During the summer of 2006 after graduating high school in Seattle, I traveled to Uganda with a group that was a neutral combination of church and school: a group of teachers at a religious primary school had previously visited the country, along with a university professor, a pastor and congregation members, a nun and 4 students from my high school. We spent a month distributing donated medical supplies directly to hospitals and schools, which are run by the Sisters of the Daughters of Mary nuns. These are a handful of my favorite photographs from that trip.
Church of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph in Kampala, Uganda. Photo credit: Louisa Gaylord
Rubaga Girls School, Kampala. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordJust a friendly roadside PSA near the Equator. Wonder if these work? Photo credit: Louisa GaylordYou can buy just about anything on the side of the road. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordTraditional Ugandan dresses. The red dust is everywhere and stained everything. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordPhoto credit: Louisa GaylordPhoto credit: Louisa GaylordJust makin’ the body of Christ. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordThe Ugandan martyrs, considered the 24 saints of Uganda, are celebrated every year on June 3rd. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordYum, fresh meat for sale. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordPhoto credit: Louisa GaylordSt. Mark VII school for the deaf in Masaka. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordPuppy dog eyes are universal. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordThe Sisters of the Daughters of Mary were our guides in Uganda. Instead of the government, nuns run most hospitals and schools in the country. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordHospital tuberculosis poster in Kampala. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordUganda, under protection of the British Empire until the 1960’s, uses shillings as currency. These hospital rates show that a normal delivery is approximately $6 USD, and a C-section birth is $24 USD. Photo credit: Louisa GaylordAngelina Jolie has got nothing on me!
Louisa Gaylord 