Love Mercy

It’s hard to believe but it has already been a whole week since I arrived in Uganda! It’s only now that I feel as though I’ve finally started to settle in and begun getting my bearings for this place back again. Sticking to tradition, I’ve done nothing half-heartedly and have literally thrown myself in headfirst and learnt a few useful lessons along the way. Below are a few I thought I would share. Lesson one: the pace of life here is not the same. On my second day in Lira I quickly learnt that as much as I would like to try, I cannot operate at the same speed or the same intensity as I do at home. In Sydney, I’m used to being busy and constantly on the go and often find myself feeling inefficient at times when I have nothing to do or no one to see. Over here however, everything is done at a sloooooowwwww and leisuuuuuurelyyyy pace and your daily activity is somewhat limited. So goodbye efficiency, hello frustration! On this particular day, the sun was beating down from about 9am s...

There could be nothing more annoying than finding yourself stuck next to a 26-year old female who sobs uncontrollably for the first half hour of a 14 hour flight from Sydney to Dubai. On that note, I would like to apologise to the girl who sat in seat 84J for any inconvenience my wailing may have caused, but when you are sent off at the airport with a myriad of letters containing endless amounts of love, encouragement and support, from some of the most incredible friends anyone could ask for, it is all too easy to let the emotions take over and get the better of you. That, or quite simply the fact that I cry in ‘Casper the Friendly Ghost’ every time I watch it, may be a general indication of my emotional state… I essentially had no hope of keeping it together! Following on from my overly dramatised departure from Sydney, I arrived in Dubai only to find my connecting flight to Entebbe was delayed by approximately 2 hours. This gave me more than enough time to spend pondering my own th...

Here at Love Mercy, we have spent the last 5 years growing and improving our three projects on the ground in Uganda. In that time, we have managed to touch thousands of lives through the help of our generous donors. We have reached a stage where we are looking to expand our influence by getting a bit more savvy with media and communications. As such, we are proud to offer the right candidate a 6-week unpaid internship, with the possibility of taking on paid casual work following the successful trial. Role Description We are looking for the right person to join our small but growing team in a volunteer capacity. Key Responsibilities -        Produce written press releases on behalf of Love Mercy for various events and stories -        Compile a database of media contacts using existing networks to increase media exposure of the foundation and to book interviews with founders Eloise We...