Goretti is the Sole Hope Guest House Director and has been working with Sole Hope for a month now. This is is her story.
When I was a little girl I grew up in Camulie village with my father, mother, and 7 brothers.
My Father is a judge, my Mother is a tailor and sometimes she’s a farmer. Two of my brothers are soldiers, one is a teacher, the third born is a doctor who helps support the family. I have a brother in University, my youngest brother is still in school, and then I have a brother who has polio. He is not able to do much. He has a very hard time speaking, his mental capacity is very small, his left side of the body is lame, and he is not able to walk. When they first noticed he had problems they took him to the hospital and they were able to help him do somethings on his own but sadly he will never be 100% well.
When I was little we didn't have any electricity and at first we lived in a dirt, grass hut. Once my father got a better job we were able to get a business house.
My life was hard since I was the only girl. My mother was so strict on me. She didn’t allow me to go anywhere. She didn’t allow me to do anything. All I was able to do was stay indoors. I didn’t enjoy my life as a little girl until I left for school at the age of 5. The fist time I saw a white person was in 2002 at school. I knew about Mazongo's (white people) before when I learned about them in school but it was different seeing one in person. The main thing was their English. It was so fast and very hard to understand.
After completing all that I needed I headed off to a University in Kampala.
After two years of hard work I got my diploma in finance and accounting. I was able to get a job at a graphics system business where I finished my four year internship as well. During that time I met my boyfriend and I then conceived and we had a baby girl named Maria Juliana on December 1st 2012 who is is now living with my mother.
When I can save enough money I would love to get a house and bring my daughter home. Right now I am living with one of my brothers in military barracks.
I learned about Sole Hope through a friend who told me to check out their website.
I loved what I saw. Their organization was about helping the children and making a difference. It was paining me to hear about all the people dying from the Jiggers.
Why was it happening to us? I felt touched and so bad about the crisis and what was happening to my people. When I heard about what Sole Hope was doing I was happy and I wanted to be a part of it.
I have known about Jiggers all my life. They are known as the things that kill so many people. So, knowing there was a simple way to prevent death from Jiggers became such a relief.
When I was a little girl I grew up in Camulie village with my father, mother, and 7 brothers.
My Father is a judge, my Mother is a tailor and sometimes she’s a farmer. Two of my brothers are soldiers, one is a teacher, the third born is a doctor who helps support the family. I have a brother in University, my youngest brother is still in school, and then I have a brother who has polio. He is not able to do much. He has a very hard time speaking, his mental capacity is very small, his left side of the body is lame, and he is not able to walk. When they first noticed he had problems they took him to the hospital and they were able to help him do somethings on his own but sadly he will never be 100% well.
When I was little we didn't have any electricity and at first we lived in a dirt, grass hut. Once my father got a better job we were able to get a business house.
My life was hard since I was the only girl. My mother was so strict on me. She didn’t allow me to go anywhere. She didn’t allow me to do anything. All I was able to do was stay indoors. I didn’t enjoy my life as a little girl until I left for school at the age of 5. The fist time I saw a white person was in 2002 at school. I knew about Mazongo's (white people) before when I learned about them in school but it was different seeing one in person. The main thing was their English. It was so fast and very hard to understand.
After completing all that I needed I headed off to a University in Kampala.
After two years of hard work I got my diploma in finance and accounting. I was able to get a job at a graphics system business where I finished my four year internship as well. During that time I met my boyfriend and I then conceived and we had a baby girl named Maria Juliana on December 1st 2012 who is is now living with my mother.
When I can save enough money I would love to get a house and bring my daughter home. Right now I am living with one of my brothers in military barracks.
I learned about Sole Hope through a friend who told me to check out their website.
I loved what I saw. Their organization was about helping the children and making a difference. It was paining me to hear about all the people dying from the Jiggers.
Why was it happening to us? I felt touched and so bad about the crisis and what was happening to my people. When I heard about what Sole Hope was doing I was happy and I wanted to be a part of it.
I have known about Jiggers all my life. They are known as the things that kill so many people. So, knowing there was a simple way to prevent death from Jiggers became such a relief.