Project Report
| Jul 6, 2021
Uganda under lockdown for second COVID-19 wave
By Jerome Kabakyenga | Project Leader
Greetings to the GlobalGiving Family,
Like most parts of the world Uganda is also faced with the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Currently the country is confronting the second wave of the pandemic. The country is in a total lockdown since the 19th of June 2021 for an anticipated 42 days when a review will be caried out. All schools and other educational institutions were closed and students sent home. Mayanja Memorial Medical Training Institute where students supported by GlobalGiving are enrolled is closed. Students are in their respecive homes and continue to recieve weekly assignments online. The COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted the training of students and we are looking forwards to increased vaccinations to stabilise the situations. On the positive side students who were supported by GlobalGiving but are now registered nurses are on the frontline fighting the epidemic. In future reports I will compile their experiences.
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Mar 9, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the selection process of deserving students.
By Jerome Kabakyenga | Project Leader
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about closure of institutions in most countries globally now for a whole year. In Uganda the varous trainning institutions are being opened in a a phased manner starting with candidate/finalist classes. Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation supports students who are enrolled for programmes in Nursing and Midwifely at Mayanja Memorial Medical Training Institute in Mbarara City of South-Western Uganda. The Institute is currently hosting continuing students in their final semester and will be receiving new students in 2 weeks time. The process of selecting students to benefit from funds received from GlobalGiving was interrupted by the pandemic. We plan to start the exercise of identifying students to benefit from GlobalGiving Support as soon as most of the students are at the institute. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the incomes of households of most families and this will lead to many students failing to complete their programmes due to financial constraints.
The Foundation extends thanks to the GlobalGiving Family for all the support extended to needy students in enabling them to earn a certificate.
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Nov 9, 2020
A testimony from a former student
By Jerome Kabakyenga | Project Leader
Dear GlobalGiving Community,
I Christine take this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the GlobalGiving that helped me through sponsoring one half of my tuition fees at Mayanja Memorial Training Institute for my course in Enrolled Comprehensive Nursing. The nursing course programme I pursued was of a duration of two and a half years - that is from May 2010 to December 2012.
I had a challenge of getting Institute fees since I am an orphan with one parent, my mother, who sponsored my education.But with help from GlobalGiving in January 2011 I managed to successfully complete my programme with out any disturbances. For the last four years I have worked as a nurse with a company constructing Karuma Hydro power project in Uganda. I have been able to support my family and my self financially thanks for your assistance may the Almighty bless you abundantly. I am looking forward to working hard to raise money to enable me upgrade in my profession. Though it is still hard but I trust in God that every thing is possible. Thanks again because I am what I am now because of support from GlobalGiving.
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