By Phillips Ogile
Oyam, May 21, 2008
Ugandan First Lady, Mrs. Janet Museveni MP, has today made her first official visit to Oyam, where she launched a pilot project of Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO). The project will be supported by UWESO UK Trust.
Janet Museveni (in white cap) inspects a guard of honour mounted by Oyam women and paraded by Lilly Akech (front left). Photo by Phillips Ogile
Speaking at the ceremony as the guest of honor, Mrs. Museveni said that the project would concentrate on helping orphans, widows and child-headed families.
Janet made an appeal to the locals to always love their neighbours as written in the Bible.
She promised to work closely with the districts where UWESO project are being piloted, and asked for cooperation.UWESO is piloting its project in Bar (Lira district) Chegere (Apac District) and Loro in (Oyam district).
The First Lady was welcomed to the Oyam by the District Chairman, Charles Okello Engola who said that although Oyam is the bread basket of Lango, prolonged insecurity and HIV/AIDS had incapacitated the people. He appealed for more support from the government.
Lira district Chairman Franco Ojur also asked Janet to take a massage to the President, requesting him to ensure that another branch of Gulu University is opened in Lango.
The function was attended by many key stakeholders from the five districts of Lango.
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