Bayoa - HOW I TRANSFORMED MY MALNOURISHED FAMILY TO A HUB OF VEGETABLES

Bayoa’s involvement in Action against Hunger (ACF) program interventions and mindset change for lifestyle transformation program ended malnutrition in her family. According to Bayoa, ACF is not the only organization supporting Boroli settlement in terms of giving seeds and other agro inputs but the outstanding difference with ACF is that it brought TASET organisation to unlock the padlocks in our minds.

WHY: Before ACF intervention in Boroli settlement, my family used to depend on little food given by WFP, which could not support my 10-member family for even 2 weeks. Now ACF provided us with seeds and knowledge on how to produce them to supplement on the food ratio given.

HOW: With this knowledge acquired together with positive mindset change, I am now able to get Uganda shillings 14,000 every week from eggplants. I have used this money to begin chicken rearing project at home and to support my children’s essential needs. I have also joined the village savings groups to save money, which will help me to enlarge my production of vegetables next year.

Result: Even if ACF does not come back to add us more seeds I am firm on my feet because the saving I have will help me acquire more seeds for planting.