By Agatha N Biira
Over the years, we’ve seen the Uganda Christian University (UCU) guild government organize outreaches for a good cause. Following the second outreach by the 24th guild government yesterday under Mwonyo’s Heart, the trend seems to be continuing.
Led by the guild president, Rachel Sserwadda, a group of over sixty students and guild officials left Mukono for Rwambogo Refugees Camp in Kakira, Jinja district, for yet another charity outreach. This outreach targeted over 150 children between the ages of 5 and 14.
Sserwadda said the aim of the outreach was to give back to the community around the university. “We want to share what we have with people and make them happy. Basically, we are spreading love to those around us, “she added.
Asked why they chose to give to refugees, Jonathan Kivuna, the founder of Mwonyo’s Heart and also the vice guild president, said he had been informed by his friend, who had visited the camp before, that there was a need for more support.
Mwonyo’s Heart is a charity group that was started on May 21, 2022 by Kivuna with the aim of giving to the less privileged. Among the things that were donated were clothes, shoes, school supplies, and food.
Ephraim Titus Makuma, the Prime Minister of the guild government and also one of the attendees, said he loves helping people in the community. “I came for the outreach because it is an opportunity for me to extend the love of Jesus as well as the love I have for people,” he said.
Speaking to Elisha Muwanguzi, the Projects Officer at Eli Agape Givers International, where the refugee camp is one of the projects, the students appreciated the students for reaching out to the children.
“Most of the children had lost hope. “They are used to the life of being at home with no fees, no food, or even visitors,” he said. “We are expecting that as UCU has visited, we can see that they are smiling and that alone can warm up their brains for classes on Monday.”
Muwanguzi said Rwambogo Refugees Camp was initially started for the workers of Kakira Sugar Plantation who came from different places and countries such as Kenya, South Sudan, Northern Uganda and Congo. But, overtime, these workers married and had children who now make up the largest part of the camp.
The last outreach by the 24th guild government was on May 21, to the pupils of Good Samaritan Inclusive Day and Boarding Primary School in Nasuuti, Mukono. Before that, the 23rd guild government also organized outreach programs under the Amponda Cares Foundation during their term of office.
