Economic Empowerment & Community Development

We formalized a saving scheme for the teachers at St. Stephen’s Church of Uganda Primary School that they had formed prior, offered soft skills in financial literacy which will boost their income growth as well as opened an account with the Rotary Sacco.

Sharon Rutegaoutgoing service projects Director 2022-23

Our District Conference Experience

The Imagine Rotary year of 2023-2024 has been challenging but rewarding. As a club, we worked hard to bring back the vibe in Rotary after 18 months of online fellowship and COVID restrictions on engaging with our communities. At the last weekend of April 2023, all roads in Uganda led to Mbarara for the 98th DISCON. The buzz of excitement and energy surrounding the combined 9213 & 9214 District DISCON is difficult to describe; you felt it more than anything else. Springers enjoyed the agriculture learning opportunities; they didn’t miss a beat joining the home hospitality and went out to dress and get into the groove for the various theme nights. We thoroughly engaged with the plenary sessions that spoke to us about how to manage Burnout for Life Work

Harmony; Preparing for speech presentation; The realities of Peace & Conflict; How to manage your Self-Brand and the Sam Owori Memorial Annual Lecture on Leadership were all exceptional, and impactful. For the Springers, the cherry on the icing cake was walking away with five winner awards, including Rotarian of the Year (ROY) and President of the Year ( Female). The pictures speak volumes of how we felt. Next year at the 99th DISCON in Munyonyo, we are determined to walk away with more than five awards. We thank the 98th DISCON team for an excellent conference and watch this space to see how we’ll do even better as we deliver our promise to Creating Hope in our communities.