The funds will go directly towards the purchase of food, clothes, and other supplies for the children. I am hoping to have enough to feed them for the next few months as I get my work back on the ground.
Owen Agaba is a young man of many passions, one of which is helping the less fortunate. Before the lockdown, Agaba who hails from Mbarara City in Western Uganda, had graciously committed himself to look after several orphans within his neighbourhood.
Most of the children are not just orphaned, they also have no place to call home. They live on the streets of Mbarara and need accommodation, which he readily offers to some.
Sadly, because of the COVID-19 lockdown, Agaba, a self-employed trader couldn’t work to earn enough money to help the children. With such tailbacks to his source of income, one would think of abandoning the children in their time of need, but a passion of kindness, would not let Agaba throw in the towel. Today, he has started a fundraising drive to raise money for this cause.
“The funds will go directly towards the purchase of food, clothes, and other supplies for the children. I am hoping to have enough to feed them for the next few months as I get my work back on the ground. For now, I really feel bad that I can’t even give them at the very least a cup of porridge, this is just bad.” He moaned
Agaba’s passion for helping the disadvantaged children has seen him make regular visits to the hospitals, to check on the sickly children, where he takes them gifts and uplift their moods.
His goal is to raise at least $5000 and spread out the help across different parts of the city.
By CivSource Team