Rosemary Pope and Sophie Orr

• BA (Hons) Geography
• University Expedition 2013: Examining approaches to development in Jinja, Uganda

This expedition examined development approaches in Jinja, Uganda, using interview techniques and focusing on two main development themes. The first theme examined whether imperialistic legacies were being reproduced in the form of neocolonialism through (British) international volunteers. Results showed neocolonial traits in a number of different ways; mostly how volunteers identified themselves with Ugandans, imposing views and values and implying a sense of inherited dependency. The second theme involved interviewing African craft traders about their subjective measures of success, to later compare with top-down donor measures of success. Results showed that subjective success measures were consistently family orientated with the majority of respondents working to provide their children with a good education. In addition, the expedition also involved carrying out research for COCO, a Newcastle based NGO, via visiting a school and CHIP, a HIV positive group.

Funding Sources: Gilbart Travel Busary, Vinehall School, Newcastle University Expeditions Committee