Anne Enright: Travels in Katine

University student Brenda Acem and her son, Sean. This is a family that is really doing well, and the children running around the house are nearly as loud as my own, on a quiet day Photograph: Guardian

Drinkers in Katine talk bull. Their club has been saving for months for an animal to slaughter for Christmas Photograph: Guardian

Sister Josephine and the traditional midwives in uniforms they chose and made themselves. The group is avid for practical, hands on training. They are keen to make early referrals, now that they have been trained in the signs of a problematic labour. Photograph: Guardian

Margaret Aniko, radio star. At the age of 28, with her fifth child new born, she continues to go, every few weeks, into the local town of Soroti to take part in a radio show that Amref organises, to talk about disease prevention and control. She is a member of one of the village health teams Photograph: Guardian

Loyce Ikeba harvestig sorghum while the stalks are still cool and and easy to cut Photograph: Guardian

Peta Amuge and her day old baby are cycled home from Tiriri health centre in Katine by her now cheerful husband Photograph: Guardian