{UAH} Uganda, where a book can cost a month’s salary - BBC News
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One book which I have been wanting to read is Nothing Left To Steal by South African journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika.
But it costs around 140,000 Ugandan shillings ($42, £29) in bookshops here - which can buy a week's worth of groceries for a family.
On internet shopping sites the best-selling memoir goes for less than a third of that price but deliveries to Uganda are not straightforward.
I did splurge once on a book by Guinea's revolutionary leader Ahmed Sekou Toure. It set me back $60 - the pan-Africanist in me got the better of me that day.
Waitresses in downtown Kampala barely earn $60 in a month.
Library books by motorbike
It is in this environment that Rosey Sembatya has decided to start the Malaika Children's Mobile Library.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36230245
Sincerely,
Brian M. Kwesiga
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But it costs around 140,000 Ugandan shillings ($42, £29) in bookshops here - which can buy a week's worth of groceries for a family.
On internet shopping sites the best-selling memoir goes for less than a third of that price but deliveries to Uganda are not straightforward.
I did splurge once on a book by Guinea's revolutionary leader Ahmed Sekou Toure. It set me back $60 - the pan-Africanist in me got the better of me that day.
Waitresses in downtown Kampala barely earn $60 in a month.
Library books by motorbike
It is in this environment that Rosey Sembatya has decided to start the Malaika Children's Mobile Library.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36230245
Sincerely,
Brian M. Kwesiga
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Disclaimer:Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
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