Author: Makkus
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Gaddafi Mosque
The Uganda Moslem Supreme Council Mosque – also known as Gaddafi Mosque – is the largest mosque in Uganda with a seating capacity of 15,000. Located on Old Kampala hill, it is shaping the skyline of the eastern part of Kampala city. With its Minaret Tower on top of the hill, the Mosque is not only a…
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Twenty years from now
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain
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back in business
with stories from fort portal, new years eve, entebbe, lweza, serena and more. stay tuned 🙂
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
Lately it’s been quiet on my blog and there’s exactly one reason for it: Christmas time! For the work at J.E.E.P. it means not really a lot of things to do as everybody is preparing to go out of Kampala to their homes in the different regions of Uganda. And for the Christmas time in…
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We are social…JEEP Facebook Page
JEEP tries to be social and stay in contact with all people around the world to broaden their mind about environmental issues. As Facebook is as important as it was never before to reach the mass, I created a new Facebook Page to briefly inform interested folks directly on Facebook about what JEEP is doing to work…
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Sunset at JEEP
Last week at work. Focusing on my laptop for hours, I did not realize that it was already 7pm. Perfect time for some shots of the sunset with my new camera lens.
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Ugandan Scouts – Kaazi National Campsite
As I have been a boy scout in Germany for over 15 years, I wanted to stay in contact with scouts even here in Uganda. Thus I contacted the Uganda Scouts Association on my arrival, just to check whether there are some scout activities to be found in Uganda. As it turned out there are and so I…
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A Liter of Light
Millions of families in developing countries still live in the dark. Even at day dozens of homes lack of light because they are easy built without any windows and remain powerless. A few weeks ago I came across a really nice project called “A Liter of Light”: ‘MyShelter Foundation’ envisions sharing to underprivileged communities an…