Uganda's People

Pallisa is like something out of a movie, or else like walking through a National Geographic magazine. Maximum poverty. After visiting, it is difficult to grasp the daily reality that the thousands of villagers who live in Pallisa face. Words, both spoken and written, do little justice for what it’s like to actually be there, experiencing life in this rural area of Uganda. We will try our best to convey this experience to you, in the hopes that you can see the urgent need for support.
More children than you have ever seen in once place. In a population of 40,000 people, over 20,000 are 18 years of age or younger. White smiles, bright. Hands grabbing yours; grabbing your arms; grabbing your shirt; grabbing any part of you they can. Wanting to touch you, see if you are real.

Situated at the geographical heart of the African continent, Uganda has long been a cultural Kabale, Southwestern Uganda melting pot, as evidenced by the more than 30 different indigenous languages.

The country’s most ancient inhabitants, confined to the southwest, are the Batwa and Bambuti Pygmies, relics of the hunter-gatherer cultures that once occupied much of East Africa.

At the cultural core of modern-day Uganda lie the Bantu-speaking kingdoms of Buganda, Bunyoro, Ankole and Toro.

According to oral tradition, these centuries-old kingdoms are offshoots of the medieval kingdoms of Batembuzi and Bacwezi, which lay in the vicinity of present-day Mubende and Ntusi.

Elsewhere, Uganda’s cultural diversity is divided in the northeast by the Karimojong, and in the northwest by agricultural peoples whose Nilotic languages and cultures are rooted in what is now Sudan.

The Rwenzori foothills are home to the Bakonjo, and the Bagisu of the Mount Elgon region. Teuso Dancing

The Pictures of People and Life in Uganda

Local Merchant

A local merchant selling his products at the market!

A young teacher in a local school classroom !

A young boy and his baby brother enjoying the photo opportunity!

Agule Community Health Centre... "Health is Development" sign.

Local fruits and vegetables offered at the market!

Working hard on water sources! One of Africa's main issues...

Young mom and her baby resting outside.