“Since I was a child my passion was always to lift up those who were down. I loved the old people and felt sorry for the fragile or the very poor. With time this grew into a need to serve humanity. Over the years this has been realized through efforts to raise orphans and vulnerable children, protect the abused girls from all forms of abuse and try to provide direction for all youth. I have initiated programmes such as helping the Karamojong women to grow enough food for their communities, launched safe motherhood programmes country wide, provided micro credit for women in Ntungamo, provided guidance and counseling clinics for youth dealing with HIV/Aids through our Abstinence programmes. All this has been founded on this passion to serve.”

Mrs. Museveni serves her country in a variety of ways. In addition to being First Lady, this eloquent woman is an elected Member of Parliament and is a state minister for Karamoja. The First Lady was in town to help launch the Hands of Hope campaign to build fifty wells for fifty schools in Uganda. Vicky Wauterlek, the founder of Hands of Hope and a personal friend of the First Lady, hosted several events to promote this special project. Tall and elegant, Mrs. Museveni shared her passion for clean water at the schools in Uganda. This is an exciting project, and you can be a proactive part of helping build wells in Uganda through Hands of Hope. Please click on this link for additional information about what you can do.

You can also help by sharing the Pearl Girls book with others. Half of the proceeds from Pearl Girls goes to Hands of Hope for the Ugandan well project. Vicky, a very dear friend and wise woman sums it up so well: “God’s love is what connects the pearls.” She’s absolutely right! And together, the Pearl Girls can make a difference in Uganda, “The Pearl of Africa.”