I'm also curious about the other $84.95

Jeff Sachs:

"Out of every $100 of US national income, our government currently provides the grand sum of 5 cents in aid to all of Africa. Out of that same $100, we have found around $10 for the stimulus package and bank bailouts and another $5 for the military. It is not wonderful that what has caught the public’s eye are proposals to cut today’s 5 cents to 4 or 3 cents or perhaps zero."

Requoted from Nicholas Kristof's blog at the New York Times.

Prepping for the Unknown

I'm one of those people that plans for all possible contingencies. That girl that had band aids at prom? Yup, that was me. So planning a trip to three different countries is a whole other experience. Finding visas, making itineraries, tracking political situations, getting immunized, buying medicine... Then you have the finances. How am I going to access money while I'm there?

It's amazing how many little details go into traveling to Africa.
- getting immunizations
- getting visas
- getting contact info everywhere you're going
- finding places to stay

I think going to three countries is making my plans more complicated, but it's totally worth it. I'll be able to get so much more done by going to multiple locations. I want to get the pilots started and that'll be possible if I go to a few places. In Tanzania, I'm hoping to be able to start a pilot program there. That will be the first real test of the system. When I visit Kenya, I am hoping to start one there as well. In Uganda, I hope to identify a partner NGO to work through and find other wheelchair workshops.

It's going to be busy, but I'm looking forward to it =)