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Foreword
My name is Dale S. Bonde. I am a transportation consultant with
ACDI, Washington, D.C. I have been involved in transportation for 35
years. Pr-or to my retirement in 1982, I was a Trucking Department
Manager for Midland Cooperatives, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I have had two assignments with the Vclunteer Development Corps,
Washington, D.C. in Botswana, Africa. I worked with the Botswana
Cooperative Union on transportation procedures.
My assignment in Uganda has been a very interesting experience.
Just prior to my arrival in Uganda, the Ministry* of Cooperatives
launched an investigation into the operations of the Uganda
Cooperative Transport Union. Because of the investigation, it was
very difficult to get information from various employees. As an
example, I requested copies of all the various operational forms from
the acting Transport Manager. After many requests, I finally gave up
on that one. When I was interviewing various supervisors everthing
went well until I started asking them about their work. They either
had an appointment or had to get back to their job. I am sure they
felt that I was part of the investigation and were not saying
anything.
The housing accommodations were excellent and shopping for food
was most interesting and enjoyable. The work p1ace was adequate
considering the rented facilities. The only complaint I had was that
on a rainy day I couldn't work because it was too dark in my office.
we did not have electric power in the building. Transportation was
excellent.
The safaris were very educational and gave me a better
understanding of the cooperative movement in Uganda. I found that the
cooperatives in Uganda are no fiifferent than cooperatives in the U.S.
We both have good and bad managers. I hope I have made a contribution
to the Uganda cooperative movement. It has been a most interesting
assignment and I am looking forward to returning to Uganda.