By Mike Hildenbrand | Project Leader
I just returned from 16 days in Uganda. We camped in the bush in the Nakayot Peace Village. I had a excellent meetings with our partner NGO and local government officials. I was able to inspect the tractor and plow that they have and it is in good operating condition. I met the 85 year old Ugandan gentlemen that runs the tractor for the village. They have hundreds of acres that they are trying to cultivate largely by hand. They NGO has been given 70 acres by the village and they hope to plant this in the spring to raise money so that they can move toward financial independence from US support. The equipment that we want to purchase with till the soil to a finer grade and the seed drill will speed the planting process which now all done by hand. The mower will speed the harvesting of the crop which gets them to market sooner. These are very hard working people. If we can find good used equipment we can likely cut the cost in half. Spread the word to your friends and companies.
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