Sister Christine – Mbarara (Uganda)
PROJECT 26 of 72
MISSION
Place
Diocese
Mbarara
Nation
Uganda
Continent
Africa
GPS coordinates
-0.61596 30.65885
Jet lag
UTC+3
CONGREGATION
Congregation
Mother House
Mbarara
Diocese
Mbarara
Nation
Uganda
Continent
Africa
Congregational celebration
April 26
GPS coordinates
-0.61596 30.65885
Jet lag
UTC+3
Contact person
Sister Christine
Mother General
Sister Grace Kyomugisha
Website
TRAINING INSTITUTION
Place
Canosa di Puglia (BT)
Nation
Italy
Continent
Europe
GPS coordinates
41.22014 16.06912
Jet lag
UTC+1
Start date
08/01/2022
End date
June 2023
Tutors
Domenico Lamanna
REAL SPACE
Project manager
Sister Christine
Start date
20 February 2024
Type
Bakery
Project
Sister Christine and her Congregation, with support from spazio + spadoni, have established a small bakery in Mbarara that has grown over the years. Despite the many administrative procedures required for its construction and the resulting delays, Sister Christine began producing and selling small quantities of bread in 2024. She also works with a large group of volunteers to promote the Works of Mercy, particularly in refugee camps, where she also provides baking training.
Sister Christine belongs to the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel of Mbarara. In January 2022, she began her training at the Misericordia di Canosa di Puglia. Her command of Italian helped her settle into the association: she had previously spent several years in Rome studying theology and canon law.
From the start, she had a clear idea of establishing a small bakery on her return to Uganda, so her training at the Misericordia focused mainly on this. She completed a healthcare course, attended a cooking and baking course at a hospitality college, and helped the parish priest with catechesis. In June 2023, she returned to Mbarara, Uganda.
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Timeline
2021
10.12 | Partnership begins
The partnership between spazio + spadoni, the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel and the Misericordia di Canosa di Puglia begins.
2022
08.01 | Training
Sister Christine begins her HIC SUM project training, welcomed by the Misericordia di Canosa di Puglia.
20.01 | Training
A spazio + spadoni technical visit to the Misericordia di Canosa di Puglia.
08.02 | Meeting with the Bishop
Sister Christine meets Monsignor Celestino Migliore.
03-05 | Training
Technical training in baking.
06-09.06 | Training
Specific HIC SUM project training at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU).
07-11.09 | Convention Fare Spazio al Coraggio
Sister Christine actively participates in the Convention conceived and promoted by spazio + spadoni at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU).
2023
01-10.02 | Training
Training on the Works of Mercy and the Civil Economy at the Convento di San Cerbone (LU).
06.06 | Sister’s departure
Sister Christine returns to her community in Uganda.
2024
24.01 | OPERA M
Definition of the commitment to promoting the Works of Mercy.
20.02 | First funding disbursed
First instalment towards the purchase of equipment.
05.03 | Second funding disbursed
Second instalment towards the purchase of equipment.
13.03 | Third funding disbursed
Third instalment towards the purchase of equipment.
29.04 | Fourth funding disbursed
The funding is intended to launch production.
01.06 | Production begins
Bread production begins.
03.12 | Testimony
Sister Christine visits one of the poorest villages in her country, almost 200 km from her home, to introduce the Works of Mercy and explain how activities generating a little income can be started even in such a remote village.
2025
January | OPERA M training
Sister Christine provides training for refugees in the camps.
02.04 | Forum planning
Planning of the Mbarara Forum for September 2025.
05.05 | Training support
spazio + spadoni provides a small amount of funding to support training for refugees.
07.05 | Meeting with the Mother General
During the UISG Assembly in Rome, spazio + spadoni meets Sister Grace, the Superior General.
14.05 | Fifth funding disbursed
This funding completes spazio + spadoni’s planned financial commitment to establishing the Social Enterprise.
13-14.09 | Works of Mercy Forum
The Forum on the riEvoluzione of the Works of Mercy takes place in the Diocese of Mbarara, at the Congregation’s Motherhouse.
Project evaluations
All evaluations
- February 2022
The project Sister Christine wants to develop on returning to her community in Uganda is a small bakery. - March 2022
A provisional budget is identified. - March 2022
Survey of the local area. - June 2022
A spazio + spadoni technical visit to the mission in Uganda. - October 2022
Submission of the revised project. - November 2022
Submission of the revised budget. - May 2023
Organisation of activities for Sister Christine’s return. - July 2023
Sister Christine has submitted the project to the Minister responsible for construction and is awaiting confirmation of approval. - September 2023
Construction approval is received. Preparation of the building site begins. - January 2024
Monitoring. - January 2024
Submission of the bakery’s business plan. - February 2024
Submission of a new business plan. - February 2024
Definition of the funding arrangements. - April 2024
Report on the completion of the work. - October 2024
Submission of a report on the Social Enterprise’s activities. - January 2025
Report on the Social Enterprise’s activities. - January 2025
Report on the HIC SUM project training. - April 2025
Following a theft at the bakery, the possibility of fencing off the building is considered.
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