A visit to the village of Kitaisa，Uganda
There are not many visitors to Kitaisa，and not much that would bring them there unless they know someone living there．Most of the villagers live a distance from the main road and where they live are paths that are difficult to travel，especially during the rainy seasons．
There are a few shops selling oil，sugar，tea，flour，candles．There is no petrol station，but one will find a school and a small government hospital．But there are no doctors，just a few nurses and medically trained staff．
It is still early and most people are outside cooking their meals over firewood．Children in uniform and without shoes are going to school，making their way through muddy paths from the night's rain．
You can see some adults picking beans，or cultivating the ground around corn plants．Some children are carrying water from the nearby river．People are sitting outside having breakfast．Children will have porridge，the family will eat leftover posho，or plantain bananas called matoke．Meat is not often eaten，protein comes mostly from beans．
Here life is tough，there is simply a lack of everything．Some chickens are running around and I am told that they are basically for eggs，though one was caught and given to me for later．Life here is very simple．There is no library here，no newspapers．There was a little restaurant with some outside chairs，a beauty shop，and about eight places where food and other supplies were sold．
People in villages don't live long for the most part，since there is no infrastructure here．There are no ambulances，and if you do get sick there is no money to pay for treatment．The nearest hospital is 15kilometres away in Busunju，but even that larger town lacks facilities，though a medical clinic is there with a doctor，unlike the small facility in Kitaisa which has few things．
Other obvious problems are with water and sanitation．Water taken from creeks should be boiled and treated．It i