24-25 Nov, Lira

There have been political marches in town today with groups trying to rally citizens to vote for their candidates. The past couple days have seen lots more interviews at schools and ngos. Today my guide took me to four places, including one he works for that tries to help street children and provide HIV-AIDS education for youth and adults. I visitede a religious organization involved in a myriad of programs, from water and sanitation to child soldier rehabilitation, a girls secondary school, and much more. I ended up at an organization I'll dedicated to encouraging children to read the Bible. The organization also held 1-2 day workshops for youth on social issues and leadership skills. Tomorrow is our last day in Lira, and we will visit more ngo's. There are so many social service organizations in town, and yet there is still need. I hava wondered if some of the small ones could become more effective if they banded together to make the best use of the funds that they do have.