“Giving is the key to success, fulfillment, prosperity, and a life of prosperity. When you give, you get. The world needs more people like her who give their all to aid in the betterment of society,”
When an order was passed by the government demanding that every adult wear a mask, the question of affordability was raised by the public. Despite the government’s attempt at distributing the much-needed masks across the country, many people still don’t have them. With that in mind, philanthropist Sarah Inachu donated facemasks to women vendors in Nakatunya, a suburb in Soroti Municipality.
Upon receiving hers, an elated Esther Aisu said that these couldn’t have come at a better time. She also said that many of the vendors had been using handkerchiefs before and that the masks were needed. “We are just surviving here, life is not what it used to be. The customer numbers have dropped and sometimes food rots in our stalls; we don’t have money to buy good masks,” she explained.
Another vendor said that some of them had been reduced to re-using disposable masks for weeks on end, and yet these aren’t washable. “Even when we have these soft masks, we only use them when we see officials coming. It helps prevent the tear,” another vendor confessed.
Peterson Oluka, a journalist and residents of Soroti Municipality, celebrated Inachu’s act of giving, and also implored others to do the same. “Giving is the key to success, fulfillment, prosperity, and a life of prosperity. When you give, you get. The world needs more people like her who give their all to aid in the betterment of society,” he said.
On her part, Inachu said that she saw a gap and decided to help the women vendors maneuver through the tough times brought about by COVID-19. She believes that if masks help reduce the spread of the virus, then they are what the hardworking women of the Nakatunya need at this time.
By CivSource Team