Why Many Ugandans Work Hard but Still Struggle to Get Ahead?
Why many Ugandans work hard Everyday but less do succeed for long? There is something we need to discuss honestly about work in Uganda. Every morning, people wake up before sunrise. Some are opening shops, others are preparing to travel to work, while others are arranging tomatoes, onions, bananas and oranges along busy roads. Teachers enter classrooms, office workers sit behind computers, domestic workers travel abroad, and young people start small businesses with the little money they have managed to collect. By evening, many are exhausted. They have spent hours working, taken risks, dealt with customers and struggled to meet their responsibilities. Yet, after months or even years, some of them cannot point to meaningful progress in their lives. They are still borrowing money to survive. Their businesses are still operating at the same level. Their savings are almost nonexistent. One illness, one family emergency or one bad business season can return them to the same financial posi...