Emily is home, safe and sound, from Uganda, and has been making me very jealous with all of her pictures and stories. I miss Uganda.
She had a fruitful trip. She visited fourteen orphanages, met with three legal guardianship lawyers, one Judge, and the registrar who schedules the court cases. She never made it out to Tommy's orphanage, but she did have a chance to meet with Sister Christine in Kampala and interviewed her about the challenges faced by rural orphanages. That should be enough for a great paper or two!
Best of all, she brought me home a Ugandan cookbook! I am really excited to try make something that is not matoke. If only I could figure out chapati!
I am excited to have another family member that understands exactly how incredible Uganda is, and look forward to her being able to tell Tommy stories about the land of his birth.
On a somewhat related note, Emily's advisor, Elizabeth Bartholet, participated in a debate on what should be done with Haiti's orphan situation. She makes some great points about working in the best interest of children. You can watch it here.
She had a fruitful trip. She visited fourteen orphanages, met with three legal guardianship lawyers, one Judge, and the registrar who schedules the court cases. She never made it out to Tommy's orphanage, but she did have a chance to meet with Sister Christine in Kampala and interviewed her about the challenges faced by rural orphanages. That should be enough for a great paper or two!
Best of all, she brought me home a Ugandan cookbook! I am really excited to try make something that is not matoke. If only I could figure out chapati!
I am excited to have another family member that understands exactly how incredible Uganda is, and look forward to her being able to tell Tommy stories about the land of his birth.
On a somewhat related note, Emily's advisor, Elizabeth Bartholet, participated in a debate on what should be done with Haiti's orphan situation. She makes some great points about working in the best interest of children. You can watch it here.
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just came here for the 1st time from the facebook group. i miss uganda, too, and these pictures my my heart flutter!
OH. and chapati? yes, i NEED some!
oh how exciting! What kind of vibe or feel did she get from the judge and court system people about legal guardianships?
hi April and others-- if you are interested in hearing the results of our research once we compile them, send me an email at ecox@jd10.law.harvard.edu. I'll do my best to answer your questions!
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