Retail Highlights from Danette’s Mission Trip

to UgandaMay 2014

In May 2014, Danette participated in a 2-week mission trip to Uganda as part of Equipping with Truth Ministries.The trip included time in Kampala (the capital), Lira and the villages of Northern Uganda.The following slides are a glimpse of the retail industry she saw along the way.

Even in the capital city of Kampala, pedestrians have to move out of the way of cattle meandering around or grazing in roundabout areas as traffic goes by on both sides.

Meat case at smaller mom & pop supermarket in Kampala. They carried beef, pork, chicken and goat, and a sign indicated they just started featuring duck.

Meat case at Uchumi in Kampala. Uchumi is a Kenyan supermarket chain with 34 stores.This case had beef, pork, chicken and goat.

Butcher shop near Lira featuring beef and goat. Electricity is not reliable, so there is no refrigeration.

Butcher shop along a main highway near a village.

Ground beef processed in Uganda, found in the freezer section.

Banner to promote a butcher shop in a mid-scale mall in Kampala.

Display of cuts at the butcher shop in the mid-scale mall.