Moses Beigana, a Christian from Bushenyi, says that with the launch of the study Bible project he desires to see that in ten years everybody owns a bible unlike today were most Christians have no Bibles.
The first ever diglot Bible in Uganda, containing both English and Luganda text, was launched by Namirembe Diocese Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira together with the Mukono Diocese Bishop William James Ssebaggala at a function held at Bible House in Kampala this afternoon.
The production of one braille Bible costs between USD 400 1.5 million Shillings, and USD 600 2.2 million Shillings, according to Braille Bibles International, an organisation that provides bibles in braille, large print and audio formats to the visually impaired. This is around 50 times the cost of a standard printed Bible.
According to the Bible Society of Uganda records, only three Roman Catholic Churches contributed to the Bible Society of Uganda in 2017 yet Anglican churches contributed in tens.