Kampala, Uganda

Ali Kasimu, a representative for the groom’s family, offers gifts to girls dressed in gomesi dresses at a traditional marriage, known as Kwanjula, in Kampala, Uganda. During the ceremony, girls often line up to greet the groom and his family.

Kampala, Uganda

Ismah Muwanguzi mixes Nile perch offcuts with a log at Gaba landing on Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda. Due to limited fish trade during the coronavirus restrictions, Muwanguzi will salt and dry the offcuts under the sun to preserve them for exporting.

Kampala, Uganda

Simon Kasumba, left, and Michael Lugolobi clean the tiled walls of a skyscraper to maintain its original shine in Kampala, Uganda.

Kiwanga, Mukono district, Uganda

Olivia Musoke weaves mats to sell in Kiwanga, Mukono district, Uganda. The popular palm-leaf mats are eco-friendly and compostable.

Kamwokya, Kampala District, Uganda

Josephine Nakafeero, a creative designer, paints a tire to make a chair in Kamwokya, Kampala District, Uganda. Nakafeero advocates for the environment by making eco-friendly, sustainable products and upcycling tires into decorations such as pouf seats and wall planters.

Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda

Artist Bob Wanyama paints a motorcycle for a client in Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda. Wanyama says custom-painted transportation isn’t common, and it gives drivers unique personal flair in Uganda.

Busiro, Wakiso district, Uganda

Tebusweke Julius makes a clay flowerpot at the Kawato Clay Factory in Busiro, Wakiso district, Uganda. Because of a construction boom, clay flowerpots and vases for both outdoor and indoor decoration are in high demand.

Kiwanga, Mukono district, Uganda

Saddam Hamba paints a hospital bed at the Pearl View Medical Center in Kiwanga, Mukono district, Uganda. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many health centers and hospitals are acquiring hospital beds to accommodate more patients.

Mukono District, Uganda

Evelyn Nakabuye weaves strips of T-shirts into a carpet in Sonde, Mukono, Uganda. Nakabuye, who studied handweaving at university, incorporates kitenge, or African fabrics, and recycled cotton into her designs.

Nansana, Wakiso District, Uganda

Nsubuga Julius repairs a gate at a home in Nansana, Uganda. People have been advised to stay home during coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Kawanda, Wakiso district, Uganda

Proscovia Kirabo, 9, removes bottle top rings to make a rope in Kawanda, Wakiso district, Uganda. Proscovia sells the recycled-plastic ropes and says she’s happy she doesn’t need to buy them to play with anymore.

Kampala, Uganda

Sheila Namara, a visual artist, creates an indoor design element at a workshop in Lungujja, a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda.

Ndejje, Uganda

Umaru Kakeeto,15, fixes an air compressor machine at a small roadside mechanic shop in Lubugumu, a village in Ndejje, Wakiso district, Uganda. Umaru will train in the shop for three months before enrolling in a vocational school in August.

Kampala, Uganda

Kasibante Eldad plasters the exterior of a new home in the Kawempe division of Kampala, Uganda. Affordable housing is in demand as people move from rural areas to the capital city in search of better living conditions.

Ndejje, Uganda

Nakato Mugabi, 3, practices boxing at Ella Martial Arts Academy in Ndejje, Wakiso district, Uganda. Coach Kigozi Abbey, who also coaches boxers at a national level, founded the academy in 2015.

Entebbe, Uganda

From left, Laurean Dumba, 11, Leticia Segawa, 12, and Jackie Atuhaire, 12, braid the hair of Lucy Nakawala, 11, under a neighborhood mango tree in Entebbe, Uganda. Since schools are closed due to the coronavirus, the children’s parents have begun to teach them skills to help them in the future – and keep them busy now.

Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda

Lawino Brenda, 12, helps her mother make papyrus mats in Kigo, a neighborhood in Uganda’s Makindye Ssabagabo municipality. She makes about 10 mats a day and sells them for 5,000 Ugandan shillings ($1.37) each.

Kiwanga, Mokono, Uganda

Daniel Enebeli, founder and CEO of biotech startup Protein Kapital, explains how he uses black soldier flies to convert food waste into high-value protein for livestock and fish foods in Kiwanga, a town in Uganda’s Mukono district.

Kampala, Uganda

Kamushwa Sunday, left, and Rubandamayonza Daniel cast a net into Lake Victoria, in Kampala, Uganda, where they hope to catch fish overnight.

James Kakuru spreads mud over wattle to construct a home in Kyarenga, a village in Uganda’s Isingiro district.

Nsumbi, Wakiso District, Uganda

Nambooze Vanesa, 5, blows on the fire that he and Semuguuma Shaban, 5, are using to prepare a dish known as tokotoko in Nsumbi village, in Uganda’s Wakiso district. Tokotoko is sometimes used as a game to teach children how to cook.

Nsumbi, Wakiso District, Uganda

Farouk Kasozi applies cement to a home in Nsumbi, a village in Uganda’s Wakiso district. Kasozi says that although construction work has continued after the three-month coronavirus lockdown, jobs are limited.

Wakiso District, Uganda

Mawe Mawe, a musician, rehearses outside his home in Kitukutwe, a neighborhood in Uganda’s Wakiso district. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Mawe has turned to tailoring clothes to earn an income.

Kampala, Uganda

Seggujja David planes wood planks to make items like tables and stools in Kampala, Uganda. Due to the coronavirus, workplaces in Kampala were asked to limit the number of employees who come into work at the same time. Here, the six employees take turns in the workshop.