The people we encountered were very poor, but extremely generous, resourceful and clever. They also seemed satisfied with what they had and were genuinely happy. It occured to me that we could learn a lot from them. Despite this positive outlook, the Ugandans live with sadness every day of their lives. Death is real.
Aids is rife.
Around 25 per cent of the population are thought to be HIV positive. The people also live with the daily threat of continual raids by the Karamojong tribe, located in the arid, desert regions in the north-east of Uganda. The tribes are constantly raiding the Soroti region for cattle. To accomplish that, they loot, rape, kill and destroy property. Around 80,000 Ugandans are currently living in displacement camps.