We woke up early in the morning to head up North to Apac. We arrived in the early afternoon and met with GYPA’s program coordinator in Apac, Howard Onyok. After having a traditional Northern Ugandan lunch, the group traveled by bicycle taxi to the Arocha primary school, where GYPA and Apac Kids League have a joint initiative with the nearly 400 students of the school. The project joins together sports and health education, and we had the chance to participate in some of the outreach initiatives.

Participants each worked with a group of primary school students teaching about and discussing with them personal hygiene and the importance of personal cleanliness. The students were so well educated that they were often times telling us the questions to ask!

Afterwards, we were had some time to have fun and play games together. The participants taught some American games to the children and the children then taught the Americans some of their local games…the laughter and excitement filled the entire schoolyard!

In the evening, we had dinner with the mayor of Apac, Jimmy Okello, who told us about his hopes and plans for Apac in the next few years. We spoke about the current political situation and his views on today’s events in Uganda, as well as his experience living in Apac during the conflict and the positive direction Apac has taken since.