Mission Moving Mountains:
Our first week in Uganda was spent at Mission Moving Mountains (MMM). This organization is community based, focusing on preventative health teaching. It preaches 14 points to a healthy home which includes simple things like having a latrine, growing your own food, and having a safe water source. After working within a community, they teach its member to go out into neighboring areas to spread their points. They’ve found this approach to be quite effective.

While at MMM’s site in Mbale, I had the opportunity to stay with a rural family for two nights. Our family’s home was pretty nice comparatively. Plus, it had electricity! They let me peel potatoes and shred up some cabbage, but I had to do a little begging before they’d let me help. Honestly, they were quite a bit faster, so I really wasn’t helping them out that much J.
Two other nursing students came with me on my home stay. Most of our time was spent playing games with the kids. We brought bubbles and playing cards to keep them entertained. We also played some clapping games with them.

During our stint at MMM, we also attended a community meeting. The community we went to was one that had successfully implemented MMM’s health teaching. Several community leaders attended, including some traditional midwives. MMM then gave us a taste of how they implement their holistic teaching in a community. Overall, it was a very interesting week!