Moses Batuuka – Resident of Bwanalira

We meet Mr. Batuka at CFE centre in Bwanalira village Iganga District. He is past his fifties but with such vigour and it’s not hard to notice that he is a happy man. We sit down and he starts to share with us his journey through CFE. It is hard to believe that four years ago Moses Batuka’s economic condition was not good. In that period CFE introduced trainings and he joined the program. As a result he now has 5 goats, 2 cows, a matooke plantation, sukuma wiki plantation which all feed his family and supplement on his income. Out of the savings he has also managed to start a business in the nearby town centre that deals in spare parts. In Mr. Moses Batuka’s words he says, “I cherish these trainings because from the time we had them my life has changed.”

So what is it about CFE’s program that has changed Batuka’s life? He tells us that the biggest impact has been felt in the area of mind-set change. He explains, “I have a small piece of land but now I have an understanding that I can use it to do something meaningful.” It’s on this small piece of land that he keeps 5 goats, 2 cows, a matooke plantation and a sukuma wiki plantation whose savings helped him to start a business in the nearby town centre that deals in spare parts.

Every month the spare parts business earns him 150,000ugx, from Sukuma wiki if it’s in a good season the yield earns 150,000ugx per month. Batuka received two goats, now they are five and there has been improved nutrition in his family with the milk from the cow. With his earnings from farming and the spare parts business he supported his daughter’s education Naikiriza Betty who recently graduated from Kampala University with a Bachelors of Industrial Art and Design.

As he shares his story you can tell that he has a depth of understanding of the issues affecting his community and how to address them. He advises everyone else, “we need to work together and embrace such opportunities to learn and put into practice what we have learnt. Above all we need to put God first and then everything else will be added to us because the blessing of the Lord is what has enabled us to fulfil the program of Centre for Evangelism.” Mr. Batuka’s advice touches the key factors that have contributed to the success of CFE programs in the community.

Before we take a tour of Batuka’s farm, he took time to appreciate the work of Centre For Evangelism. About CFE’s work, he observes that, “we would love to appreciate CFE for the great work and ask that they bring us more of such teaching to help us. We still have need for their programs. A person no longer has need when they are dead. Also if there are other opportunities to support us, we would be glad to have them.”