POST UGANDA UPDATE!

I know I have left Uganda, and I am now back to UVM student life, BUT, I am still communicating with my Uganda connections, and following ADAM's progress!!

It's hard to find a reason for sitting in a classroom learning seemingly inapplicable things, but luckily I am finding a new light in my classes, hoping to use what I learn in class as a asset to ADAM and other projects alike in the future.

I would just like to forward an E-mail sent from my advisor and colleague in Uganda who was and continues to be the main organizer of ADAM.  He explains a little bit about the unbelievable progress they have made since I have left:

Hi Maya, Still on holiday? Well, we are fine in Uganda. Hope you are doing well.  Good news: ADAM has now bought a litmus paper and weighing scale to standardize measurements and quality of the soap. We have been trying to look for customers in many places and we were faced with the problem of identity. We contacted a friend to design a logo and this is what he has done.  Kindly look at it and advise. Cosmas told me their target is now to sell 30 Jerrycans of liquid soap per week, and to open a small open evening stall in Mityana, from which four young men are going to be hired to sell by moving from home to home. They seem very determined but the group is eventually settled at about 12 committed people. I am working with them to find more market in Kampala, which so far is moving very well. As a side note from previous updates, they also have multiple other consistent clients such as schools, that they distribute to.  The speed at which they are growing is amazing... I hope in the near future we can create a market in America... any feedback on the success of this would be great! I thought this blog would end once I got back in the States, but it turns out this experience will follow me for much longer than that :)