Christian charity calls on Deputy Speaker

A delegation of Christian missionaries from the UK has met Deputy Speaker Anita Among to lobby for Parliament’s support towards their cause.

Registered as Hope Christian Aid, a charity Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) operating in Kassanda district, the missionaries have been providing humanitarian aid to the vulnerable poor since 2020.

Among, during their meeting on Monday, 07 March, 2022, assured the charity organisation of Parliament’s support to help them fulfill their mission only if they legitimately stick to Christian work and refrain from politics.  

“Come and do Christian work, help the poor, do the skilling, but do not come and become politicians. Instead, work with politicians like us to help you get what you need to achieve,” Among said.

She commended the NGO for skilling Ugandan youth and creating jobs for them and promised to lobby for tax incentives for their legitimate charity works.

Pastor Cornel Bodmariu, the leader of the delegation of over 30, said that the mission has procured state of the art carpentry and welding machinery to help in skilling the youth.

Cristina Ursu, one of the leading missionaries, appealed to Parliament to help them complete the adoption process of a three-year-old Ugandan born girl whom they would like to travel with to the UK. The girl, Sophia has been in their custody since she was aged one.

Among said that Parliament will support them to adopt vulnerable children within the confines of the laws of Uganda.

“For as long as you follow the laws of Uganda on adoption, we shall have no problem because we need some of these young children to enjoy a life that other children enjoy,” she said.