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Richard (not his real name) is a 27-year-old HIV-positive male living in one of Kampala’s suburbs. Before moving to Kampala, Richard and his family lived in a small village in South Western Uganda. Richard is the last born in a family of seven children. His happiness ended when his parents fell gravely ill and passed …

I had lost hope and wished I could die; a success story on improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy, an essential task for successful HIV care Read More »

Over the weekend, it was no common day for grandmothers at St. Mary’s Catholic Church grounds Kasaala in Luweero district. The Day of older persons is celebrated every 1st October and the theme for 2022 was ‘Resilience of older persons in the changing world.’  Full of hope and excitement, the elderly women, in company of a …

Reach Out Mbuya excites grandmothers on day of older persons Read More »

All was clear that the Holy Spirit was at work, touching and cleansing every soul during the Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) staff retreat held on Friday 14th October 2022 at Banda site. Beyond their current circumstances- be it blessings or struggles, they all looked up to the Almighty God and thanked Him …

Shift to divine purity; Priest encourages ROM staff at spiritual retreat Read More »

Rose (not real name) is a slender, medium height forty-two-year-old woman who dropped out of school in primary three because her father could not afford paying her school fees.  She is a mother of six but only two are still living. The four died of mysterious illnesses when they were young. She has been in …

ROM’s HIV care and treatment program is my hope for life Read More »

The Mennonite Central Committee, Uganda (MCC) was delighted with Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) for improving the day to day lives of expectant and breastfeeding mothers. The MCC project aims at providing expectant and breastfeeding mothers with maternal and child health care services has been implemented at ROM since 2021 So far, 180 …

MCC commends ROM for improving lives of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Read More »

It has been eleven months of amazing voluntary service at Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM). Of course, coming to a totally new country at such a young age, I was so overwhelmed in the first few weeks. However, the welcoming and hearty people from ROM made it much easier for me to get …

From Germany to Uganda-a lifetime memory of volunteering at Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative Read More »