UNDER PANDEMIN

Läs vad du genom ditt bidrag gör tillsammans med fantastiska Betty för familjerna i TIMTOM under covid-19 pandemin. 

Detta är rektor Bettys egna ord som vi kontinuerligt kommer uppdatera.

Senast uppdaterad 28/12


28 December

Hello Malin, Good morning,

I wanted to ask you if you have that in Sweden. We have completed the exercise for phase 5. I am sending the sheets today and I will be sending the photos slowly by slowly but Tax so much once again. The parents are so grateful with what you have done for them because they have started work. I am also strict with them to see that they use the money for work and not for any other thing and they have done so. Many of them still need working capital because many of them used their work capital for survival during the lock down

ps. Det kan vara fel bilder till vissa familjer pga att vår mobil gick sönder och Bettys text och bilder blivit blandade. Vi kommer lägga in mer bilder och text efter hand.   

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Now the urgent problem with me is the staff salaries. They need to be paid as they are going for Christmas. I paid them up to August using the money you were sending to me but now l has...

Here's her first information. 

Slyvia after getting the money she ordered for 2 sacks of charcoal and some onions and tomatoes

The head of this family is called Naggayi Slivia. She is renting a small room in Katwe where she resides with her three children. The father of the children was a bodaboda rider (motorcycle for hire)He was working for somebody and the owner sold the bodaboda during the lockdown and her husband remained job taking care of my children my husband went back to the village she explained. She told us that before corvid she was just a housewife. When asked how she services with her three children she said she goes around her area washing clothes for people who needs help and get some money to feed her children. Sometimes l doesn't get work. If l fails l feed them with porridge. When asked about education she answered, let is l only God who can answer that.

When Janepher received the money she paid rent for the stall .and then stalked vegetables, banana leaves, fish, spices and her niece who is in p.6 have started making pan cakes in the evening at that same place. She bought all utensils required for making pancakes.

The head of this family is called Akong Janepher. She is renting a small house in Katwe where she resides with her three grandchildren and her niece. This lady has a lot of problems, socially and health wise. She is HIV positive She had fibroids and was operated in June last year. She is a widow. Before the lockdown Janepher had a stall selling vegetables at her home. She used to go to the market and bring them When the lockdown came they were stopped to go to the market With in the period of the first 2months of the lockdown had already used all my savings l starved with my children l stopped taking my medicine and was only helped; by my churchments she narrates After the 4 months when the markets opened she had no money to to r...

When received the money, she bought a big kettle, 1 charcoal stove and a dozen of cups. She sells tea, porridge and milk on the street in the evening.

Today we are giving out the working capital to other 16 parents everything is ready l will send you the details shalom

The head of this family is Babirye Namyalo Rose in a white top with three grandchildren and a daughter behind in black unfortunately mentally ill. Rose is renting a small room in Katwe as you can see it in the photo above. She is a single mother. She separated with her husband at the village and came to the city. She explained that she came to work and take care of her daughter who was born with a mental problem whom her husband denied being his daughter. Before corvid she said, she was smoking maize on the street in the evening market which are not working now. The father of her grandchildren is a hawker he cannot support himself and them. When l asked her what she does to live, she said she goes around washing people's clothes and earn a living. Sh...

This poor old lady has been smoking maize on the street to feed her grandchildren. When received the money she rented a small wooden store where to keep her bananas and then bought 5 big bunches of bananas She cuts them into pieces covers for three days and sells out.

Malin l talked about the 2 families and this is the second family. This family is in a total mess and in a total desperation. The head of this family is that old woman you can see in the photography. Her name is Namuli Rebbeca. When she begins telling her story you can not hesitate to shade tears. All those you can see are her grandchildren. She is staying in Katwe. She is renting a very small tinny and dark room where she resides with her Grandchildren. When you enter the room where they stay you can wonder. It has no windows it was just a store. The old lady says these are her son's children. The elder one is 16 while the youngest is 1and a half year. Their father died in a motorcycle accident during this corvid period before the lo...

Tatu had a plan of selling plastic sandals. When received the money she paid for the space rent, made hungers and then bought 15 pairs of shoes for a start

The head of this family is Nayiga Tatu.She is renting a small room in Katwe with her 4 children. I didn't find the elder girl the mother said she had gone for water. This woman is a Moslem. Her husband had 4 women and she was the third woman. Before corvid she used to make snacks which she used to sell in the school canteen of a certain school which her husband was running but schools are now closed for 5moths.

When asked about how she services with the four children she said that she goes around the area washing peoples' clothes to earn a living. When asked about the husband she said he went back to his home village where his first wife is. When asked about her children's education she said "l will just take them and throw them to their father 's home in the village

Hello Malin, Good morning. My church is an Anglican Church of Uganda. Even l got Erijah in my church because l am a women leader in my church. Eraijah's mother was one of our church members.

Before corvid lockdown Ruth was preparing tea, porridge in the evening at her home.

When received the money she rented that small wooden stall and started selling matoke.

Here is Ruth's first information

I have forgotten this her husband was tested at the border and found positive. He was returned to back to cong for treatment. When he came to Uganda, he was put in a quarantine for 14days and he has not yet got a new job.

The head of this family is called Basemera Ruth. She lives in Nsambya. She is renting a small room where she resides with her 4 children, her father and mother. Ruth is a single mother. She has children but not married and doesn't know where the father of her children Before corvid her father was referred to Mulago referral hospital. He is suffering from T.B. He was admitted and the mother came also to take care of her husband. When the government announced the lockdown, many patients were discharged and so Ruth's father. Both parents stayed with her. In July her Father's sicknesses became serious and was admitted again in Mulago referral hospital where he is still is Before the lockdown Ruth was preparing porridge, tea, katogo in the ...

This woman has suffered a lot. She was working in a salon it was closed because of rent She has been selling bananas.

When received the money she decided to go into Hawking selling necklaces, ratings, hand rings and things during this Christmas season. She Hawks in the morning and in the evening sells on the street. She lives her basket of bananas to her friend and sells for her as you can see in the photo.

This family is headed by that lady her name is Jane Buninga with her four children. This one was really in a bad condition. Her husband is a driver. He transports goods from Uganda to Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and other, East African countries.

She said her husband was locked down in Congo. Before corvid Jane explained she was working in a saloon whereby all saloons were closed to now. When asked how she lives with the family she gets some people around and works on them inside her small room where she resides with her 4 children as seen above. She added that she can get one person with in two weeks because she is doing it illegally. When asked about her children's education she said she will wait for their father after the crisis 

1 December

Hello Malin,We have finished the exercise of finding the most affected families. It has not been an easy exercise for me because what l have seen and discovered in the field is in manageable.Many families are in a bad situation in terms of living.So we decided to cater for single mothers (women with children but without husbands) .We have screened 15 families. I will keep on sending you photos of each family and some information about them. The most problem we have found among these families is starvetion secondly house rent . The cause of these problems is the lockdown in the country and the cafew.So we have decided to serve them food and house rent to afew families which are being chased out of houses by land Lords.Among the foods to serve we have: - posho - rice - beans - fish - milkand soap.I will send you the sheet where the family heads signed for these thing. Each family will get : - 5 kgs of posho - 5kgs of rice - 5kgs of beans - 2kgs of fish - 1kg of salt - 5kgs of sugar - 2bars of soap - 400gms of milk.That is the package we have prepared for them. We are giving out these things for 3 days because we have to orbserve the social distance as directed by the government.I have served the same items to the teachers too and 3 other workers , the cook,the watchman and the cleaner. I will be sending you the details after completing the exercise Stay safe

Family heads signing for their packages .


This is the seventeenth family information.

The head of this family called Nabbosa Edith Edith is a widow Her husband died and left her in a 2 roomed house where she resides with her 2grandchildren Edith gave birth to only one child and was a boy. The boy died of aids with his wife . They had 4 children and those are two of them Before the lockdown, Edith was working for somebody selling charcoal in a store. She was stopped up to now . The owner said the business is low so he is working for herself .Edith now is making baskets to earn a living. If l can get some money would have made a stall here at my home and sell vegetables because l have to take care of these kids and one of them is HIV positive she said. Sometimes l fail to get transport to take him for treatment she added. The major problem she has is treatment and school fees for her Grand children.

Now l have remained with one family on this 3rd round and one family on the 2nd round.These. two mothers went to their home home villages before recording their information but I will get it

This way schools have opened but for candidate classes only. P 7 , foam 4, foam 6, 3rd yrs in higher institution and universities but many parents have failed to take back their children . Money has become a problem and living now is too expensive to people who live in the city that is why l told you that were so so grateful to what you people did to them .I promised them that lf any other chance come those in a bad situation will be helped with working capital and start working and take care of their children so they have been reminding and l told them to pray for it but people are badly off.

Greetings to all TimTom friends

God bless

Erijah in his bed.


Greetings to all TimTom friends

God bless

Hello Malin,

Thanks so so much l have received the money . I will begin the exercise next to register those to help but this time with working capital. I was inquiring you that l send all the photos with their information since we started the support project?

Hello dear

Good morning how is there and how is everybody there. I have finished to screen 16 people to be supported first. We have decided that each to be given 250000 to start a small businesses in order to earn some little amount to get food and pay house rent at least for the time being. These businesses include vegatables selling grout selling charcoal selling snacks selling on street restaurants andsome others We will distribute the money after making the distribution sheets after this very week. I am trying my level best to find the pictures you lost stay safe

Hello Malin dear,

Goodmorning how is there and how are TimTom friends?. We have finished the exercise and it went well. Unlike the first phases this time we were so strict with corvid 19 sops because many people in Uganda now are affected and very few people can afford the testing fee. So we fear one another but we completed .I was to send the distribution sheet today but It has rained a lot today and it is still raining we have no way out , power has gone off in some parts so lam waiting to see what will happen next. I will send some of the information of the finished phases I have managed to get together with this one.

Some family photos are missing especially those of the first phase but luckily enough all distribution sheets and the accountabilities l have.


Hello dear

Happy to hear from you.I my self am on my knees crying for the Almighty to cover all TimTom friends in his blood so that you cannot be affected by this pandemic and l know he will hear my cry cause you people you are doing a great great work to my parents and the entire school. A lot of that to the 16 families who received the working capital . People were so so happy cause they did not expect what they saw. Many now remained yarning cause they need to work in order to take care of their children.

Supporting them with working capital l have realized that it is the best decision cause everybody now is struggling get what to do in order to earn a living. It is very sad that you can no longer orgise fundraises because many would need your help.

I have sent you the distribution and the accountability sheets for the 3 phases of support you lost and that of the 4th phase .

I going to send some of the photos and information of the families which l have found but some are missing . Don't mind about those 8 msgs which does not open they were just deleted deliberately cause they were not sent in order .

I have seen the designs you have made for Christmas . They look nice and attractive .

Thax for your efforts to support TimTom

We are also here with our Erijah. He improving gradually but he has a problem with his left eye he is on treatment when the treatment fails he will go under surgery . Greetngs to everybody God bless.l

Hello dear ,

The head of this family is called Tumusime Santal .She lives in Nsambya .She is renting a wooden small room as you can see up there where she stays? with her 3 children.She is a single mother now after her husband was jailed being accused of defiling a girl who was under age.

She told us that her husband left her when she was pregnant. She was chased out of the house after giving birth .Her brother in law gave her some money for transport to back to the village instead she rented that small wooden room. I was ready to work and care for my children but corvid came in. When asked about what she was doing before corvid she said she was cooking cassava and morokoni in evening markets but l used all the working capital to care for the my children during the lockdown (morokoni means the hoves and legs a cow).When asked how she lives with the family now she said she washes clothes around the area .About her children's education she said she has not not yet thought about it

The head of this family is called Namutebi Harriet . She lives in Nsambya with her 3 children . She is a single mother. They separated with her husband and now is married to another woman. Before the lockdown . She was working working in Mobile markets selling second hand bras. I used all the working capital for caring for my children She explained to me that she left her lagauge of bras in the store and when she went to check on it they were all damaged by rats .When asked how she lives with the family she said that she is now selling apples on the streets of the city because mobile markets are not yet allowed to operate .

Third family

The head of this family is called Semwogerere Muzafalu. He is married with 2children. They live in Katwe where they rent a small room as you can see there. Semwogere rides a bicycle for hire. The wife was cleaner in a small in a small restaurant in Kabalagala but she was stopped by the management Before the lockdown Semwogere was a cook in a certain school and the schools were stopped up to now.To earn a living he rides that bicycle for hire The wife is no longer working.

The head of this family is called Kampi Rebbeca . She is married with 2 children . Her husband is married with 2 wives .He is a tax driver . The transport industry in Uganda is one of the most affected business.A tax which was carrying 14 people is carrying 7 people. Tax fairs are very very high people cannot afford so that causes the business to be down Before corvid Rebecca was working with one hotel in Kampala .ln the 4th month of the lockdown she was stopped up to now l wish l can get some working capital and do another work because l have lost hope in hotel work she explained l am now looking at the husband who even sometimes fail to feed us l am tired she added.

The head of this family is called Basemera Ruth. She lives in Nsambya .She is renting a small room where she resides with her 4 children , her father and mother . Ruth is a single mother.She has children but not married and doesn't know where the father of her children Before corvid her father was referred to Mulago referral hospital. He is suffering from T.B. He was admitted and the mother came also to take care of her husband.When the government anounced the lockdown, many patients were discharged and so Ruth's father. Both parents stayed with her . In July her Father's sicknesses became serious and was admitted again in Mulago referral hospital where he is still is Before the lockdown Ruth was preparing porridge, tea, katogo in the evening market near her home. When the lockdown came everything was stopped .I used all my savings to take of m father and my family. When it was finished l used all my working capital she explained to me.l am almost starving because l' m not working .lwish somebody can borrow me some money and start working and take care of my family she added in deap sorrows.

Above is Ruth's family.

It is the fifth family

The sixth family

The head of this family is called Nakibuka Allen. She is married with four children and 2 nieces Her husband is married to 3 women.Before corvid she was working in a school canteen an a certain school. I used to work and buy food to my children and my husband used to pay school fees for them but now l' m serving because my husband has many dependants. I am being helped by my mother because the schools are not yet open. If l had money l would have started a new businesses she lamented

The seventh family.

The head of this family is called Nankinga Shadia. She lives in Nsambya She is renting a very tiny room where she resides with herS twins and two other children. Her room acomodates only one bed where theya all sleep . Shadia is a single mother .Before corvid she had a stall of vegetables .near her home.When the government anounced the lockdown , there was no more way to trade so they had to use their savings and the working capital to servive . When asked about how she servives with her children she said that she is depending on some little help from her children's father and from her uncle until when she gets the working capital and start working she explained

The head of this family is called Nankinga Shadia. She lives in Nsambya She is renting a very tiny room where she resides with herS twins and two other children. Her room acomodates only one bed where theya all sleep . Shadia is a single mother .Before corvid she had a stall of vegetables .near her home.When the government anounced the lockdown , there was no more way to trade so they had to use their savings and the working capital to servive . When asked about how she servives with her children she said that she is depending on some little help from her children's father and from her uncle until when she gets the working capital and start working she explained

Hello dear,

Good afternoon,how is everybody there greetings to all.

The eighth family.

The head of this family is called Nalubega Aisha. She is a single mother . She lives in Nsambya . She is renting a small room where she resides with her 3 children . Before corvid , Aisha was working in evening market selling vegatables. These evening markets operates between 5 _. 10 p.m which is impossible now because of the curfew in country. When asked how she lives with children, she said that she carries a basket of vegatables and walks around the area consulting door to door. The major problem l am faced is house rent. I am no longer getting getting enough money to care for my family and to pay house rent and and too take care of my children she lamented.l separated with the man but even in this dangerous situation he doesn't mind about the children she added.l l wish l had enough money and try another job.

Hello dear ,

I have started sending photos and information about the families of the second phase of the project.

The head of this family is called Tumusime Santal .She lives in Nsambya .She is renting a wooden small room as you can see up there where she stays? with her 3 children.She is a single mother now after her husband was jailed being accused of defiling a girl who was under age.

She told us that her husband left her when she was pregnant. She was chased out of the house after giving birth .Her brother in law gave her some money for transport to back to the village instead she rented that small wooden room. I was ready to work and care for my children but corvid came in. When asked about what she was doing before corvid she said she was cooking cassava and morokoni in evening markets but l used all the working capital to care for the my children during the lockdown (morokoni means the hoves and legs a cow).When asked how she lives with the family now she said she washes clothes around the area .About her children's education she said she has not not yet thought about it

The head of this family is Seguya Fredrick. He lives in Katwe where he is renting a small wooden room where he sleeps with his three children. This man is lame.His right side of the body got paralyzed after falling into robbers when he was going back to his home after work. He developed a mental sicknesses because the head was cut. He is under mental treatment. I spent almost 2 yrs in the hospital. I was being taken care of by my mother. My wife abandoned the children at my mother's home while l was still in the hospital and left he explained. He told me that before the accident, he was selling charcoal in the market. Before corvid he was a day watchman at one church. When asked how he lives now he said that they are being taken care of his relatives and her mother . On his children's education he said it is the major problem he has even before corvid 19. I have no money to take my children to school and my mother cannot afford to do everything for me he cried out.

Really l felt so sad too.

The head of this family is called Tumusime Santal .She lives in Nsambya .She is renting a wooden small room as you can see up there where she stays? with her 3 children.She is a single mother now after her husband was jailed being accused of defiling a girl who was under age.

She told us that her husband left her when she was pregnant. She was chased out of the house after giving birth .Her brother in law gave her some money for transport to back to the village instead she rented that small wooden room. I was ready to work and care for my children but corvid came in. When asked about what she was doing before corvid she said she was cooking cassava and morokoni in evening markets but l used all the working capital to care for the my children during the lockdown (morokoni means the hoves and legs a cow).When asked how she lives with the family now she said she washes clothes around the area .About her children's education she said she has not not yet thought about it

The head of this family is called Namutebi Harriet . She lives in Nsambya with her 3 children . She is a single mother. They separated with her husband and now is married to another woman. Before the lockdown . She was working working in Mobile markets selling second hand bras. I used all the working capital for caring for my children She explained to me that she left her lagauge of bras in the store and when she went to check on it they were all damaged by rats .When asked how she lives with the family she said that she is now selling apples on the streets of the city because mobile markets are not yet allowed to operate .

The head of this family is called Semwogerere Muzafalu. He is married with 2children. They live in Katwe where they rent a small room as you can see there. Semwogere rides a bicycle for hire. The wife was cleaner in a small in a small restaurant in Kabalagala but she was stopped by the management Before the lockdown Semwogere was a cook in a certain school and the schools were stopped up to now.To earn a living he rides that bicycle for hire The wife is no longer working.

The head of this family is called Kampi Rebbeca . She is married with 2 children . Her husband is married with 2 wives .He is a tax driver . The transport industry in Uganda is one of the most affected business.A tax which was carrying 14 people is carrying 7 people. Tax fairs are very very high people cannot afford so that causes the business to be down Before corvid Rebecca was working with one hotel in Kampala .ln the 4th month of the lockdown she was stopped up to now l wish l can get some working capital and do another work because l have lost hope in hotel work she explained l am now looking at the husband who even sometimes fail to feed us l am tired she added.

Information for this family is up

The head of this family is called Basemera Ruth. She lives in Nsambya .She is renting a small room where she resides with her 4 children , her father and mother . Ruth is a single mother.She has children but not married and doesn't know where the father of her children Before corvid her father was referred to Mulago referral hospital. He is suffering from T.B. He was admitted and the mother came also to take care of her husband.When the government anounced the lockdown, many patients were discharged and so Ruth's father. Both parents stayed with her . In July her Father's sicknesses became serious and was admitted again in Mulago referral hospital where he is still is Before the lockdown Ruth was preparing porridge, tea, katogo in the evening market near her home. When the lockdown came everything was stopped .I used all my savings to take of m father and my family. When it was finished l used all my working capital she explained to me.l am almost starving because l' m not working .lwish somebody can borrow me some money and start working and take care of my family she added in deap sorrows.

The head of this family is called Nakibuka Allen. She is married with four children and 2 nieces Her husband is married to 3 women.Before corvid she was working in a school canteen an a certain school. I used to work and buy food to my children and my husband used to pay school fees for them but now l' m serving because my husband has many dependants. I am being helped by my mother because the schools are not yet open. If l had money l would have started a new businesses she lamented

The head of this family is called Nankinga Shadia. She lives in Nsambya She is renting a very tiny room where she resides with herS twins and two other children. Her room acomodates only one bed where theya all sleep . Shadia is a single mother .Before corvid she had a stall of vegetables .near her home.When the government anounced the lockdown , there was no more way to trade so they had to use their savings and the working capital to servive . When asked about how she servives with her children she said that she is depending on some little help from her children's father and from her uncle until when she gets the working capital and start working she explained

The head of this family is called Nalubega Aisha. She is a single mother . She lives in Nsambya . She is renting a small room where she resides with her 3 children . Before corvid , Aisha was working in evening market selling vegatables. These evening markets operates between 5 _. 10 p.m which is impossible now because of the curfew in country. When asked how she lives with children, she said that she carries a basket of vegatables and walks around the area consulting door to door. The major problem l am faced is house rent. I am no longer getting getting enough money to care for my family and to pay house rent and and too take care of my children she lamented.l separated with the man but even in this dangerous situation he doesn't mind about the children she added.l l wish l had enough money and try another job.

I paid for the examinations. When the results were taken back to the doctor, he requested for a brain operation . He explained that Fred has a blood clot in his brain He added that no medicine can work on it the only solution is operation.He has been kept in medicines for many years. They were requested to look for 5m so that he can be operated.They came to me again and l had no answer. Now he is on bed rest at his mother's home with all his children . At least now he can sit slitly talk and stand but cannot walk on his own. He mostly complaining of headache and dizziness. The doctor prescribed some medicine which he is using now. I have no hope of getting that amount of money unless he will die the mother said.

The head of this family is called Nagawa Noerina.She lives in Nsambya.She is renting a small room where she resides with her five children.She has five children from two different fathers where by the first 2 children their father died and got married to another one.The current husband is a Moslem and is married to 2 wives. He is amarket trader. Before the lockdown Noerina was working in Mobile markets selling second hand skirts and brouses. Mobile markets are not yet opened to operate.Now she is seated at home depending on the husband's support which she said that cannot be enough with the family she has . I am eagerly waiting for the government to open the markets so that l can go back to work

The head of this family is called l Kansime Florence. She lives with her sister They are renting a small room in Katwe they reside with there children. Florence makes snacks and her sister was a tailor before the lockdown and she is no longer working because she was working in a company which makes school uniform.Florence's husband left and went to the village for farming when the government anounced the lockdown because was a bodaboda rider.

Florence said that said they earn a little in snacks and get food but house rent is a problem.lf l add in more working capital and make more snacks and serve different shops we can servive l used àll my working capital during the lockdown after my husband had left to our home village.

The head of this family is called Nankya Recheal. She is lives in Katwe . She is renting a very small house where she resides with her three children. She has a husband but they live separately. Before the lockdown she was selling vegatables in the evening markets which are no longer working due to curfew in the country. She is now serving food in a nearby small restaurant . I can get food for my children but rent and medical is the problem she said . Here l earn very little .The father does not care about the children, l am only praying that the government removes the curfew and look for working capital and l go back and work for my children she added.

The head of this family is called Najjuma lmaculate. She lives in Katwe . She is renting a wooden small house as you can see where she resides with her sister and their children These two girls were staying with their mother in their own three roomed house which was later sold. Their father died and they remained with their mother. Their elder brother sold the house took their mother to their home village . Imaculate remained in the city and got married. After some time she separated with her husband and rented a small room . Later she was joined by her sister who came to study fashion and design course in the city. Before the lock down , lmacculate was working in the evening market selling fruits. When the lockdown was announced, she stopped working. After three months , they were chased out of the house. We had already used up all the money all we had and there was no way of going back to our home village she explained. Our mother sent us some little money and l rented this shabby wooden room . With the little money l. got from our mother bought a bunch of bananas. I put in the basket and go round selling around the area so that we get food while my sister takes care of the children. If l get the working capital and the government opens up the curfew, l can go back and work for my family.

The head of this family is called Namata Gorrette. She lives lives in Katwe. She is renting a small muddy house as you can see where she resides with her three children and one granddaughter Namata is HIV positive Her husband died . Before corvid she he had a store for charcoal but when the lockdown came she could no longer trade . She used all the savings and her working capital to Care for the family.Her elder son used to work with the builders but she is saying that the business now is low she explained. Now l am looking for some money to buy at least 5bags of charcoal to reopen my store so that l can take care of my family she added.

The head of this family is is called Kikonyogo Levi. He lives in Nsambya . He is a single father. He has a small tinny room like a store which was given to him by his mother where he resides with his five children. His wife abandoned the children to their grandmother and went back to her home village. The bad thing l have found out from his mother is that Levi is a drunkered and that was the cause of their separation. When the wife left , out of his five children who were in school only one is in school. Three of them were at TimTom but only we have one. They have no beddings as you can see in that photo above. They have spent two years without going to school.They are being taken care of their grandmother in terms of food. I cannot afford all that much of school fees alone. Their father is not dead added in an angry voice.

Levi is a bodaboda rider ( cyclist for hire) but all the money he makes takes it to the bar his mother explained.When time came for food collection called his mother

The head of this family is called Alupo Hellen. She lives in Nsambya where she is renting a small room where she resides with her four children.She is married but they live separately. Before corvid lockdown, Hellen had a small bar with her husband where they were making local beer called (malwa) for sale.When the government declared a lockdown , all bars were stopped up to now. I found Hellen in her bed very weak , very stressed and hopeless. Hellen is HIV positive. She explained to me that she sometimes misses her treatment because she has to eat before taking it.The husband is the the one now struggling to get some money for a living. When asked what her husband does to earn a living she said he lists meat at the street where there bar was l am about to be chased out of the house . The landlord have been so patient to me but 6months is too much. If l could get some money for transport l would have gone back to my home village she said.

The head of this family is called Nanfulaka Amina.She lives. in Katwe. She is renting a small room where she resides with her twins ande other 2 children. She is single she separated with the husband. Before the lockdown she was working in the evening market preparing tea, porridge and katogo in the tax park (katogo is the mixture of cassava/ matoke with beans/g.nuts

Evening markets are are not yet opened . She is now got job in Kampala city council. She is sweeping city roads. I have a problem of feeding the children because l am paid every after 2 weeks she explained . If l had another job where l can earn daily l would have changed because l have to feed my kids she added. I wish the government opens up and we go back to our works she said.

The head of this family is called Ayebazibwe Joan. She lives in Katwe . She is renting a small room where she resides with her three children.

She is a single mother .One of these children is her niece. Her sister lives in Mbale where she is married to another man . Before the lockdown ,Joan was working in a hotel in Entebe and she was stopped because of the lowliness of the business in all hotels She is now working in a small restaurant around her area. My dream now is how to get money and start my own restaurant however small it will be l hope l will be able to take care of my children. The major problem l have now is house rent l have just started working l don't know how l can clear the date of 4 months she lamented.The father of my children does not care about them because he is married to another woman so l am in God's hands.

Malin l talked about the 2 families and this is the second family. This family is in a total mess and in a total desperation. The head of this family is that old woman you can see in the photography. Her name is Namuli Rebbeca. When she begin telling her story you can not hesitate to shade tears. All those you can see are her grandchildren.She is staying in Katwe. She is renting a very small tinny and dark room where she resides with her Grand children. When you enter the room where they stay you can wonder. It has no windows it was just a store .The old lady says these are her son's children. The elder one is 16 while the youngest is 1and a half years. Their father died in a motorcycle accident during this corvid period before the lock down . He was a bodaboda rider (motorcycle for hire) Before the lockdown ,the old lady was staying in their home village. After the burrial the old lady came along with the widow and the children to the city as far as their culture is concerned After a week , the government anounced the lockdown. There was some savings which was left by her son which was used for a month and got finished . The motorcycle which he left was also sold The old had a decision of going back to her home with her grandchildren , there was no transport . After 4 moths the government opened up some public transport but it was too expensive .The widow used some of that money and told the old lady that she was going to her home village to look for help from her parents until now she has never come back . The old lady was not working and had no money to pay for house rent and taking care of the children She was being chased out of the house. Many of her son's friends were not working by that time because bodabodas were not yet allowed to operate. They advised her to sell her son's television and a radio and pay for at least 2 months which she accepted with their help.Out of that money she used 10000/= and began roasting maize in a lorry park because lorries remained transporting goods.After the 1st phase distribution, she was brought to me complaining that she has not been given food when her son has been a parent for many years . That is how l got to know that our parent has died. He died after a week when we have closed. I had already gone to my garden. After telling me the whole story l went with her to see where she resides and to talk and council the kids Reaching there , l found them in that tinny room with all their Father's things. When l asked her why they left their Father's room she said that it was too expensive for her. The elder girl had already started crying a basket of bananas going selling around the area because in the city she can not be allowed she is under age.

From what l what l experienced, my decision was to transport the old lady and her grandchildren to their home village .

Later l called her and told her my suggestion . She answered, It is not bad but even in the village l have no proper house where l can live with my grandchildren . I have been staying at the neighbourhood after my house being demolished by heavy rains in November last year . I am a widow also .All my hopes were in Mugumya to reconstruct another house me and my entire family she explained in tears l was finished and had nothing to add on.

What l have found out, 1 - there is little hope for these children to go back to school .

2 - the old lady wants so so much to go back to the village saying the city is too expensive with all those children..

So that is the second family.If there is any one out there whether individually or in a group who felt attached with this family at least she can get a three roomed house with her grandchildren.Up to now she doesn't know the where abouts of her daughter in law .

The head of this family is called Kobusinge Janet. She is the mother of that pregnant girl you see in the photo and the rest are her grandchildren. She lives in Nsambya. She is renting a small room where she resides with her children. Janat is also a single mother. She separated with her husband in Fortportal and came to the city with 2 of her children.Janet is no seen in the photo She was at her place of work where l found her to get some information about the family .The pregnant girl in the photo is her second last born. She got pregnant when she was in primary seven and she dropped out of school. She disappeared with a man . Later the man abandoned her in the house and came back to me with her child . The father does not care about his child l am the one to feed and l am the one paying school fees for the boy she explained. Now she has got a second pregnancy. The girl is weak , she is always sick l have other children to take care of but l don't have the money she added.Janet a stall of of vegetables which she runs for a living. I was much disturbed by the lockdown. I used almost all my working capital to care for the family . Before the lockdown , l was better than now she said.

The head of this family is called Namata Aida. Aida is a single mother and is a widow. She lives in Katwe. She is renting a small room where she resides with her three children. Aida is a cleaner in Nsambya hospital. Her husband died in December last year He was a carpenter.Since the father died, those 2 big g irls in the photo have never gone back to school . They curry baskets of bananas and go around the area selling so that we can get food because l am paid monthly. I use my salary to pay house rent and to pay school fees for the younger girl. My salary is not enough to pay school fees to these elder ones. I wanted also this young one at least to learn how to read and write as these ones do.

1hose are some of the families and their information for the second phase. For the first it has refused to open it seems you had already deleted before loosing the phone. Check and see if you have the mgs from 3rd on words if you don't have I will send.

Please dear answer me if you have a msg l sent on 3rd October 2020 lf don't have l send to you again.

Hello Malin,

We have finished the exercise . I have been with with Tony Ann did not manage here are the photos.

Hello Malin Goodmorning

I'm sending you photos and information of families for the third phase this was October 3rd.

We were parking

The first family.

The head of this family is called Kabuho Dekila She lives in Katwe where she resides with her 4 children.Before the lock down ,Dekila was a house wife . Her husband is a goods track driver. By the time the lock down was announced , her husband was in Congo . All the boarders were closed and he spent 3months without coming back.When he came back he was put in the quarantine for 14 days but lucky enough he tested negative. These family kept on using their savings until it got finished The Man lost the job . It is now Dekila who carries a basket of bananas and goes around the area selling to earn a living. The husband is struggling to get another job.Their major problem is house rent.

The second family

The head of this family is Wandera Ivan.He lives in Nsambya .He is renting one room where he resides with his family. His wife is called Kemigabo Elizabeth. Both of them were working.The man was a tax driver but he lost the job. The woman was selling old clothes in mobile markets and they were closed ,it is now the woman who is taking care of the family by frying cassava for sell at her home . The major problem this family had was house rent.My husband would have started on other business but he has no working capital .

The third family.

The head of this family is called Nasande Victoria. She lives in Nsambya where she is renting a room where she resides with her three children and one grandson. The boy was a teacher . He was renting his own room but he failed because was no longer working. The girl in the photo is sick she has a mental problem and is the mother to that younger boy in the photo She used to work also by selling sweets, biscuits and ohter snacks along the road near the their home but now she is no longer working because of working capital . Nasande is a market trader in one marke selling onions She said her major problem is working capital because she used it all during the lock down.

The head of this family is called Nanyonjo Hawa. She is renting a small house in Katwe where she resides with her fiour children and one grandson. Hawa has a husband but the husband has two other wives. The husband had a restaurant but now the business for restaurants is low Before the lockdown I had a small stall of vegetables at my home here but l used all my working capital during the lock down she said If l can get onother capital l can restart my business and take care of my children .

The fifth family.

The head of this family is called Nakafero Edisa.She is renting a small room in Nsambya where she resides with her three children. Edisa is a single mother she separated with the husband three years ago Before the lockdown Edisa was renting asmall temporary store for selling charcoal .During the lockdown she sold all the charcoal in the store and got finished She had no way of getting onother stalk so the business collapsed. She is now selling bananas in the evening market in order to earn a living .

The head of this family is called Namayanja Hilda.She is renting a room in Katwe where she resides with her three children. Her husband is sick of diabetes . He got paralyzed and was taken back to their home village. Before the lockdown Hilda had a small restaurant. During the lockdown all restaurants were closed .I used all my working capital to care for the family and my husband in the village she said after the lockdown l had no money to pay for restaurant rent and l was chased out she added. Now she is making snacks at her home.

The seventh family

The head of this family is called Ahumuza Rose She is renting a small room in Nsambya where she resides with her two children. She is a single mother. Before the lockdown,she was a cleaner in one bar but all the bars are closed up to this time so she was retrenched.Now she is selling bananas around the area to earn a living.

The eighth family.

The head of this family is called Mpokibona Robinah. This old lady is a widow . She is renting a small room in Katwe where she resides with her two grandchildren . Before the lockdown she had a stall in one market selling tomatoes. When the lock down came they we're stopped to move from their homes to the market . They were advised to sleep in the market a thing she could not manage because she had no one to take care of her grandchildren . I had no where to take them because they are orphans. They either have no father or mother she explained I used all my working capital during the period of 4 months . After the lockdown she was unable to go back because had no money to pay stall rent Now she cleans Kampala city roads to earn a living This poor old lady is complaining of back pains while at work but she said l can do nothing because l have to take care of these children she added.

The ninth family.

The head of this family is called Akong Janepher. She is renting a small house in Katwe where she resides with her three grandchildren and her niece. This lady has a lot of problems, socially and health wise. She is HIV positive She had fibroids and was operated in June last year . She is a widow. Before the lockdown Janepher had a stall selling vegatables at her home. She used to go to the market and bring them When the lockdown came they were stopped to go to the market With in the period of the first 2months of the lockdown,l had already used all my savings l sterved with my children l stopped taking my medicine and was only helped; by my churchments she narrates After the 4 months when the markets opened she had no money to to rub her business again . She was bought a bunch of bananas by a friend and started carrying a basket of bananas with her niece going around the area selling . With in one months she developed back pains. She could not sit or stand. She was admitted at Mulago referral hospital for one week and later discharged. She is under phisiotharapy. She can not do any thing for her self . It is only that girl in the photo who struggles to sell bananas to earn a living. The girl is in primary 6 but the schools are not yet opened.

The tenth family.

The head of this family is called Nabule Rosemary. She is married but the husband has two wives .Rose is the second wife? so he mostly stay in their home village. Before corvid She was selling childrens' old clothes in Mobile markets but upto now they are not yet opened. She is now working with a cleaning company in the city. The company pays monthly so she find it a problem to feed the children.

The eleventh family.

The head of this family is called Ankunda Sylvia.She is renting a room to Katwe where she resides with her two children. She is a single mother after separating with her husband in December last year. Before the lockdown , Sylivia was selling snacks at the school near her home but the schools are not yet opened. She is now selling sweets, biscuits and others snacks on the street near her home to earn a living.

The twelveth family.

The head of this family is called Musa Said.The younger lady you see in the photo is his wife. They are renting a room in Katwe where they reside with their two children and her niece. Before the lockdown Musa was a chef in a hotel and Aisha was a waitress in a restaurant but both of them are not they were retrenched . I found Aisha with her baby sick of malaria and were on treatment at the clinic. I failed to find Musa at home because he had already gone to work.Musa has become a hawlker selling snacks.They make snacks for sell at their home to earn a living.

The thirteenth family

The head of this family is called Sadam Hussein He is renting a room in Nsambya where he resides with his family Before the lockdown Sadam was a chef in a hotel and his wife was a school secretary in a certain school. Both of them lost their jobs . This family went to their home village for first three months and started farming.After three months they came back to the city only to find that he was stopped to work. Sadam now is making snacks and tea for sell at their verander for a living.He is planning to rent a room and start a small restaurant in the area if he gets money.

The fourteenth family.

The head of this family is called Binomugisha Kevin.He is renting a room where he resides with his family Before the lockdown Kevin was a DJ in a bar and they had a retail shop whichever! was being attended by the wife. They were renting a two roomed house . After the closure of all bars Kevin had no other job to support the shop and it was the only income for their living which caused the collapse of the shop . Kevin have not yet got a job and the wife have started a small stall for vegatables to support the family.

The fifteenth family

The head of this family is called Birungi Sarifah She is renting a room in Nsambya where she resides with her three children. She is a single mother .She separated with the husband Before the lockdown she was a trader in the market selling onions. For the first three months of the lockdown Sharifa had no other income to care for her children so she used all her savings and working capital. When the markets were opened she had no money to pay for stall rent so she is selling onions on streets around the area to earn a living another problem she has is house rent . l will struggle until l get back the stall in the market she said.

The sixteenth family

The head of this family is called Kengonnzi Beatrice She is a single mother. She separated with her husband and he is married to another wife. She is renting a small room in Nsambya where she resides with her three children . Before the lockdown Beatrice was working in evening markets selling fruits but those markets have been closed for four months. She used all her savings during the lock down . She went through bad times until she decided to to carry a basket of fruits and go out selling around the area to earn a living. But she is complaining of chest pain . Carrying is a problem to my chest but l have nothing to do because my children have to eat she lamented.

The seventeenth family.

This is the seventeenth family information.

The head of this family called Nabbosa Edith Edith is a widow Her husband died and left her in a 2 roomed house where she resides with her 2grandchildren Edith gave birth to only one child and was a boy. The boy died of aids with his wife . They had 4 children and those are two of them Before the lockdown, Edith was working for somebody selling charcoal in a store. She was stopped up to now . The owner said the business is low so he is working for herself .Edith now is making baskets to earn a living. If l can get some money would have made a stall here at my home and sell vegetables because l have to take care of these kids and one of them is HIV positive she said. Sometimes l fail to get transport to take him for treatment she added. The major problem she has is treatment and school fees for her Grand children.

The eighteenth family

Fredrick Seguya has been finally operated. He has been in a lot of pain ,mentally disturbed and his mother was totally confused. Much support for the surgery has been got from her mother's church and the rest from siblings and friend. Despite of being HIV positive , he had been with that problem for 25yrs. He is out of danger but still admitted at Mengo hospital but still in a lot of pain.

In Uganda medical services is one of the most expensive services. Many people can not afford alone unless surported . Here he is in the photo below.

That is what l have managed to get for the third phase

Hello dear how are you and the entire family and how are TimTom friends . We are also fine l am sending photos of the fourth phase. We gave out working capital but now many others are calling me also to be given so that they work and and pass through xsmas season People were very appreciative to be given working capital and much prayers are sent to you dear.

Malin Thax do much l have seen the money.

How many families have children at TimTom ? We have 92 parents and 100 children at TimTom. All the families we are supporting have children at TimTom there all our parents.But not all these families have been helped. We sit as team and we decide who should be helped because some families are some how fair despite corvid which disturbed there businesses. Most of the families you have supported are headed by single mothers.They gave no husbands others are widows . All the families you have supported are renting . The bad thing you lost your phone because l sent the information about house rent and food but lam going to send it to you again . TimTom is located between the two slam areas of Katwe and Nsambya . These are two big area. Other neighbouring areas are Makindye , Kibuye, and Kisenyi and these are slam areas that's why most families helped come from Nsambya and Katwe. Katwe and Nsambya are located in Makindye division Kampala city. These areas are located between Ggaba and Entebe roads. Where do l stay I stay in Makindye , Makindye division , Kampala city. With working capital we distributed it equally 250000 each family. Who got the working capital ? We picked them out of those we gave food but they lacked working capital to do small businesses . We are going to do the same with this money you have sent .Read through the distribution sheet phase 4 all the information is there and the number of families you have supported so far. We have put the

distribution in phases . So far there are 4 phases and this is going Tobe the 5th phase.

With the pictures l resent, there in order. I didn't get the 1st phase . Pictures are for the 2nd and 3rd phase . The 4th I'm sending today. I would have sent already but my battery was low and I am in the village.This is the order, pictures up and information below.The names are in that very text read carefully.

An example:

This is the seventeenth family information.

The head of this family called Nabbosa Edith Edith is a widow Her husband died and left her in a 2 roomed house where she resides with her 2grandchildren Edith gave birth to only one child and was a boy. The boy died of aids with his wife . They had 4 children and those are two of them Before the lockdown, Edith was working for somebody selling charcoal in a store. She was stopped up to now . The owner said the business is low so he is working for herself .Edith now is making baskets to earn a living. If l can get some money would have made a stall here at my home and sell vegetables because l have to take care of these kids and one of them is HIV positive she said. Sometimes l fail to get transport to take him for treatment she added. The major problem she has is treatment and school fees for her Grand children.

The name in this information is the same names on the distribution sheet and that is the real person who signed read carefully.

The pictures include the house and the family.

Here is the information about rent and food I sent you a

Hello dear,

How is there and how is the sicknesses now?.

You were asking about the food package and the rent but l have been a bit busy registering the second group. There as follows:

Food package is between 100,000 and 150,000 .

House rent :

- double rooms are between 300,000 and 400,000

- a big room made of bricks is 200,000

- a small room made of bricks is 150,000

- a small room made of bricks is 100,000 and a wooden room is between 70,000 and 80,000.

Here are pictures of distribution for phase 4.

Hello Maliin Goodmorning how are you . Iam sending you these people at their work.

Before corvid Nantayi was selling fruits on the streets of Kampala. She has now started a stall with in the area selling fruits, vegatables, and spices as you can see on the photo..She was among those supported in the first phase on 18th July 2020

Here is some information about her

This family also is found in Katwe . The head of this family is called Nantayi Zuraika. She is renting a small room where she resides with her 3 children . Before corvid she was working in evening markets along the streets of Kampala selling fruits which were stopped by the government. Her husband was working in second hand markets selling clothes which were also closed. Her husband decided to back to his home village and dig. For her refused to go with him because they had not yet built a house there she explained.

When asked how she lives with her 3 children she said , she carries a basket of fruits and goes around the area privately selling because it is not allowed by the government.

Nanyonjo is a market trader selling bananas. Behind her are the bunches of bananas wrapped in fibers to get ready This is the mother for Fred.

She was served in the first phase and this was her first information.

The head of this family is that lady in a gomasi. Her name is Nanyonjo .Peninah. She works in a market. The other old lady in a free dress is her elder sister. She is taking care of seven grandchildren .The elder ones were not included in the photo.She had 5 children but now she has 3 2 of them are dead.She explained to to me that 5 of these children are orphans One of her children is a teacher another one is a driver and the last one is just a house wife.She explained that the teachers are not working the driver has not yet started to work and those are the two who were supporting the family. She told me that that her major problem was food and the stall rent at the market where She Sshe works. When asked about her children's education she said she will think of it after the crisis. Another problem l have my sister is very, very sick and have l have no help she added.

Nsungwa was served in the first phase She has rented a place on one of the streets of Kampala and is now selling bread , sugar, soap, snacks and other small things.

Here is Jamilas first information

This family is also found in Katwe.The head of this family is Nsungwa Jamila. She is renting a small room where she resides with her family. She has 3 children and takes care of her mother also Her second child is a boy but unfortunately he was born with a mental problem. He cannot walk , cannot touch cannot talk cannot sit unless when in a wheelchair as you can see above. Before corvid she was working in a restaurant where she used to get some food for her family and some money to take care of her family. Her. Mother was the one taking care of the children Jamila is at work. Restaurants are not yet opened. For the living now she is selling sigerrates , sweets , biscuits and other small things along the road side near her home

Nakawunde was also served in the first phase . She has started a new business. When she got the money she bought 2 bags of charcoal and now she had started the work.

Here is her first information.

This family family is headed by that old lady in a gomasi. Her name is Nakawunde Edith . She stays with her three Grand children . She is renting a small house in Katwe and that is how their house looks like.She explained to me that before corvid she was preparing evening tea and it in the tax park but now no such businesses are allowed in public places and curfew is still going on. When asked her about the children's education , she said she doesn't know whether they will go back to school soon.Their father(her son) is a tax driver and the transport is one of the most affected business.He can even fail to get daily food for his children. When lasked her how she managed to cater for her grandchildren she said ,they have one meal a day. She added that before corvid she was a church warden .Now she goes to the church and washes clothes to the priests and get something to feed the grandchildren.

Alupo has never gone back to her usual work .She is selling food She has rented a place near where charcoal is sold and at least now she can feed.

Alupos first information

The head of this family is called Alupo Hellen. She lives in Nsambya where she is renting a small room where she resides with her four children.She is married but they live separately. Before corvid lockdown, Hellen had a small bar with her husband where they were making local beer called (malwa) for sale.When the government declared a lockdown , all bars were stopped up to now. I found Hellen in her bed very weak , very stressed and hopeless. Hellen is HIV positive. She explained to me that she sometimes misses her treatment because she has to eat before taking it.The husband is the the one now struggling to get some money for a living. When asked what her husband does to earn a living she said he lists meat at the street where there bar was l am about to be chased out of the house . The landlord have been so patient to me but 6months is too much. If l could get some money for transport l would have gone back to my home village she said.

Zainab is now making snacks like sambusas ,chapats , mandas and serves around the shops around and sell some the street in the evening . When she got the money she bought two curtains of wheat flour and 10 ltrs of cooking oil.

Here's Zainas first information

The head of this family is Zainab Sebbi. She is renting a small room at Katwe as you can see above. She is a mother of three boys and one boy. The girl was not at home by the time l went there. She separated with the husband for reasons she couldn't reveal to me. Before corvid she was selling vegatables on street markets in the evening which is impossible as far as government regulations are concerned.When asked how she lives with the four children she said she has now turned into a hawker selling vegatables around her area. When asked about her children's education she said she has no idea untill the crisis is over my major concern now is food and rent she added.

When Imacculate received the money , she bought bunches of bananas herself as you can see in the photo Formerly she has been buying bananas from other people and take to sale

Here's Imacculate's first information.

The head of this family is called Najjuma lmaculate. She lives in Katwe . She is renting a wooden small house as you can see where she resides with her sister and their children These two girls were staying with their mother in their own three roomed house which was later sold. Their father died and they remained with their mother. Their elder brother sold the house took their mother to their home village . Imaculate remained in the city and got married. After some time she separated with her husband and rented a small room . Later she was joined by her sister who came to study fashion and design course in the city. Before the lock down , lmacculate was working in the evening market selling fruits. When the lockdown was announced, she stopped working. After three months , they were chased out of the house. We had already used up all the money all we had and there was no way of going back to our home village she explained. Our mother sent us some little money and l rented this shabby wooden room . With the little money l. got from our mother bought a bunch of bananas. I put in the basket and go round selling around the area so that we get food while my sister takes care of the children. If l get the working capital and the government opens up the curfew, l can go back and work for my family.

Ankunda sells all sorts of snacks.After receiving the money she bought that wooden box (chart) and filled it with snacks and she was among the most great full ones

Akundas fort information

The head of this family is called Ankunda Sylvia.She is renting a room to Katwe where she resides with her two children. She is a single mother after separating with her husband in December last year. Before the lockdown , Sylivia was selling snacks at the school near her home but the schools are not yet opened. She is now selling sweets, biscuits and others snacks on the street near her home to earn a living