“Gwe muwala genda ondetereyo omuddo, emyuufu ne ka pistol.”
This statement, loosely translated, means “Hey girl, go buy me omuddo, emyuufu, and a pistol.” In our ghetto slang, omuddo is a curt, emyuufu is chewing gum, and pistol is a bottle of gin—named for how it fits in a pocket or waist like a weapon.
Mike and Ronald’s journey has not been a smooth one. From spending nights in shrubs because that’s what their job required, to sleep by the roadside, this was far from the life they envisioned when they left their home in Kayunga. But it is the reality they found themselves in on the streets of Kampala.
If you didn’t ask many folks out there, they wouldn’t even tell you what’s what and so on. Me inclusive then. Having lost my mum in 2020, I fell into a deep anxiety and depression but I didn’t know what I was going through. It was both a gift and a curse.
You would think that in this day and age scholastic materials and sanitary pads would be readily available to all children going to school because they create a conducive environment for the pupils. Unfortunately this is not the case in Bwaise even if it is located in one of the subdivisions
of Kampala district Uganda’s capital.
In 2023 we at Obuyisi Bw’omu Initiative started on a journey of providing educational support to the children in the Bwaise community through our “Flow with Dignity” campaign where we provide scholastic materials and sanitary pads to empower the girl child as well as providing psychosocial support to them given their back grounds trodden with domestic violence and mental health challenges.
We do this before the start of a new term so that we ease on the burden that they go through during school days.
You would think that in this day and age scholastic materials and sanitary pads would be readily available to all children going to school because they create a conducive environment for the pupils. Unfortunately this is not the case in Bwaise even if it is located in one of the subdivisions
of Kampala district Uganda’s capital.
In 2023 we at Obuyisi Bw’omu Initiative started on a journey of providing educational support to the children in the Bwaise community through our “Flow with Dignity” campaign where we provide scholastic materials and sanitary pads to empower the girl child as well as providing psychosocial support to them given their back grounds trodden with domestic violence and mental health challenges.
We do this before the start of a new term so that we ease on the burden that they go through during school days.
Muzeyi Ashraf is one of a kind. His story is one of resilience, determination and hard work.
Ashraf has come a long way, rising from a back ground characterized by mental health
challenges and drug misuse.
