{"id":4371,"date":"2023-10-23T14:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horemi.org\/en\/?p=4371"},"modified":"2023-10-23T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:55:03","slug":"naume-the-founder-of-horemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horemi.org\/en\/naume-the-founder-of-horemi\/","title":{"rendered":"Naume, the founder of HOREMI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My name is Naume Naigaga and I am the founder of the non-profit organ\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion HOREMI, which cares for chil\u00addren in need in eastern Uganda. Their story and mine are there\u00adfore closely linked. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was born on July 23, 1969, the eldest of my moth\u00ader\u2019s four chil\u00addren. My father, who had married a second time, died when I was 16, my mother only two years later. Completely orphaned, my siblings and I initially lived with my father\u2019s second wife. However, she abused us so badly that we feared for our lives. Finally, I decided to rent a small room for my siblings and me where we were at least safe. Since my sisters were still in school, I had to inter\u00adrupt my own educa\u00adtion and look for a job to support ourselves. I was already teaching at that time. Later, I went to Kyam\u00adbogo Univer\u00adsity to further my educa\u00adtion and at the age of 28, I was certi\u00adfied as a primary school teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1997, I got married and started a family. My husband and I had four chil\u00addren before he died in 2011. Although I now had to provide for them alone, I adopted three young needy chil\u00addren and soon after adopted two more, including 18-year-old Kenneth Kabweru, who later became my right-hand man at HOREMI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As more needy and vulner\u00adable chil\u00addren were added, I regis\u00adtered a non-profit organ\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion for orphans in 2015, then under the acronym HOCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How HOREMI came into being<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After that, the number of chil\u00addren continued to increase and so did the chal\u00adlenge of feeding them all. However, with the help of social media, we gained atten\u00adtion beyond Uganda, so that somehow \u2014 with the support of a growing number of friends from all over the world \u2014 we were able to provide for the basic neces\u00adsi\u00adties, such as food and schooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2017, with 22 chil\u00addren already under our care, it was clear that we needed more space and a perma\u00adnent home. With the support of Chris\u00adtian groups from abroad, we managed to buy a plot of land \u2014 the construc\u00adtion of a new, larger shelter could begin. At the begin\u00adning of 2019, the first two dormi\u00adto\u00adries for girls and boys were in place. The large house oppo\u00adsite, where the food store and office are now located, was added, as well as a sepa\u00adrate kitchen. To be able to provide ourselves with food and earn some extra money, we started to grow maize and vegeta\u00adbles. We also started a poultry farm, which gave us an addi\u00adtional small income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, we changed the name of the organ\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion to \u201cHope and Rescue Mission Inter\u00adna\u00adtional\u201d or HOREMI for short. From small begin\u00adnings, with a lot of commit\u00adment and the support of friends from abroad, we have managed to become an insti\u00adtu\u00adtion that gives orphans and other needy chil\u00addren hope and the chance of a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naume and Karen, one of the orphans of HOREMI.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Would you like to give the chil\u00addren of HOREMI a helping hand? You can donate quickly and easily here<\/a>. Thank you very much!<\/mark>
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You can find all the ways to support HOREMI on our dona\u00adtions page.<\/a><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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