:!: 230-05(i Fax: 230-952

Apnslolil: N1111ciat11rc l'vlbuya I lill, Cllwa II Rd .. P.O. Box 7177, Kampala Tel: 221-167

The High Comlllissinn of India Bank of l3;1rnda, I st Flnor,J>lot 18 Kampala Rd .. P.O. Box 7040, Kampala Tl:I: 244-ld 1/257-168 Fax: 25 11-943

Embassy u 1· 1 re land Plot 12, Acacia Ave. P.O. Box 7791, Kampala Tel: 244-3·1,l/2tl4-J,18 Fax: 24tl-JSJ

Embassy ol" the Republic or Italy

Plot 11, Lnmdcl Rd .. Nakasero P.O. Uox 1l<i46, Kampala

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.Japan

Kenya

Tel: 241-786/256-416/250-450 Pax: 250-448

Embassy of Japan Sheraton Hotel 3rJ Floor, Rm. 304-8 P.O. IJox 23553, Kampala Tel: 34 7-317/9

The High Commission of the Republic of Kenya Plot 41, Nakasero Rd .. P.O. IJox 5220, Kampala Tel: 258-235/6 r:ax: 258-239

Kor·ca-North Embassy of the Democratic People's Rqrnblic of Korea Plot I 0, Prince Charles Dr. Kolo lo P.O. Box 5885, Kampala Tel: 254-603/243-'124

Libya The People's Uucan of the Great Socialist People's Libya .Jamahiriya Kololo Hill Dr., Plot 26

Malta

P.O. Box 6079, Kampala Tel: 244-92'1/5

Consulate of Malta 5th Street, Industrial Arca l'.0. Box 2133, Kampala Tel: 258-516/258-050

Netherlands Royal Netherlands Embassy Shell Bldg. 9-11 7th Street Industrial Arca P.O. 13ox 7728, Kampala Tel: 254-356/234-802/231-859 Fax: 255-560

Niguia The I ligh Commission of the f<cclcral Republic of Nigeria Plot 33 Nakascro Rd .. P.O. Box 4338, Kampala Tel: 233-(!91/2

Nonvay Royal Norwegian Embassy 20 Upper Kololo Terrace Tel: 343-621/255-465

Russia Embassy of the Russia r:edcration Plot 28 Malcolm X Ave, Kololo P.O. Uox 7022, Kampala Tel: 233-676/243-808

Rwanda Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda Plot 2 Nakayima Rd .. P.O. Box 2468, Kampala Tel: 34 11-045 Fax: 258-547

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South Afrka l-ligh Co1!l111ission t>f Ilic ](cpuhlic of Soulh Africa Kisuzi I lta1sc, Kyagwc Rd .. Td: 231-007/231-015/075-734-871r:ax:231-011/3,17-486

Spain I-lo11orary Consulak of Spain Uganda I louse, 911t r:loor P.O. Box 8695, Ka111pala Tel: 244-:\31/2,15-%7

Sweden Royal Swedish Consulate Stanbic Bank, 6th Floor 1111pala House - 45 Kampala Rd .. P.O. Box 'l I JI, Kampala Tel: 236-031/236-636 Fax: 341-393

Switzerland Cn11sulak t1f Switzerland Plot I, 13askcrville Rd .. P.O. 13ox '1187, Kampala Tel: 259-894

Tanzania I ligh Com:nission nftlw United Republic of Tanzania Plot 6 Kagcra l{d.P.O. Oox 5750, Kampala Tel: 256-755/2%-272

Thailand l<oyal Tlwi Consulate Plot 10, Kalitu11si Rd.13ugolobi Industrial Arca P.O. Box ~961, Kampala Tel: 236-182 Fax: 236-1,18

Crent llritai11 1-ligli Commission of the United Kingdom of Circa! Brit;1in and Northern Ireland Plot I 0/12 Par! ia111c11t A vc. P.O. Box 7070, Kampala Tel: 257-302/4

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Money, Credit Card and Communications Services

Banking Senices The following institutions can facilitate the transfer of funds from the U.S.:

*Standard Chartered !Jank: 5 Speke Road, telephone 258-21117.

* IJarcby's 13ank: 16 Kampala Road, tclepho11c 232-59417

Ccrta in loca I banks have corrcspo11dc11t banks in the U.S.: Citibank, NcwY ork is a corrcspo11dc11t ror U ganc.la Commercial 13ank, Gold Trnst 13ank, Greenland l3a11k, Nile 13ank, and Scmbule Investment l3a11k; America11 Express IJank is a concspo11clent for International Credit Bank Ltd~ Chase Manhattan is a concspo11de11t for the Bank or Oarock1; 13ankcr's Trust is a corrcspo11dcnt for Stanbic Bank. In addition, ccrtnin local FOR EX (foreign exchange) bmeaus claim lo perform wire lransrcr or funds.

Credit Carel Sl·1·viccs Arrnngcments can be nrndc to stop payment 011 VISA and M:1stcrCanl credit cards which have been lost or stolen. Ame1·it·:rn Express credit card shoulu be canceled by calling the U.S. yourself and canceling the cnu. American Express traveler checks can be refundeu through the office in the Sheraton Hotel. Cards from the U.S. arc repn:sentcd in Uganda at the addresses indicated below:

*Visa and MastcrCanl cards arc handled hy Barclays Bank at 16 Kampala Road, telephone 232-59417.

*The Amc.-ican Express head office is located at Rwcnzori House, I Lumumba Ave., groum.I floor. They can be telephoned directly at 347-915/617, fax 347-918, ;ind e-mail: express@imul.com. Services offered here arc related directly to credit card services and replacement of travelers' checks. Note: American Express card payments and cash advances have been suspended until further notice. Also, this office docs not issue travelers' checks.

The Branch office is located at the Sheraton Hotel, ground lloor shopping arcade. They can be telephoned directly at 236-767/C), fax 236-769, nr through the Sheraton receptionist 011 344-590/9 ext. 2112. Services offered here arc travel related, i.e. airline and tour bookings, issuance or major airline tickets. all payable using the American [x press card.

Delin1·y Suviccs Dll L operates in Uganda, providing fast delivery service lo most or the world, including the United States. As of December 1994, the st:111dard fee for delivering documents weighing between 0 and 500 grams (roughly 1.1 lbs) was 40,000 Ush. Packages other than documents in the same weight range cost 45,000 Ush. Anything larger depends 011 the weight. OHL is located at Black lines Hn11se, tel. 235-84t1/256-236/256-470.

Feclernl Express deliveries arc available through the American Express head office located I Lumumba Ave. They can be telephoned directly al 347-915/6/7.

The Federal Express branch office is located at the Sheraton Hotel, ground tloor shopping arcade. They can be telephoned directly at 236-767/9. This office serves as a drop-off center.

The standard fee for sending doc11111e11ts up to 500 grams to the United States is 34,000 USH with a transit time of <18 hours. Packages other than documents in the same weight range cost 55,000 USl-1. Anything larger depends 011 the weight .

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AT&T Telcpho11c Service

Tl 1crc is an i\ T&T !cleph1HIC ir1 U ga11da. 11 i~; J, 1cakd al lite Enlchl>c J{oad pnsl l ilfo:e. The plw11e is loca 1, d inside the office. To use it, check with one or the slaff al !he counters. They will show yuu the corr1 .:t

plnrne and a Ing book. YLHJ 111:cd to wrilc down the 1111111ber you arc calling and the ti111c lite call begins <111d e11ds. You pick up !he plt(1nc nnd listen. l11ilially you will hear <1 rapid beep indicati11g a line is being SlH1gl11. Then you will gel an A"f&.T operat1;r. You may place a collect call or charge tltl.! call lo your AT&T card at AT&T r.1tl!s (a-; of l'vl<11·1:lt I 'J')'i, appru'.:. $2.00 per n1inuk). Nole: this ol"licc clnses al 8:00 p.111.

Fax services Fax services arc abo avaih1hk: lltrouglt tl1c pnsl Lllficc al rite sa111c location. rvtnst ltnkls :111d larger lrnsine~s cslahlishmc1:l:; i1uw ltavl.! 1-'1\X rnachincs and they have provrn to lie reliable.

l11lerncl, c-rnail :11ul fax Scniccs Slarcom Co111n11111ication l1icatcd Rwenzmi l1ousc, I Lu11111111ha !\vt:., Jrd llonr. Tel: 2,13-1 <i6/')/24J- I (j() Swifr Global locatL·.d !PS 1:!11ildi11g, l';1rlia111c11t !\vl!., 8th llnor. Tel: JiJ J-292

J\'loncy Trans for While direct i11ll!rhank transfer 1nay be lhc Lisles! way to lransl'i::r 11wney l'ro111 !he U.S. l1l Uganda, in a11 emergency, you Call USC the racilitics oft lie Departmenl of Stall! to lra11s!Cr lllOIH:y. Thcrt: art: three ruulc~ you can 11se to forward muney to litl! Sl;1ll: Departml.!nt fnr onward transfer to the Ln1hassy: lia11k to ba11k t ransf t:r, Weskrn U 11 ion and postal nwney orders nr cash icrs cheeks. Weslcrn lJ 11 io11 is l he 1;1stesl incl hod; however, it is Ilic 111ost cxpt:nsivl!.

\Vcslcrn llnion: Senders wl10 have a 111ajor credil card may call Weslcrn Uni1>11 al (800) 325-<iOOO m 'ii 7<i to send the money. Othcrwi:;c, tl1l!y c;111 contact a local Western Union ofticc. They slto11ld purchase a money order for lite 1lesin:d amou11l plus$ I 5.00 (State Deparlllll.!Jlt Fee). The 111om:y nrckr must ht: 111adt: payahk tll the Dcparlmc11l of St;1k and have ;111 accompanying message with lite sender's name, address and lt.:lcphone n11111bcr, as well as the 11:111H~ ol"tlie recipient and the 1;1ct that lhl! nwney should go tu the l\111erica11 Embassy, Ka111pala, Uganda. Western U11in11 chargt:s a fee hasl!d Oil the illllntlnl SClll the nurnber or word:> in the Jllessage. The nw1H.:y mder and llll.!ssagl.! m11sl be sc.nl lo: Ovt:rseas Citizens Servit:cs, Depart111cnt 01·

Slate, Washington D.C. 20:\20.

B;111k to Bank Tra11sfcrs: Senders shu11ld i11J'urn1 their bank that they wish to wirt: tltl.! desired ;11rn111111 plus jA0.00 (the Slak DeparllllUll's $15 !"cc l(lr l!~;lalilishing the acco11nt a11d forwarding the 111uncy overs1.:as and a $25 bank fee) lo Nalions l\a11k, Slate Dl'parl111c11t l1rancl1, 2201 C. Stret:t N.W., Washingtu11, D.C. 20520. kkplionc (202) 62 11-4750.

ll"lhe st:nding hank asks li1r ;111 account 1111111her, the bank sho11ld bl! advised that C!\/OCS dncs not have a11 account with Nati(1ns Bank··- 111Cl11ey is simply being wired lo a ba11k located in the Dep;1rtn1e111 nr Stale

lrnilding. Depositors should ;1sk tlt;1l lhl! l"unds be wired "PUPID" (Payable Upon Prcscnlatilln of 1.D.). Thl· el1eck must be 111adc payable \n Ilic Dcpart111c11l ol' State and indicatt: the 11a111t: and overseas l1ll.:aticm or lite recipient (!\mcric;1n E111b;1ssy Kampala) as well as lite 11an1c, address and telephone number ol'the sender

Overnight Mail Delivcry/l<:egular Mail: i\ cashier's check or money onkr l()r lltt: desired amo11nt plus $15.00 (State Dcpcirl1nrnl lee) and made p;1yahlc lo the Department of Stale sltcHild he sent to Oversew; Citizen Services, CA/OCS, F'.no111 tl800, Dcparl111c11t ol'Statc, 2201 C Stred N.W., Wa:;l1ingln11, D.C. 20520 Personal checks arc not accepted. i\ lelti:.r willi tltt: semkr's name, address and tckphnne 1111111hl!r and the 11:1me ovl!rscas localilln of ll1c: recipient (!\111eric;111 Embassy Kampala) should he atlached. Ovcrnighl mail may not rcael1 ll1c action oll~cc for several days. Senders can nl>lain detailed i!IJ'Orlllalion liy calling lht: Citizen's E111t:rgl!ncy Ce11lcr number (202-67,1-5225)

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Security Tips for Travclcrs

Over the past decade, Uganda's security situation has improved considerably, but, as in most cities in most countries, Knmpala has its share of housebreaking, purse snatching and armed automobile theft. Awareness of these problems and certain prcc;rntions arc definitely in order.

On the streets, hold your handbag securely or keep your wallet in a front pocket. Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the same way everywhere. Carry only as much money as you need. Do not join crowds to find nut what is happening; if a crowd gathers around you, leave the area. Do not wear lnrgc amounts of jewelry when walking in town or driving in the country. Do 110! make ynursclr conspicuous by wearing outlandish clothing or exposing large areas of your body. African societies arc far more conservative in the wny they dress than we arc.

Roll up your car windows and lock the doors when you leave the car. Do not leave packages in the car that might tempt someone to break in. Keep a flashlight in your car or lake one with you when you leave the house al night. Power outages arc still frequent nml you may find yoursclrcrnning home to a dark compound and ho11se.

Walking

Walking is a way of life overseas. Traffic congestion 111nkes it a necessity for movement in the city. It cnn be enjoyable, but it c;111 be dangerous. Alert11e.<;s is your key to safely.

A. Vary your route. 13. Avoid infrequently traveled side streets ;:rnd alleys. C. Do not walk in Kampala artcr dark. D. Avoid loud colors or unusual styles of clothing. E. Do not carry large st1111s of 111011cy or wear large amounts of jewelry. F. Purse snatching is an ever present dnngcr. (fa thief gels a firm hold 011 your purse or h;indbag strap, do not ;itlempl to hang 011. You could be seriously injured by the fall. Do nut invite a purse snatcher hy swinging or dangling your purse in a careless nw1111er. G. Men should cnrry their wallets in a front pnnts pocket. II. Do not nash a large a111ou111 of currency in public places. Estimate the amount or your purchases beforehand nnd have thnl amount ready for presentation. Fumbling through your purse or wallet invites the grab and run thief to strike. I. Never pursue a thief on fool. I-le could he armed and seriously injure you. Sound the al;irm nnd hope that bystanders c;in aid you in recovering the items taken . .I. Do nut overburden yourself with bundles. You nre inviting the grab-and-n111 thief. Lock excess purchases in the trunk or your vehicle. K. Ir confronlcd by an armed thief Oil the street, do 1101 rcsi.\"f. L. Armed highway robberies and vehicle hijacking occur frequently in Uganda. If you find yourself a victim of one of these crimes, do 1101 resist. Generally, if you do 1101 resist, you do not get injured.

!hiving

Driving in Uganda (and in many other African countries, ror that matter) can be a disconcerting adventure al first. Not only must you gel useu to right hand driving, hut local drivers arc an individualistic and innovntive lot. One drives the way one reels rather than by traffic rules. However, alter a while one gets used to this and

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becomes a defensive driver, always CHI the <ilert for unpredictable Lid1avior, vehicles in pcwr conditinn, a11d pedestrians and bicyclists who, ;1s Ilic Ugandans say, "have just come to the city."

There arc still a few polin: d1eckpnints on major roads in the country-side, and some military check-points 111 the north. These are not ;ii ways clearly rnarkcd and at first you may not realize that a stone or branch in tile middle of the road is a roadblock, especially since the police or soldiers will he invisible under a tree at the side of the road. Always stop until you receive the nod to proceed.

Driving outside Kampala at night is not reco111111cndcd. If, for any reason, it becomes necessary, be alert for vehicles without headlights, potholes; and pedestrians who are difficult to see, especially if they wear dark clothing. Also watch for abandoned vehicles without warning lights.

If you arc inVLllved in an accident, do 11ot enter into a "my fault-your fault" argument. Try Lo find a policc111;111 or obtain the other individual\ name and address and leave the area as quickly as possible. Rcpor1 the accide11t to the police. If a hostile-looking crowd forms at the scene of the accicknt, you should leave the area and sei.·k i111111ediate pulice assistanu:.

SHOPPING Fairway Hotel Girt Shop; Ope11 10-7 Monday thru Saturday; baskets, Stools, Chairs, etc.

Gallery Cafe; Crafts fron1 Ugamlan artist and has regular a11 exhibits. It is located a few kilo111eters off Kib11ye roundabout 011 Masaka Road.

Nakasero Market or along Entchhc Road; Baskets, mats, drums, bark pictures, lloor mats and table mats can be bargained for.

Nommo Arl Gallery; OpCll lvlonday-Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-3; located on Victoria A Vt.:. near the Uganda Cl uh; Batiks and sC11lptures.

Pioneer Mall has over 40 sllnps, rn;111y selling local crafts.

Sheraton Hotel has st.:veral g,ifl shops including so11vcnirs(t-shirts, jewelry, sculpture, batiks), a llorist, news stand and photo dl'.vdopi11g shop.

Uganda Crafts, Bornbo Rel.., Bat Valley;. Open daily except SuncJay; Handicrafts, postcards, honey and potted plants and a cafe. A second Uganda Crarts is located across from Standard Chartered Bank nn Speke Road

Ugil on Kampala J(oad hast-shirts, L1lllcclotlls and dresses.

UNICEF has a shop selling cards and gifts. Thl'.y arc located al Kisozi House, Kyaggwe l~d .. ,'l34-59 l ext. 284 Baskets, mats, drums, bark c!uth products, pots and lots of handicrafts, these items can be bargained for. It is located behind The Natio11al Theater.

- 17 -U.S. Einbassy K<imp<1la Updated 1/91'.

Places of Worship

Every \\'eek, the S11ndoy New Vision 1mblishcs a fisting of cll//rches and religious ser\!ices. Check the New Vision j(H current times for services at these mu! other ch11rches.

Christ The King Church Catholic Church, Colville Street, Box 255 I, Kampala, Tel: 241500 Near the Embassy.

Mhuya Church, Mbuya Hill, Verona Fathers, Kampala, 221-506/221-00 I /2

St. l'vlary's Cathedral, Rubaga Hill, Kampala, 270-183/4/270-178

Chapel at Nsambya Hospital, Gaba Road, Nsambya, Kampala, 266-998/267-870/267-012/J

Our Lady of /\frica Catholic Church, Boazman Road (Mbuya), Box 65(J2 Kampala Tel: 221777

St. Paul's Cathedral (Church of Uganda/J\nglican), Na111ire111be Hill, Kampala, 272-274/270-212

J\11 Saints (lntcrde110111inational Protestant), J\kii-Bua Road, Nakasero, 342-128

Kampala Baptist Church, Mnkcrere Road, Kampala, 530-899

Kampala Pentecostal Church, Plot 87, Kampala Roat.I, Kampala, 3114-667/8/ 345-125

J\bunclant Life Faith Center. Bunamwaya Hill, Entebbe l~oad, Kampala, 200-091/200-436

Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Namirembe Rd., 13ox 1146, Kampala, Tel: 232791, 255656

Old Kampala Mosque, Namirembe Road, Kampala, 236-1('4

Makerere Univ. Mosque, Makerere University, Nankulabye Rm1d

The Church of Jesus Christ nf Laller-Day Saints, Colline I-louse, ground floor, Kampala, 23(1-474

Baha'i House of Worship, Kikaya Hill off Gayaza Road, Kampala. Tel: 540-511

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Na1m111gona, Hoima Road Tel: 542-461

Seventh day J\dventist, 18 Entebbe Road, Kampala, 2(17-967

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March 25, 1999

Dianne Bodeen Editor

Duty: ,March 19-26 Mark Powdermaker March 26-April 2 Randy Berry

Health Unit On-Call: March 20-April 4 Margaret Odoyi, RN The on-call number is 077-200-508

Do you have ~om(!thing fot The ~outee? Plea~e ~end It to the edltot, c/o Vitgil Bod(!en at US!I~, by COB Monday, ot give a call to th(! edltot befott! T u~d11y evening fot lad-minute item~. The ~outee i~ ~N>oftead by the editot, who acce~t~ ~~om:ibillty fot all mldakel:.

BEETLE BAILEY HEY, ROCKY, YOUR MUCl<RAl<EJI! 16 ONLY

TWO PA6E5

The Week's Calendar

Thursday: Drinking History - Alcohol in a Changing Society Uganda Society/FUNMA meeting with lecture by Prof.Justin Willis of Cambridge Univ, 5:30 pm at the National Museum.

Thursday: final auditions for "Oliver." Contact director Andy Williams at 269-376 for more details.

Friday: Opera! Arias by Ulrike Wilson, joined by Wanda Peters on duets, and Mark Wilson on English translations and scene­setting. 8:00 p.m. at the Sheraton. 5,000 Lish, students free.

Thursday, April 1: Monthly IWO meeting at the Museum, 10 a.m. Shreela Bose will speak about the deaf community in Uganda, and her work as a UN volunteer, helping to compile a new dictionary of sign language.

And coming up: Opening of "HOPE,"an exhibition by five young Ugandan artists and the well-known painter Jasper Ssemwanga. April 11, at 5:00, with the exhibition running from April 11 to May 2. At The Gallery Cafe.

W/iy doe!;11 't glue !:tick to t/ie in!:ide of the bottle'?

! To Work I

n The hours are sometimes long and often involve evenings, and you won't get rich on the salary. But you will be working in one of the nicest settings in Kampala. meeting some of the nicest people around. Every day offers new opoor1 unities c:--1d challenges.

The ARA. because of staff reduction and some leave schedules, is in need of some part-time help in management. It is possible that It could become a full-time job. So if you are the social type, can work well as a member of a small team. and especially if you have had any experience in management or the food/hotel industry. contact ARA Manager Cathy Cliff or any of the ARA board members.

"I am available to house sit to insure everythiflQ is where you left it when you return. I am ai;,::; portio! to the canine ar'""· · '~ · 2 members of yoL·: tami1y . .ti.vailable

•r itil the end of June. You can call me ·-,fter five at 341-737."

Nancy Otto, Self Help Coordinator American Embassy.

I To Fly I Train for your private pilot license (PPL) with Kampala Aeroclub. The Ugandan PPL is valid world-wide. This small and friendly flying club operates from Kajjansi airstrip only 20 minutes from Kampala. We offer a trial lesson for only US$ l 00. This is the most economical way to see if flying is for you as well as making a great gift.

For schools, clubs and groups of people we offer our Air Experience days. At a minimal cost to the individual these days offer everybody the chance to experience the unique pleasure and excitement of flight. We also operate the most competitive charter flights to all the usable airstrips in Uganda. including all the popular game parks.

For more information, contact Jeremy on 075-768-901, or Russell on 075-690-173, or e-mail us on barnsey@imul.com.

I To Clean l If you hate taking clothe~ to tr:0 ::'.:) cleaners for just a couple of spots or freshening up YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE CUSTOM CLEANER!

So claims a product recommended by Gloria Junge. This combination of dryer­safe bag and dry cleaning sheets works in your dryer. and each of the three sheets cleans and freshens up to 4 garments.

This compactly-boxed product can easily be mailed, so you might want to request one in your next CARE package. Money boc r; guoianteel

I To Climb)

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The "Roudout Reoort" ori r:-limbing Mt Elgon i~ in hand, ior you, ,..;-erusal. Here are some highlights:

-:-:hildren younger than 8 are probably too young for the climb. While you have to bring a good number of things. porters will carry it for you! (7.00 Ush per day per porter). The climb costs 90,000 Ush per person, payable at park headquarters in Mbale. Guides (8,000 Ush per day) are arranged for ahead of time. A driver is advisable to return your car to Mbale for the duration of the hike.

The first day takes you from 1700 to 1900 meters (6 hours), day two from 2900 to 3,500 (another 6 hours), and day three to Wagagai Peak, 4321 meters and back to camp (8 hours). Days four and five, back down, including a return to Kampala if you start early enough.

You can probably do the trip faster without children, but altitude is a factor, so why rush? Hikes around the crater can also be factored in to the trip.

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The Brothers Of Invention

By lfank Burchard

W E ALL KNOW that much of Amer­ica was built on the blood. sweat and tears o( slaves, hut visitors lo

the Smithsonian's Anacosti.1 Museum may be surprisr.J lo learn how much we also owe lo bbck brainpower.

The honor roll includes such familiar names as astrononier Benj.1rni11 nanneker ( 1731·1806), ol courSI!, and every rw.anut butter ~indwich is a testi111onial to the al­most magical aLility of Ge•)rge W. Carver ( 186·1·I9·13) lo find new us~s for the "goo­bt'r pea." once thought fit only lo feed sl.1·.-e; and livestocl<.

F.:ack American invent0rs also h-"nefit~d evl'rpr1e who turned on a li~ht or radio thi:; morning, donned dry·deaneu cl»thf's, put on shoes. touch~d up a pern1.1nent wavr., stirred sugar into hi5 or her corree and went to work by train or subway.

Granville Woods (1856-1910) bernne known as "the black Edison· for his 111.lll)'

inventions or telegr.1phic anrl electrical de· vices. and Lewis Li timer (I iJ.18-1 Y28) not only served as patent·drawi11g draftsman lo Fdi;on and Alexander Gr.1ham Bell but himself patente<l l1ght bulb i111provemenls.

Lasted, or lorm·fitting, shoes were ru· in<Jusly expensive before Ja11 E. l>l.1tzeliger ( 1852-89), an immigrant fr 0111 wh.1t w.1; then Dutch Guiana, de,Tloped the first J.i5ting machine in Lynn. M:1ss., in 1883. 13-:f.ire then a skilled sh0o~niaker might turn out a few pairs a d.1y by h.111d; with M.it1.c· liger's machine he could pr0oluce ·75 p.1irs.

Tho111as L. Jc~nings ( 179I·185')) nf N"w York us~d lhe profits fro111 lhc dr)··cle.rning pr<><:e-;; ht: in·.-ented to underwrite abolition activities.

l>IHj<.1ric Joyner, an associ:ile or M.1d.1rn CJ. Walker, the [amous lil:1ck beauty· products entrepreneur, patented .in el<:c· Irie perm.1nenl·wave machine' in ! ')28.

Refined sugar was 101111.J 011ly on rich people's tables before Norl><:rt llillieux ( 1806·9~) o[ New Orlrans pat en! cd a high· ly efficient v.1cuurn process 1h.1t trans· formed the sweetener frn111 :1 luxury lo a st.1ple. lkfore that, sugar r:111e juice had been slowly and laboriously boilt·.d efown, much like rnaple syrup, and the 111ain end pr<xlucl was molJsses.

Rillieux l(r<'W rich from his invention. yet paid a terrible price. The: ·ild "J,1111aio train" refining proces·; h.1d ken oper.1ted "and o.,.~rsren by black~;. slave •Jr f[(~C. but thl' pbntati•Jll ownt:rs brnu1•.hl in F11r<J· l-''~:n1:-; t•> 'Jl'~.·r:ll{' tlif.' Hillit:ll.'\ 1.'V.lJ.lfH;\fru s. Th·: i11..-ent11r fu1111d hi111,;elf 1r.1i11i11~ n1c11

with whom he could nrJt sit al table. and as the Civil War drew nigh, Rillieux was in­creasin~ly h.iras!X'd and cheate<i. In 1861 lw returned to Paris. whe:re he had been ed11c.itcd, and thl' planters blithely cut off his r•Jyalty payments.

Wherever railroads ru11 we owe h•lllor l<J Elijah McCoy (18-13-1929). who i11·.-e11ted the auto111:ilic oiler. Unlil then ii Ind been necess.iry to stop trains ever)' few miles lo sq11irt oil on the 1110\·ing parts. Counlrrkits a11d variations of his device n.~~.1i:c1 the market. but the prudent enginee~r wouldn't turn a wheel until he was s.11isfirrl his train was equipped with the real ~fcCuy. (The expression may have been 11'-':d earlier. but this l\lcCoy made it part o( the lrnr,11.i~•:.)

While the rnajnr theme of the c.d1ibit is the tr111mph of the queslin~ spirit, an al­rnnst c•in:;ta11t counterpoint is thr fru;tra· lion :i11d 011triKht fr.11id bL1ck invenl•XS ha1c f.1ceJ. G.11re1t 1\. r.f,)rp,.111 (1375· l 'J•j:l) .,f CJ..ovrh11d. i111·e11le.>r of the t'11;;i1l.11 !'."·' 111.1:J:. ~tvktl li11;1,t:ll "H1~ Chid t.J,i:;.111· 1: ... ·ca11:;e he w.1.< afr.1id w·hitc fi1t'lllt'll ""lulcl

refuse to use a blac.k m.rn's invention. Ile was right. After !>!organ's race was re­vealed in news accounts of how he f!'S(:ue<l (white) workers from a gas-filled lu11ncl, several fire dep.l!t111e11.ts oncefed orders.

"l.ll.irk Edison" \Vl)t)(ls. hoping to avoirl being lrc.1ted as a Nep,rn, pretended lo be descended from natives of Mal.1ysia and i\uslralian aborigines.

Lewis Te111ple (1800-54) im·ented the toggle-head harpoon th.11 made whaling p1.ictic.1l and yielded great fortunes for many a New England f.imily, but failed to patent it and died poor.

The ultimate irony must be the fat•: of llcnry /\. l\.Jwrn.rn of W<Jrccstrr, Ma'">s., who went broke when p.1lenl pirates sl•)le his m~thod of m~king ... Am~rican fi.1gs.

Personal Security:

The following is a cautionary tale to keep at hand . or to tuck away for future use.

This happened in Columbus: /\ woman was shopping at the Tuttle Mall in Columbus. She came out to her car and saw she kid a flat. She got her jack and spare out of tile trunk. A man in a business suit ci;, ,,~ up and started to help her. When the tire hall been replaced, lie asked for a ride to his car on the opposite side of the Mall. Feeling uncomfortable about doing this, she asked why he was on this side of the mall if his car was on the other side. He claimed he had been talking to friends.

l>OONESBUUY

Still uncomfortable, she told him that she had just remembered something she had forgotten to pick up at the Mall, and she left him and went back inside. She reported the incident to the Mall security and they went out to her car. The man was nowhere in sight. Opening her trunk, she discovered a briefcase the man had set inside her trunk while helping her with the tire. Inside were rope and a butcher knife!

NON SEQUITUR

When she took the tire to be fixed, the mechanic · informed her th::t there was nothing wrong with her tire, that it ,.,;is ; lat because the air had been let out of it!

Please be safe and not sorry. Although this happened in Columbus, it could happen anywhere. Just a warning to always be alert. Pass this along to every woman you have acce-;s to. Never let your guard down. Sometimes tlu t feeling in your gut is the voice of God!

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1. "Thi!: hot dog la!:te!: tnttlble," lorn L:iid {Ftankly) 2. "I w111: fleeced," Tom cor1fu1:i;nd ________ _ g_ "Wc/'/P.101:1 the liouk of fl!lty t11le1:," Torn 11nr1ouhced -----·---4. "Mt. ~pock'1: e1t1!! look i;lllu," lorn ~:ild ________ _ 5. "Ohdet1:ho1 Ii; tnlldiJ," Torn rn11otled 6. "I lovll bei11g_ uhdnt lhll big to~,'' Torn ~tofoi;i;nd ______ _ 7. "I !:I/Id, 'P111:s the l>l!ttnPJ:llh cl1Ges1J,"' Torn decl11rr.d ct?. "Who Clites that this bouq1rnl Is rnli;i;lr1g 11 nowr.r?" Torn rn111:1Jd 9. "Doctor, I'll w11il 111: lohg II!: you like," Torn i;siid ____ _

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~~ fang fang Re~taurant

Located on 3rd Floor of Greenland Bank Building on Kampala Road. Excellent Chinese food. Open for lunch and dinner. TEL: 244806

Shanghai Restaurant Across the street from the Sheraton Hotel in the Uganda Club buildings. Well-prepared and presented Chinese food. Indoor and balcony dining. TEL: 236213

Haandi Indian Restaurant Located in Equatoria Hotel near main lobby entrance. Excellent Indian food. Book for weekends and for large groups. Service is leisurely. Open for lunch and dinner. TEL: 250780/9 Ext. 806.

TRA TTOR.IA RESTAURANT Authentic Italian and continental, satisfying food and service. Located in Equatoria Hotel on lower level by the swimming pool. TEL: 250780 Ext. 859

DOMINOS PIZZA An American pizza clone. While not the real thing, close enough to satisfy a craving. Delivery available: small eat-in area. Corner of Entebbe and Kampala Road near Barclay's Bank. TEL: 251513

Sam's Restaurant Continental and Tandoori, open for breakfast, lunch, teatime and dinner. Opposite Sure House at 78 Kampala Road. Good variety to satisfy a crowd. Pleasant outdoor dining. TEL: 251694.

Maharaja Restaurant Indian and western food. Located in the Speke Hotel in downtown Kampala. Well­prepared food. Extensive menu. Indoor and outdoor dining. TEL: 254553.

Catch the lunch crowd or the night life at the following places in this shopping center located just off Acacia Avenue in Kololo.

CR.OCODILJE. RESTAURANT Indoors or out, you'll like the continental food and the excellent service.Try the ice cream for tea time.Closed Mondays. TEL: 254596.

7 Cooper Road Continental with pleasant bar or outdoor seating. Limited vegetarian food, open for lunch and dinner Closed Sundays .. TEL: 235134

Just Kicl\ing S11orts Bar Relax and hear a good one, or tell your own

(View sample menus in the Hotel Hospitality Room)

Shopping in l(a111pala

Ug:rndn Crafts is a cooperative or!iandicappcd workers which has a good selection C1f'local cra11s. They also have a small section of "antique'' carvings, weavi11gs and artifacts from the region. Uganda Crafls, which also has a small outdoor eating area serving a local lunch. is located 011 Bomba Road, north of the Luisun Italian Deli.

Crafts Market at the National Theatre. This market is located hchiml the National Thelltrc (and near the Masala Chaat House Restaurant). This large market has loci! and imported \Vares from lhc region. You can sign this cooperative's visitor's book at shop number 30. /\\tractive purchases can include carved chief's chairs which disassemble for packing. You'll find batiks, jewelry, baskets, carvings, soapstone, etc.

The Gallery Cafe is located a few kilometers off the Kibuye Roundabout on Masaka Road. They have traveling exhibits by Ugandan and other African artists aml a small but select crall shop. Meals arc both tasty and beautifully prescnte<l (try the "Death by Chocolate Brownie" presented with a passion fruit Oower!). The Gallery Cafe is outside the cily center in a rather out of' the W(l)' spot. Allow extra time to visit.

The Nyanzi Art Gallery is on Parliament /\venue in an arcade just acrn:;s the street from the British High Commission building (which also houses the American Embassy). This gallery sells works by lorn! artists (paintings, batiks, etc.) The Gallery is next door lo Pnrruts Cale, another pleasant lunch spot.

Makula is located near the Embnssy Admin Annex on Kaso1.i Road in Kcilolo. Watch for the pink hippo sign. Makula is a cottage in<luslry using Ugandan woven fobric lo make upsc.nk items such as women and children's clothing, men's shirts am! tics, table linens, lined picnic bac;kels, etc. They also have straw hats and bags. Makula will take special orders and ship them lo you. Phone first to 245616.

RSll Textile Shop is on Kampala Ro~1d near Biplous. Look for the yellow door. You can find woven kikoi's, table cloths and bed covers in the bright colors of Africa. The cotton is grown in Uganda and woven at the RSU Vocational Training Institute near Nakulahye Market (also an interesting place to visit). The downtown shop has some shirts and children's drcs'.~es made from the wcavings, or you can order lo your specilic:itions.

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EM EH C EN CY C 0 NT A C 'I' N lJ /\'I B EH S

CONT_l\.LL.!~1-ARLN ES l\T_J'OST ONE (They will contact the health personnel)

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M e !l i c nLl_l_i,:_Li.Q!!!! !;\ Tt.:I• Embassy Health Unit (8a 111. - 'I JOp 111 )

Embassy llealth l.lii11 Cellphone No. 2·1 flours Irene Miller, FSPJ\ Tel

Tel & Stockley (post medical advisors) Tel

(After office lto111s)

Margaret Odoyi, RN

Office of Drs. Gilibo11s

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• If you arc injured iu a traffic acrideul or have any severe injury or illness, nrc havi11g chills and fl'.Ver, or 11nco11lrollcd diarrhea, please contact the 111cdical staff or the 111ari11c Guards, post I, for assistance. Do Nol go to the hospital without contacting one of the medical staff first. The hospitals are ofteu closed at 11ight and medical attention is nut readily availahlc.

II EA LT II IU SK S IN ll GAN DA

T r a ff i c a c c i d c ll l s ii re gr !.'. il l It e i I I 1 Ii r i s k . d l I !.'. I l) l It e I ii c k (J r (' 111 c I g (' II c v 11 l (' d i l ; ii s c r v 1 cc s 111 I Ii c cu t111 try !_'.l t!li~ __ l!L~Y !! y~~_y_t; ii U!_lil'._~1 L l!__t;_l t,

The lllOSl COllllllOll C<lllSC nr 11avclt.:r's diarJl1ea, ii si.:lf-li111iti11g ill11c-;s Lts1i11s s c v er a I days, is in rec t in 11 wit It F. Co Ii Sa I 111o11e11 a. SI 1igi.:11 ii u r C ii 111 p y I u l> ii ct u r You arc advised to avoid uncooked foods, t111pccled frt1it, and tap wi1t(·1.

including ice. Frcque111 l1a11d washi11~ willt soap i111d 1t11111i11g \\<lll"I'

The tap water in Uga11da is t111safe to drink (even in good llolels) Travcle1s s Ii 0 ll I d d Ii JI k b 0 t t 1 e d \Va l c I • 0 I r c q l I cs l Ii() i I c d . ri I l t.: r l.: d \Vii l e I . () 0 ll 0 l ll s e i c l"

U ll I CS S )' 0 LI k ll 0 \V i l J 1 ii S b CC JI Ill ii d C (" r 0 Ill S ii f'e \Val e f.

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Conta111i11ated ruod is a COllllllOn SOllJCe or ill11ess i11 Uga11da Wl1e11 selecting foods al reslaura11ls, be sure the food is hot, well cooked and has a clea11 appearance. Uncooked vegetables and salads arc best avoided. Fresh rrui1 is sarc if the peels have been rc111oved. Care should also lie taken i11 ea1i11g 111ilk products such as ice crea111 or u11pas1curizccl 111ilk.

111 Uganda, 11011sterilc populat in11 groups

there is a high ri~;); oracq11i1i11g lll\' rrorll llllJHOtected SC:\,

injections and blood tra11sl.usio11s /\bout 20% of the local arc 111\I positive and the percc11tages i11creasi11g 111 high risk

Scliis1oso111iasis is a parasitic disease with a wide range or cli11ic<1I rnanif"estalions. Flukes that use speciric fresh waler s11ail species as the host cause it. 111rcctcd s11;iils release large llllllllicrs or 111i11utc frce-swirnn1ing larvae which arc capable or penetrating the unbroken skill or the liur11a11 host. Even IJIUEF exposures to co11ta111inated water ca11 result in inrcction. The greatest risk is wadi11g or swi111111ing in fresh water areas where snails are present. Bathing in conla111i11atcd water can also tra11s111i1 infcctio11 llu111a11 schistoso111iasis ca1111ot be acquired by wading or swi111111i11g i11 s;ilt water or in adequately clilori11a1ed swir11111i11g pools

D 0 II 0 I pc I 0 r reed a II y s l I a)' ca I 0 I d 0 g. I r s Cl il l c Ii('. d 0 I I> i II e 11 ' \Va s Ir im111cdia1ely with copious a111ou111s of soap and rn1111111g waler. Even if already i111111u11iscd you need additional post cxpns111c trca1111c111 011 days O a II d 1

Malaria 1s a co11sla11t threat 111 Uga11da, a11d all travelers should take precautions to prevent co111racti11g this lire 1l1rcate11i11g disease The 111us1 i111porla11l (JICVClltivc trcat111e11t IS the taking of 111alaria prophylaxis 111cdicatio11s These 111cclicalio11s should lie started lierore e11teri11g ;1 111al;11i;1 are a T Ii c c Ii () i c c s a re a s ru 11 () \V s

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I. !\lcfloq11i11c (l.ari11111)

This is 1hc drng or choice for lravell:rs 10 Uganda (l.>2%) cffcclivc The tablets arc lakcn once a week, and C011li1111ed for l'our weeks ar1cr returning to a 11011-lllalarial area.

2. Doxcyclinc

This is a tetracycline drug, taken once a day, and continued for four w c e ks a ft er I caving a 111 a I aria I arc a. It is very s a f c, but t li o s e ta k i 11 g 11 should be diligent in the use or su11scrcc11s due to occasio11al p ho lo Se 11 s i Ii vi I y i'ro Ill I h c drug. l t 111 ll s I b c I ii k e II w i l h food, a 11 d Ill a k es women more susceptible to yeast in!'ections. It cannot be used l>y pregnant WOJllen Or children under 8 years or age

2. Pal11dri11c/Chloroq11inc Co111honalio11

This cornbinalion is generally well tolerated, l>ul provides only aboul (i5% protection. These drugs arc considered safe in pregnancy and fur children. Paludrine is taken daily and chloroquine weekly. It should he c () 11 l in u e d ro r roll I week s a rt c r rel ll 111 i 11 g l () a 110 11 - 111 Cl I il r iii I are a

l 1 1"l'.\'Clllio11 or Mosquito bites is lllOSI CSSl'lllial, since 110 propl1ylasis i s I 0 0 °/.1 e f f e r I i v c . O!hcr Prolt•ctivc 111c:1s11res:

I. ltemain i11 wcll-suee11cd areas at night 2. Use 111osq11ito nets enclosing the lied while sleeping. J. Use insect repellents co111ai11i11g deet. '' . Spray c Int Iii 11 g w i l h p yr cl h ru 111 rep c 11 e 111 .

5. We a r Ion g s I cc v es. a 11 d Io 11 g pa 111 s a ft c r d 11 s k. 6. Use a l'lying i11scct spray co111ai11i11g py1c11l111m 111 living a11d

sleeping areas.

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UGANDA The Pearl of Africa

GEOGRAPHY

Uganda is a land-locked country on the northern shore of Lake Victoria in the center of Africa. The country is bordered by Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zaire. The land varies from semi-desert in the north-east, to the lush and fertile shores of Lake Victoria, to the Ruwenzori Mountains in the west, and the beautiful, mountainous south-west. The equator runs through Uganda, but the equatorial heat is tempered by the altitude which averages over 3,500 feet above sea level.

PEOPLE

Uganda has a population of over 14 million people made up of a complex and diverse range of tribes. Lake Kyoga forms the northern boundary for the Bantu-speaking peoples who dominate much of east, central and Southern Africa, and, in Uganda, include the Bagandans and a number of other tribes. The Baganda people are the largest group in Uganda making up approximately 16% of the total. The Nilotic-speaking peoples, the Lango (near Lake Kyoga) and Acholi (near the Sudan border), live in the north. To the east are the Teso and Karamohong who are related to the Masai and also speak Nilotic languages. There are Pygmies who live in the forests of the south-west. Prior to their expulsion in 1972 the Asians comprised about 2% of the population.

THE CITY OF KAMPALA

The name Kampala came from a Bantu word Mpala meaning a type of antelope which, it is said, the Buganda chiefs used to keep on the slope of a hill near Mengo Palace. The name Hill of the Mpala was given specifically to the hill on which Captain Fredrick Lord Lugard, a British Administrator, established his fo11 in December 1890. At the fort, which was also an administrative post, Lugard hoisted the Imperial British East African Company flag in 1890. The fo11 at Kampala Hill (now known as Old Kampala Hill) attracted several hundred people and a small town developed.

Kampala grew and the town spread over the surrounding hills until it became known, like the city of Rome, to be built on seven hills. These historical hills are Rubaga, Namirembe (Mengo ), Makerere, Kololo, Kibuli, Kampala and Mulago. On top of three of these hills - Rubaga, Namirembe and Kibuli - places of worship were built - Catholic, Protestant and Muslim respectively. In 1906 Kampala was declared a township. The railway joining Kampala with the coast reached Kampala in 1915. The city continued to grow and now covers 23 hills over an area of 100 square miles. c

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF UGANDA'S HISTORY by

Christine Kiganda U.S. AID

The Colonial Period: (1890's - 1962)

Dominated by British administration, taking advantage of social-administrative infrastructure found on the ground and standardizing it to all areas of loosely linked communities. British education system introduced. British, French and Arab religious influences entrenched.

The Prestigious Sixties (Post-Independence Decade): "Obote I Era"

1962 Independence. Stable economy. Sound physical and social infrastructure inherited. new multi-party political culture introduced and soon abrogated for a monolithic, socialist political system. Education system one of the best on the continent. People talk nostalgically of the 60s because development indices today have yet to rise to those of the 60s.

The Reeling Seventies (Amin Era):

Exodus of expatriate and Asian manpower and its replacement by inexperienced local manpower. The coflec boom. Social-economic structure turned upside down as the unschooled assume control of government and the professionals are relegated to the bottom ranks of the economy. Overnight illiterate millionaires and impoverished professors. Mass destruction of life and property.

The Dilapidated Eighties (Obote H Em):

Hope turned sour. Collapsing economy. Civil strife intensifies. Politically inspired unwieldy expansion of educational institutions. Deterioration of services. Unprecedented destruction of life and property in Luweero Triangle.

The Reform Decade - The Nineties:

Picking up the pieces and rebuilding. Soul-searching and trying out new experiments in every sector. Concerted suppmt by the donor community.

INTERACTING WITH UGANDANS

Ugandan Hostlitality:

Visiting Ugandan Homes: Guests are highly honored individuals - especially foreign friends and in-laws. They must be well-fed and pampered, even if the hosts have to go without. Hosts will feel hurt, slighted if visitors refuse to eat/drink anything. They may also give you a parting gift --

a live animal, fruit, cratl -- its usually freely and sincerely given.

Lavish, length greetings! Ugandans are generally brought up to greet everybody, even strangers. You do not have to be introduced or even introduce yourself before you greet anybody -introductions may or may not come later. You are believed to harbor ill will if you do not greet others. As a visitor, the same individuals will greet you several times over and inquire about your family and all you've lefl behind. They are liberal with their handshake.

Dining Etiquette: Courses within a meal are limited. Routinely expect a huge main course with a variety of starches, sauces, meats and vegetables. You will typically not get a dessert. Traditional Ugandan hosts like guests who relish their food. If you clear your plate, it is a signal that you are ready for more. It's not wrong to leave food on your plate -- it's the signal that you've really had enough. Food will not be handed around in bare hands, it must be placed in some container, even if this can only be a piece of banana leaf or fiber, and covered. People generally use hands to eat. If they cannot afford to provide you with cutlery, they will offer you water to wash your hands

before and atler the meal. Mannerisms differ between communities. Don't be shocked if some people belch loudly, or if they wash out their mouths in full view as they wash their hands after a meal. Most families will say grace before a meal. Look out for it before you start.

Naming Patterns and li'orms of Address:

In formal contexts - which tend to predominate in Uganda - people expect to be addressed by their titles: Mr .. , Profossor, Reverend etc. The strong tradition of respect for the older generations requires that younger people address their elders by their title+ surname. Ugandans initially foel uncomfortable adopting the American first-name form of address with American supervisors and senior colleagues. If you avail only your first name, you may well be addressed as Mr.. John or Mrs/Miss Cathy. However, there are categories of names which sand independent of all other titles and are used indiscriminately as forms of address by both young and hold.

(a) Twin-related names: (Luganda) Salongo (father of twins, Nalongo (mother of twins), Wasswa, Kato, Babirye, Nakata.

(b) Empako (ceremonial) "pet" names given to all 13anyoro and Batooro ): Akiiki, Adyeri, Amooti, Araali, Abooki, Abwooli, Atwoki, Atennyi, Apuli, Abala, Acaali and Okaala (for King).

Concept of Time, Appreciation, Speech-making:

Expect to contend with a relaxed attitude to time - it is not paramount et. People will arrive at meetings 30, 40 60 minutes late. Leaders will keep their audiences waiting for hours. Some have attempted to announce starting time an hour etc. ahead of intended time to accommodate late coming: others consider this deleatist. The growing private sector is gradually enforcing positive time-management. The struggle continues. Ardent speech-makers. An African trait? People will deliver endless speeches, eulogies, sermons otlen oblivious to the fact that previous speakers have covered identical ground. Timing of

programs/agenda has tone strictly planned and regimentally enforced, if it is within your power.

The concept "Thank You" in Uganda extends beyond interpersonal exchange to a shared, communal experience. It operates at any of three levels: (a) my appreciate for what you have done for me personally; (b) my recognition/appreciation for what you do generally e.g. for the community - i.e. the "well-done" concept, and (c) my sharing in/appreciation for what you have achieved for yourself, i.e. the "I'm happy for you" concept.

Working with Ugandans:

It is imp011ant to keep in mind that skill, capability and talent among Ugandan professions is lying out there steeped in the apathy left by over 20 years of chaotic rule. You may need to probe for it. However, a little prodding, recognition and encouragement may be all you need to do to resurrect it.

PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE KAMPALA AREA

Kisubi Tombs are situated a few kilometers out of Kampala on Nabulagala Hill on the Kampala­Hoima Road. They are Lhe site of the tombs of the Kings known as the Kabakas ofBuganda. The tombs are open from 0900 to 1800 throughout the week and there is a small charge. The largest building, which is the tomb house, is called Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga. lt is a large thatched round house which retlects traditional Ganda architecture. Just outside the main tomb to the right is a small cannon which was presented to the Kabaka Muteesa I as a gift by Grant and Speke in 1862. Be prepared to remove your shoes when you enter the tomb. The descendants of the wives of the Kabakas live in huts around the main tomb and look after it. They are usually inside making mats. Visitors are expected to leave a tip for them in the small bowls provided.

The Uganda Muse um is located on the edge of the Kitante Valley with an entrance on Kamwokya Road. Displays include a number of items from archaeological sites from around the country. There is also a collection of musical instruments including many drums.

Nommo Gallery is sandwiched between the Nakasero Presidential Lodge and UNDP Village. Art work by local artists and other artists from East Africa is displayed. The gallery has a gitl shop selling artworks and crafts.

The National Theatre and the African Craft Village behind it. The National Theatre is located on Dewinton Avenue. It was built in the 1950s and first opened in 1959. There is something presented most weekends - dances, drama and music. The African Crafl Village behind the Theatre has a good selection of crafts and curios from all over the country.

Religious Buildings include the Kibuli Mosque dominating Kibuli Hill on the other side of the railway station from Nakasero Hill; the huge Roman Catholic Rubaga Cathedral on Rubaga Hill; The Anglican Namirembe Cathedral where the congregation is called to worship by the beating of drums; the enormous Sikh Temple right in the center of the city; the Baha'i Temple at Kanyana It is the only Temple of the Bahai religion that is found in Africa. From the temple itself there are wonderful views of the city of Kampala and the surrounding countryside.

Kisiugiri House is home to three tortoises estimated to be about 200 years old. They were carried back from Mauritius by King Mwanga when he returned from exile in the 1980s. Kisingiri House is located in Mengo just outside Kampala.

The Independence Momunent is mounted against the white wall between The Sheraton, Speke and Grand-Imperial Hotels.

The Parliament Buildings complex is located on Parliament Avenue. The archway at the entrance is the symbol of Uganda's independence and on it there are otlen perched what must be one of the world's ugliest birds -- the marabou stork. On the metal gates at the entrance are the emblems of the original districts of Uganda. Inside, at the entrance to the main Chambers (which is as far as visitors can go) are engravings representing the different modes of life in all the districts.

Gallery Cafe is eight kilometers from the city center on the Kibuye - Nateete Road. In addition to serving excellent food the Gallery Cafe has an exhibition area showing the work of local and East African artists. There is a small, but well-stocked crafts shop. Closed on Mondays.

Botanical Gardens are outside or Kampala at Entebbe. They are well worth a half day visit. The gardens are situated along the side of Lake Victoria (The second largest Fresh water lake in the world. Lake Superior in the USA is first.) between the Sailing Club and the center of Entebbe town. They were laid out in 1901. The Entebbe Wildlife Education Centre is nearby. It started as a small animal orphanage and gradually developed into a zoo.

Source of the Nile at Jinja is 80 kms from Kampala. The source of the Nile was actually at the site of the Rippon Falls. These were submerged during the construction of the Owen Falls Dam. However, ripples from the submerged Rippon Falls can still be seen from the picnic area. The picnic area is a well-maintained grassy area with shade trees. There are many birds. There is a plaque marking the spot where the Nile begins its journey through Uganda, Sudan and Egypt.

Bujagali }~alls is downstream from the Owen Falls Dam. They can be reached by crossing the Ownes Falls Dam (coming from Kampala) and turning northwards at the Kyabazinga roundabout. It is a beautiful area without one kilometer of raging water. There is a legend that says that the

ghost of a man called Mr. Bujagali sometimes sits on the river on a bark cloth mat.

In 1862, John Hanning Speke was the first European to see the source of the Nik:. He described the mom1.."llt like this: "Most beautiful was the sccue, nothing could surpass it! It was the very perfection of the kind of effect aimed at in a highly-kept park; with a magnificent stream from 600 to 700 yar<ls wi<lc, <lotte<l with islets and rocks the fonncr occupied by fishermen's huts, the latter by terns and crocodiles basking in the sun, llowing between fine high grassy banks, with rich trees and plantains in the background. The expedition had now performed its fundious; old Father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria Nvanza."

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AMERICANS LIYING IN OR PLANNING TO VISIT UGANDA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY FROM INSURGENT GROUPS, ORIGINATING BOTH WI7HIN AND OUTSIDE OF UGANDA,

UN CLAS SECSTATE 46308

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PARTICULARLY IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN UGANDA. THESE GROUPS HAVE ENGAGED IN MURDER, ARMED ATTACKS, KIDNAPPING, AND THE PLACEMENT OF LANOMINES. IN MARCH 1999, ONE OF THESE GROUPS MURDERED E!GHT FOREIGN NATIONALS, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS, IN BWINDI NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA.

THESE GROUPS HAVE AT TIMES SPECIFICALLY TARGETED AMERICANS. INCIDENTS OCCUR AT RANDOM LOCATIONS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. SOME OF THESE GROUPS HAVE ALSO BEEN RESPONSIELE FOR THE EXPLOSION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND IN OUTDOOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN KAMPALA, THE CAPITAL OF UGANDA. ONGOING HOSTILITIES BETWEEN TH~ GOVER...'1MENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DROC) AND REBELS IN THAT COUNTRY COULD PROMPT MILITARY ATTACKS AGAINST UGANDA, A. SUPPORTER OF THE R~SELS IN THE DROC.

U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE CHIEF OF MISSION TO VISIT THE! FOLLOWING DISTRICTS: KOTIDO, MOR.OTO, APAC, LIRA, GULU, KITGUM, KISORO, RUKUNGIRI, KASESE, MOYO, -ARUA, NEBBE, ADJUMANI, BUNDIBUGIYO, AND KABAROLE. THIS LIST IS SUBFECT TO CHANGE AT ANY T!ME. AMERICAN CITIZENS CONTEMPLATING TRAVEL TO NORTH~rtN OR WESTERN UGANDA ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN Y.AMPALA FOR THE LATEST SECURITY INFORMATION.

ALL AMERICANS SHOULD REGISTER WITH THE EMBASSY UPON ARRIVAL IN KAMPALA. AMERICANS IN UGANDA SHOULD MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF VTOILANCE AND TAK~ APPROPRIA.T~ STEPS TO INCREASE THEIR SECURITY AWARENESS AND LESSEN THEIR VULNERABILITY.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TRAVEL TO UGANDA, CONSULT THE DEPARTMENT'S LATEST CONSULAR INFO~MATION SHEET FOR UGANDA.

THIS PUBLIC A....\lNOUNCEMENT SUPERSEDES THE MARCH 1 PUBLIC Al-;'NOUNCEMENT ON UGANDA TO NOTE POTENTIAL THREATS FROM INSURGENT GROUPS AND POTENTIAL INCIDENTS AT RANDOM LOCATIONS, AND ~XPIRES ON MA.Y 12, 1999.

THE DEPARTMENT OF STA'IE TRAVEL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTP://TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. U.S. TRAVELERS MAY HEAR RECORDED INFORMATION BY CAI,,LING THE DEPARTMENT AT (202) 647-5225 FROM A TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR RECEIVE INFORMATION sy·~uTOMATED FAX BY DIALING (202) 647-3000. ALBRIGHT BT

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Q: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TRIP TO UGANDA?

A: WE ARE HERE AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SEE FIRST HAND HOW THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IS AFFECTING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UGANDA. UGANDA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS HAVING PERHAPS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAM AGAINST THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, SO WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT HOW UGANDA HAS MOBILIZED SOCIETY TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF THE AIDS VIRUS, AND HOW THE PEOPLE OF UGANDA ARE CARING FOR ORPHANS.

Q: ARE YOU BRINGING US ANYTHING?

A: GLOBALLY, THE US GOVERNMENT, THROUGH USAID, PROVIDES OVER 125 MILLION DOLLARS TO COMBAT THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC ANNUALLY. IN UGANDA, USAID IS SPENDING BOUT SIX MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON THIS EFFORT. AS A RESULT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE MORE ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN ORPHANED BY AIDS, A MILLION DOLLARS OF NEW RESOURCES ARE BEING ADDED TO THIS EFFORT. IN ADDITION, THE US GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, IS FUNDING NUMEROUS AIDS RESEARCH PROJECTS IN UGANDA, INCLUDING THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED HIV VACCINE TRIAL.

Q: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF UGANDA'S EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH HIV/AIDS?

A: WE ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE, MUL Tl-SECTORAL APPROACH ADOPTED BY UGANDA. THE OPENNESS AND COMMITMENT OF PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS ENCOURAGED EVERY SECTOR OF UGANDAN SOCIETY TO GET INVOLVED IN HIV PREVENTION EFFORTS, AND TO GET INVOLVED WITH CARING FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THE EPIDEMIC. WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT THE US GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTNER WITH UGANDA IN THIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST AIDS.

Q: PEOPLE WITH AIDS IN AMERICA HAVE ACCESS TO DRUGS WHICH CAN GREATLY PROLONG THEIR LIVES. WHAT IS THE USG DOING TO MAKE HIESE DRUGS MORE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN UGANDA?

A: IN UGANDA, UNAIDS HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN MAKING THESE ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS MORE ACCESSIBLE. USAID PROVIDES MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF UN AIDS BUDGET, SO WE ARE SUPPORTING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF DRUGS THROUGH UNAIDS. USAID HAS ALSO BEEN THE MAJOR FUNDER OF VOLUNTARY HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING IN UGANDA SINCE 1990. VOLUNTARY TESTING AND COUNSELING IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN WHETHER OR NOT THEY HA VE THE VIRUS. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, PEOPLE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER TO TAKE THE DRUGS. AND WHAT STEPS TO TAKE TO PREVENT MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION.

Q: SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THE AIDS VIRUS WAS DEVELOPED BY THE US MILITARY TO KILL AFRICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS ACCUSATION?

A: THROUGHOUT HISTORY, PEOPLE HA VE BLAMED OTHER NATIONS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. WE DO NOT THINK IT IS USEFUL TO TRY TO BLAME OTHERS FOR THE DISEASE, BUT INSTEAD WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT THIS TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROVERB IN UGANDA, QUOTE WHEN A SNAKE ENTERS YOUR HOUSE, YOU DON'T ASK WHERE IT CAME FROM. YOU GET RID OF IT. UNQUOTE. THAT IS THE APPROACH TO AIDS THAT WE SHOULD ALL TAKE. UGANDA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN AFRJCAN NATION, ASSISTED BY THE U.S. AND OTHER DONORS, EFFECTIVELY WORKING TO QUOTE GET RID UNQUOTE OF THIS DREADFUL DISEASE.

Talking Points

Africa Trade Bill

• I am proud to be here -- on the continent -- around the time of the anniversary of President Clinton's historic trip to Africa. The President believes strongly in a real partnership with the many nations and peoples or Africa - and we are very pleased that the partnership between the United States and Uganda continues to flourish.

• As part of this partnership with Africa, the President strongly supports increased trade opportunities. Since his trip here last year - he has pushed for legislation and he \viii continue to do so.

• [NOTE: On the Jackson alternative! The Administration certainly understands that if we want to increase trade - we must work together to address the devastation brought about by AIDS. AIDS is not just a health issue - it is a trade - and it is an economic development issue.

• That is why I was pleased, just a few weeks ago. to meet with the ministers or finance and trade from all over Africa to talk about the connection between trade and AIDS. This summit was hosted in Washington DC by the Clinton Administration, and we hope that the fruitful dialogue that began there will continue.

• In addition, \Ve remain steadfast in our determination to continue to work closely with you on our shared battle against HIV and AIDS. That's why I visited Uganda and several other sub-Saharan countries in January, and that is why we have returned again - this time joined by our partners from the Congress, from the church, and for the private sector. - [NOTE: back to AIDS message]

Deht Relief

• The President has put forward a debt relief proposal that he continues to strongly support, and we look forward to working with others in his effort to make this proposal a reality.

IMF Funding for Uganda

• We have concerns that for the first time this has become an issue for Uganda. But it is my understanding that benchmarks f(x rectifying this situation have been laid out and a productive dialogue is undenvay. Uganda's leadership in seeking to meet the needs of its people has been exemplary - and I trust that this longstanding tradition of investing in the health and social sectors will continue.

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I\'IISSION TELEPHONE NUI\'IBERS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Embassy of the United States of America Plot I 0/ 12 Parliament A venue

P.O. Box 7007, Kampala

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Plot 42 Nakasero Road

Chancery

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P.O. Box 7007, Kampala

U.S. Information Service (USIS) Plot 21 Mackinnon Road P.O. Box 7007, Kampala

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341 521, 342 896

258 124, 235 174

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Dr. Martin Koma Veterinarian, Makerere Univ.

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Dr. I. Clarke General

Dr. E.R. Gibbons General

Dr. S.J. Mattas Opthamalogy (Mengo Hospital)

Dr. Pius Okongo Ob/Gyn Clinic

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Gibbons/Stockley duty doctor

HOSPITALS

Mengo Hospital

Mulago Hospital

Nsambya Hospital

Rubaga Hospital

LABORATORY SERVICES

Ebenezer Laboratory Plot 761, Kampala Road

PHARMACIES

Eximphar Pharmacy, 50/2 Kampala Rd.

Victoria Pharmacy, Parliament Ave.

Star Pharmacy, Kira Road

075-766-770 075-756-003

270-223

554-00 l, 554-003

267-012

270-203, 270-204 .

342-255

250-664/5

235-498

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Kadic Family Clinic 530-046

Pan World Centre 345-095

BLOOD BANK

Nakasero, 69-3 Nakasero Hill Road 257-155/259-010/259-191 257484 (fax)

RESTAURANTS

NAME LOCATION TELEPHONE

Andy the Greek's 30 Windsor Crescent, Kololo 231-074

Bamboo Village/Speedway Tank Hill

Bancafe:Ugan. Coffees, sand. Kyagwe Road 348-075

Chopsticks Restaurant Equatoria Hotel 250-780/9 ext. 807

7 Cooper Road Kisementi Shopping Center 235-134 Kolo lo Fax 231652

Crocodile Restaurant Kisementi Shopping Center 254-593

Domino's Pizza Corner of Entebbe & 251-513 Kampala Roads

Fang Fang Chinese Rest. Greenland Bank Building 344-806

Fairway Hotel Garden Bar Fairway Hotel 259-571 ext.235

Fasika (Ethiopian) Kabalagala, off Gaba Road 268-571

Fido-Dido Ice Cream 70 Kampala Rd, other locations

Gallery Cafe (closed Masaka Road 272-021 Monday)

Haandi Indian Restaurant Equatoria Hotel 250-780/9 ext.806

r lee 'n SpiceRestaurant 9 DeWinton Road 258-5 l 0 I

, Just Kicking Sports Bar 7 Cooper Road 235-134 "

Khana Khazana Indian Rest. 20 Acacia Road, Kololo 233-049

Le Chateau Restaurant Gaba Road at Quality Cuts 268-215

Lion Bar & Grill, Rhino Pub Sheraton Hotel 344-590/6 Crane Restaurant Victoria Restaurant

Maharaja Restaurant Speke Hotel 343-244

Masala Chaat House 3 De Winton Road 236-487

Nile Hotel: Kob Grill, Nile Hotel Compound 258-080/9 K.G. ext 667 Gazebo Gazebo ext. 723

Parrot's Cafe Lower Courtyard, Raja 251-895 (closes at 6 pm) Chambers, Parliament Ave.

Sam's Bomba Rd. at Your Choice 251-694

Sgt. Peppers JPS Building 257-031, 250-641

Shanghai Restaurant Up the hill from the Sheraton 236-213

Swagat: Vegetarian Indian 72 Kampala Rd. 259-018

Trattoria Italian Restaurant Equatoria Hotel 250-780-9, ext. 859

SHOPPING: Gifts and Souvenirs

The Gallery Cafe sells crafts from Ugandan artists and has regular art exhibits. It is located kilometres off Kibuye roundabout on Ma~aka Road. Nice eating facility . . Baskets, mats, drums, bark pictures, floor mats and table mats can be bargained for at Naka: Market or along Entcbbc Road, and a wide range of souvenirs from the region can be fom the craft village next door to the National Theatre.

Most major hotels have gift shops, including souvenirs (t-shirts, jewelry, sculptures, batiks newstand, photo developing, and occasionally a florist.

NA WOU Craft Shops on the grounds of the Uganda Museum sell local craft items under ti sponsorship of the Natl. Assoc. of Women's Orgs. Sometimes craftsmen are working there.

Nommo Art Gallery is open Monday-Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-3; on Victoria Avenue near S House. Batiks and sculptures. Restaurant adjacent.

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Pioneer Mall has over 40 shops, many selling local crafts, with others opposite Daisy's.

:he RSU-School of Textile Arts has a shop at 54 Kampala road that sells locally woven fabrics of various kinds and some ready-made garments.

Tulifanya Gallery sells gallery-quality gifts, local and from other parts of Africa, and does custom framing.: 28 1-Iannington Rd (opposite Crested Towers) 254-183, open Tues-Sat. with coffee house during gallery hours.

Uganda Crafts, Bomba Road, Bat Valley, is a shop staffed by the handicapped, supporting numerous handicapped artisans. Open daily except Sunday. Handicrafts, postcards, honey and general items from the region. Cafe, and artisans working on Friday mornings. Ugil on Kampala Road has T-shirts, table cloths and dresses.

UNICEF (Kisozi I-louse, Kyaggwe Road, 234 591 ext. 284) has a shop selling cards and gifts.

SUPER MARKETS

Daisy's Deli, Buganda Road 259-345

Eta! Market, 7 Cooper Road 257-903

Luisun Italian Market and Deli, Bomba Road 235-974

Quality Cuts Butcher, Gaba Road 268-916

Rosa Brothers Butcher, Gaba Road 268-165

Star Supermarket, Jinja Road near car dealers

Your Choice, Bomba Road 235-347

TRAVEL AGENCIES

Africa Travel Ltd. 341-330/2

African Pearl Safaris 233-56617

Afri Tours 344-855/233-596 232307 (fax)

Afrique Voyage 251-36617 342437 (fax)

Delmira Travel 234-840/255-960/235-494 231927 (fax)

Hot Ice 266-597

I Nile Safaris 245-092 (fax and phone) I

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Information for American Citizens in Uganda

Welcome to Uganda. Whether you arc here for business or pleasure, we offer you the following information on the country and the American Embassy so that your stay may be as productive as possible. The U.S. Embassy is ku::ated at:

Plot I 0/12, Parliament A venue in Kampala, behind the British 1-1 igh Commission. The mailing address is P.O.Box 7007, Kampala, Uganda.

The Embassy is open from Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm.The phone number during working hours is: Telephone (256) (41) 259-792/3/5; Fax (256) (41) 259-794. Should you need to contact the Embassy about an urgent situation after hours or on the weekend the le lephonc num bcr is the same. If you call after hours, please leave your name, phone number, and a brief description of your problem so that a member of the Embassy staff may contact you.

The Embassy observes both American and Ugandan holidays. The holiday schedule for 1998 is:

Date: Jan. I Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 28* Feb. 16 Apr. 6* Apr. I 0 Apr. 13 May. I May. 25 Jun. 3 Jun. 9 Jul. 3 Sep. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 12 Nov. 11 Nov. 26 Dec. 25

Holiday:

New Year's Day

M. L. King Jr. Birthday-USA

Liberation Day-UGAN

Idd-El-Fitr-UGAN

President's Day-USA ldd-Ac..ll1uha-UGAN Good Friday-UGAN

Easter Monday-UGAN Labor Day-USA Memorial Day-USA

Martyr's Day -UGAN

National Heroes Day-UGAN

Independence Day-USA

Labor Day-USA Independence Day-UGAN

Columbus Day-USA

Yeteran"s Day-USA

Thanksgiving Day-USA

Christmas Day

* Dates are subject to change

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Embassy Services

The United States Government promotes and encourages contacts between Americans and Ugandans. However, all visitors to Uganda are subject to the laws of the host country and are expected to be tolerant

and respectful of Ugandans social and religious customs. The following information may be of assistance during your stay in Uganda.

American Citizen Uegistration System Please fill out an Registration Form. This allow us to contact you, should the need arise. Please call the Consular Section if your travel plans change, you move, or you depart Uganda earlier than expected. We have developed a Warden System for American Citizens in Uganda so that we will be prepared in the event of a emergency. When you register with us, we will assign you to a "Warden" who is an American Citizen living or working in your area. Should we need to disseminate urgent information to our citizens in Uganda, it will be done through this system.

Lost or Stolen Passports: Passports and other valuables should be safeguarded at all times; be especially wary when traveling by bus or when going shopping. Keep a record of your passport number, and date and place of issue separate from your passport. J\ xerox copy oft he page with your picture on it is very useful. Keep the address and telephone number of the Embassy in Kampala with your record of your passprnt. Your passport and other valuables should not be left in a hotel room or car, even a locked one. When not in use, store your passport in a secure place, such as a hotel safe.

Should you and your passport part company, report the loss immediately to the nearest police station. Ask

the police to furnish a certificate of loss stating the passport number. To obtain a replacement passport, citizens will need to visit the Embassy Tuesdays or Thursdays from 0830 to 12:00. Ir it is not possible for

you to come at these times, please call the consular section in advance for an appointment. You wi II need the fol lowing documents:

I. Completed passport application form (available at the Embassy).

2. If passport is stolen, a pol ice ccrti ficate reporting the theft of the passport.

3. Two unsigned photographs 211 by 2 11 with a I ight background on th in, unglazed paper. Both black & white and color are acceptable, but Polaroids arc not. You can have photographs taken at: KIS STUDIOS opposite main post office on Kampala Rd .. or PHOTO WORLD at the Diamond Trust Building on Kampala Rd ..

4. Some evidence of United States citizenship, i.e., driver's license, birth certificate, or naturalization certificate.

5. U.S. $60.00 ($40.00 for minors) in dollars or Ugandan shillings. Unfortunately, we can not accept checks or credit cards. These rates are subject to change by the Department of State.

The issuance of a replacement passport is not automatic and wi II depend on evidence presented con firming citizenship and identity. Procedures are greatly expedited if the traveler has registered in person at the consular section of the Embassy. Please allow one week for processing your new passport. A It hough, the consular section can "make" a passport in less time, we are required hy law to perform a namcchcck before issuing the passport. More often than not, our namecheck line to Washington D.C. is down. Thus, we must manually send passport information to Washington, D.C. and wait for a reply.

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When arc American Citizens Services Preformed'?

Consular Section I-lours: Non-Emergency Services for American Citizens (such as notarials, tax information, voting assistance, passport renewals, reports of birth, and general information) Tuesday & Thursday 8:30- I 2:00am

Non-Immigrant Visa Applications (not for American Citizens) Monday & Wednesday 8:00-1 O:OOam

Other U.S. Agencies in Uganda Peace Corps

241732/241720/245910/258716/241654/24 I 6 I 0 Plot 22A, Nakasero Road

U 11 ited States Agency for 1 nternational Development( USA ID) 235779/235879/242896/257285/235174 Plot 42, Nakasero Road

United States Information Service(USIS) 233231/230507 Plot 21, Mackinnon Road

If You Pind Yourself in Trouble: Should ym: be arrested or detained by the police or the military, remember that you have the right to communicate with an American consular officer. You should politely insist upon your right to telephone the American Embassy in Kampala, ( 259791/2/3/5). There will be an American at the Embassy 24 hours a day.

If the authorities do not allow you to call the Embassy, and you are not able to secure your release through persuasion, the authorities may suggest you use your passport as a bond. The United States government docs not favor this practice, because passports are the property of the issuing government (as noted on the inside rear cover of your passport). If surrendering your passport is the only means of securing your release expeditiously, be sure to obtain a receipt with the passport number, date of issue and place of issue, plus the na 111e of the person holding the passport and his/her oflicial title. You shou Id notify the Embassy immediately after your release.

Emergency Numbers Police & Pirc Ambulance Telephone Repair Central Police Station Kampala International Operator

U.'..i. Embassy Kar.1pala

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INTERNAL MEDICAL EVACUATION SERVICES (emergencies within Uganda to be treated in Kampala)

Kampala Ambulance Services

Name of Company

AAR (Africa Air Rescue) need to be a member to use services

Kim Medical Center

Internal Air Rescue Services

Name of Company

CEI Aviation have 3 planes available

Kingair - can fly to Nairobi Navaho - twin engine, not pressurized single Engine - small landing strips only

MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)

Eagle Aviation have 4 planes available

AAR (Africa Air Rescue)

FDSA (Flying Doctors Society of Africa)

Air Alexander

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255-995/255-991

244-777

Office#

075-73 7-777 (Capt. Samantha Moray) 075-737-500 (Capt. Eric Boullay) 042-20784 (Entebbe office)

267-462/268-3 88 075- 768-388

244-292/242-207 222-892 (emergency number) 042-20453 (Entcbbe Crew guest house)

255-955/255-991

250-3 19/344-579 amref@mukla.gn.apc.org

042-20668 (Entebbe)

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EXTERNAL MEDICAL EVACUATION SERVICES (emergencies within Uganda to be evacuated outside of Uganda)

Name of Company

Air Rescue Services to Nairobi Plying Doctors

CEI Aviation

Eagle Aviation

Intensive Care Ambulance Kenya Air Ambulance Service

Trackmarck Kenya Air Ambulance Service

Commercial Airlines to Nairobi Kenya Airlines Uganda Airlines

Commercial Airlines to Europe British Airways Alliance Air Sabena Airlines

Commercial Airlines South Africa Uganda Airlines Inter Air

Air Rescue from South Africa MRI

Air Rescue from Europe sos home office for information

U.S. Embassy Kampala

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250-319/344-579 (Kampala) 02-501-301/3 (Nairobi) 042-20784 (Entebbe) 075-73 7-777 (Mobile Phone) 244-292/242-207 (office in Kampala 222-892 (emergencies) 02-503-755/506-790/604-920 (all numbers in Nairobi)

02-503-875 (numbers in Nairobi)

249-472/256-506/233-068 232-990/232-991

257-414 244-0 I I /244-015/244-567 234-200/259-880

232-990/232-991 259-563

27-11-4037080

41-22-785-646/41-22-785-6484 1-800-523-8930 (in USA)

Updated 1/98

Medical Services in Kampala

Doctors Dr. E.R. Gibbons, General Dr. R. Stockley, General Dr. Steve Jackson, General Dr. I. Clarke, General Dr. Sharizi, Orthopedics

Office# 256-003 256-003 256-003 241-291 213-254

Mulago Hospital (clinic time 2pm-6pm)

AftcrHour# 075-756-003 075-756-003

075- 741-291 075- 73 1-254

Dr. S. J. Mattas, Optharnology 270-222 (Mengo Hospital) Dr. Pius Okongo, Ob/Gyn 230-612(clinic time 2pm-6pm) Dr. Alicker, Dentist 254-858 Dr. Johnson Acona, Veterinarian

Hospitals Mengo Hospital Mulago Hospital Nsambya Hospital Rubaga Hospital Kololo Hospital

Pharmacies Victoria Pharmacy, Parliament Ave. Star Pharmacy, Kira Road Exemphar Pharmacy, Kampala Road

Laboratory Services Ebenezer Laboratory Plot 761, Kampala Road

X-Ray Services Kadic

Blood Bank Nakasero 69-3 Nakasero Hill Road

545-385/540-642

Malaria in Africa and other Malarious areas

270-223 554-00 I /554-003 267-012 270-203/270-204 23 1-935

243-663/235-498 232-863/245-173 250-664/5

242-255

530-04(>

257-484/257-155

Malaria is a disease whose prevention and other treatment is constantly L:hanging as the parasite becomes resistant to the different drugs used against it. Since no anti-malarial drug regimen alone can offer total protection, in addition to religious use of anti-malarial drugs, there are a number of important measures to protect against mosquito bites and the acquisition of malaria. These include: I. Remain in well-screened area. 2. Use mosquito nets enclosed 3. Use insect repellents, containing about a 35 concentration of Deel on exposed parts of the body. 4. Spray clothing with permethrin (Permanone) repellent. 5. Wear clothes that cover most of the body. 6. Use of a flying insect spray containing pyrethrum in living and sleeping areas. It should be emphasized that the risks for malaria can vary significantly within the same country, and that the medical doctors of general practice mentioned above remains your best source for the most current and specific information on malaria.

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Other Organizations in Kampala

International Organizations CARE International Federation of the Red Cross

United Nntions and Specialized Agencies UNICEr UNDP World Bank International Monetary fund

258-568/9

231-480/234-968/243-742

234-591/2 233-440/5 242-139 233-955

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

ARA (American Recreation Association) Schools

Lincoln International School Lincoln School Pre-School Kabira International School Rainbow Academy

Airlines Air france Allianc~ Airlines Bel Air Charter British Airways Egypt Air Entebbc Airport Ethiopian Airlines Inter-Air Kenya Airways Sabcna Airlines Sunbird Charters in Nairobi Tanzania Airways Uganda Airlines Uganda Airlines at Entcbbe

Hotels in Kampala Sheraton Hotel Fnirway Hotel Imperial Hotel Lions Hotel 233-934 Athena Club Hotel Diplomate Nile Hotel Reste Corner (apts) Equatoria Hotel

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254-900 241-031 530-472 268-003

233-495/256-056 344-011/344-015 257-796/257-716 (042) 20721 257-414 236-910/241-276 (042) 20516 254-796/7 344-2211213 259-4 72/256-506/233-068 234-200/259-880 (02) 50142/50143/50144 234-671 232-990/ I (042) 20516

244-590/7 234-159/234-160/259-5 71 /5 233-460

241-428/233-812 268-3 I I /268-3 14 258-841 /230-248/235-900/9 233-706 250-784

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Hotels in Nairobi Mayfair Hotel Grand Regency Serena Hotel Hilton Hotel Norfolk Hotel

Car Rentals Belex Tours & Travel Limited Fresto Safaris Limited Avis Rent A Car

Restaurants

Athina Club

Bamboo Village/Speedway

Bimbo Ice Cream

Chopsticks

7 Coopers Road.

Crocodile Restaurant

Daas Ethiopian Restaurant

Domino's Pizza

Ethiopian Village

Fang Fang I Chinese

Garden Bar

Fasika

Gallery Cafe

Haandi Indian Restaurant

Ice n' Spice

Khana Khazana Indian

La Chateau

Maharaj a Indian

Masala Chaat House Indian

Kob Grill Gazebo

Parrot's Cafe

U.S. Embassy Kampala

02-748-258/02-748-278 02-211-199 02-725-111 02-334-000 02-335-422

234-180/344-590/6 Fax: 234-252/234-180 257-564 234-744/257-280/254-521 Fax: 257-277

30 Windsor Crescent, Kolo lo 341-428

Tank Hill

Siad Barre Ave. 231-748

Equatoria Hotel 250- 780/9

Kisementi Shopping Ctr.,Kololo 235-124 Fax: 23 1-652

Kisementi Shopping Ctr.,Kololo 254-596

Plot 5411, Kampala Road 255-380/254-834

Entebbe Road, Kampala 251-513

Kabalagala, Gaba Rd ..

Greenland Bank l3uilding 344-806

Fairway Hotel 259-791

Greenland Bank Building 268-571

Masaka Rd .. 272-201

Equatoria Hotel 250-780/9 Ext. 806

9 DeWinton Rd .. 258-510

20 Acacia Rd .. , Kololo 233-409

Gaba Rd .. 268-215

Speke Hotel 254-553

3 DeWinton Rd .. 236-487

Nile Hotel 258-080/9

Raja Chambers, Parliament Ave 251-895

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Sgt. Peppers IPS Building 257-03 1 /250-641

Shanghai Restaurant Across from the Sheraton Hotel 236-213

Rhino Pub Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Crane Restaurant Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Victoria Restaurant Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Lion Bar & Grill Sheraton Hotel 344-590

Sitar/Little Flowers Bat Valley

Tandoor Restaurant Plot 70, Kampala Rd .. 235-112

Trattoria Italian Restaurant Equatoria Hotel 250-780/9

SUPERMARKETS

Quality Cuts Butcher Gaba Road 268-916

Rosa Brothers Butcher Gaba Road 268-165

Star Supermarket .linja Road

Luisin Italian Markel Kampala Road

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Algeria

Austria

Bclguim

Burundi

Canada

China

Congo

Cuba

Cyprus

Denmark

FOREIGN MISSIONS RESIDENT IN UGANDA

Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria Plot 14 Acacia Ave., Kololo Hill Dr. P.O. Box 4025, Kampala Tel: 232-918/232-689

Consulate of the Republic of Austria Bank Lane, Plot 6, Entebbe Rd .. P.O. Box 11273, Kampala Tel: 233-002/241-558/235-786/250-754 f<'ax: 233-002

Royal Belguim Consulate !st rloor, Room 49 UDC Building,Parliament Ave. P.O. Box 7043, Kampala Tel: 230-659/233-833

Embassy of the Republic of Burundi 9 Roscoe Rd .. , Kololo P.O. Box 4379, Kampala Tel: 233-674 f<'ax: 250-990

Canadian Consulate 4 Teman Ave., Nakasero P.O. Box 20115, Kampala Tel: 258-141 f<'ax: 234-518

Embassy of the People's Republic of China Plot 3 7 Malcolm X Ave., Kolo lo P.O. Box 4106, Kampala Tel: 236-895/259-881 rax: 235-087

Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo Plot 20 Phillip Rd .. , Kololo P.O. Box 4977, Kampala Tel: 233-777/232-021

Embassy of the Republic of Cuba Plot 19 Nakasero Rd. P.O. Box 9226, Kampala Tel: 233-742

Cyprus Consulate Athina Club House, Plot 30, Windsor Cresent, Kololo P.O. Box 8717, Kampala Tel: 23 5-812/236-089/241-428

Royal Danish Embassy Crusader House, 4th/5th Floor,Plot 3, Lumumba Ave. P.O. Box 11234, Kampala

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Egypt

Ethiopia

Finlant.I

France

Germany

Greece

Holy See

India

lrclant.I

Italy

Tel: 256-783/256-687 fox: 254-979

Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Plot 33, Kololo Hill Dr. P.O. Box 4280, Kampala Tel: 254-525/245- I 52

Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Plot 5 II3 Lumumba Ave. Nakasero P.O. Box 7745, Kampala Tel: 231-010

Consulate of Finland Plot 5 Spcke Rd .. , Standard Chartered Bank Building P.O. Box 711 I, Kampala Tel: 258-211/241-623

The French Embassy Plot 9/ 11 Parliament Ave., Embassy House 6th Floor P.O. Box 7212, Kampala Tel: 242-120/242- I 76 Pax:241-252

Embassy of the Pc<lcral Republic of Germany Plot 15, Phillip R<l .. Kololo P.O. Box 7016, Kampala Tel: 256-767/236-421 fox: 241-136

Greece Consulate Diamon<l trust, 3rd Floor Kampala Rd .. P.O. Box I 790, Kampala Tel: 230-056 Fax: 230-952

Apostolic Nunciature Mbuya Hill, Chwa II Rd .. P.O. Box 7177. Kampala Tel: 221-167

The 1-ligh Commission of India l3ank of Baroda, I st Floor, Plot I 8 Kampala Rd .. P.O. Box 7040, Kampala Tel: 244-631/257-368 Pax: 254-943

Embassy of I rclan<l Plot 12, Acacia Ave. P.O. Box 7791, Kampala Tel: 244-344/244-348 Pax: 244-353

Embassy of the Republic of Italy Plot I I, Lourdcl R<l .. Nakascro P.O. Box 4646, Kampala

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Tel: 241-786/256-416/250-450 Fax: 250-448

Japan Embassy of Japan Sheraton Hotel 3rd Floor, Rm. 304-8 P.O. Box 23553, Kampala Tel: 347-317/9

Kenya The High Commission of the Republic of Kenya Plot 41, Nakasero Rd .. P.O. Box 5220, Kampala Tel: 258-235/6 Fax: 258-239

Korea-North Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Plot I 0, Prince Charles Dr. Kololo P.O. Box 5885, Kampala Tel: 254-603/243-424

Libya The People's Bucan of the Great Socialist People's Libya Jamahiriya Kololo Hill Dr., Plot 26 P.O. Box 6079, Kampala Tel: 244-924/5

Malta Consulate of Malta 5th Street, Industrial Area P.O. Box 2133, Kampala Tel: 258-516/258-050

Netherlands Royal Netherlands Embassy Shell Bldg. 9-11 7th Street Industrial Area P.O. Box 7728, Kampala Tel: 254-356/234-802/231-859 Fax: 255-560

Nigeria The High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Plot 33 Nakasero Rd .. P.O. Box 4338, Kampala Tel: 233-691 /2

Norway Royal Norwegian Embassy 20 Upper Kololo Terrace Tel: 343-621/255-465

Russia Embassy of the Russia Federation Plot 28 Malcolm X Ave, Kololo P.O. Box 7022, Kampala Tel: 233-676/243-808

Rwanda Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda Plot 2 Nakayima Rd .. P.O. Box 2468, Kampala Tel: 344-045 Fax: 258-547

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South Africa High Commission of the Republic of South Africa Kisuzi House, Kyagwc Rd .. Tel: 231-007/231-015/075-734-871Fax:231-011/347-486

Spain Honorary Consulate of Spa-in Uganda House, 9th Floor P.O. Uox 8695, Kampala Tel: 244-331/245-967

Sweden Royal Swedish Consulate Stanbic Uank, 6th Floor Impala I-louse - 45 Kampala Rd .. P.O. Uox 7131, Kampala Tel: 236-031/236-636 Fax: 341-393

Switzerland Consulate of Switzerland Plot I, Uaskervillc Rd .. P.O. Uox 4187, Kampala Tel: 259-894

Tanzania High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania Plot 6 Kagera Rd.P.O. Uox 5750, Kampala Tel: 256-755/256-272

Thailand Royal Thai Consulate Plot I 0, Kalitunsi Rd.Bugolobi Industrial Arca P.O. Box 5961, Kampala Tel: 236-182 Fax: 236-148

G rcat Britain 1-1 igh Commission of the Un itcd Kingdom of Great 13ritain and Northern Ireland Plot I 0/12 Par I iament Ave. P.O. Box 7070, Kampala Tel: 257-302/4

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Money, Credit Card and Communications Services

Banking Services The following institutions can facilitate the transrer or funds from the U.S.:

*Standard Chartered 13ank: 5 Speke Road, telephone 258-211/7.

* Barclay's Bank: 16 Kampala Road, telephone 232-594/7

Certain local banks have correspondent banks in the U.S.: Citibank, NewYork is a correspondent for Uganda Commercial Bank, Gold Trust Bank, Greenland Bank, Nile I3ank, and Semlmle Investment Bank; American Express Bank is a correspondent for International Credit Bank Ltd; Chase Manhattan is a correspondent for the I3ank or Baroda; Banker's Trust is a correspondent for Stanbic Bank. In addition, certain loc<il FOREX (foreign exchange) bureaus claim to perform wire transfer of funds.

Credit Card Services Arrangements can be made to stop payment on VISA and MasterCard credit cards which have been lost or stolen. American Express credit card should be canceled by calling the U.S. yourself and canceling the card. American Express traveler checks can be refunded through the office in the Sheraton Hotel. Cards from the U.S. are represented in Uganda atthe addresses indicated below:

*Visa and MasterCard cards are handled by Barclays Bank at 16 Kampala Road, telephone 232-594/7.

*The American Express head office is located at Rwenzori I-louse, I Lumumba Ave., ground floor. They can be telephoned directly at 34 7-915/6/7, fax 34 7-918, and e-mai I: express@imu 1.com. Services offered here are related directly to credit card services and replacement of travelers' checks. Note: American Express card payments and cash advances have been suspended until further notice. Also, this office docs not issue travelers' checks.

The Branch office is localed at the Sheraton Hotel, ground floor shopping arcade. They can be telephoned directly at 236-767/<J, fax 236-769, or through the Sheraton receptionist on 344-590/9 ext. 2112. Services offered here are travel related, i.e. airline and tour bookings, issuance of major airline tickets, all payable using the American Express card.

Delivery Services OHL operates in Uganda, providing fast delivery service to most of the world, including the United States. As of December 1994, the standard ree for delivering documents weighing between 0 and 500 grams (roughly 1.1 lbs) was 40,000 Ush. Packages other than documents in the same weight range cost 45,000 Ush. Anything larger depends on the weight. DI-IL is located at Black lines House, tel. 235-844/256-236/256-4 70.

Federal Express deliveries are available through the American Express head office located I Lulllumba Ave. They can be telephoned directly at 347-915/6/7.

The Federal Express branch office is located at the Sheraton Hotel, ground floor shopping arcade. They can be telephoned directly at 236-767/9. This office serves as a drop-off center.

The standard fee for sending documents up to 500 grams to the United States is 34,000 USH with a transit time of 48 hours. Packages other than documents in the same weight range cost 55,000 USH. Anything larger depends on the weight .

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,\T .. ~T Tckphonc ~cr,·icc I here is an 1\T&T telephone i11 Uga11d01. II is localed nl lhc Enlcuue l{oad pusl olficc. The phone is localed inside the office. To llSC ii, check wilh one or the staff al lite counters. They will show you the correct phone nnd a log lil1ok. You need to \Wile down lhe n11111her you ;ue cnlli11g and lire lime the cnll begins and rnds. You pick 11p the phone nnd lislc11. l11ilinlly you will hear a r;ipid beep imlit:ating n line is being sought. lhrn you will get an AT&T opc:rntur. Yuu mny pince n collecl call or chnrgc Ilic cnll lo your AT&T card

;1( t\T&T mies (;is llf l\1;irch 199 11, approx. $2.00 per 111i1111lc). Nole: !his orricc closes al 8:00 p.111.

F:n scniccs I ax services arc also avail:rblc through the posl office al lhe sante l!lcalio11. f\losl hotels a11tl larger business t·sl:1hlisl1111rnls 1H1w have F1\X 111achincs ;111d they have proven Ill be reliable.

I nlcrnrl, c-111ail and fax .Scr\'h:cs

.\larcu111 Cu1111111111icatio11 localed l{wcnz.ori house, I Lt111t11111ba Ave., Jnl noor. Tel: 2'13-IGG/912113-109. S"ifl Global locnled JPS 1Juildi11g, Parlia111enl Ave., 8th noor. Tel: 3111-292

l\Ioncy Tnrnsfcr \\'hilc direct interbank lransrer may be the rastesl way lo trnnsrer money fro111 lhe U.S. lo Ug;rnda, in all c111ergency, )'Oii c;rn use the facilities or the Ocparl111enl or Stale lo lrnnsrcr n1om·y. There arc three routes you can use to fonv;1rtl money lo the Stale 1Jeparl111enl for 011wnrtl Lr;111sf'cr lo lhe E111bnssy: bank lo bank l1a11srer, Western Union and postal 111011ey orders or cashiers checks. Western Union is the l'nslesl method; however, ii is the 111osl expensive.

\\'cslcrn Union: Scmlcrs who have a major crcdil card may cnll Western Union al (800) 325-6000 or '1176 IP send the 111011cy. Otherwise, lhcy cnn contact a local Weslern Union office. They should pmchnse a money order for lhc desired a111ou11l plus $15.00 (Slnle 1Jepnrln1e11l Fee). The 1no11ey onlcr lllllsl be made pnyablc lu the Depart111enl or Slate and have nn ncco111pnnyi11g message with !he sender's na111e, address nnd telephone number, as well as Lite name or lhc recipient nml Lite fad lhal the llloney should go lo lite /\111cric:111 Embassy, Knntpaln, Uganda. Western Union chnrges a rec based on the an1ou111 sen! the n11111ber of words in lhe 111css:1gc. The 111011ey order and message 111usl be sen! lo: Overseas Citi7.en:; Services, Depnrl111c11l or Slnlc, \Vnshi11glu11 D.C. 20520.

ll:tnk to IJ:111I{ Transfers: Senders should inforn1 their bn11k that they wish lo wire the desired a111011nl plus $·10.00 (the St;ile 1Jepartn1enl's $15 rec ror establishing the account and forwarding the money overseas nnd a 1.25 bank rec) lo Nntiuns Uank, Slate Depar1111e11t 1Jranch, 2201 C. S11ect N.W., \Vashinglon, IJ.C. 20520, telephone (202) 62,\-4750.

Ir the scmling bank nsks for nn aecount number, the bank should be advised that Cl\/OCS dues 110! hnvc an au:uurtl with Nnliorts l3a11k -- money is silllply being wired lo a bank locnled i11 the Depnrln1e11l of Stale built.ling. Depositors should nsk that lite ru11ds be wirctl "PUl'ID" (Payable Upo11 l'rcse11lalion ofl.D.). The check must be 111adc payable to the 1Jcparl111e11t of Stale and indicate the name and overseas local ion or !he rccipiertl (A111erica11 [n1bassy Kampala) as well ns the 11nn1c, atldrcss and lelcpho11c number of the sender.

(hcrnight !\fail JJclivcry/Hcgular Mail: A cashier's check or 111011ey order for Ilic desired a111ou11t plus $ i ~.00 (Stale 1Jcparl111enl fee) and 111ade p:1ynblc lu the 1Jcparl111e11l or Slalc sh1111ld be sen! lo Oversens Cir i1.e11 Services, C1\/0CS, Room 11800, Deparl111e11l or Slate, 220 I C SI reel N. W., Washington, D.C. 20520. l'c1so11;il checks ;11c 1101 accepted. I\ lcllcr with lhc sender's 11n111c, ndclress n11d telephone nu111bcr and the 11:1111~ overseas loc;1lio11 or lhe recipient (l\111crica11 Emlrnssy Kn111paln) should he attached. Overnight 111ail 111:1\· 1101 reach lire aclio11 office for several days. ~'' 111lcrs c;111 nbl;ii11 dclailcd i11fo1111alio11 hy calling Ilic Cili1.rn'.~ E111crge11cy Crnlcr 1111nil1cr (202-67 11-5225).

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U.· S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs

Wa.Shington, DC 20520 FOf recOfded travel lnfOfmatton. call 202-647-5225

Internet Address: travel. stale.gov

For lnfOfmallon by fax. call 202-M7-3COJ from your fax machine

Consular Information Sl1eet Uganda

Country D;escrlptlon: Uganda ls a developing cast African nation. Tou1-1sm facllltlcs arc adequate in l\ampala. but arc limHcd in 0U1cr areas.

Entry Requirements: A passport Is required. Entry l..11fo1111a~lon may be obl<Jined from U1c Embassy of the HcpubUc of Uganda. 5909 16U1 Street. N.W .. Washington. D.C. 20011: telephone (202) 726-7100. or U1e Ugandan Pennanent Mission lo the Unlled Nations. telephone (212) 949-0110. Overseas. inquiries may be made al U1e nearest Ugandan embassy or consulate.

Areas of lnst.abll'ty: Because of rebel and bandit activity and fighting In the area along the Sudanese border, travel l.n U1c norU1ern part of Uganda Ls dangerous. TI1e area affected encompasses the Apac. Gulu, K.Jtgum. KoUdo. Lira. Moroto. Mayo. Nebbi and Sorotl Dlstrlcts. TI1e lnabUity of the Ugandan government to ensure U1e safety of residents and vlsllors makes any travel in U1e area unwise. Vehicles have been stopped and destroyed: passengers have been robbed and/or killed. There have been at least two land mine c.xploslons on the roads north of Gulu. Additionally, random acts of violence involving Amcric<m and other tou1-1sts have occuned l.n norU1ern Uganda. Travel by all U.S. government employees and/or their fami.ly members to northern Uganda, for either official or unofTlclal purposes. must be approved in advance by U1e U.S. Ambassador to Uganda.

Travel to Murchison Falls National Park north of U1e Nile Hlvcr becomes more unsafe the farther one travels norU1 of U1e Nile Hiver. However. U1e area around Para.a Lodge on U1e north bank of tl1e Nile Hiver ls generally safe, as is travel to all of Murchison Falls National Park south of U1e Nile Hiver; While a violent incident of anned robbery occuncd in the southern half of this park in March 1997. no rebel activity in this area has been reported. Visitors should consult U.S. Embassy oITicials about travel plans to Murchison Falls National Park.

Travel to western Uganda ls unsafe from the southen1 shore of Lake Albert to the I\azlnga Channel dividing Queen Elizabetl1 National Park. The Ugandan rnilllary ls pursuing rebel groups l..n tile Rwenzort Mountains, Queen Elizabeth National Park no1th of l(azlnga Channel. including Kasese. Bundlbugyo, Kabarole. and portions of Bushenyl Dlsl.rlcts. Violent attacks by rebel groups have recently occuned in l\ascse, I\abarole. and Bunclibugyo Districts and travel to these districts by ail U.S. Goven1ment employees for either ofTlcial or unoITic!al puqJoses must be approved ln advance by U1e U.S. Ambass..-1dor. Queen Elizabeth Park souU1 of ~he l\azlnga Channel Is generally safe. Southwesten1 Uganda In the I<..isoro. I<abalc. and Rukunglrl Dlst1icts ls generally safe. However. some banditry and an11ed rnbbc1y have occu1Ted both In the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park and in the southwestern districts. Moreover. instability in neighboring Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo could aJTcct these districts. Visitors should consult U.S. Embassy officials about travel plans to wcstc111 Uganda.

Medical Facilities: Medical facllilfes In U~anda arc limited; equipment and medicines arc ollen in short supply or unavailable. U.S. medic-al Insurance ls not always valid outside the United Stales. ll1e)v1edicare/Medicaid program docs not provide for p;:iymcnt of medical services outside the Un.lled States. Supplemental medical Insurance with specific overseas covcragc. Including medical evacuation coverage. has proven useful. Information on health matters may be obtained from the Centers fo1· Disease Control and Prevention's i11te111allo11al travclc1·s hotline at ('101) 332-1559. Intcrnct: llttp://www.cdc.gov. ·

.. lnfonnatlon on Crime: In Ap1il 1998. explosive devices wc1·c dclonalcd al two ouldoor restaurants in I<ampala. Travelers should exercise caution when vlsll111g public places In close proximity to U1e street.

' In August 1998. bombs were delonated on Uirec conuncrclal inlc1·clly buses orlginallng In Kampala, kllling more Uian 30 people. Travelers should avoid travel by lntcrclly coach bus. TI1us far. local and intercity public van service ("Matatus") have not been affected by U1c bombings.

Incidents of am1cd vehicle hijackings and armed highway roJ,>bcry arc frcquc.i)t throughout U1e country. Although these attacks arc often violent, victims arc generally lrtjurcd only ff they resist. Females traveling alone arc particularly susceptible lo crime. and an Amc1ican woman was murdered in 1998 in a four-star Kampala hotel. Scvc1-al violent attacks have occurred Ln Kampala and 0U1cr pa1ts of the country in 1998. Crimes such as plckpockcUng, purse snatching and thefts from parked vehicles or vehicles stalled in tramc jams are conm10n. 111csc offenses also occur on public transportaUon. Passengers should nol accept food or drink ·from a stranger. even a child. as such food may conlaln narcoUcs used to incapacitate and rob a victim.

The loss or theft abroad of a U.S. passport should be rcp01tcd lrnmedialely to local police and to the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. 111c pamphlets "A Safe Trip Abroad" and 'Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa" provide useful Lnfom1atlon on pc1·scmal sccu11ty while traveling abroad and on travel in the region in general. BoU1 arc available al U1c Bureau of Consular AffaJrs home page. http://travcl.state.gov. and from the Supcrinlcndcnl of Documents. U.S. Government Prinll..11g Office. Washinglon. D.C. 20102.

Road Safety: Most roads In Uganda arc poor. and bandit acUvlly In some areas Is boU1 frcqucnl and unpredJctable. Accidents arc frequent and often fatal. Highway travel at nfghl Is particularly dangerous.

Aviation Safety Oversight: As there Is no direct conunercial air sci-vice uy local caITiers al present. or economic authority fo1· local air caITlcrs lo opera le such service. bclwccn the U.S. and Uganda. the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has nol assessed Uganda's Civil Avlall.on Authority for compliance with internallo11al avlatlo11 safety standards. For fuiihcr infomiaUon, travelers may contacl the Department of Transpmtallon within the U.S. at 1-800-322-7873. or visit U1e FAJ\'s Internet website at http://www.faa.gov/avr/lasa.htrn. TI1c U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) separately assesses some foreign air carrins for sultabUlty as oITiclal providers of air services. For infomialloti regarding lhc DOD policy on spcclfic carriers, travelers may contact the Pentagon at 703-697-7288.

Photography Prohibition: Photography Ln tou1isl locations ls welcome. It Is Inadvisable to take pictures of military /police lnstallallons or personnel. Mil Ila I)' and police olllccrs have also detained tourists for laking photographs of part of Entcbbc Airport and of the area around Owen Falls Darn.

Drug Pennitlcs: U.S. citizens arc subject lo the laws of the count1y 111 which Lhcy arc tr;wellng. Penalties for possession. use or trafficking In Illegal dn1gs arc st1·1ct. a11<l co11vlcted offenders can expect jail sentences and fines.

Registration/Embassy Location: U.S. citizens arc enco1ffaged lo register will! Uw U.S. Embassy In Ka.mpala and to obtain updaled lnfon11atlon on travel and security 111 Uganda. The U.~3. Embassy address Is: P.O. Box 7007. 10-12 Parliament Avenue. l\ampala: tclcpl1011e: 256-11-259-792/3/5.

No. 98-121

ll1is replaq;s the Consular lnrorrnaUon Sheet !:..~sued December:_) I. l SJ~7 lo update Lhc l11fon11atio11 on Areas of lnsta.bllily. Photo~raphy Pro1Jibitio11. and l11lonnatim1 011 Crime.

IMPORTATION OF DOMESTIC ANil\1AL(S)

Import Ccrtificntc from lite Ugandan Govcrnmcnl: DOG (Oblain this Certificnle from lhe Minislry of Animal Resources)

Nnme Address

OfflCE or THE COMMISSIONER or VETERINARY SERVICES,

Kampnla, Uganda P.O. BOX 513 ENTEBBE, UGANDA

Re: l111porl permit for a Dog(s)

Permission is hereby granled lo you lo imporl one (I) dog from (Country), into Ug:inda. The details of the dog arc:

I3reed: Sex: Age: Color: The following conJitions urns! be fulfilled before importation.

I. The dog must be acco~1panied by a Rnbies Vaccinalion Certification signed by the Government Veterinarian of !he country of origin.

2. The dog mus! have valid vaccination cerlificates for: (A) Canine Distemper (B) Parvo virus (C) lnfoclious Hepalitis (D) Leptospirosis

). The dog must be accompanied by a Health Certificate from a Government Veterinarian certifying that the dog ha~ been free from infectious/contagious disease seven days prior lo dispntch.

4. The dog mus! have Valid Movemcnl Permits.

5. The dog must be conveyed in such a manner that it will nol be in conlncl with other animals or materials of aninrnl origin up lo ils specified destination in Uganda.

6. A repon should be made lo Commissioner of Veterinary Services wirhin seven days of arrival inlo the counlry.

for: COMMISSIQNEH OF VETERINARY SF:HVICES.

cc. The cusloms officer, Enlcbl>e International Airport.

cc. The Assistant Commissioner of Veterinary Services, Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Entebbe.

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Import Certificate from the Ug:111da11 Govcrnmc11I: CAT (Ob1ai11 this Cerlificale rrom the rvti11islry or i\ni111al Resomces)

Na111e !\duress

OFFICE OF Tl II~ COMMISS,IONER OF YETERIN/\RY SERVICES,

Ka111pala, I Jganda P.O. UOX 513 ENTEBIJE, UGl\ND/\

Re: ltvlPORT l'EHMIT 1:0R i\ CAT

Pcr111ission is hereby granlc<l lo you lo import one (I) cal from (country), i11lo Uga11da. The dctails or the cal arc:

13 recd: Sex: Age: Color: The following condilions mus! be fulfilled bc'forc illlporlalion.

I. The cal lllllsl lie accompanied by valid certificates ofvilccination ilgainst l{abies, Signed by Government Veterinary of country of origin.

2. The cal 11111sl have valid vaccination ccrlilicale for: (/\) l'arvo virus (l.l) Calcivirus (C) Panlcucopenia (D) Hhi11olrachaclis

J. The cats 1J111sl be acco111panie<l by a I lcaltl1 Certificate frolll a Governlllenl Veterinarian cerlifying lhal the cal has been free from infcclious/conlagious disease seven <lays prior lo dispatch.

4. The cal must be accompanied by a valid movement pcrlllit.

5. The cal lllllsl be conveyed in such a 1J1anner that they will nol be in conlncl wilh other :mimals or materials of animal origin up lo their specified destination in Uganda.

(i. A report IJIUSI be 111a<le lo the Co111111issioner Velerinary Services within seven days of nrrival into the country.

For: Cu111111issiu11er Vclcrinal}' Services.

cc. The Customs Oniccr Enlebbe Airport

cc. The Assistant Commissioner of Veterinary Services, Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Entcbbc.

l~xporting

Yacci11<1lio11 Certificate from Guvcrn111c11l Vcteri11ari;i11 (nol private \•clcri11:H")').

·.• Export l'ermil fro111 The Minislry Of t\11i111als Resources.

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Scc11 ril)' Tips for Travelers

Over the past decade, Uganda's security situation has improved considerably, 1>111, as in 111osl cities in 111osl countries, Kampala has its share of housebreaking, purse snatching and ar111ed automobile then. Awareness of these problc111s and certain precautions arc dclinilcly in onkr.

On the streets, hold your handbag securely or keep your wallet in a front pocket. l'ickpockcls aml purse snatchers operate the same way everywhere. Carry only as 111uch money as you need. Do not join crowds to lind out what is happening; ifa crowd gathers around you, leave the area. Do not we11r large amounts of jewelry when walking in town or driving in the country. Do not make yourself conspicuuus by wearing outlandish clothing or exposing large areas of your body. African societies are far 111ore conservative in the way they dress than we arc.

Roll up your car windows and luck the doors when you leave the car. Do not leave packages in the car that might tempt someone to break in. Keep a nashlight in your car or take one with you when you leave the house al night. Power outages arc still frequent and you 111ay find yourself" coming ho111e lo a dark compound and house.

Walld11~

Walking is a way of life overseas. Traffic congestion makes ii a necessity for 111ove111enl in the city. It can be enjoyable, hut ii can he dangerous. Alertne.u is your key lo safely.

A. Vary your route. n. Avoid infrequenlly traveled side sllecls and alleys. C. Do not walk in Kampala after dark. D. Avoid loud colors or 111111sual styles of clolhing. E. Do not carry large sums of" money or wear large amounts ofjewclry. F. Purse snatching is an ever present danger. If a thief gels a lirrn hold on yo111 pmsc or ltandl>ag strap, do not attempt lo hang on. You could be seriously injured by the foll. Do not invite a p11rse snatchc.:r by swinging or dangling your purse in a careless manner. G. Men should carry their wallets in a front panls pocket. H. Do not nash a large mnount of currency in irnblic places. Estimate lhe amount of ynur purchases beforehand and have that amount ready for presentation. Fu111hling through yn111 purse or wallet invites the grab and n111 thief to strike. I. Never pursue a thief on fool. I le coulJ be armed and seriously i11j11n.: you. Sound the alarm and hope that bystanders can aid you in recovering the items taken. J. Do not overburden yomself with bundles. You arc inviting the grab-and-run thief. Lock excess purchases in lhe trunk or your vehicle. K. If confronted by an armed thief 011 lhe street, t!o 1101 re.\·i.\·t. L. Armed highway robberies and vehicle hijacking occur frequently in Uganda. If ynu lind yourself a victim of one of these crimes, t!o 1101 reJiJt. Generally, if you do not resist, you do not gel injmcd.

Driving

Driving in Uganda (a11d i11 n1any other African coun1rics, for 1hat 111allcr) c111 lie a diseonn~lling advcnlure al

first. Nol only n1usl yo11 get used lo right hand driving, but local drivers arc an individ11alis1ic and innovative lot. One drives the way one feels rather than by traffic rules. 1 lowcver, after a wltilc one gl:ts used In this and

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l·ccci111c~; ;1 ddc11.~i1c driver, always 011 Ilic alert for u11pn.:diclablc lichavior, \'1:l1iclcs i11 pour cu11dilion, illlU pcdc\lri;111s ;111d liicycli:;ls who, as !he Ugandans say, "have j11st co111c lt111ic city."

Then: <llL'. :;till a !cw police chcckpoi11ts 011 niajqr mads in lhc cot1111ry-sidc, and ~;0111c military chcck-poinls in tl1c 11111111. Tl11:sc arc 1u1l always clearly 111a1kcd and al firsl yo11 may not rcali7.C tlial a slone or branch in lhc 111iddlc of lhc road is a ruadlilock, c~pccially since Ilic police Ill soldiers will be invisible under a lrcc al lhc side l'f the 1p;1d. ;\J\,·;1y.~ ~lr.1p un1il you 1cccivc lhc nod lo proceed.

I J111·i11g c1111sidc K;111q1ala ;1t 11iglil is 11ul rccnn1111cndcd. Ir, fur any reason, ii bcrn111cs necessary, be alert for 1 cl11clc:> with1J11t hc;1dlights, puthuks, and pcdcslrians who arc difficull lo sec, especially ir they wear dark 1. l!1tl1i111:'.. t\l~o 11 ald1 lur ah;111du11cd 1Tliiclcs willH1lll wa111i11g liglils.

If )"I.I ;i1c 111wh·cd in ;111 accidl'lll, do nul cnler inlo a "my f;11ill-your fa11l1" argun1t:11I. Try lo rind a policc111a11 Pr u!Jt;1i11 the tilhcr i11di1·idual's na111c and address and leave tile area as quickly as possible. Rcprnl lhc nccidcnl tl1 lhc pulicc. If" ii lio:>lilc-louki11g crowd fu1111s at the scene uf Ilic accide11I, you slioulcl leave lhc arcn anti seek i111111cdi;1lc pulice ;1ssis1a11ce.

SIIOl'l'ING 1'";1in1:1y llolcl Cifl Shop; Open 10-7 Monday tlmr S;iturday; liaskl'.ls, Slouls, Chairs, clc.

< ;alll'r,r Cafe; Crall.' lrn111 Uga11da11 a11isl a11d has 1egular art cxhibi1s. II is located a few kilr.1111ctc1s off Kibuyc 1111111<l;1hlllll 011 l\l;isaka Ruad.

Nakascro l\Jarkcl or along Enlchhc Road; Baskcls, 111als, d111111s, hark pictu1cs, floor 111als n11d lablc mats ca11 he harg;1i:1cd for.

No1111110 Art Gallery; Open rvto11day-F1iday 9-5, Salunlay 9-J; localed on Vicloria t\vc. near lhc Uganda Club; Baliks ancJ sculptures.

l'ionrcr t-.Jall has llVCJ ,10 shops, 111a11y selling local crafls.

Shcralon II old has sc\'CJal gift shops i11cluding souvcnirs(l-shirts, jewelry, sculpt111c, batiks), a florisl, news sl;111d a11J plro:o developing shop.

l :ga11da Crafl.<;, Uu111lio l\d ., Bat Valley;. Opcu daily cxccpl S1111day; I Ia11dicrafls, puslcanls, honey aml polled 11L1111s ;111d a ci1k. I\ second Uganda Crafls is localed across frrn11 Sla11dard Cha1tc.1cd lla11k 011 Spckc Road.

I lgil 011 Ka111p;da J{o;1d has I-shirts, tablccluths and dresses.

llNICEF ltas a shup selling cards and gifls. They ;uc localed ill Kis(ni llousc, Kyaggwe Rd .. ,23•1-591 cxl.

H;iskcls, 111;1ls, d111111s. bark l"loll1 producls, pols ::111d lols uf ha11dicrafls, lhC'se itc111:; can be bargained for. ll is I• •1.·:1lcd behind The Nalio11:il Theater.

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Places of Worship

Every ll'eek, the Sunday Nell' Vi.\'io11 publishes ll li.lling of c:/111rcl1es mu/ religious Jen·ices. Check the New Vision for current times for services at the.re and other c/111rches.

Christ The King Church Catholic Church, Colville Street, Dox 2551, Kampala, Tel: 241500 Near the Embassy.

Mbuya Church, Mbuya Hill, Verona Fathers, Kampala, 221-506/221-001/2

St. Mary's Cathedral, Rubaga Hill, Kampala, 270-183/4/270-178

Chapel al Nsambya Hospital, Gaba Road, Nsambya, Kampala, 266-998/267-870/267-012/3

Our Lady of Africa Catholic Chun:h, Boazman Road (Mbuya), nox 6562 Kampala

Tel: 221777

St. Paul's Cathedral (Church of Uganda/Anglican), Namirembe Jrill, Kampala, 272-274/270-212

All Saints (Interdenominational Protestant), Akii-Dua Road, Nakascro, 342-128

Kampala Ilaptist Church: Makerere Road, Kampala, 530-899

Kampala Pentecostal Church, Plot 87, Kampala Road, Kampala, 344-667/81345-125

Abundant Lifo Faith Center, Ilunamwaya Hill, Entebbe Road, Kampala, 200-091/200-436

Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Namirembe Rd. , Dox 1146, Kampala, Tel: 232791, 255656

Old Kampala Mosque, Namircmbe Road, Kampala, 236-364

Makerere Univ. Mosque, Makerere University, Nankulahye Road

The Church or Jesus Christ or Lauer-Day Saints, Colline House, ground tloor, Kampala, 2.l(i-474

Baha!i House or Worsh!P· Kikaya Hill off Gayaza Road, Kampala, Tel: 540-511

St. Nicholas Orthodox Chmch, Namungona, Hoima Road Tel: 542-461

Seventh day Adventist, 38 Entcbbe Road, Kampala, 267-967

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EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Welcome to Kampala!

Office of the Ambassador Kampala, Uganda

On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission to Uganda, I welcome you to Kampala and hope that your stay will be a pleasant, productive, and safe one. Those of us working and living in Uganda are proud of our contributions to the changes which are occurring in this country. We welcome your assistance and interest in our activities.

The materials in this folder are designed to help you enjoy your stay, providing contact numbers of key officials in the Mission and tips for things to see, do, buy and eat. You should also review the safety and health information provided. If you need additional information, please contact the officer assisting with your visit.

Enjoy your time in Uganda -- the Pearl of Africa!

Sincerely,

l~p~ Ambassador

MS. SANDY THURMAN, DIRECTOR OFFICE OF NATIONAL AIDS POLICY

WELCOME TO UGANDA

SPECIAL WHITE HOUSE MISSION CHILDREN ORPHANED BY AIDS

MARCH 30 - APRIL 1, 1999

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PLOT 42 Nakasero Road,

P.O. 7856 Kamapala, Uganda Tel. 256-41-235879/342896

,

SCHEDULE FOR SPECIAL WHITE HOUSE MISSION ON CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS

UGANDA March 30 through April 1, 1999

TUESDAY, MARCH 30 8:30 PM Arr. Entebbe Airport Proceed to Sheraton, evening free

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

8:00 AM Briefing begins, Sheraton Crane Room:Ambassador, AID Director, HIV advisor 8:35 Briefing ends 8:45 Depart Sheraton

10:20 Arr. Mukungwe (Masaka) Greeted by dancers, drummers 10:25 Welcome begins, inside Local leader (5 minutes), dancers, singers 10:40 Welcome ends 10:40 Briefing begins Jointly, UWESO/FINCA 10:55 Briefing ends 10:55 Q&A 11 :05 Q&A ends 11 :05 Remarks by First Lady 11: 15 Remarks end 11: 15 Thank you By a representative of the delegation 11 :20 Exit to vehicles 11 :25 Dep. Mukungwe

11 :35 Arr. Kyalisowe UWESO client 11 :40 Gather at house Greeting, meet children, story, questions, tour 12:05 PM Exit to vehicles 12:10 Dep. Kyalisowe 12:20 Arr. Kalagala UWESO client 12:25 Gather at house Greeting, meet children, story, questions, tour 12:50 Exit to vehicles 12:55 Dep. Kalagala

1: 10 Arr. Statehouse (Masaka) Lunch with First Lady 2:10 Dep. Statehouse

2:15 Arr. FINCA businesses Split into two groups

GROUP I

2: 15 Arr. FINCA shopkeeper 2:25 Dep. FINCA shopkeeper 2:30 Arr. FINCA tailor 2:40 Dep. FINCA tailor 2:45 Arr. FINCA pancake maker 2:55 Dep. FINCA pancake Maker 3:05 Arr. FINCA beer maker 3: 15 Exit to vehicles, depart for Kampala

GROUP II

2:15 Arr. FINCA beer maker 2:25 Dep. FINCA beer maker 2:30 Arr. FINCA pancake maker 2:40 Dep. FINCA pancake maker

2:45 Arr. FINCA shopkeeper 2:55 Dep. FINCA shopkeeper 3:05 Arr. FINCA tailor 3: 15 Exit to vehicles, depart for Kampala

ALL

3:55 Arr. Equator Rest stop, craft shops. Subject to sufficient time. 4: 15 Dep. Equator 5:20 Arr. Sheraton

6:30 Dep. Sheraton 6:45 Arr. Ambassador's residence Reception; remarks: Amb., Thurman, delegate 8:00 Dep. residence 8: 15 Arr. Sheraton

THUSRDAY, APRIL 1

7:45 AM 8:00 8:10 9:30 9:40

10:00

Dep. Sheraton Arr. The AIDS Support Org. (TASO) Program begins Program ends Dep. TASO

Arr. Statehouse 10: 10 Meeting begins 11: 10 Meeting ends 11 :20 Dep. Statehouse

11 :25 12:00 PM 12:45

1 :00

1: 15 1 :20 2:50 3:00

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Arr. Sheraton Lunch begins Lunch ends Depart Sheraton

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Arr. Sheraton Commence check out Press Conference begins Press conference ends Depart Sheraton

Arrive Entebbe Airport Wheels up

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Support for people with Al DS

Meeting with President Museveni

Bring bags to lobby to be taken to airport Light buffet, charged to rooms Bring bags to lobby to be taken to airport

HIV testing/counseling

Those not in press conference Crane Room Check out continues

Proceed directly to plane ETA Johanesburg 10: 15 PM local time

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08:30 p.m. Arr. Entebbe Airport. Proceed to the Sheraton Hotel.

THE SPECIAL WHITE HOUSE MISSION ON CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS

UGANDA MARCH 30-APRIL 1, 1999

Wednesday, March 31

08:00 - U.S. Mission Briefing (Ambassador, USAID DIR, HIV Advisor)

08:45 - Depart Sheraton Hotel

2:15 - Group 1: Meet FINCA shopkeeper, tailor, pancake maker, beer maker.

2:15 - Group 2: Meet FINCA beer maker pancake maker, tailor, shopkeeper.

3: 15 - All Depart for Kampala

5:20 - Arrive Sheraton Hotel

Thursday, April 1

07:45 - Depart Sheraton for Visit with The AIDS Support Organization (T ASO)

10:00 - Arrive Statehouse for meeting with His Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

1 :15-Arrive AIDS Information Center (AIC) for Briefing and program.

3:15 -Arrive Sheraton for checkout. 3:30 - Press Conference 4:45 Depart Sheraton for airport.

6:30 - Depart Sheraton Hotel for Reception at 5:45 - Arrive Entebee International Ambassador Powell's residence. Airport.

6:45 -Arrive Ambassador's residence

8:00 - Depart Ambassador's residence for Sheraton.

6:15 - Wheels Up

10:15- arrive Johannesburg

Friday, April 2

MS. SANDRA L. THURMAN DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NATIONAL AIDS POLICY

THE WHITE HOUSE KAMPALA, UGANDA

FEBRUARY 3 - 6, 1999

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PLOT 42 Nakasero Road,

P.O. 7856 Kamapala, Uganda Tel. 256-41-235879/342896

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The Foundation for International Community Assistance

The Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) is an international NGO specializing in "village banking" for poor women. Micro loans are made to women who form small groups (the village banks), with the group assuming responsibility for repaying all loans, with interest. In addition, a minimum amount of savings is required of each member.

FINCA began working in Uganda in 1992, with a pilot project in one district. In 1995, USAID decided to consolidate into one grant it's support for orphans programs to increase the income-earning capacity of orphans' caretakers. USAID wanted this activity to be implemented by an organization with experience in setting up small businesses that are financially sound, and granted FINCA nearly $1.8 million to expand its pilot program. FINCA surveys had demonstrated that about 70% of its members were caring for orphans, even though FINCA did not (and does not) select its members based on this criterion.

Since that initial grant, FINCA has grown to be the largest and most successful micro-finance activity in Uganda. It's membership is currently in excess of 16,400 in 538 village banks in 12 of Uganda's 45 districts. Initial loans start between $50 to $100, and as these are repaid with profits from the small businesses established, women become eligible for larger loans, currently up to a maximum of $600. FINCA's current loan repayment rate is over 90%. Although initially financed as an AIDS-orphans component of a USAID health project, the FINCA program has been managed under USAID's Economic Growth portfolio for the past three years.

During your field visit to Masaka, you will meet FINCA's Country Director, Peter Okawl, and FINCA's Credit Director, Mary-Margaret Nansubuga and be briefed on FINCA's activities. You will take a walking tour of four businesses, all run by women caring for orphans: a small shop, a tailor, a 'pancake' maker, and a seller of beer and local spirits. You will hear their stories, learn about their businesses, and how FINCA has enabled them to better care for their orphan charges (see attached profiles).

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Sara Kizito, A Shopkeeper

Sara is 35 years old and has 5 children of her own and 1 child who's father died. She has a small shop where she sells a variety of items such as bread, toiletries, and sweets. She has received two loans from FINCA, both in the amount of 100,000 shillings. She makes approximately 20,000 shillings per month to support and pay for school fees for all 6 of her children.

Halima Nabukera, A Tailor

Halima is 28 years old and is physically disabled and confined to a wheel chair. She has no children of her own, but began caring for her brother's child after he died of AIDS. Halima has her own small tailoring business. She makes uniforms for schools as well as children's clothing, which her brother sells for her in the flea markets. She has received two loans from FINCA, both in the amount of 100,000 shillings. Halima makes approximately 20,000 per month to support her brother's child.

Federesi Nakirigya, A "Pancake" Maker

Federesi is 58 years old. After her husband died, she was left to care for her two children. She has received three loans from FINCA. The first loan was for 100,000 shillings, the second loan for 145,000 shillings and the third for 120,000 shillings. With the loans, she has established a "pancake" making business, and currently sells her pancakes to the other shopkeepers. In addition, she makes crafts to sell in the markets. She makes approximately 40,000 per month to support and pay for school fees for her two children. Her son is currently learning to be a mechanic, and her daughter recently passed her secondary- level school exams and graduated.

Margaret Nanyonjo , Seller of Beer and Local Spirits

Margaret is 40 years old. After her husband died in 1990, she has was left to care for her own 5 children and until recently, three other "adopted" children, all of whom were orphaned but have now found relatives to care for them. She has

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received two loans from FINCA. The first was for 150,000 shillings, and the second for 205,000 shillings. With the loans, Margaret sells local spirits, Tango (locally made banana beer) and Waragi (locally distilled gin). She uses the profits to support and pay for school fees for all of her children. One of her daughters has a learning disability, and Margaret has been able to afford to send her to handicraft classes so that she learns a skill.

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USAID ASSISTANCE TO UGANDA

Uganda has embarked on an impressive path of macro-economic reform, liberalizing the economy while successfully containing inflation. The economy has grown at an average of six percent per year since 1986 (when President Museveni's National Resistance Movement came to power). Inflation has decreased from over 200% in the 1980s to its current level of less than 4 percent as of October 1998. This major reduction in inflation was a result of the Government of Uganda's adherence to IMF conditionality which set targets to reduce public sector expenditures and the deficit. Uganda was the first beneficiary of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt reduction program. The HIPC initiative will reduce Uganda's debt during the 1998/99 period by $37.2 million.

Despite impressive gains, major issues still confront Uganda's growth and development, including heavy indebtedness, a weak and inefficient financial sector, high levels of poverty and a deteriorating infrastructure. Additionally, the 12-year insurgency in the North and deeper involvement in regional conflicts threaten Uganda's financial solvency.

USAID/Uganda's Country Strategy aims to improve the standard of living in Uganda by encouraging broad-based economic growth, conserving bio-diversity and the natural resource base, increasing people's potential to be productive members of society through improved basic education and better health, improving public sector accountability and citizen participation in government decision making, and providing assistance to northern communities affected by the years-long insurgency. In FY 1998, USAID provided over $51 million in development assistance, $29 million in P.L. 480 Title II resources, and $1.8 million in disaster assistance. It is anticipated that these levels will remain approximately about the same for FY 1999.

1. Encouraging broad-based economic growth.

Uganda's economy is predominantly agricultural-over 90 percent of the 20 million population are dependent on subsistence farming and light agro-based industries. However, development in this sector is constrained by limited access to appropriate technology and extension services, inadequate transportation systems, insecure land tenure, poor marketing systems, out dated price information and unavailability of credit. USAID assistance directly addresses these constraints through its efforts to increase the production of traditional subsistence foods and milk, to diversify and expand non-traditional agricultural exports, to

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support micro enterprise development, and to increase access to financial services. USAID's activities directly reach about 250,000 farmers and their families and 60,000 microbusinesses of which nearly 70% directly involve women. USAID's efforts have led to significant increases in rural incomes through higher production of food crops such as maize and beans and increasing the value of non-traditional exports such as cut flowers (127 percent increase), fruits and vegetables (384 percent increase), and essential oils and spices (322 percent increase). Milk production has also continued to increase with more than 10,000 farmers and cooperative members trained and participating in improving technology and yields. Micro finance arid enterprise development activities have resulted in 27,000 new savings accounts being opened in 1998 alone, bringing the national figure to 83, 163 savers.

2. Conserving bio-diversity and Uganda's natural resource base.

Uganda contains unique ecosystems critical to the conservation of globally important bio­diversity. However, population pressures, poverty, unsustainable natural resource management practices, and continued conflict pose substantial environmental hazards. USAID's assistance addresses these constraints through support for national level policy development that promotes rational management and conservation of Uganda's natural resources. USAID focuses on capacity building in environmental management, promotion of improved technologies and systems to increase agricultural and fishery productivity while preventing degradation, management and use of bio-diversity, environmental education, and environmental health and pollution management.

Through USAID's assistance, Uganda has improved its management of ten critical areas/ecosystems at risk of irreversible degradation. Among the parks benefiting from USAID's resources are Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls National Parks, both of which are demonstrating a continued recovery of elephant populations, an indicator for savannah ecosystem health. Ecotourism growth is hampered, however, by ongoing internal and regional conflict - - the most recent incident being the deaths of eight foreign tourists in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, one of the last homes of the endangered mountain gorilla.

3. Improving Basic Education.

Uganda's ability to build a free democratic society relies on the knowledge, attitudes and skills of its citizens. This ability is severely constrained by the poor quality of basic education, the product of a system left in shambles after decades of civil strife. USAID's assistance helps build the basic educational skills necessary to raise productivity and create an informed and responsible electorate.

Primary education reform is one of the top priorities of the GOU. In 1996 President Museveni announced a new policy of Universal Primary Education allowing free education for four children in every family. Overnight, the primary school population doubled to 5.2

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million students. USAID's policy dialogue program has served as a catalyst to open the textbook market to competition, improve teachers' terms and conditions of service, construct hundreds of classrooms, and train over 21,000 teachers. Ongoing activities focus on a massive, innovative teacher training program, the development of a national teachers' credit union, improving girls' participation and achievement in primary school, and mobilizing parents and community leaders to address such issues as nutrition, girls' education and parental responsibilities.

4. Reducing family size and the transmission of STDs and AIDS, and increasing child survival.

Despite improvements in a number of health indices in recent years, Uganda continues to suffer from high rates of fertility and mortality. Total fertility is 6.9 children per woman, constituting a fundamental constraint to development across all sectors. Nearly one in seven of these children will not live to see his or her fifth birthday, and maternal mortality is also high. A substantial portion of the adult population is infected with HIV, and Uganda may have one of the lowest life expectancies in the world as a result of AIDS.

USAlD assistance has played a pivotal role in reversing some of these trends. The use of modern contraception increased nationally from 2.5 percent of married women in 1989 to 7.8 percent in 1995 resulting in a decline of fertility to its current rate of 6. 9 children per woman from 7.3 in 1989. In districts where USAID is most active, contraceptive prevalence increased from about 12 percent in 1995 to nearly 20 percent in 1997. Although AIDS continues to be a major problem, HIV incidence (new infections) seems to be declining, and individuals seeking voluntary HIV counseling and testing has increased. USAID resources support aggressive information, education and communication mass media campaigns raising awareness of family planning and maternal and child health services; and HIV I AIDS prevention and testing and counseling. Also, USAID's social marketing program has become a major source of condoms and oral and injectable contraceptives (sales of oral and injectable contraceptives have increased 23% and 167% respectively in USAID active districts). Training of health care providers is also a significant element of USAID's program efforts.

5. Improving public sector accountability and citizen participation in government decision making.

Uganda is closer to becoming a stable and participatory government. However, major obstacles still exist. In 1996 Uganda held non-party presidential and parliamentary elections, completing the country's return to democratically-elected civilian rule. Members of Parliament recognize that to expand Parliaments influence, it needs to improve its institutional capacity to legislate, to oversee the executive, and to represent the people of Uganda. USAID's support to Parliament has assisted it to become increasingly active, investigating allegations of executive branch corruption and mismanagement, and initiating

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legislation (a role previously confined to the executive).

In 1997, Uganda devolved nearly all central government responsibilities and functions to 45 newly-created districts, a process completed with the holding of local counsel elections in May 1998 to fill five levels of local governments in each district. Capacity at the district level is weak and ineffective, although legally the districts have many new and broad powers. USAID's assistance is aimed improving the capacity of local government officials, such as the newly elected local government counselors, to perform public sector functions in an accountable and transparent fashion. USAID also supports the development of effective non­governmental organizations engaged in advocacy, public policy development and government oversight at the local level. For the past three years, USAID has also supported the GOU efforts to re-codify the Jaws of Uganda which will lay the foundation for improvements in the judicial system, and to improve legal education in Uganda.

6. Providing rapid emergency assistance to Northern Uganda.

Political instability has plagued the North for decades. The protracted conflict has disrupted farms, communities and civil institutions. There are roughly 350,000 internally displaced persons, 160,000 Sudanese refogees, and 1,500 returned abducted children and their families in Northern Uganda. The vast majority of rural household savings -- 300,000 cattle and most other livestock-have been killed or stolen from the pastoral communities. Economic and social indicators, while reflecting some improvement, show that the North has not participated in the growth occurring in the other regions. USAID's newly developed program of assistance to the North helping residents of these communities to rebuild their lives includes: (I) meeting critical emergency needs related to food security and assisting formerly abducted children to return to their communities; (2) generating employment through labor­intensive improvement of local infrastructure; and (3) building awareness and capacity to resolve and prevent disputes.

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USAID/UGANDA HEAL TH SECTOR PROGRAM

I. OVERVIEW OF UGANDA'S HEAL TH SECTOR

Despite improvements in the number of health indices in recent years, Uganda continues to suffer from high rates of fertility and mortality. Fertility is 6.9 births per woman; modern contraceptive prevalence, though increasing nationally, is only about 7.8 percent of married women (in the 15 districts where USAID is working, the contraceptive prevalence rate is up to 20%); and 71 percent of women 15-19 years old have either already had a child or are pregnant. Infant mortality is between 81 and 97 per 1 ,000 births, and maternal mortality is 506 per 100,000 births, a figure widely thought to be under-estimated. Although new HIV cases are declining among younger age groups, AIDS is still a serious problem. TB and malaria are also major problems. In addition, only 47 percent of children under the age of two have been fully immunized, and 38 percent of children under the age of four are short for their age (i.e. stunted, a measure of chronic under-nutrition, often accompanied by frequent illness).

Virtually devastated prior to 1986, public-sector health services are, as in most sub­Saharan African countries, of poor quality. Most physicians are located in urban areas, and most rural people, the majority of Ugandans, are cared for primarily by nurses, midwives and paramedical staff (i.e. physician assistants). Generally, health staff are poorly trained, poorly supervised, poorly supplied with drugs and other supplies, and often not paid on time. Many health facilities are dilapidated, and public confidence in public-sector services is low.

In Uganda's decentralized government structure, health services and staffing, are the responsibility of the district. The central government provides districts with funds earmarked for health, and the Ministry of Health makes policy, sets standards and provides limited technical support to districts. Government budget allocations to districts for health are low, but are increasing (budgets increased by a factor of 3.75 this past fiscal year).

However, private expenditures on health care, including care from traditional healers, pharmacies and drug shops, and other private practitioners are estimated to be 58 percent of the total (i.e. government, donor, and private) health expenditures, a significant resource base which could be applied to cost-effective and quality services. In addition, most health facilities in Uganda, including government facilities, charge fees for service (user fees). Although not a large proportion, these fees are retained by the facilities and complement official budget allocations.

While a number of missionary hospitals, to which the government has recently begun to provide small amounts of money, give good care to significant numbers of people, the private-health sector is under-developed outside urban areas and largely unregulated. Nonetheless, although unofficial, many government health workers are operating private practices in addition to their official duties.

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II. USAID/UGANDA HEAL TH STRATEGY

USAID's strategy is to increase the utilization of basic health services and change health-related behaviors by (a) increasing the availability of quality services and (b) encouraging the public to utilize improved services and educating them about key health issues. USAID/Uganda has substantial investments in training, supervision, and information-education-and-communication (IE&C) activities. In addition, a health-care-financing program is focused on improving quality and sustainability.

Family planning is approached as a basic maternal-and-child-health service, rather than a population activity. Spacing births at least two years apart can substantially reduce infant and child mortality, and reducing the number of births per woman, especially among women too young or too old, reduces maternal mortality.

Health activities are implemented through the bilateral project "Delivery of Improved Services for Health" (DISH) and several AID/Washington projects, largely in 15 of Uganda's 45 districts covering about 35 percent of the total population. Total funding level for FY98 was $17,00,000. Areas of emphasis are (i) maternal health, including pre-natal care, safe deliveries, obstetric emergencies and post-natal care; (ii) maternal and infant nutrition, including breast-feeding, weaning, vitamin-A capsule distribution, and growth monitoring; (iii) family planning; (iv) HIV prevention and STD diagnosis and treatment; (v) and health-care financing, including the generation and use of user fees and a recent effort to set up small group health-insurance plans. USAID/Uganda plans to add activities beginning in FY99 focusing on child illnesses, including malaria, respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, and malnutrition.

II. RESULTS

Overall, within the 15 districts which USAID/Uganda is working, improved health care provider skills, better counseling and expanded services have increased access to services to meet the needs of women in all phases of their reproductive life. Modern contraceptive prevalence has increased from 12 percent in 1995 to currently nearly 20 percent. In 1998, antenatal visits increased to 214,000 visits, and 62% of mothers had an assisted delivery by trained staff, up from 53% in 1995. The greatest success has been the slowing of the rate of HIV transmission. HIV prevalence rates declined in 1998 by 7% and 11 % respectively among 15-19 year old and 20-24 year old women attending antenatal clinics.

Ill. OTHER DONORS

USAID is the major donor in reproductive health in Uganda. UNFPA and DflD also support reproductive health, but in different districts. The World Bank is the largest

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THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (TASO) CLINIC MULAGO HOSPITAL

The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) is a non-governmental organization founded to respond to a growing need to care for people with AIDS. Sixteen people, some with AIDS and some with family members with AIDS, began meeting in 1986 to support each other and organize for better services. TASO was incorporated in 1987, and by the end of 1998, TASO had served over 50,000 clients in seven major urban areas of Uganda.

TASO's services for individuals and their families include supportive counseling, educational counseling about how to prevent further spread of HIV infection, basic medical care for opportunistic infections, treatment of other sexually transmitted diseases, TB treatment and referral, and family planning services. In addition, TASO clients can receive food supplements, skills training for income generating activities, and mutual support through a day treatment program.

TASO's approach has been to support the entire family affected by AIDS. To respond to the special problems of the orphans of their clients, T ASO established a program called to Child Support Program which provides child counseling, some supervision of the guardians caring for orphans, and school fees for selected orphans. To date, 413 children have been assisted by the program.

TASO has also had an active program of advocacy for persons living with AIDS, to decrease stigma and discrimination, and to help the government develop policies and programs to assist persons with AIDS. TASO has had a very active program of community education for prevention of new HIV infections and mobilization of community level resources for support for families affected by the disease and its social and economic impact. T ASO also has a very active training department which has trained over 600 AIDS counselors, and thousands of community level volunteers, and helps local groups in six USAID supported districts to develop and maintain "TASO-like" services.

A review of TASO's history and services conducted in 1998 has documented several trends. In the ten years from 1989 to 98, the percentage of TASO clients who are women has increased from 58% in 1989 to 63% in 1997. The family characteristics of these clients are quite different, as in 1997, 66% of male clients were still in a marital union, while only 33% of female clients were married when they registered for TASO care. Among women TASO clients, 6 in 10 were either widowed, divorced, or separated, and thus may have very fragile home systems to help them deal with the long chronic illness and death associated with AIDS. Almost all TASO clients have children, with an average of 3.5 children per TASO client. Many of the older children are the primary care giver at home for TASO clients.

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Evaluation studies have documented that most TASO clients have adopted behaviors to help prevent further HIV transmission. A majority of TASO clients (55% of males and 73% of females) report that they are not sexually active with any partner, and among those sexually active, 49% of males and 61 % of females report that they are using condoms to prevent HIV spread and unwanted pregnancies.

USAID and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been active partners with TASO from the beginning. USAID has supported TASO with funding since 1988, and now contributes about 30% of TASO's US$2.2 million annual budget. CDC has provided technical assistance in designing, monitoring, and evaluating TASO programs, and has helped TASO develop a computerized database on all services which has enabled TASO to understand better the needs of their clients, and design more effective strategies

You will visit the TASO clinic at Mulago Hospital, Uganda's national reference hospital, and the medical school teaching hospital. Thursday morning is a "clinic" day, and many TASO clients (all of whom have AIDS) will be there to see their counselors and doctor. (Photographs are discouraged at the clinic.) Clinical services include basic medical care for opportunistic infections; family planning; treatment for other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and TB referral and treatment. In addition, clients can receive food supplements, training for income generating activities, and mutual support.

You will be in the "Day Treatment Room" which also serves as a waiting room on clinic days. Sophia Mukasa Monico, Director of TASO, and other TASO representatives will brief you on TASO services and the Child Support Program. You will also have an opportunity to meet some of TASO clients and hear their stories. (Photos permitted.)

The TASO drama group, composed of TASO clients, will perform a sampling of the songs which they present when they conduct AIDS education sessions in local communities. At the end of the program, you will have an opportunity to briefly tour the clinic.

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THE AIDS INFORMATION CENTRE Kampala

In 1987, the Government of Uganda began responding to the emerging AIDS epidemic, and with USAID, WHO, and other donor support, instituted an aggressive information and education campaign. Before long this resulted in high rates of knowledge of AIDS, its symptoms, and how HIV is transmitted. Soon there was a notable public demand for HIV testing, and by 1989 a group of Ugandan and international AIDS activists organized an effort to provide HIV testing, accompanied by counseling.

The AIDS Information Centre (AIC) initiated services in Kampala in early 1990, and demand elsewhere led to the opening of branches in three other cities by 1993. Studies in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zambia have documented the important role of HIV counseling and testing in helping people adopt and maintain risk­reduction behaviors to prevent further spread of HIV infection.

AIC clients now receive not only HIV testing and counseling, but also syphilis testing and treatment, diagnosis and treatment for other sexually transmitted diseases, family planning services, and education and referral for tuberculosis testing and treatment. Long term support for behavior change and coping with HIV infection is offered through "Post Test Clubs" at all sites where clients, both those infected and those not, receive on-going counseling, provide mutual support, and conduct AIDS-education activities in various community settings.

In 1997, AIC became the first large program in the world to use new rapid tests to provide on-site, same day results. This elimination of a one or two week waiting period has been popular with both clients and staff, and is now being emulated in other African countries

By the end of 1998, almost 400,000 clients had been served by AIC. In 1998, over 55,000 persons were served. When AIC first opened, many more men than women came for VCT, but since 1995, about half of AIC's clients have been women. Since 1990, however, female clients have been consistently more likely to be HIV infected than men, though rates in both have steadily declined. In 1990, 35 percent of female clients and 23 percent of male clients were HIV infected; by 1997, this had declined to 26 percent in female clients and 14 percent in males. Over the years, about half of AIC's clients have been people in their twenties, and these young clients have rates of infection lower than clients over 30. The differential in rates of HIV infection between males and females is particularly acute in younger people, as only 3.5 percent of males 20 to 24 are infected but 17 percent of women in this age group already HIV positive.

Since 1997, AIC has engaged in an active program of training lab technicians and counselors in rural health facilities in DISH districts to expand the availability of testing and counseling. With USAID assistance, voluntary counseling and testing is now available in 12 districts; DFID supports expansion activities in 5 districts, and UNFPA supports this service in two districts

USAID currently funds about 70 percent of AIC's annual budget of $1.5 million with the remainder coming from DFID, UNICEF, the German agency OED and from the approximately $2.50 user fee paid by AIC clients. In addition, USAID has funded substantial amounts of technical assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

During your visit to AIC, you will be briefed by the Acting Director Jane Harriet Namwebya and Dr. Elizabeth Marum of CDC, USAID's AIDS advisor, hear testimonials from clients who have benefited from the program, attend a short example of educational songs presented by the post-test club members, and tour the facilities.

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EMEnGENCY CONTACT NlJMBEnS:

CONTACT MARINES AT POST ONE (They will contact the health personnel)

Medical Personnel Embassy Health Unit (8a 111. - 4.30p.m.) Embassy Health Unit Cellphone No. 2,1 Hours Irene Miller, FSPA Margaret Odoyi, RN

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234-142 077-200-508 221-699 (homl..'.) 223-13 I (liornl') 256-003 (officd 075- 756-003

• If you arc injured in a traffic accident or have any severe injury or illness, are having chills and fever, or uncontrolled diarrhea, please contact the medical staff or the marine Guards, post 1, for assistance. no Not go to the hospital without contacting one of the medical staff first. The hospitals are often closed at night and medical attention is not readily available.

HEALTH JUSKS IN UGANDA

Traffic accidents are great health risk, duc to the lad of e111ergency medi~~i1 services 111 the country. r_tease nl_lvays wear a scat belL

The most comm o 11 cause of tr av c I er· s diarrhea, a s e I f-1 i mi 1i11 g i 1111 es s I <1s1 i 11 g sever a I d a y s. i s i n rec t i o n w i 1 h E C o I i S a I 111 o n c 11 a • S h i g e 11 a o r C a 111 p y I o u a c 1 u r You are advised to avoid uncooked foods, unpeeled fruit, and tap water. including ice. Frequent hand washing with soap and run11i11g watcrl

The tap water i n U g a 11 d a is u n s a re Io cl rink (even in good ho I c I s) Tr ave I e 1 ~ s h o u I d d r i 11 k b o 11 I e d w a t e r , o r r e q u e s I b o i I e d , f i I t c r c d w a t e r. D o 11 o 1 u s e i c c: unless you know it has been made from safe water.

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there is a high risk or acquiring HIV from unprotected sex, Injections and blood transfusions About 20% or the local arc lllV posilive and the percentages increasing in high risk

SC h i S ( 0 S 0 Ill i a Si S

Schistosomiasis 1s a parasitic disease with a wide range or clinical manifestations. flukes that use specific fresh water snail species as the host cause it. Infected snails release large numbers of minute free-swimming larvae which are capable of penetrating the unbroken skin of the human host. Even IJRIEf exposures to contaminated water can result in infection. The greatest risk is wading or swimming in fresh water areas where snails are present. I3athing in contaminatec.l water can also transmit infection Human schistosomiasis cannot be acquired by wading or swimming in salt water or in adequately chlorinated swimming pools

Rabies

Do not pet or feed any stray cat or dog If scratched or bilten, wash immediately with copious amounts of soap anc.l running water. Even if already immunised you need additional post exposure treatment on days 0 and 3.

Malaria Prophylaxis/Prevention

Malaria 1s a constant threat in Uganda, and all travelers should take precautions to prevent contracting this life threatening disease. The must important preventive treatment 1s the taking of malaria prophylaxis medications These medications should be started before entering a 111ala1ia area. The choices are as follows

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This i s the drug o f choice for t rave I c rs to Uganda ( 9 2 % ) effect i v e. The t ab I et s a r c l a k c n once a week , a n cl co n t i n u c d fo r fo u r week s a ft e r returning to a non-malarial area.

2. Doxcycli11e

This is a tetracycline drug, taken once a day, and continued for four w e e k s a ft e r I e a v i n g a m a I a r i a I a re a . I t i s v e r y s a f e , b u t t h o s e t a k i n g i t should be diligent in the use of sunscreens due to occasional photosensitivity from the drug. It must be taken with food, and makes women more susceptible to yeast infections. It cannot be used by pregnant women or children under 8 years or age.

2 . Pa I u d r i 11 e IC la Io 1· o q 11 i 11 c Co m h o n a I i o n

This combination is generally well tolerated, but provides only about 6 S % protection. These drugs are considered safe in pregnancy and for children. Paludrine is taken daily and chloroquine weekly. It should be continued for four weeks after returning to a non-malarial area

Prcvcntio11 of Mosquito bites is most csse11tial, si11ce 110 prophylasis is I 00% effective. Othc1· Protective 111cas11rcs:

I. Remain in well-screened areas at night. 2. Use mosquito nets enclosing the bed while sleeping 3. Use insect repellents containing dect. 4. Spray clothing with pyrethrum repellent. 5 . We a r Io n g s I e eves, a 11 d Io 11 g p a n t s a ft er d u s k 6. Use a flying insect spray containing pyretl1111m 111 living and

sleeping areas

MEDICAL SERVICES KAMPALA, UGANDA

DOCTORS OFFICE

Dr. R. Stockley, General Practice 256-003

Dr. E. IL Gihhons, General Praclice 256-003 Dr . I . C I a r k , G e 11 c r:tl Pr a cl i cc 2 4 I -2 9 I D r . S . J . l'vl a t I a s , 0 p h I h a l 111 o I o g i s I

(l\lcngo llospilal Eye Clinic) 270-222 Dr. Pius Olrnngo, Oh/Gyn

(Private practice) 230-612 Dr. Shirazi, Orthopedist (private practice) 231-254

(Mulago llospital Clinic) 531-817

DENTISTS

Dr. Paul Alicker

HOSPITJ\ LS

Nsamhya Hospital Dr. Paul Kizza, Supcrintendcnl Kevin Ilonncr, l'harmacisl

Kololo Hospital Dr. l\lagara, Superintendent

X-RA \'S

Pan \Vorld Center KADIC Family Clinic

P II AR 1\1 AC I ES PllONE

254-858

OFFICE

267-012 266-998 2 66-998

231-935

OfFICE

245-644/5 530-046

LOCATION

AFTER II RS

075- 756-00J

075-756-003

075-741-291

075-731-254

AFTER II RS

AFTER II RS

AFTER HRS

Ex cm pha r Pharmacy Victoria Pharmacy Star Pharmacy

250-644/S

243-663/235-498 232-863/245-173 258-704

hy Curry Pol Ka111pala Rd. I' a r I i ;1111 c 11 I A v e 11 u c Kiira Road

Lil)' Pharmacy U.C.U. Uuilding Equator Pharmacy Ltd. 242-487 Johnslonc Street

UGANDA The Pearl of Africa

GEOGRAPHY

Uganda is a land-locked country on the northern shore of Lake Victoria in the center of Africa. The country is bordered by Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zaire. The land varies from semi-desert in the north-east, to the lush and fertile shores of Lake Victoria, to the Ruwenzori Mountains in the west, and the beautiful, mountainous south-west. The equator runs through Uganda, but the equatorial heat is tempered by the altitude which averages over 3,500 feet above sea level.

PEOPLE

Uganda has a population of over 14 million people made up of a complex and diverse range of tribes. Lake Kyoga forms the northern boundary for the Bantu-speaking peoples who dominate much of east, central and Southern Africa, and, in Uganda, include the Bagandans and a number of other tribes. The Baganda people are the largest group in Uganda making up approximately 16% of the total. The Nilotic-speaking peoples, the Lango (near Lake Kyoga) and Acholi (near the Sudan border), live in the north. To the east are the Teso and Karamohong who are related to the Masai and also speak Nilotic languages. There are Pygmies who live in the forests of the south-west. Prior to their expulsion in 1972 the Asians comprised about 2% of the population.

THE CITY OF KAMPALA

The name Kampala came from a Bantu word Mpala meaning a type of antelope which, it is said, the Buganda chiefs used to keep on the slope of a hill near Mengo Palace. The name Hill of the Mpala was given specifically to the hill on which Captain Fredrick Lord Lugard, a British Administrator, established his fort in December 1890. At the fort, which was also an administrative post, Lugard hoisted the Imperial British East African Company flag in 1890. The fort at Kampala Hill (now known as Old Kampala Hill) attracted several hundred people and a small town developed.

Kampala grew and the town spread over the surrounding hills until it became known, like the city of Rome, to be built on seven hills. These historical hills are Rubaga, Narnirembe (Mengo), Makerere, Kololo, Kibuli, Kampala and Mtilago. On top of three of these hills - Rubaga, Narnirembe and Kibuli - places of worship were built - Catholic, Protestant and Muslim respectively. In 1906 Kampala was declared a township. The railway joining Kampala with the coast reached Kampala in 1915. The city continued to grow and now covers 23 hills over an area of 100 square miles.

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PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE KAMP ALA AREA

Kasubi Tombs are situated a few kilometers out of Kampala on Nabulagala Hill on the Kampala-Hoima Road. They are the site of the tombs of the Kings known as the Kabakas of Buganda. The tombs are open from 0900 to 1800 throughout the week and there is a small charge. The largest building, which is th~ tomb house, is called Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga. It is a large thatched round house which reflects traditional Ganda architecture. Just outside the main tomb to the right is a small cannon which was presented to the Kabaka Muteesa I as a gift by Grant and Speke in 1862. Be prepared to remove your shoes when you enter the tomb. The descendants of the wives of the Kabakas live in huts around the main tomb and look after it. They are usually inside making mats. Visitors are expected to leave a tip for them in the small bowls provided.

The Uganda Museum is located on the edge of the Kitante Valley with an entrance on Kamwokya Road. Displays include a number of items from archaeological sites from around the country. There is also a collection of musical instruments including many drums.

Nommo Gallery is sandwiched between the Nakasero Presidential Lodge and UNDP Village. Art work by local artists and other artists from East Africa is displayed. The gallery has a gift shop selling artworks and crafts.

The National Theatre and the African Craft Village behind it. The National Theatre is located on Dewinton Avenue. It was built in the 1950s and first opened in 1959. There is something presented most weekends - dances, drama and music. The African Craft Village behind the Theatre has a good selection of crafts and curios from all over the country.

Religious Buildings include the Kibuli Mosque dominating Kibuli Hill on the other side of the railway station from Nakasero Hill; the huge Roman Catholic Rubaga Cathedral on Rubaga Hill; The Anglican Namirembe Cathedral where the congregation is called to worship by the beating of drums; the enormous Sikh Temple right in the center of the city; the Baha'i Temple at Kanyana. It is the only Temple of the Bahai religion that is found in Africa. From the temple itself there are wonderful views of the city of Kampala and the surrounding countryside.

Kisingiri House is home to three tortoises estimated to be about 200 years old. They were carried back from Mauritius by King Mwanga when he returned from exile in the 1890s. Kisingiri House is located in Mengo just outside Kampala.

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The Independence Monument is mounted against the white wall between The Sheraton, Speke and Grand-Imperial Hotels.

The Parliament Buildings .complex is located on Parliament Avenue. The archway at the entrance is the symbol of Uganda's independence and on it there are often perched what must be one of the world's ugliest birds -- the marabou stork. On the metal gates at the entrance are the emblems of the original districts of Uganda. Inside, at the entrance to the main Chambers (which is as far as visitors can go) are engravings representing the different modes of life in all the districts.

Gallery Cafe is eight kilometers from the city center on the Kibuye - Nateete Road. In addition to serving excellent food the Gallery Cafe has an exhibition area showing the work of local and East African artists. There is a small, but well-stocked crafts shop. Closed on Mondays.

Botanical Gardens are outside of Kampala at Entebbe. They are well worth a half day visit. The gardens are situated along the side of Lake Victoria (The second largest Fresh water lake in the world. Lake Superior in the USA is first.) between the Sailing Club and the center of Entebbe town. They were laid out in 1901. The Entebbe Wildlife Education Centre is nearby. It started as a small animal orphanage and gradually developed into a zoo.

Source of the Nile at Jinja is 80 kms from Kampala. The source of the Nile was actually at the site of the Rippon Falls. These were submerged during the construction of the Owen Falls Dam. However, ripples from the submerged Rippon Falls can still be seen from the picnic area. The picnic area is a well-maintained grassy area with shade trees. There are many birds. There is a plaque marking the. spot where the Nile begins its journey through Uganda, Sudan and Egypt.

Bujagali Falls is downstream from the Owen Falls Dam. They can be reached by crossing the Ownes Falls Dam (coming from Kampala) and turning northwards at the Kyabazinga roundabout. It is a beautiful area without one kilometer of raging water. There is a legend that says that the ghost of a man called Mr. Bujagali sometimes sits on the river on a bark cloth mat.

Uganda Equator is a one hour's drive southwest on the Masaka Road on the way to Lake Nabugabo. A good place for photos, there are also gift shops and refreshment stands. Along the way you will find local market stalls with fruit, baskets, mats, stools, drums and loofah sponges.

In 1862, John Hanning Speke was the first European to see the source of the Nile. He described the moment like this: "Most beautiful was the scene, nothing could surpass it! It was the very perfection of the kind of effect aimed at in a highly-kept park; with a magnificent stream from 600 to 700 yards wide, dotted with islets and rocks the former occupied by fishennen's huts, the latter by terns and crocodiles basking in the sun, flowing between fine high grassy banks, with rich trees and plantains in the background. The expedition had now performed its functions; old Father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria Nyanza."

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~~ Fang Fang Re~taurant

Located on 3rd Floor of Greenland Bank Building on Kampala Road. Excellent Chinese food. Open for lunch and dinner. TEL: 244806

Shanghai Restaurant Across the street from the Sheraton Hotel in the Uganda Club buildings. Well-prepared and presented Chinese food. Indoor and balcony dining. TEL: 236213

Haandi Indian Restaurant Located in Equatoria Hotel near main lobby entrance. Excellent Indian food. Book for weekends and for large groups. Service is leisurely. Open for lunch and dinner. TEL: 250780/9 Ext. 806.

TRATIORIA RESTAURANT Authentic Italian and continental, satisfying food and service. Located in Equatoria Hotel on lower level by the swimming pool. TEL: 250780 Ext. 859

DOMINOS PIZZA An American pizza clone. While not the real thing, close enough to satisfy a craving. Delivery available; small eat-in area. Corner of Entebbe and Kampala Road near Barclay's Bank. TEL: 251513

Sam's Restaurant Continental and Tandoori, open for breakfast, lunch, teatime and dinner. Opposite Sure House at 78 Kampala Road. Good variety to satisfy a crowd. Pleasant outdoor dining. TEL: 251694.

Maharaja Restaurant Indian and western food. Located in the Speke Hotel in downtown Kampala. Well­prepared food. Extensive menu. Indoor and outdoor dining. TEL: 254553.

Catch the lunch crowd or the night life at the following places in this shopping center located just off Acacia Avenue in Kololo.

CROCODIL£ RESTAURANT Indoors or out, you'll like the continental food and the excellent service. Try the ice cream for tea time.Closed Mondays. TEL: 254596.

7 Cooper Road Continental with pleasant bar or outdoor seating. Limited vegetarian food, open for lunch and dinner Closed Sundays.. TEL: 235134

Just Kicking Sports Bar Relax and hear a good one, or tell your own.

(View sample menus in the Hotel Hospitality Room)

Shopping in Kampala

Uganda Crafts is a cooperative of handicapped workers which has a good selection of local crafts. They also have a small section of "antique" carvings, weavings and artifacts from the region. Uganda Crafts, which also has a small outdoor eating area serving a local lunch, is located on Bomba Road, north of the Luisun Italian Deli.

Crafts Market at the National Theatre. This market is located behind the National Theatre (and near the Masala Chaat House Restaurant). This large market has local and imported wares from the region. You can sign this cooperative' s visitor's book at shop number 30. Attractive purchases can include carved chiefs chairs which disassemble for packing. You' 11 find batiks, jewelry, baskets, carvings, soapstone, etc.

The Gallery Cafe is located a few kilometers off the Kibuye Roundabout on Masak.a Road. They have traveling exhibits by Ugandan and other African artists and a small but select craft shop. Meals are both tasty and beautifully presented (try the "Death by Chocolate Brownie" presented with a passion fruit flower!). The Gallery Cafe is outside the city center in a rather out of the way spot. Allow extra time to visit.

The Nyanzi Art Gallery is on Parliament Avenue in an arcade just across the street from the British High Commission building (which also houses the American Embassy). This gallery sells works by local artists (paintings, batiks, etc.) The Gallery is next door to Parrots Cafe, another pleasant lunch spot.

Makula is located near the Embassy Ad.min Annex on Kasozi Road in Kololo. Watch for the pink hippo sign. Makula is a cottage industry using Ugandan woven fabric to make upscale items such as women and children's clothing, men's shirts and ties, table linens, lined picnic baskets, etc. They also have straw hats and bags. Makula will take special orders and ship them to you. Phone first to 245616.

RSU Textile Shop is on Kampala Road near Biplous. Look for the yellow door. You can find woven kikoi's, table cloths and bed covers in the bright colors of Africa. The cotton is grown in Uganda and woven at the RSU Vocational Training Institute near Nakulabye Market (also an interesting place to visit). The downtown shop has some shirts and children's dresses made from the wcavings, or you can order to your specifications.

Nairobi fly

Recently there has been a scare of a 'new' skin disease that causes blisters. It is said to be caused by an insect or fly. It is not a 'new' disease, we have been seeing it in Uganda for many years. It tends to be seasonal.

The disease, in East Africa, is called Nairobi fly or Nairobi eye. It should be called Beetle dermatitis. It is caused by an insect mistakenly called a fly. It is actually a type of red beetle and could be easily be mistaken for an ant.

The insect (beetle) does not sting or bite but contains in its body, a toxic substance known as 'cantharidin'. This substance is only released when the insed is crushed. This is usually done when an individual squeezes the insect, many times accidentally, when it creeps on the body. This tends to happen at night.

The substance (canthardin) causes burn-like blisters on the skin which usually form in lines. This may cause itching, burning and even some pain in the affected areas of the skin. Bacteria may be introduced by scratching leading to infection and sores. Generally, however, the blister does not require antibiotic treatment.

Prevention of beetle dermatitis involves avoiding crushing the insect on the skin. If you see the insect on your body, remove it by shaking it off. Do not touch with your bare hands.

The heavy rains brought by El Nino have increased the population of these insects.

163. The blistering rove beetle, Po~erus sabaeus, which causes painful irritatian i£ crushed an the skin.

Mukisa Mpewo clay works project is in partnership and

located in Kyotera Town, Rakai District.

Rakai District is rich in good clay and kaolin which are

used to make very beautiful traditional products.

Jane Nabyonga, chairman of the project, is a member

of the Uganda Small Scale Industries Association. She

has made many study visits abroad, specially in Peru

where she explored, for 4 y'ears, the very rich native

clay works tradition.

Le projet de poterie arlisanale de Mukisa Mpewo est situe a Kyo· tera, district de Rakai. Rakai est riche en argile et kaolin de Ires bonne qualile, ulilises pour la fabrication de beaux arlicles de polerie traditionnel/e. Jane Nabyonga, initialrice du projel, est membre de l'Associalion des Petites En/reprises d'Ouganda. Elle a effeclue de nombreux voyages d'etude a /'etranger, et notammenl au Perou ou, pendant 4 ans, e/le a explore la tres riche tradition poliere indigene.

The object~ct are the following: '\ d.. .,,..:r., d d . . - to promote tra 1t1ona art an es1gn,

- to optimize th\ us~ of the products,

- to strengthen~potfbry and ceramics production in

Rakai District,~ - to train women and upgrade production skills,

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- o create pottery as1a sure3come1generatmg act1v1ty,

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This self-sponsored project has been conceived and realized by women as a way to improve their social status. On behalf of Mukisa Mpewo clay works team, we sincerely thank all our clients as well as all the people who have helped us to promote our project.

Ce projet, auto{inance, est con,u et realise par des fem­mes dans le but d'ame/iorer leur statul social. Nous remercions sincerement nos clients et lous ceux qui nous aidenl a en assurer la promotion.

P.O. Box 138 - Kyotera, Uganda

Kampala contact - Tel. (25641) 25 78 17 Cultural Village - National Theatre· Stall n°19

UGANDA'S TRADITIONAL CLA YPRODUCTS FOR COLDNESS, HOTNESS AND THE BEST TASTE

These pots, dishes, plates, cups, mugs, coffee or tea pots and flower vases are all made in the

traditional way, by hand using only traditional tools with normal, best quality clay from the

Rakai District of Southwest Uganda. They are first shaped and moulded in the "green" level

(dry); fired to biscuit; and re-fired using a special technique. The finished pots will keep hot

things hot or cold things cold for a long time. Large size pots with a big ball-shaped base, long

thin neck and stopper are used as traditional refrigerators. Smaller size pots keep water or

wine cool and coffee or tea hot. If the stopper is replaced by a natural "sponge" (a loofah - the

dried fibrous interior of a type of gourd), this one will work as a strainer. Vases keep flowers

fresh longer because the water stays cool and the flowers can breathe.

POTERIE TRADITIONNELLE EN OUGANDA POUR GARDER LA CHALEUR, LA FRAICHEUR ET LA MEILLEURE SAVEUR

Ces pots, plats, assietles. tasses, cafetieres, theieres et vases sont taus fabriques a la main,

selon des procedes traditionne/s, utilisant des outils traditionnels et de /'argile de premiere

qualite prouenant du district de Rakai dans le sud·ouest de /'Ouganda. /ls sont d'abord

mode/es .. puis seches, cuits une premiere fois au niueau biscuit et recuits en utilisant la

technique traditionnelle pour obtenir une couleur noir brillant. /ls sont done totalement

biologiques. Les pots finis gardent la chaleur ou la fralcheur tres longtemps. Les pots

de grande dimension, rands a la base, a col long et fin auec un bouchon, sont utilises

comme des refrigerateurs traditionnels. Les pots plus petits gardent la fralcheur de

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Raymond Wamala

Plot 72 Kampala Rd (junction of Bomba Rd)

230-378

Monday thru Saturday 7:30 am to 7:30 pm Sundays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

How much? You have to buy tokens from the manager; it cost 4,000 sh per machine, each coin is worth 2,000sh.

How many machines? 25 total, 14 washing machines, 11 dryers.

How long per machine? Washing normally 30 mins, Drying normally 20 mms.

Ironing 10 Shirts 6,000 sh or SOOsh per shirt. 8 Trousers 8,000sh or 1,000 per trouser

700sh per bulk

The manager will guarantee return by the end of each working day.

Dry Cleaning Suit 9000sh Skirts plain 4,000sh Skirts pleats 8,000sh Suit jacket 4,SOOsh

Trousers 3,000sh Dresses plain 6,000sh Dresses pleat 10,000sh

The manager will guarantee return by the end of each working day.

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&-M Laundry Services lot 57, Kampala Road

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UGANDA, REPLBLIC OF

President .............. . \'ice President ........ .. ....................... .. Prime ~1inister .... .. ... . ........ . .................... . First Dep. Prime ~1in. .. ............... .. ............................... .. Second Dep. Prime ~fin. ................ . .. ......... ........... . ........... . Third Dep. Prime t-.1in. \1in. of Dis::istcr Preparedness & Refugees .. . !'-1in. of .6.griculture. Animal Industry, & Fi~hcries ....................... . \1in. of Defense .............. ......... . .......... . .. .................... . ~1in. of Education 8:. Spons .......... . ................. . .......... . ~1in. of Energy 8:. Minerals .............................................. .

\fusnrni, Yoweri Kaguta Kazibwr, \\'andira Spccioza. M ~fusokt\ Kintu J\atcgaya, Eriya Ali, Moses Etiang, Paul Orono Kazibwe, Wandira Spccioz;i. M. \fuscnni, Yoweri Kaguta Nsimbabi, Apolo. Prof. Kaijuka, Richard

Min. of Finance. Plannin~ & Economic Dc\clopmcnt .......... . .. ..... Scnda\n1Ja, Gerald Min. of Foreign Affairs . . ................................................. . Min. of Gender, Labor & Social Development ........................................... .. Min. of Health . ........... .... . . .. .............................. . Min. of lntemal Affairs. Min. of Juqice &. Conqiwtional .\ffairs... .... ...... . ........... .. Min. of Local Go\'t. .... .. . ..................................................... . Min. of Public Service Min. of Tourism, Trade. 8:. Industry ................................................. .. ...... . Min. of Water, Lands,&. Environment ........................................................ . Min. of Works, Housing. & Communications ................................. .. Min. Without Ponfolio ............................................................................. . Min. of State for Agriculture ..................................................................... . Min. of State for Animal Industry .............................................................. . Min. of Stale for Communication ................................................................. .. Min. of State for Economic Monitoring ....................................................... .. Min. of State for Ethics & Integrity ............................................................... . Min. of Stale for Fisheries .......................................................................... ..

Katega)'a, Eriya ~1ukwaya, Janati B. Kiyonga, Crispus \\'.C. B., Dr. Butime, Tom, Maj. \fa~ anja-:'\kangi, Josh11a S. Bidandi-SsaJi, Jaberi Mushega, Amanya Ali, Moses Muganwa, Kajura Henry :\'asasira, John

Sebunya, Kjbilige Miyingo, Kezimbila Kadaga, Rebecca Bbumba, Syda

Min. of State, General ................................................. ...................... \fugcrwa, Kisamba Min. of State for Higher Education ................................................................. Rwendeire, Abel, Dr. Min. of Stale for Information ......... ................................................... Nsadhu, Ba..~oga Min. of State for International Cooperation........................................ A liker, Martin, Dr. Min. of St(lle for Minerals ................................................ :................. Akaki, Jovino Ayuma

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llGANDA, REPl!BLIC OF

President .................................................................................................. ~fusenni, Yoweri Kaguta \'ice President ...... .... .. ..... ................ ..... .. ........ .............. ............ Kazibwe, Wandira Spccioz.a. M. Prime Minister .......................................... . ........................ '1usoke, Kintu First Dep. Prime Min ................................................................................... KafegaJa, Eriya Second Dep. Prime ~fin. ............................ ........................................ Ali, Moses Third Dep. Prime Min .. Min. of Disaster Preparedness & Refugees .............. Efiang, Paul Orono Min. of Agriculture. Animal Industry, & Fi~heries ........................................ Kazibwe, Wandira Specioza. M.

Min. of Defense ..................................................................................... ~f uscnni, Yoweri Kaguta ~1in. of Education & Spans ..................... .......... ..... .................. . ............ J\'simbabi, Apolo, Prof. Min. of Energy & Minerals ......................................................................... Kaijuka, Richard Min. of Finance. Plannin~ & Economic DI.'\ clopmcnt ............................. Senda\\llla, Gerald Min. of Foreign Affairs......................... .. . ................ Katcgaya, Eriya Min. of Gender, Labor & Social Developmt'nt ..... . ......................... Mukwa) a, Janati B. Min. of Health ........ ... .... ........................ . .................. .... Kiyonga, Crispus WC. B., Dr. Min. of Internal Affairs ..... .. .................. . ......... .......................... Bu time, Tom, Maj. Min. of Justice & Com1i1u1ional Affairs .. ............... \1ayanja-\kangi, Joshua S. Min. of Local Go\'t. ................... ............... ............. .......................... Bidandi-Ssa.Ji, Jaberi Min. of Public Service ................................................................................ Mushcga, Amanya Min. of Tourism. Trade. & Industry .... ...... . .... ......... ....................... Ali, Moses Min. of Water, Lands, & Environment ..... ....................................... Muganwa, Kajura Henry Min. of Works, Housing. & Communications ................................ . Min. Without Pon folio ................................................................... . Min. of State for Agriculture .................. .. . . .................................... . Min. of State for Animal Industry ..................................................... . Min. of State for Communication ............................................................... .. Min. of State for Economic Monitoring ..................................................... .. Min. of State for Ethics & Integrity .............................................................. .. Min. of State for Fisheries .......... .............. . .............................................. .. Min. of State, General ................................................................................ . Min. of State for Higher Education ............................................................. .. Min. of State for Information ......................................................... . Min. of State for International Cooperation .............................................. .. Min. of State for Minerals .............................................................................. .

:'\asasira, John

Sebunya, Kibilige Mi)ingo, Kezimbila Kadaga, Rebecca Bbumba; Syda

~fugerwa, Kisamba Rwendeire, Abel, Dr. J\'sadhu, Ba.saga Aliker, Martin, Dr. Akaki, Jovino Ayuma