The National World Population Day was held in Mbarara, Uganda. It is an event that aimed at educating and encouraging local Ugandans to participate in family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention. FOAC was invited to participate in the event so we set up a booth at the stadium. The morning started slowly. The opening ceremony for the event was supposed to begin at 9am. So we had arrived good and early and had our booth ready to go. However, we neglected to remember one thing - African time! By 9am people were just starting to put up their tents and get their booths started. However, this was good opportunity for Francis (our co-worker at FOAC) to scope out the scene for free stuff. He found us free t-shirts, hats and he even hooked us up with badges that identified us as officials for the event. It was really funny how excited he was to receive and give out free stuff.
The opening ceremony began at 11:30 and there was a huge parade of school children complete with a brass band.
By mid-day, the guest of honor had arrived. Before he made his way to our table, we were instructed to 'prepare ourselves' and stand as he passed by. There was a huge crowd complete with photographers and groupies. I still have no idea who this man was (some representative for the president) but apparently his attendance was a big deal.
The opening ceremony began at 11:30 and there was a huge parade of school children complete with a brass band.
By mid-day, the guest of honor had arrived. Before he made his way to our table, we were instructed to 'prepare ourselves' and stand as he passed by. There was a huge crowd complete with photographers and groupies. I still have no idea who this man was (some representative for the president) but apparently his attendance was a big deal.
No comments:
Post a Comment