By Matthew Okello
TORORO
Father’s Destiny international, a charity organization that supports vulnerable communities in Uganda over the weekend donated food items to over 200 vulnerable families in Rubongi Sub County.
The over 200 widows and elderly women in Rubongi were given posho flour among other food items ranging from 5 kilos to families of 5 people and below and 10 Kgs to families with 10 members below plus a bar of soap for each of the 200 people catering for both Rubongi A and Aturukuku zone.
The organization has been at the forefront of transforming lives through donations in terms of food and other support materials.
Last year, while on a visit to Uganda, the organization’s international director, Dan Bafia said that he will continue supporting the organization through Father’s Destiny which local leaders highly welcomed and pledged to offer the organization all the necessary support due to its high level of transparency.
One of the organization directors, Bishop Julius Omoit said that they were able to donate these items with the help of their friends in the USA led by the organization co-director Dan Bafia who said he is passionate about seeing that people live a decent and a meaningful life.
The donation of food items followed the distribution of scholastic materials to over 300 learners in Rubongi and Nyangole sub counties aimed at supporting their education.
Bishop Omoit said the vulnerable; especially elderly with dependants needed all the love and support due to the current economic hardships.
Omoit told the beneficiaries that as a preacher of the gospel, it’s more meaningful to support the needy as Jesus himself preached than only preaching the Word without demonstrations.
Omoit noted that he is going to share with the donors the need to extend the organization’s scope to include creating community programs in agriculture, environmental protection and a comprehensive social economic transformation agenda to the district.
The benefiting women appealed for more support in terms of women empowerment and skill acquisition to enable them become self-reliant and major contributors to the nation’s economy.
Betty Apio, one of the beneficiaries, said that the organization has on several occasions put smiles on her face following a series of food donations she has benefited from.
