Are you looking for healthy sperms? Ugandan Personal Adverts

I'm working on a story related to personal adverts in the Ugandan daily newspapers. More details on the story later, but I thought I would share a few highlights I've found perusing "Meeting Point" in the New Vision.

I've removed the contact information from the ads, but should you want one of these winners, just leave me a comment and I'll get it to you.

ARE you a successful woman? Do you want to be a mother? Are you failing to find that ‘Mr Right’ with the right genes? Are you looking for healthy sperms? There are no strings attached.

What girl doesn't needs some health sperm these days!

UNIVERSITY drop out, 29, wants financially stable, caring, lady.

I know that most financially stable, caring ladies want someone whose only description of themselves is related to the fact that they're a University drop out.

DAN, 18 wants a sugar mummy.

Dan, where have you been all of my life??

SSUUNA, 33, looking a very fat, juicy, lady with big breasts and wide hips 25-45 years, ready to get me a job and for a serious relationship, ready to reside at my home and financially okay.

Juicy!

On a more serious note, though, I met yesterday with the Saturday Section Editor for Vision, and he was telling me there's so much demand by individuals to have their ads published that there's a many month waiting list.

We had an interesting conversation about dating in Uganda - how social barriers are easing and people aren't only seeing others who have an introduction from a relative and are frequently turning to more anonymous formats like "Meeting Point."

He also said he frequently gets emails from people thanking him for publishing an advert that lead to finding someone for a relationship. However, when he responded to these people and asked if they would be willing to cooperate for a story about the success of "Meeting Point," no one wanted to admit they'd met their wife or hubby through such impersonal means.

Stigma still certainly abounds, even as walls are crumbling.

Interestingly, said editor used to work at Daily Monitor where he ran a similar column. It was not, however, to the partial owner Aga Khan's liking.