Kyokunda Clemensia - Bushenyi District

Kyokunda Clemensia was trained as a change agent in Bushenyi district 1999 and became a member of Uganda Change Agent Association Bunyaruguru East branch, Bushenyi District (Rubirizi). She is a trained facilitator and currently the District Woman councillor for Rubirizi town council and Magambo Sub County, at the same time District Women Council Chairperson.

Kyokunda has this to say: “the change agent training especially the Self Reliant Participatory Development Methodology enabled me to acquire skills such as Facilitation, Book Keeping and communication which have helped me to facilitate a number of trainings within my locality. Book Keeping helped me to be elected to the Board of a Finance Trust as the Chairperson Human Resource committee. The finance trust was initiated by Honourable Mary Karoro Minister for security.

I started several projects in my home which included mushroom growing, Piggery and Poultry. I initiated a savings and Credit Scheme into my parent organization-Bunyaruguru Community Based Trainers Association (BUCOBATA). With Skills from the UCAA training, together with my group members, we won projects funded by French Embassy in Uganda, UNDP, and Swiss ledge of Catholic Women. Out of their funding I was able to reach many people through trainings. I am respected in my area as a woman Leader and I attribute this to the Change Agent training.

My income has improved as a result of the income generating activities which I started, my   children have accessed education. At the moment I have 1 child who completed Diploma in Business administration, another on Bachelor of Development Studies, another in senior six, and one, a senior four leaver and another in Senior two. I am also paying school fees of two of my dependants, one in senior one and another in Primary five.

The project has enabled me have improved Nutrition and provision of Manure for my banana Plantation.

I thank Uganda Change Agent Association, our donors of UCAA and those funding BUCOBATA for their Contribution towards my transformation which has in turn led to community transformation as well.