“Giving is from the heart, no one will ever give enough. Such cases are common in our daily peripheries, therefore all those who can give anything, however little, should give to those who need it.”
A video of two families in dire need of food made rounds on social media. The two single mothers and their children had been reduced to eating boiled banana peels after the lockdown rendered them jobless. “I just watched this video and cried. These women and their children eat banana peels for survival,” a one Ivan Wanyama first wrote on his Facebook wall.
Journalists from Salt Media explored the story a little more whereof one of the women explained that despite hearing of food distribution in Makindye, a suburb in Kampala City where she lives, government officials hadn’t reached her house. The meal might have been disheartening but it was the sight of a crying mother that hurt people. Like many, Rotarian Muweesi Charles-Lwanga was touched by the women’s predicament and decided to do something about it.
He said that apart from being a Rotarian who has mastered the art of giving, he is also a farmer who grew up knowing that here in Uganda, banana peels are meant for animals. “Seeing mothers give peels to their children in broad daylight hurt. I got teary and quickly reached out to my good friends like Brother Augustine Mugabo (Head Teacher of St Henry’s college Kitovu), to see what could be done for these ladies,” he said.
Upon reaching out to the women, he was surprised by how hopeful they looked despite the dire situation. “I found them lovely, all they needed was support; they were very welcoming,” he says. As a believer in philanthropy, Muweesi further explains the concept of giving: “Giving is from the heart, no one will ever give enough. Such cases are common in our daily peripheries, therefore all those who can give anything, however little, should give to those who need it.” He quickly adds, “There is no better payment in life than seeing another person happy.”
By Civsource Africa Team
