I am Kenneth Ivan Kabweru, treasurer and manager of HOREMI. And this is my story …
I was born on March 26, 1994, the son of a carpenter and a teacher. In 2010, my father and my sister died in an accident that left my mother seriously injured. To get money for her treatment, she sold everything we had, even our house. However, she too died when I was in the third grade. My uncle took me in and I lived with him until 2012. Since he could not afford my school fees, I stayed at home, did manual work and whenever possible l went to play soccer — my great talent. One day, although not a student at the local school I was allowed to participate in their preparation game for the district championships. The coach of the school team became aware of my performance — and recruited me to his team. Through this and despite having missed a year, I got the chance to attend high school there. Then, in 2012, Town Side High School accepted me onto their team, where I eventually completed fifth grade.
A fateful encounter
At that time, I met Derrick, the son of Naume Naigaga, at a tournament. He had known my mother and invited me to his home. That’s how I met Naume. In 2012, when I was 18, she adopted me and financed my attending the sixth grade of high school, where I soon became one of the best students in the district. But as a single mother, Naume couldn’t really afford the tuition. So I was working odd jobs and got the money for it myself. In 2015 I earned a certificate in information technology and began studying business administration. In 2018 I had the bachelor’s degree in “Business Administration” with a focus on accounting in my pocket.
Today, I work at Zion Electronics, a nearby company, as a sales manager. I am married to Stella Nambi and in 2022 we had a son, Jericho Travis. However, my goal is and always will be to help other young people — as I have been helped. That’s why I will keep supporting Naume in building HOREMI up to be not only a safe place for children in need but also a place that enables them to get the education they need to lead better and independent lives.
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