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Pope Francis has decided to institute a Church-wide celebration of a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Starting this year, it will be held on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. By Vatican News staff reporter Following the Angelus on Sunday, […]

By Ibrahim Kibalama. Community Supervisor On Tuesday, 9 February, Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative with support from SKAL International Kampala Chapter, a professional organization bringing together all partners in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries donated foodstuff to the grandmothers of Kasaala Luweero.  ROM also launched houses for 2 grandmothers who needed better shelter for

. Today Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Cancer Day under the theme ” I Am and I Will”. A day dedicated to people living with cancer and their families, health workers, and advocates who care and work on behalf of the cancer patients. ROM has

SKAL International Kampala Chapter, a professional organization bringing together all sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries promoting global tourism and friendship has donated 2,000,000/= to the grandmothers of Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative.  To date, Reach Out Mbuya takes care of 1061 grannies among whom 15 are men.  At Reach Out, they

  Today Reach Out Mbuya held its annual charity Run 2020. This year’s run was virtual with staff and friends of Reach Out Mbuya running from homes due to the COVID -19 pandemic SOP on mass gatherings. ROM has secured funders for all at Primary level but need 56 Million Uganda Shillings to retain those

Christine Kisakye 12 years, is one lucky girl. She was selected to receive a wheelchair donated by Rotary Club Kampala Muyenga Breeze. Christine and her mother both clients of Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative have been struggling with Christine’s mobility given her walking impairment. “My daughter often gets tired, the walking sticks hurt her

The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers project in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to raise millions of children orphaned by AIDS.  In a bid to break the poverty circle among vulnerable groups served under Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative 60 grandmothers were mobilized to receive a12

At Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative we work with more than 400 children living with HIV. These receive health services in terms of antiretroviral therapy, HIV counseling, psychosocial support, peer support groups and other social support services like education support, child protection services, food, shelter, water and economic strengthening for their households.  Involvement of parents is key for the

By Marvin Igoma, Project Assistant Defeat TB Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative in corporation with Rotaract eClub of Uganda Global in Formation carried out a Tuberculosis awareness and screening campaign with an aim to increase TB Awareness in Kitintale Community in Nakawa Division. The drive which started from Kitintale market saw 324 people reached

 Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative expresses gratitude to Global Company Uganda Limited for the contribution of 1.5 million made towards supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children attain education. The campaign dubbed I keep fit as I keep a child in school calls upon well-wishers to buy a jogging vest at 50,000/= or give direct donations