Women in Uganda

The first impression you have of the women we saw is how very hard they work.  If they live in farmland they are often seen walking up the road at 6:30 AM where they will likely stay until dusk.  All tilling the soil, planting and harvesting is done by hand.  We often saw women working with an infant on her back and a toddler at her side.  I doubt if I would last one week following in their footsteps.  Responsibilities at home are also included in their day.  Cooking is over wood or charcoal, water is hauled from a well, often at a great distance.  The children learn to do chores, such as haul water, at a very young age.  Using one's head to carry a variety of supplies is very commonplace.  Clothes are washed in a stream and laid out to dry either on a line or across bushes, etc.                          Grinding peanuts

Off with Mama to the fields

Off to the fields

Washing clothes

We were fascinated by women's ability to balance almost anything on their heads.