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Projects > Previous Projects > Uganda

Our founders, Bill and Barbara McDonald-Wood hold Uganda very close to their hearts.

With a wealth of knowledge and experience behind them – Bill having worked at Edinburgh University teaching computer skills to ethnic minorities, and Barbara having worked at various schools in Edinburgh whilst finishing her Masters Degree in Child Development – they set off for Uganda, Africa.

It was here that The Dignity Project first spread its wings.
This is their story....

Uganda Historical Synopsis

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.