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12 november 2022 Cheerful flags for years of decorating! A beautiful, durable flag line made from colourful Ugandan fabrics. At Bivamuntuyo we are always trying to support the youth and that’s why we started the “Happy Flags” project in collaboration with Agnes, our tailor, to be able to offer vocational training to young people. It’s…

2 October 2022 We are overwhelmed by the amount of malnourished patients we have at the moment at the nutrition unit. Severely wasted children are referred from other health facilities as we are the only specialized nutrition care unit in the area. I am worried we will receive more patients soon as food prices are…

Every year Bivamuntuyo organises a christmas lunch for all members to come and enjoy a big plate of local food and to have a good time together. During these memorable moments we reflect on the past year and appreciate the opportunities the organisation offers. 2021 Has been a challenging year for the projects due to…

Rain, rain…… we invite you to come and shower our crops and fill up our tanks which have no drop left. On the Bivamuntuyo farm it’s a challenging time now the rain has delayed… We use at least 1000 liters a day to water our gardens, feed the animals, cook, clean and wash. We are…

Pop the champaign! I have fantastic news! My birthday wish has come true. I am so grateful for all the heartwarming messages and donations we received. Thanks to all of you we will have a new Bivamuntuyo Tuku Tuku speeding through the villages soon…..helping people like Mama Paulina ( who recovered well by the way),…

The “Tuku Tuku” Great thanks to our friends who donated this “Tuku Tuku” many, many years ago! It has been a great help for Bivamuntuyo. It saved lives serving as emergency transport during curfew hours in the first lock down. Carrying many woman in labor to a hospital for a safe delivery, children with high…

Superheroes! Bivamuntuyo offers the “ambulance” boda pick-up to members of the community of 50 surrounding villages for emergency transport after closing time. We regularly receive phone calls in the middle of the night from women at work or seriously ill people in need of immediate care. Our great drivers Kizza and Roni rush to the…

Thursday 31 January 2019 January usually starts with good intentions for the New Year. Healthier food, running 21 kilometres during this year’s Uganda marathon, accepting my body, making a trip to India, giving the staff a salary increase, buying a car, sending late Christmas letters, planning more enjoyable moments and some more of those resolutions…

The new year has begun and, as every year, I intend to write regularly on my website. There is still plenty of life in the brewery here and sometimes I just have to take some time to tell about our Ugandan adventures, because apparently there is still an enthusiasm to take a look at our…

Monday 18 July 2016 Tomorrow I turn 36, up to 40. The evening before your birthday used to be exciting…treating at school, putting on new clothes, receiving presents. As you get older, the excitement goes away a bit and you sometimes look up at the day with anxiety…Another year older and the years also seem…