REQUEST FOR SETTLING IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT AFTER COVID-19

In August 2020, I lost my job, I had different emotions that raced through my minds, compounded by a traffic of questions to which I could not readily find answers.

In moments such as this where the sun seems to have abandoned me and my family, all hope seems lost and everything speaks to the futility of every effort to stay afloat, it is easy to find oneself trapped in bitterness, regret and self-hate.

Sooner rather than later reality knocked at my door when I was unable to meet some obligations or answer very inundating questions from my children if I had any as to why we could not have some basic needs.

To my dependants, the pain of saying “NO” to requests I had always met with ease almost borders on a heartache.

The truth of the matter is that life goes on…….

1. Life goes on when the only source of income that was known to both me and my family was completely cut off.
2. Life goes on when I have not been earning since August 2020.
3. Life goes on when I can no longer offer my children an up-market education.
4. Life goes on when deep in the night I am dead scared that I could get evicted from the house because of rent arrears.
5. Life goes on when, as a father of two innocent girls, I must appear strong before my family yet drown in a sea of questions in the secret of the night.

Ladies and gentlemen, life goes on!!

Now, I found out that many people had lost their jobs - especially people like cleaners and gardeners who were more affected.

I had had a dream of starting up, a facilities and logistics firm - I gathered these cleaners and gardeners and decided to encourage them, “do yourself a favor: draw the battle lines, hope and fight on - this is not the end of your life, rather it could mark the beginning of greater days ahead of you…..MOVE ON!”

I added, I have no doubt that better and brighter days lie ahead of us, only if we choose to see the possibility of this happening.
Use the negative energy you are spending in self-pity and accusations to do something positive with yourself.

Take a deep breath, pray and consult before you make permanent decisions based on this temporary situation.

Don’t define your life’s capacity by the presence or absence of a job. Losing jobs has been here and it will continue to be here. Deal with it!!

STAY STRONG FOR GREATER THINGS ARE YET TO BE DONE IN YOUR LIFE.

See you on the other green side of this mountain.

With much love from your fellow sufferer.

I quickly used my little savings to register a facilities and logistics company to ensure that I keep these cleaners and gardeners together and give them some sort of hope.

Of course the economy in Uganda was completely shut-down - no major cleaning works were available.

The economy has now been officially opened in Uganda, we have the opportunity to get cleaning works and ensure that these cleaners and other unprivileged members in the community work and be able to afford the basic needs like food and shelter.

This is a facilities and logistics oriented company - founded with a purposed to aid the unprivileged community members to come together, do facilities and cleaning works so as to be able to afford some basic needs like food and shelter for now.

However, we hope the company to grow and perhaps can start making profits which will be directly used to benefit the community.

We need to buy the following items;

1. Mowing machines.
2. Uniforms
3. Gumboots
4. Food stuffs for 32members.
5. Shelter - about 32 members have challenges of accommodation
6. Upkeep for the start - these community members have not been earning for 2 years now.

YOUR HUMANITY SUPPORT WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

WITH MUCH LOVE FROM YOUR IN NEED.