Uganda through Jessica's Eyes/Camera

Dear Readers,

Please excuse my long absence from the blogging world. Things have been busy: 7 weeks in Africa, 3 days in NYC, 1 week as a camp counselor. I've been able to wind down and clean some of the chaos in my room after 11 weeks of an intense, but incredibly rewarding, summer. I'm working on putting together reports and albums to wrap up my African experiences. I'm also preparing internship materials to guide the next few months (and maybe the rest) of my journey toward nonprofit accounting.

I've been trying to upload as many videos as possible, but Vimeo has a weekly limit. Thankfully, I've been able to upload all my footage from Uganda (see below)!

Enjoy!

Jessica K. Nguyen
Senior - Accounting & Finance
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington, Seattle
accountingforAfrica.blogspot.com
accountantforAfrica.blogspot.com

Here they are in chronological order:

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Corporate worship at Mnamuwongo Revival Church from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Simon singing and dancing at Mnawumongo Revival Church from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Sunday School at Mnamuwongo Revival Church from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): The ride to work from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Paul and Julius making biofuel from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Rain storm in Soroti! from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): jammin' in the rain from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Practicing Beacon of Hope Song from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): It's a BAT! from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Soroti Municipal Chorus Performance (1) from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Stories from Simon from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): Kids choir at Mnamuwongo from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Africa 2009 (Uganda): So Long, Farewell! from Jessica Nguyen on Vimeo.

Beacon of Hope in Uganda

Here's a video on Pilgrim Uganda's school in Soroti, Uganda:



(The girl who speaks at 7:44 is great, by the way.)

Another intern and I watched this on Monday as part of our training. We're working to refine accounting procedures, policies, and systems for Pilgrim's Uganda offices in Kampala and Soroti. This will allow them to keep better track of their finances, spend more wisely/efficiently, and create better financial accountability. This is a huge deal for them because there is not much of an "accounting mindset" that's been fully established. Also, it's always great for donors/investors to know that their money is being used with due diligence.

I'm excited... are you?

Jessica K. Nguyen
Junior - Accounting
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington, Seattle
accountingforAfrica.blogspot.com