By Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh

Last year fellow Nebraskan, Jacqueline Barnhardt, and I volunteered at the Uganda Peace School. We highly recommend that you consider doing the same! Either there, or at another Peace School  

During the event we connected with David Kabambo from Servas Tanzania to arrange a cultural exchange Servas Safari. During the safari we visited a village on Lake Victoria, had a safari in the Serengeti, visited a local business where disabled men build tricycles for other mobility challenged citizens, visited girls' schools that David has relationships with, and did art with a local artist. We had wonderful cultural experiences while also having a positive impact on the local community.  Prossy, the organizer of the Peace School also organized a tour of Uganda, and to Lake M’Buro on the border of Tanzania where we met David Kabambo.   

If you would like a similar experience, consider volunteering for Uganda's second peace school from the 25th-30th August 2025 in the village of Buyoga (see Open Doors article about this)