GIVING DIGEST | When Grief Becomes a Clinic

Some people build legacies in stone. Alice Kyarimpa built hers in memory, in medicine, and in love.
Born in the hills of Kabale and now based in London, Alice turned her mother’s passing, and her own heartbreak, into a mission: to bring health and dignity to the islanders of Lake Bunyonyi, where access to medical care is often a treacherous boat ride away. The result? The Florence Mubonehe Memorial Health Centre, named after her late mother, a traditional birth attendant who fought for education and equality long before she had either.

Backed by friends, family, and her own paycheck, Alice built a clinic, a bridge between grief and generosity, between memory and medicine. Through her UK-based charity, Good Shepherd Network, and with her children by her side fundraising on bicycles, Alice has turned sorrow into systems, and tribute into transformation. Her vision doesn’t end with one building, she’s already hosting medical camps and dreaming of quarterly clinics with specialists for communities long underserved.

💊 Giving doesn’t always mean reaching into your wallet, it can mean reaching into your past, honouring your pain, and building a future that heals what once broke you.

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Source: Sunday Monitor, May 18, 2026 – “Kyarimpa Honours Mother with a Health Centre” by Trevor Lutalo