31 augustus 2025 On the last day of August, I was at a boot sale in Hoek van Holland with my dear friend Kim Elverding.We sold...

29/08/2024 Kirabo Hanna Hope, you are a precious gift in our lives and today we celebrate your 5th birthday 🎉🎂🥳

23/08/2025 For the past three days, thanks to one of my sponsors,I have been working at Amsterdam Sail 2025.I was a hostess at the former radio...

17-08-2025  Rosah 18 years🥳, I can’t believe this little girl has grown up into a lovely lady who can’t wait to finish secondary schooland become a...

 03/08/2025 Vlog #194 – More work to be done A garden market is held at camping ‘t Weergors in Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands.Bivamuntuyo has a stall...

22/07/2025 Vlog #193 – Work to be done On 29 June 2025, there was a flea market in Schiedam.During her stay in the Netherlands,Kim received a...

12/07/2025 Today I turn 45. I would have preferred to stay 44 forever,but unfortunately, life goes on and so another year is upon us. This morning...

11/05/2025 Vlog #191 – Off to the Netherlands Kim is going to the Netherlands for three months.She is not only there for pleasure, but also for...

02/11/2024 Vlog #187 – Wedding Bells on the Beach Kim sets off on an adventurous bus and train journey to Mombasa in Kenya.She is going to...

19/10/2024 Vlog #186 – Newborn Joy: Ajani Mitchel De eerste drie maanden in het leven van Ajani Mitchel.Hij was in een zak gevonden en werd naar...

12/10/2024 Vlog #185 – Practical training has started The practical training for the mothers has started.In the new school building, the mothers receive hairdressing and sewing...

25/09/2024 Baby found  On 6 July, this little boy was found in a bag on a coffee plantation… a newborn baby with the placenta still attached...

18/03/2024 – My girls – 💕 Sometimes you have those moments when you feel so proud, grateful and happy. 😊

14/12/2023 Vlog #178 – Make a dream come true Kim dreams of having her own Transport Van for Bivamuntuyo.She rents a Van and, together with nutrition...

29/04/2023 Vlog #176 – I am a little bit broken Kim is struggling mentally and physically.It is very busy on the farm, at the hospital andat...

15/04/2023 Vlog #175 – Expanding our rainwater harvesting In order to have enough water for the crops on the Bivmuntuyo landduring the dry season, the storage...

01/04/2023 Vlog #174 – I am having a real flashback A call from the local police.They are looking for temporary accommodation for a found baby.This brings...

09/02/2023 Babirye has passed her secondary school exams and we are very happy and proud.She gave me the opportunity to become a mother and watch her...

 9 februari 2023  Babirye, meanwhile, has already turned 18.This will be celebrated with a small party. Watch Vlog #172 – Babi turns 18https://youtu.be/l_fv5KcX0Tk

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Sunday 29 May 2016                                   UGANDA MARATHON – 5 June 2016 Hello, everyone, Next Sunday is the day, 10 km running for the department for malnourished children……strainend….....

Thursday 19 May 2016                               UGANDA MARATHON – 5 June 2016 Hello, everyone, Last June the marathon took place for the first time in Masaka. It was...

Tuesday 22 march 2016 So we are another month on. In the Netherlands we say “March is stirring its tail” and that’s the way it is...

Monday 7 March 2016. At the last minute …… but still too late for the January edition ……………….. One of my good intentions of the past...

Monday 28 April 2014Ester died, after three more days of waiting to see if she would make it, no miracle has happened. The news was texted...

Friday 25 April 2014 An unexpected night shift makes it possible for me to write again. Every day there are stories to tell through my head...

Tuesday 24 december 2013 It’s 11 o’clock in the evening, this time I’m not sitting at the kitchen table writing letters… Luckily (almost) all of them...

Thursday 29 august 2013 Busy, busy, busy………………….. It looks like the upcoming updates will be written mainly at night. Apparently that is the only time to...

Friday 29 March 2013 So, for the first time, a night shift in the hospital. Unfortunately we don’t have enough staff yet, so sometimes you have...

Tuesday 1 January 2013 Almost half past 12, New Year’s Eve, I am sitting in the kitchen with a cup of tea. It is quiet in...

Wednesday 17 October 2012 Hello, everyone, Busy, busy yes, even here in Uganda. I regularly say to western society that we don’t have time for each...

Monday 10 September 2012 Just one day… Just a day I would like to describe. A day that started at a quarter past five this morning....

Sunday 12 august 2012 It is 11 o’clock in the evening, I’m sitting in the kitchen and I’m actually still puffing around to start up the...

Wednesday 11 April 2012 It is April, April means flying to the Netherlands and celebrating Queen’s Day. A day I am always looking forward to, selling...

Wednesday 2 November 2011 Ola amigos, (Got Spanish friends visiting…..My Spanish is going forward by leaps and bounds ☺) Finally a new update after 7 months....

Tuesday 22 March 2011 In Kampala at the moment where it is raining, raining and raining. The traffic is totally disrupted and I just spent 2...

Monday 6 December 2010 After half a year (part 2) I am way behind with my updates this is from September 2010… The Dutch organisation Be...

Thursday 1 July 2010 Hello, everyone, So there we are again six months later. Time flies and I couldn’t bring myself to write. A lot has...

Friday 23 October 2009 A smile from a child………………………………. It rains the corrugated roofs get wet. We have water again. The rain falls almost every morning...

20 September 2009 Hello, everyone, The dry season started a while ago and to our surprise it has even rained a few times, which is not...

16 June 2009 All people, time flies and my memory is going backwards. It has been three months since I wrote an update, so it is...

12 February 2009 Hello, everyone, My last report dates back to 2008, so it is high time we all knew all the ins and outs of...

3 November 2008 People, I am deeply ashamed, I have not made myself heard for so long. Time just flies and I have had a sort...

16 July 2008 Ojee ojee what is it again a while ago, that I have written an update, but so much happens in my life and...

Hello hello, Yes, there we are again, back on the road. Yes yes everything is going slowly in Africa and I have adapted very well with...

12 February 2008 Yes, there we are again… I saw that my last report was written almost 2 months ago so it is high time for...

10 December 2007 Hello, everyone, Yes, we are back, and where shall I start? A lot has happened again in the last two months, which is...

11 September 2007 On holiday….. Yes yes finally we are on holiday. Of course it was quite an entourage before putting all the toothbrushes, clothes, shoes,...

6 August 2007 Hello all dear treasures and holidaymakers in the Netherlands, Yes, I am still alive! I’m sorry I haven’t spoken to you for so...

29 May 2007 4 weeks later……. So no time at all to write any more……sorry but of course we were running, running, flying again in our...

4 April 2007 Hello, folks, Be back in our little country because my girlfriend is getting married … and of course I have to be there....

Osoegnesay oebalaba bas sebo nebas njabo (Welcome, ladies and gentlemen), It is not so long ago that I wrote my last report, but again so much...

12 February 2007 Hello hello, Again an update from this time sunny and hot but delicious Africa. Some rest and time for myself behind the computer....

23 January 2007 Hello all dear people, Back on the road and a short trip to Thailand. Thailand was super cozy and it was very nice...

1 January 2007 Hello, everyone, Here is an extra long edition (Christmas Special) from Bangkok…..You must think Bangkok….You flew over for a week to visit my...

3 December 2006 Hello, everyone, Everything ok here….Have moved my mattress to the new dormitory of the boys and have been rather tired since then……..That is...

28 October 2006 Olyotya all, It is raining……Dus enough time to send a message. Everything is going well here, generally the sun is shining and I...

14 October 2006 Olyatya, Finally, a message from Africa. I have arrived safely and feel completely at ease here. This is what I have wanted for...