Three houses handed over to vulnerable families

By Libiino Byamukama

apearlnews.com

Lift up Jesus Global Ministries, in partnership with Compassion International, on Saturday handed over 3 permanent houses worth 36 million shillings to vulnerable families in Kabale District.  

  Construction of the three-roomed permanent houses started in July 2021 under KHAB Construction Company LTD and has been constructed in Katumba Subcounty and in the Southern Division of Kabale Municipality.    

The handover ceremony, led by Bishop Aloysius Kiiza and officials from Compassion International, was held in Rwamukundi cell, Kirigime ward, Southern Division Kabale Municipality.    

Speaking to our reporter after the handover ceremony, the beneficiaries, Mugorewera Agnes, Mukazana Recheal, and Patience, said they used to sleep with an empty stomach. They had no shelter, and the situation would have become worse if it rained.

    They further thanked Bishop Aloysius Kiiza and Compassion International, which have also paid school fees for their children.

 The students of the beneficiaries also under Compassion International, Niwarinda Shimon, Ruhangariyo Judith, and Mutoni Gloria, said that they used to fear calling their friends to come home due to the poor and falling structures at home.  

  They added that while in their grandmother’s house, they have been receiving phone calls from the married aunties and uncles telling them to vacate the house and bring in their children.      

  The chairperson of Lc1 Rwamukundi cell, Mr. Tumwesigye Naris, applauded Kiiza for her giving heart to uplift the widows and vulnerable people in society.  

      The Kabale District Community Development Officer, Mr. Namara Christopher, applauded Lift Up Jesus Global Ministries and Compassion International for their hard work towards uplifting the well-being of the vulnerable people in the community.    

Namara promised to give more recommendations and urged Kiiza to make more proposals so that next time they construct 30 more houses in the region.  

He appealed to the beneficiaries to involve themselves in government-aided programs such as the parish development model, which is intended to alleviate poverty in the community.         Bishop Aloysious Kiiza, the overseer of Lift Up Jesus Global Ministries, said they still have a lot to do for the vulnerable community.

  Kiiza called upon government cooperation with the church to uplift the vulnerable community, especially those in Kabale, Kisoro, and Isingiro District.  

He further thanked the government, which has created a conducive environment that has favored the church and given them compassion to enhance their services to the vulnerable.