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Uganda might not be perfect - but it is far away from being just a dark place in the middle of Africa. Winston Churchill characterised Uganda even as the "Pearl of Africa" and he named it herewith in a perfect way. Uganda offers you not only a beautiful landscape with many opportunities to explore mother nature with a huge variety of species, but also the hospitality of Ugandan people. This friendliness will provide you with a very warm welcome and you will cherish the memories of your stay in Uganda.

But it is not only a country full of beautiful plants, wild animals and friendly people - it is also a country of growth, strength and enormous efforts. Kampala is a cosmopolitan metropole full of skyscrapers and busy traffic, full of restaurants, cafés and pubs, full of possibilities to enjoy oneselves and getting busy. Uganda offers you the possibility to view the biggest nationalparks in Africa, the best places to watch animals like gorillas, lions or birds. You can follow all sorts of hobbies like mountaineering, fishing or studying on African culture. Uganda is also a modern type country with discotheques and hip hop joints. The music scene is huge and you will be surprised by lugandan rap music and dancing contests.

Nonetheless we will not hide that Uganda is still on a rough road. Headwords are HIV/AIDS, war or poverty. We do not deny those circumstances and that there is still alot to do. Even though first steps are done, the work has to continue. Money is still needed, donations are still necessary and international help is still required.

Uganda was once famous for Idi Amin and HIV/AIDS. The time of Idi Amin is long time over. These days the horrifying name of terror is Joseph Kony who is killing thousands of people from southern Sudan, he is kidnapping children, stealing their future by training them to soldiers or using them as sex slaves. This is still a scenario of horror and the international community is asked to handle better yesterday than tomorrow. If you personally want to help - there are several possibilities to donate to help the people in the north.

The other headword is HIV/AIDS. In this field - the first steps have worked very well. In Uganda the number of HIV-infection has decreased by 70 % since the early 90s of the last century. Reasons for this is a nationwide campaign for protection. Not only the use of condoms, even more the decrease of sexual contacts outside a relationship by 60 % have led to the following figures: 1991 21,1 % of pregnant ladies were HIV-positive, in the year 2000 only 6 %. In the capital Kampala and other cities, the number of HIV-positive young people has reduced by 75 % within the age group of 15-19 years and by 60 % within the group of 20-24 years (see http://www.sciencemag.org/). Profound information and steady investment has led to this progress. Nonetheless we should not forget the ones who are not so lucky and who need our help. We can help them by donating into their future, by building schools, giving them a home, a safe place to grow up, a country to work for and jobs to make the economy strong and able to invest again in their people.

If you feel like helping - you can donate in numerous projects, i.e. for HIV/AIDS-orphans, for war refugees or for agricultural measurements.

And you can also invest in this beautiful country by exploring that the biggest part of Uganda will offer you a touristical paradise. We offer you the possibility to have a first view on this country - truly "The Pearl of Africa".

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