We are lying peacefully in our grassy hut when we are startled by a crackling sound that gets louder and louder… We get up and are frightened. The fire is only about 10m away from our guest cottage “Mar”. We immediately approach our guard, who looks and says that the fire cannot come because there […]
Trees are life
In Uganda, the forest area is dwindling more and more. Currently, 9% of the country is forested. In Germany, the figure is 32%. The Ugandan government provides its citizens with seedlings for trees free of charge, especially in the north. These are both fruit trees and trees that can be used for forestry. But this […]
where is Otacpab?
It’s best to start with Uganda. If you fly there, you will land in Entebbe, about 50km south of Kampala. From there you drive via Kampala, Luweero and Gulu first to Kitgum on one of the few paved routes. Thanks to the World Bank and some Chinese road construction companies. This is what Kitgum looks […]
Jackfruit – or how fertile is this land
In March 2019 we moved into our huts. Then we gradually planted the land, which was previously just overgrown with bush grass, and this is what it looks like now, 4 years later, in the evening: It has become a small paradise and due to the environment, in which there are hardly any trees, it […]
Daily activities in Otacpab
Today a short insight into 3 everyday activities here in the village. Shogum is a millet-like grain that is grown a lot up here in the north. The inflorescences are at a height of 1.5-2m on a strong stalk. At the beginning of the film, Annett holds something like this in her hand. It is […]
Worship 2.0 or “back to the roots”
In the services here in Otacpab, the worship sounded only as you heard in the post about the second baptism. This is an exuberant dance, intense drum and sometimes more shouting than singing. This is perfectly normal. What is in the foreground, the joy of dance or the praise. This is certainly difficult for a […]
Visiting a special Family
Dear ones, Peter, our night watchman, has just said goodbye to cycle to the hospital. There he gets free medication because he is HIV positive. This is a very good institution of the government, that those affected have a chance to get their medication for free. Yesterday we visited a family in Kitgum. We know […]
Something culinary
Since we are somewhat limited with our possibilities here in Otacpab, we have adapted to our environment with our lunch. So at noon we eat beans every day, delicious dressed with onions and tomato. In addition, there is usually a porridge, called posho. Either only from brown millet or mixed with Kasava (manioc) flour as […]
The challenge of drinking
We are once again in Otacpab. Every time I am amazed. On the following picture you can see our drinking water: So it comes out of our pipe after Peter has taken it from the well and poured it into our barrel. Brrr sure you can understand that this is a challenging sight. We then […]
Light dispels the darkness
You may remember our first time in Otacpab. At the opening of our community center, the officials of the region were also present. They drew our attention to the fact that this small parish (village) in the vicinity has the most magic doctors and alcoholics. We were able to experience this enough in the following. […]
