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News special
Uganda – celebrating 100
years of Christian care
M
others’ Union in Uganda Members in Uganda have
is celebrating its used the Family Life
centenary marking Programme (FLP) to
100 years of Christian care great effect. Vivian
for families. The says, ‘It is a unique
celebrations reach their programme that
climax on Sunday 19 identifies the skills
October 2008 at the and expertise of the
Lugogo Stadium in community
Uganda’s capital city, members to
Kampala. Worldwide promote conditions
President Rosemary Kempsell favourable to habitable
will be guest of honour at the homesteads and stable
event, which is expected to be life. The Fourth Objective of
attended by 1500-2000 members, Mothers’ Union comes alive
bishops and clergy. Mothers’ Union through the FLP: to promote
presidents and workers from Uganda, Tanzania, conditions in society favourable to stable family
Britain and Ireland, who will be in the life and the protection of children.’
country to attend this year’s second
Special Regional Meeting from There are countless encouraging stories about
19-24 October, will also be there. the benefits of FLP training. One participant, Mr
Musisi, said: ‘After joining FLP, I changed my style
Former Ugandan Provincial of living… I started working eight hours a day,
President, Mothers’ Union managing my time properly and carrying out
general trustee Vivian Kityo, left, constructive activities. After the training in crop
says, ‘The greatest impact of growing, I improved my banana garden by
Mothers’ Union in Uganda applying the skills I had learned from the FLP
has been the community group. I also learned how to grow
strengthening and vegetables and our diet has remarkably
improvement of improved. We now have a latrine and we boil
marital water for drinking. I take time to help my wife to
relationships do the house chores and we live happily as a
through family. The banana plantation has improved our
sharing, income.’
praying,
encouraging To find out more about the Family Life
and learning Programme and Mothers’ Union in Uganda visit
Vegetable gardens have from each other.
www.themothersunion.org.
helped to improve diets
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