Jinja Village

We walked to the local village and met the locals (and their pets) today.  They were so friendly and pleased to see us. The children were fascinated by our cameras and wanted lots of photographs.  The scenes were a shock to us all as so many people live in such small huts amongst their livestock. The children ran about playfully barefoot in the mud with torn clothing. There wasn't a toy in sight as they chewed on sugar cane but the most obvious thing was how happy everyone was.  Looking forward to visiting the source of the Nile tomorrow :)

Girl's room Discovery Centre

Not the biggest room for 10 people and we are not sure how well the mosquito nets will actually work!  Off to bed to see how we will cope!

Broken down bus

Ugandan roads + 19 people + lots of luggage = broken down bus!

The Journey So Far

The jouney started at 1am when we left Corby excited for our big trip!!!  Two flights,via Brussels and Rwanda, (and 10 hours later) we landed on very red soil! Having consumed an excessive amount of food on board, watched countless films and endured Klaudia's snoring we were grateful to be here at last! 

The minibus that took us to our flight motel was a little crammed to say the least (and nearly lost a student through an open door).Clearly health and safety standards here are not quite like back at home.

Packing ready for big trip

After a year of fundraising and preparations we are almost ready to head to Uganda!!! Whilst my  teaching colleagues have had their feet up for a couple of days, I've spent the weekend trying to close my case.....

...Hair products, straighteners, clothes for all eventualities, waterproof mascara, 15 skipping ropes, 400 pencils, suntan lotion, 5 pairs of new shoes,  baby wipes (why will we need these KIFA?), four handbags, sunglasses, mosquito repellent, plasters (for the new shoes), dry shampoo, kindle (with recommendations from LOCO), a minnie mouse beach towel and pyjamas my nan would wear (will be sharing a room with a stranger)....

...... Somehow i get the feeling that all of this 'stuff' will be rather unimportant this time next week.


- Mrs Isaksen

Corby Business Academy group off to Uganda this month

Corby Business Academy's Head of Sixth Form Kim Isaksen, our Head Girl Ellie Mae Moore and Year 13 student Klaudia Chalubinska will travel to Uganda in October for an international conference at the Discovery Centre.

They will be posting updates and pictures here during their travels.