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THE SOCIAL WORKER WITH A HEART OF GOLD

Proscovia Akurut, a medical social worker in Kumi District, in Eastern Uganda; is a heroine who wears no cap or costume. She recently reached out and helped a neighbor who had been abandoned by his family and relatives.

85-year-old, William Ongiriany had been left alone in a tiny, dilapidated house in Kapokina village. He was hungry and needed urgent medical attention. He had lost hearing to his left ear and he looked malnourished that his state was of great concern. More

Ivan Muguya