My childhood dream was to become a medical practitioner, but I had lost hope of achieving that after I completed A-level with 20 points in 2007 due to lack of university tuition.
I came from a polygamous family with ten siblings. My father, a taxi driver, had done his best to support me up to O-level before he lost his job. My mother, a bar attendant in the suburbs of Mityana, then had to take care of my fees together with my other 4 siblings. I had no choice but to let my young siblings benefit from the hard- earned resources available my mother.I resorted to doing manual work at construction sites.
I had a friend, Lubwama Peter, who had a sponsor from PaCT. One evening he asked me to go with him to Enro Hotel meet her. That visit was the turning point of my life. His Sponsor Ann Potts Rosemary (RIP) was with her friend Maggie Samea, who was impressed by my A-level results and offered to pay for my University tuition. It was a miracle – even now I still ask myself how it happened. I always pray for Maggie and her generous heart has benefited not only me but my entire family.
In 2008 I was admitted for degree in Pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology and I graduated in 2012. I then worked as a Pharmacist at R&T Pharmacy in Palisa, Kwikiriza Pharmacy in Iganga and Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital before my sponsor Maggie connected me to Supreme Care Pharmacy in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where I have been working since 2017.
My job in Dubai has earned me and my entire family a lot of joy and progress. I have been able to support four of my siblings’ education, including Cate, who has completed her Diploma as a Laboratory Technician from Mulago paramedical school, Cosmas, graduating in December 2019 with a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Kyambogo University, and Bridget who is currently in the 3rd year of a Bachelors in Accounting and Finance at Kyambogo University. Once in while, when need arises, I give support to my parents. I feel so blessed and lucky and I thank God that I have been able to achieve all this in such a short time.
I thank PaCT founder Ms. Jean Ajin for the visionary dream of starting this great organization and the entire team for being so transparent and ensuring that donations get to the target beneficiaries, or I wouldn’t be what I am today. My family is transformed and I have no doubt that my siblings will lead empowered, and self-sustaining lives and support other needy people in our society.
I am now determined to give back to my community by sponsoring children who are in a situation like mine twelve years ago. My wife Daisy and I plan to establish a first class pharmacy back in Kampala to contribute towards ensuring the availability of genuine drugs on the Ugandan market.