MUBS_CBS_2018

Ndere Centre is the Home of Cultures located on Plot 4505, Kira Rd, Ntinda – Kisaasi Stretch. Ndere Troupe comprises of individuals from the different regions of Uganda. As you may not be aware, Uganda has over 56 tribes making it one of the most culturally diverse country in the World. The Ndere Troupe captures the amazing cultural songs, dances and unique instruments from the 56 nationalities (tribes). We had the opportunity of visiting the center which is mostly green, thus fresh air and a good breeze in the evening. The visit was organised by the Administration of both MUBS and CBS  which included transportation, entertainment and dinner. Students were entertained as they enjoyed their dinner by the different cultural groups. The show ended at 11:28pm with a wrap up that saw everyone on the dance floor as a way of encouraging unity among all cultures, nationalities and tribes. The Ladies dancing with unique pots on their heads A cultural dance from Norther

  The Kampala Reggae Fest which is aimed at celebrating the Reggae culture and art in Uganda organised a concert dubbed ‘Reggae Fest Jam’ featuring one of Jamaica’s Reggae superstars Anthony B . The concert took place on Saturday the 24 th of March at Lugogo Cricket.  The ‘ Real Warrior ’ hit maker graced the stage with several Ugandan local artistes namely Maddox Ssematimba, Bebe Cool, Irene Ntale, Pallaso and Galaxy FM’s Dj Nimrod who was the official Dj.  The  students had the opportunity of exploring the night life in Kampala. We took time to take some pictures and enjoy the music performed by the live band. This was one of the activities organised by the Social Committee that was comprised of both MUBS and CBS Students.    Anthony B live on stage Daiana and Rita enjoying the chilly evening                                                                                                            

The CBS and MUBS students participating in the 2018 project made a trip to Jinja. Jinja is famed for its tourist attractions namely; the source of the Nile, the Bujagali Falls, it is also home to many factories, notable among them the Kakira Sugar Works. Jinja town is 80km east of Kampala, and the river Nile welcomes into this great city in Eastern Uganda. We set off from the Red Chilli aboard a 30 seater mini bus at about 7:30, and made a stop over at Namawojolo a trading center along the way. At this center roast chicken literary flew into the bus, we were shocked at this site and only a handful of MUBS students bought some chicken and grilled bananas. We crossed the river Nile at about 10:30am and we were amazed to see the Nile start her journey all the way to the Mediterranean sea north of Africa. Our next stop was the Kakira sugar factory which is about 10km out of Jinja town on the Jinja-Kenya highway. We were welcomed by the factory officials who took us on a familiarization

During the field course in Kampala, Uganda, our team focuses on microfinance in the semi-formal sector. More specifically, we look into how finacial and social intermediation provided through SACCOs influences female entrepreneurs. For this we are examining a SACCO with 75 members in Kabojja (western suburb of Kampala). During our days in the field wr conducted several interviews and organized a focus group discussion with female SACCO members.