I have a lot to talk about my mother who gave birth to me on 26/March/1973 in Mulago Hospital. I grew up with my mother who was hardworking. She worked as a midwife nurse for 25 years in Mulago hospital and retired in 1997-1998. The little money she used to get catered for the family of five who were at home including me. We had a garden at home where she grew banana plantations and cassava, rice, maize and beans. Many times, we fed on the produce from the garden. The salary she got was not all that enough and we used to receive little help from my father and this always happened once in a while.
Hers names in full: Margaret Mukiibi Nakabugo. She was born to a family of 12 and there way of life was so difficult that they used to walk 8 miles everyday on foot and bare footed to go to school. After retiring she started a small medical centre which also collapsed after a while and now she treats people from home who rarely come. I suggest that given ability and sponsorship to re-begin the medical centre for treating people, she can do it. She is a loving Mom who raised us with good morals. She used to cain us whenever we did wrong and thank God that we are well behaved in the society.
She has skills in mid-wifery, maternity, and also treating people. I can say that she is well skilled in the medical profession but its a pity today to see that she is at home seated after her small medical centre collapsed due to lack of capital and rent.
She is hospitable to many people. As I talk now, our home is a resort of many visitors most especially our friends.
She also has skills in poultry keeping and agriculture.
That is the way of life of my mother.
If we had access to capital she would resume her medical centre but this time starting it in a vacant place.
Contact Address for My mother;
E-mail: magruthmukiibi@yahoo.com
For the Postal Address;
Margaret Ruth Mukiibi
P.O. Box 29248, Kampala – Uganda
East Africa.
Your mother sounds like a strong, caring, intelligent and giving woman — I hope my sons will speak of me as kindly as you have your mother.
We have so much more to work with here (US) but much of it is taken for granted or seen as some sort of entitlement, and a lot of it is meaningless in the larger scheme of things.
Please keep telling your stories here pastorlincoln, they provide a much needed window into lives that we don’t often see.
Thanks for the comment. You are welcome. Thats a great inspiration. God bless you.
Ps. Lincoln Joel Nsubuga.
hang in there PastorLincoln, something will come along to help the situation.
What kind of capital would it take to get her started again? ARe there any grants from international aid organizations that you could apply for?
Teresa, Pastor, my friend, and I have been working on a Project Africa, in which we are trying to find funding for a pilot program with him and his group in Uganda to finance a co-op type business. I think this medical center idea might be included in that project.
I am going to do a diary very soon about the Project and all the details. I am looking now for a way to set up a donation pay pal account, so anyone who has any info can email me or comment here…
I have written previous diaries on this which you can find by clicking on my info section…
Thanks for the commment, encouragement and inspiration. I am so happy to read such nice comments.
Well am a person who is of a low class even though I am a Pastor. I don’t have access to any grant or international aid. I tried and failed to get through so we have been fighting with life waiting for what God can do for us in the everyday life. My mother needs capital to pay for the rent, buy some tablets, injections, medicine and also maternity tools, plastic carpet and a working Licence because the one she was using in the year 2002-2003 was cancelled having failed to renew it because she was nolonger working. It requires $500 to do everything for her start.
Thanks for the comment. May God bless you and your family. I would like to invite you someday to visit my family and Uganda. Pastor Lincoln Joel Nsubuga.
NB: What is your real name? is it Teresa?
Another organization that provides this kind of support is Women for Women International.