I have decided to write three Blogs all of which will be about the countries I will be visiting. The first one will be about Africa, then Asia and finally Central America. Hopefully these Blogs will give you an idea and a better understanding of the beautiful countries I will be travelling to and the types of needs within the communities.
Africa will be my first stop on my 11 month journey. Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia in fact I will spend my 23rd Birthday in Ethiopia!!
Africa stole my heart back in 2014 when I went on a missions trip to Swaziland. It was that trip that sparked the want and need to help others and hopefully bring some hope to a country that was devastated by HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty. Being in Swaziland and visiting parts of South Africa I couldn’t wait to see more of Africa, it was such a beautiful place with the kindest people. I am so excited to start off my journey with this place!!
In January I fly out to my first country Uganda. Once a kingdom and British protectorate, for most of the later half of the 20th century, Uganda was under military rule, first under Idi Amin, the subject of the film The Last King of Scotland. Much of northern Uganda was also troubled by the Lord’s Resistance Army, which heavily recruited child soldiers. Referred to as the Pearl of Africa, Uganda is diverse in topography and wildlife. The current population of Uganda is 40,799,347 with a life expectancy of 60 years old for women and 57 for men.
February I will spend the month in Rwanda. Still hurting from the horrific genocide of 1994, Rwanda searches for healing. Originally home to three tribes, the Twa (known as pygmies), Hutus, and the Tutsis, Rwanda’s history of ethnic tension is long. In 1994 over 800,000 Tutsis were killed and two million Rwandans were displaced. Estimated population is 11,751,364 with a life expectancy of 67 years old for women and 61 for men.
From Rwanda to Ethiopia, I will spend the month of March in Ethiopia. Located in the Horn of Africa, Middle Eastern and African tribal influences touch every corner of Ethiopia. The birthplace of coffee, literary and archaeological discoveries date back to Bible times. It’s also a nation well acquainted with pain. In the last century, civil wars and famine devastated the land. Those in rural villages remain isolated, without clean water or access to markets, and the country’s ability to provide basic services is strained. It has the second largest population in Africa with a population of 86.5 million. The life expectancy sits at 58 for man and 62 for women.
I am looking forward to living within the communities of these amazing countries. I will do what I can where I can to make a difference.
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“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
Mother Teresa
