In her message delivered by Dorothy Kissaka, the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA during the Busoga convocation family meeting held at Busoga Square in Jinja City, the first lady noted that several families have suffered immense challenges throughout the lockdown.
The executive director of KCCA, Dorothy Kissaka, alongside the founders of Family Life Network, Mr&Mrs Steven&Beatrice Langa launch the family strengthening program for Busoga.
The first lady, Janet Museveni has launched a family strengthening program that will see religious and cultural leaders partner to instill moral values within different
families scattered across the Busoga sub-region.
In her message delivered by Dorothy Kissaka, the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City
Authority-KCCA during the Busoga convocation family meeting held at
Busoga Square in Jinja City, the first lady noted that several
families have suffered immense challenges throughout the lockdown.
She, however, noted that with
constant advocacy on the essence of good moral upbringing within families,
children will thrive in virtuous communities. She
noted that most parents don't allocate enough time for their
homes, which has created children’s constant dependency on their peers for
comfort. She, however, notes
that with improved parenting skills, families will command good
ethical attributes within communities.
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Steven Langa, the founder of Family Life
Network,
argues that most parents have limited time to freely interact with their
children and only attempt to offer guidance when their young ones are already
exposed to bad peer influence.
Langa says that they have since formulated 73 model couples
from different religious denominations who will carry the mandate of reminding
families of their pivotal role in child upbringing.
Joshua Lwere, a member of the governing council
of presidents at the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda-IRCU stresses that societal evils ranging from
corruption, domestic violence, and all forms of criminality, largely result from
poor child upbringing.
Lwere argues that families are the primary
determinants of the quality of citizenry in any country and if children are
raised with discipline, they automatically contribute to a firm foundation of a
morally upright society.
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Busoga Kingdom’s Chief royal prince, Menha Zirabamuzaale, says that clan leaders are being encouraged to sensitize
grassroots communities on the essence of raising all-round children with both
life skills and traditional values, with an aim of grooming morally upright
citizens throughout the sub-region.
