(Courtesy Paige McClanahan) A barefoot batter takes a swing in a Little League game in Kampala, Uganda. Baseball was introduced here about 20 years ago and some 1,500 children now participate. Visa problems kept a Ugandan team from coming to the US to participate in the Little League World Series.
Mukhobe Is "Mr. Baseball" to Kids in East Africa
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OCTOBER 12, 2011
Paige McClanahan, The Christian Science Monitor

George Mukhobe coaches Uganda's Little League baseball, which has grown to nearly 1,500 boys and girls across this East African country. Is playing in the Little League World Series next?
Read the CS Monitor story by Paige McClanahan: www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference