In February I went to Uganda with my husband and sister in memory of my father, Professor Michael Hutt who played a leadin role in medical research at Makerere University in the 1960’s in Kampala, where we lived for 8 years. An international Medical Conference on Burkitt’s Lymphoma drew many forma colleagues and family friends back to Kampala and we joined them for a few days. I was also able to visit Mbale in Eastern Uganda to make contact with the schools linked to the PONT project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in my role as Education Minister, to strengthen the partnership as part of the ‘Wales for Africa’ programme. We were greeted with the words “Thank you for re-investing in us what we invested in you.” This visit has had a profound impact on my outlook and vision for the place of Wales in the world and the contribution we can make as well as the lessons we can learn from the courage of the people of Uganda.
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