The Eye Uganda                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Eye is a free bi-monthly magazine containing listings and directories, maps, reviews, tour and travel information plus articles of interest. It highlights everything to do with Uganda, from hospitals to hotels,shops to sporting events and from embassies to entertainment. It is distributed for readers and advertisers through national and regional airlines and tour operators, the airport information office, foreign diplomatic missions and NGOs, selected restaurants and bars, supermarkets and gift shops, all major hotels in Uganda, the Uganda Golf Club and government offices including the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Articles in This Issue

Unleashing The Creative Spirit

	It’s the song in the hills and the laughter on the streets that tell you the state of a nation, and Uganda seems to be increasingly happy in its own skin. Pamela Kertland Wright assesses the mood of a country showing signs of — dare we say it? — vibrancy.                                                                                                                                      More
Lodge Review: Lake Albert Lodge
	With the roads the way they are in Uganda it is traditional to start with the journey from Kampala. My advice for this one is to start early at the crack of dawn, which is about early enough to beat the traffic out of town as you have to negotiate several of the early morning congestion points.                                                                            More
Restaurant Review: Orilla Del Lago
	In the heart of Jinja town, situated on the shores of Lake Victoria is a quaint little Tex-Mex (Mexican) Restaurant called Orilla del Lago and I am told by the Owner Surjit Bharj that it is one of the few Mexican Restaurant in East Africa.                                                                                                                                           More
Health Review : Malaria, Mozzies & Mzungu (Part 2)
	Remember the symptoms are due to the toxins released by the ruptured red cells. With a really fast acting drug like artemether, the parasites are almost all dead in about 4 hours. The red cell then gets eaten in the spleen and releases the toxins. So about 4 hours after treatment there is a new wave of symptoms and you will feel a lot worse.                                                                                                                                     More
Charity: Uganda Society for Disabled Children
	USDC, a local Non Government Organisation (NGO) founded in 1985, is committed to recognising and equalising the rights for children with disabilities. USDC exists to help children with disabilities and their families to access resources and opportunities to enable them achieve their full potential.                                            More
Education: Vicki Hannah Lein
	‘I am going to have fun every day – if I am not having fun I will change something.’ One of the challenges of working with children and young people is how to motivate them, build their awareness and appreciation of their special talents and skills.                                                                                                                                            More
Book Review: Uganda's Great Rift Valley
	Which fact would you rather know: That Ernest Hemingway did not die in either of the two plane crashes he suffered in Uganda but actually shot himself? That Lake George may drain like a bath if the soft strata rock which the Semliki River flows down is eroded down by two meters?                                                                                 More
Sport: Ugandan U13 "Balenzi" Tour Update
	After all the hard work, the boys’ dream was slowly coming to fruition. They were at Entebbe Airport. Still not knowing exactly what to expect, they were a bit reticent and withdrawn, although that may also have been because they hadn’t had breakfast yet!                                                                                                                             More