President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni visited Uganda families on Monday to check how people use government money for business. He went to Gomba district and met Deborah Namutebi and her husband Godfrey Lubega who raise chickens and goats. The president praised them for using Parish Development Model funds well. He told everyone that each family needs a money-making activity to escape poverty. The president explained that roads and schools help everyone but wealth comes from personal work.
Museveni shared his story about moving to Kisozi when it had no roads or power but he saw business chances there. He started many programs since 1995 to help Ugandans make money from farming and other work. The Parish Development Model gives each parish 100 million shillings every year for families to borrow through local savings groups. The president compared Namutebi to a good seed that grows well in rich soil. He promised to buy her three acres of land and gave her 15 million shillings for a three-wheeled vehicle and house electricity.
Namutebi thanked the president and explained how she used her one million shillings loan. She started with four goats and expanded to 15 goats and 300 chickens. The money helped her avoid taking a bank loan and she built a chicken house instead. She wants to grow her chicken business to 2,000 birds and buy equipment to make animal feed.
Museveni shared his story about moving to Kisozi when it had no roads or power but he saw business chances there. He started many programs since 1995 to help Ugandans make money from farming and other work. The Parish Development Model gives each parish 100 million shillings every year for families to borrow through local savings groups. The president compared Namutebi to a good seed that grows well in rich soil. He promised to buy her three acres of land and gave her 15 million shillings for a three-wheeled vehicle and house electricity.
Namutebi thanked the president and explained how she used her one million shillings loan. She started with four goats and expanded to 15 goats and 300 chickens. The money helped her avoid taking a bank loan and she built a chicken house instead. She wants to grow her chicken business to 2,000 birds and buy equipment to make animal feed.
