Comments on: Why I love elephant dung!

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:42:09 +0000

Hi Alexander, thanks for your positive feedback.
Hats off to you by the way. MSF do amazing work!
How did you find life in Gulu?

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 07:55:42 +0000

I enjoyed reading about your project and your adventures.I also liked the fact that there is no snobbery in the way you see things.Very refreshing.Thank you.

P.S:I am a semi-retired doctor at Médecins Sans Frontières Ukraine.I worked in Gulu,Uganda for 3 years and in some other 17 countries.

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By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:36:47 +0000

I’ve been a regular visitor to these two community tourism projects since 2012 and highly recommend both.

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By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 09:10:59 +0000

UPDATE: On Friday 20th November I had the honour of accepting the Best Community Tourism Project award on behalf of the Ishasha Community Uplift Project in Uganda’s inaugural Tourism Excellence Awards. Ishasha Community Uplift Project is the formal name for Deo’s Homestead Tour and Agartha’s ‘taste of Uganda’ Tour. How exciting, not just for Deo and Agartha, but for community tourism in Uganda generally. This project is a brilliant template for tourism, conservation and the community – all benefiting equally. Am delighted for everyone involved.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:59:31 +0000

In reply to Royston snook.

Hi Roy, thanks for commenting. Isn’t Deo’s Homestead Tour one of the best tourism experiences ever! I absolutely loved it. Have visited it three times now. Incredibly good value for money as well, since Agartha’s “Taste of Uganda Tour” is also included in the $15 fee per visitor.
Brilliant to hear the project is now self-sustaining. The community are investing in a SACCO savings and credit scheme and have even been investing in goats and chickens. I think that’s pretty impressive for a project that’s only been going three years. It is monitored and promoted by UCOTA Uganda Community Tourism Association now, which will really help put it on the map.
I hope that one day everyone travelling from Queen Elizabeth National Park through Ishasha onto Bwindi – and vice versa – stops to pay Deo and Argatha a visit.