We have been here for almost 3 months and today I was looking back over our time so far and remembered something that I would like to share with you.
It was only 2 weeks ago that we payed the ladies from our Woman Empowerment program. One of the ladies, Betty, came to pay day with no products (set of earrings and bracelets) because she didn’t have the money to buy the materials needed to make the products. We gave her the money needed for the materials (that would then be taken off her pay when she gets it) as well as two days to bring the products and then we could pay her.
She brought all sets of the jewellery and we were able to pay her the months wage, minus the money we gave her for materials. This situation is quite common as so many families literally live day-to-day and sometimes don’t have the money to even provide food for their family. These families know the true meaning of struggling.
What made my day through this situation was when we were able to pay Betty, her daughter was with her. When we handed the money to Betty, her daughter’s face lit up and she took the money from her mum, held it in her hands with a huge smile on her face. Betty was unable to make an income the month before and Betty’s daughter knew that at least for the next week or so they would have food to eat!!!
It’s days and people like this that make me so thankful that God has brought me here to Uganda
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