Interview with UK’s woman & home magazine
Oct 6, 21
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Charlotte Beauvoisin. diaryofamuzungu.com featured on BBC.com

The power of volunteering: an interview about life as a conservation volunteer in Uganda

Once upon a lifetime ago, I left my 9-5 job in London to volunteer with the Uganda Conservation Foundation. Volunteering with VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) was the passport to an incredible life. It’s a story I’ve been blogging about ever since…

I’m thrilled that an interview about my life in Uganda featured in the UK’s woman & home magazine (October 2021) and Woman Magazine (July 2022).

“Approaching Entebbe Airport, bright orange sunshine filled the plane. I felt like the sun was rising over Africa and my new life. I was a little nervous and very excited.

In London, I had a corporate job and a long-term relationship, but the end of the relationship reignited my dream of visiting Africa.

I didn’t know anything about Uganda beyond Idi Amin, Lake Victoria and mountain gorillas, but I had a feeling I might stay longer than my two-year placement …”

Charlotte Beauvoisin, Woman Magazine | woman & home magazine
Woman Magazine UK July 2022. Charlotte Beauvoisin interview VSO Uganda
Woman Magazine UK July 2022. Charlotte Beauvoisin interview about the life-changing experience of being a VSO in Uganda

Read the woman & home interview with Charlotte in Uganda here.

The warmth here in Uganda – like the people – envelops you in a hug and makes you want to stay forever…

Charlotte Beauvoisin, woman & home magazine, October 2021
No that is not me on the magazine cover! (Eh! you think all bazungu look alike?)
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2 thoughts on “Interview with UK’s woman & home magazine”

  1. the muzungu says:

    For copyright reasons – and while the magazine is on sale at full price – I’m just posting a screenshot of the interview.
    I hope to share the full interview in due course.

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