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Our Campus

ABU is located on 30 beautiful, hilly acres in Lubowa, about six miles south of Kampala. As of November, 2011, our campus is probably 80-90 percent complete, with a full range of academic, administrative, and residence buildings. Our new gym (a rarity in Africa) is under construction. About ten acres is dedicated to farming so that we can promote sustainability and lower costs. One of Alison's jobs is to design the landscaping, which is a joy to her. A beautiful environment gives glory to our God and provides a pleasant place to study and work. Something blooms nearly year round as central Uganda has two rainy seasons, and drought is rare compared to many parts of Africa. Certainly this fact contributed to Winston Churchill's calling Uganda, "The Pearl of Africa." Part of Ali's work at ABU has been to design the landscaping as the new buildings have been built. She works with the gardeners, and she is in charge of the half work days. These occur once a semester, and she picks a landscaping job or 3 or 4 and assigns people for each job. All students and staff work together on these projects and we have accomplished things like burying pipes, building paths, grading slopes, and digging up gardens that weren't working in order to redesign them.

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