I'm an aid worker currently in Northern Uganda, working with South Sudanese refugees that are fleeing the ongoing civil war. There's about 500,000 refugees here, and somewhere in the range of 2500-5000 people cross the border every day. 

My tiny house where I live. Our base has 20 people, everyone has their own little space. A couple latrines, a couple real toilets, a few showers, a kitchen and the other normal stuff. Mosquito nets, because malaria is endemic here, and you don't want it. The #1 killer worldwide!

This little frog was watching me in the toilet this morning. Only about the size of a fingernail. Looks like raw chicken. I had a bowl of cornflakes this morning, but neglected to take a picture. Everyone knows what corn flakes look like, right?

My walk to the office, through the little village where we base ourselves.

Lots of kids in the village, they usually wait for us in the morning, and yell "Hi muzungu, how are you?" Pretty authentic African village, not much outside influence here.

They are super cute, though.

These ladies are on the way to the market to sell the pots they make. I am continually amazed at the ability the women have to carry stuff on their heads. 20L bucket of water? No problem. Twin babies asleep in a basket? Easy.

The office. I am a Logistician, which means I manage lots of the non-medical stuff. Transportation, power, security, water, power, supply, etc. I've got a great team of people who work with me to get it all done.

In to the Land Cruiser and out to the field. I spend a lot of time riding around on crappy roads. It is really hot and dusty this time of year. Most days are around 40c. It hasn't rained in a few months.

First stop today is a well we recently drilled, and it turned out to be artesian! A nice surprise, it produces 60m3 / hr. A tiny drop in the overall bucket.

Big storage tanks. We pump the water in to trucks for delivery and distribution around the camp

A tap stand where people get water. The average is about 20L / day per person. Not a lot, but enough to be healthy

Back to the base for lunch. Beans and rice, just like every day. And today some tasty fried bananas.

Working on assembling a special insulated tent to use as pharmacy storage. Gotta be under 25* for the drugs. 2 big AC units will keep it cool

Complete! With some practice and a good crew it takes a couple hours to build

Me and my excellent crew.

At the construction site, the delivery of a 16kVa generator. We are building a cool solar hybrid system to power the hospital. Plenty of sun here!

Moving heavy stuff the old fashioned way. These guys really know what they are doing. 1000kg, no problem.

Out to where we are building a hospital. This building design allows quick construction, later we can come fill the walls with bricks for a more permanent structure

What the buildings look like complete. It will be a inpatient + maternity clinic. Lots of babies!

Back to my desk for a while. Today I am working through a pile of job applications. This is a pretty poor area, and people want to work! Every job we post gets hundreds of applications. I'm going to read every one.

We built a wood fired oven at the base. Pizza and bread and such, when someone is nice enough to bring some cheese and salami when they come to the field.

Hanging around in the evening. At the moment we've got a guy who plays the accordion and sings. He rocks.

This guy (gal?) hangs around and eats veggie scraps. Super mellow, much faster than you might guess.

She lives on my curtains, and eats mosquitos, which is cool by me.