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My First Trust Group Experience, a Traveler’s Report from Uganda

We rose early today and split into two groups with ours visiting a Trust Group in Kampala, which is the bustling capital of Uganda. We meandered down the shopping district, winding our way through an orderly confusion of shops, street vendors and a sea of humanity. It was hot and dry and the red dust Read more…

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Getting to the Source: Meeting Ugandan Farmers and the Nile River

by Alexandra Arch, Writer and Uganda Insight Trip Participant The events of the day center on getting to the source. Not only did we trace the chain of coffee production back to the very farmer who planted the seed, but we also arrived at the source of the famed Nile River. Moving out of the Read more…

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The Impact of a Ugandan Trust Group: An artisan, a Polaroid and a boda boda motorcycle

by Alexandra Arch, Writer and Uganda Insight Trip Participant   Today combined some of the best of the best. The 12 members of the Mutungo Stars Trust Group graciously welcomed us to their weekly group meeting this morning. They were eager to share the work of their businesses, which include all types of retail, as well as hair salons, mechanics shops Read more…

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