Colours
Sue Small — Oakville, ON
After our first distribution at Bunamwaya, I chatted with a middle-aged Ugandan woman. During our pleasant conversation she brought up the colour red. She said to me, "We may each be different on the outside, but we all are the same on the inside, for we all have red blood."
That thought stirred me and as I returned to the group I noticed that I was walking on red soil. When I returned to my room I browsed through a primary atlas that explained the Ugandan flag: the flag has black, red and yellow stripes and in the centre is Ugandan's national emblem, the crested crane. The black stripe represents the people of Uganda and Africa. The yellow stripe represents sunshine and hope. The red stripe represents brotherhood. It went on to explain that everyone on the planet has red blood regardless of religion or race. The crested crane is a peaceful bird and represents peace for all of Uganda. Its feathers include the three colours in the Ugandan flag. One leg of the crested crane is raised indicating that Uganda is moving forward in development.
I know from the faces of the Ugandan children that we saw on this distribution, that each bedkit we handed out will contribute to the wisdom and philosophy of the Ugandan flag.
