Sharon Siime

Sharon Siime
Mother
I aim to learn, unlearn and relearn.

[Sharon Siime @SiimeSharon]

Trying it out👇

[Overmind @overmind01]

Become a ghost. Forget attention. Just grow in private. Here are 12 Rules to improve yourself...

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[Sheilah C Gashumba @SheilahGashumba]

African Pearl school in Uganda , you need to do something about the bullying that’s happening in your school boarding house!! A student slapping a fellow student like this!! Parents think their kids are safe while this is happening! The students who shared this video with me mentioned that so many incidents like this are happening! The kids bullying this student recorded this video and are currently sharing this video mocking the girl being slapped!

[Gideon Nova Kwikiriza @KwikirizaNova]

This guy organised a medical and charity camp in Rukungiri, he spent millions from his pockets mobilized hi medical amd non medical friends and treated about 4,000 people in a 3 day medical camp.

Let's give him his flowers

[Ndiyo J Byaruhanga @ndiyoBjackson]

The Deputy Head teacher was about to pass through the window 😆😆
Hon @BalaamBarugahar Obayina! Don’t slow down

[AIGP(Rtd) Asan Kasingye @AKasingye]

This man, has carried the Men’s agenda flag so high for the last 4 years. Started Muntu Wa Wansi educational & sensitization programs on social media, that have shaped men into real men. He has also empowered them about their rights & responsibilities. Does he even know the families he has protected & family feuds prevented as a result? He’s so humble & doesn’t even brag about it as long as he’s served above self. I hope this post will trigger a national award soon. I celebrate you @kyamageroandrew

[Stella Nyanzi @drstellanyanzi]

For me, as a single mum of twenty years, my sole greatest achievement in life has been mothering my three children. Educating my children in the best private school wherever we lived has been my life’s hardest assignment. Beyond grooming them to excel at their academic work, in competitive sports and the arts, I have always insisted on raising good humans with solid character.

Single mothers in Uganda, my home-country, are judged very harshly. We are blamed for failing to remain married to the father(s) of our children. We are suspected of every form of immorality which we freely pass onto our clueless children. We are feared for constantly being on the look out for good men to snatch from other women, seduce for ourselves and sex in our beds in homes we share with our children. We are shamed for lacking the resources to meet all our children’s essential needs in a timely manner. Blah-blah-blah…

Our children grow up surrounded by these negative sentiments. If we do not balance between shielding them from and directly confronting these baseless value judgments, our children grow up believing we are wicked women. And so, for me, I encouraged direct age-appropriate communication with my children at all times and on any topic. They have always been free to engage with me whether alone, in twos or all three together. Any one of us has an equal right to raise any topic, and the rest must provide engaged audience and honest feedback - even around sensitive topics.

For younger single mums wondering how they will educate their own children, I routinely used to share tips that made the task easier over the years. The top four tips are:

1) Instead of paying all school fees in one big chunk at the start of a year, it was always easier for me to request and negotiate with school bursars to pay scheduled instalments for each of the children. These instalments were spread over the entire academic term, semester or year. This called for swallowing my pride, stilling fear and beating the shame of begging for an alternative payment model. In all cases, the school bursars were kind and considerate.

2) Bulk buying and storage of food stuff, toiletries, and essential household necessities ensured there was enough to cover our daily needs. At home, I always had favorite neighbourhood shopkeepers whom I patronised whenever I had money. When the money was tight, these shopkeepers kept an open book of items taken on credit by either myself, my children or one of my household members. When I was paid my monthly salary, I honoured our agreement by clearing all the debts in a timely manner.

3) I operated the same principle with a favorite clinic, pharmacy, bodabodaman, hair saloon, barber and any other regular service provider. When I had money, I paid well for their services to the children. When the money was tight, they trusted me enough to work on credit because I was known to pay my debts at the end of the month when salary came.

4) Ask for help from trusted family, friends and neighbours. Delegate responsibilities to other trusted adults who can delegate to you when their turn comes. Crowd source resources such as car-shares with families in the same residential area whose children attend similar sports clubs, swimming pools or concert practice. Give and take from parents in similar situations.

If I raised and educated three children, any and all other single mothers can raise and educate their children too! It was very difficult. I often had no sure sense of success. I often went through the hustle alone and fightened. I was sometimes judged harshly before I even started. But alas, the hard task of completing my children’s mandatory education is done!

Mama Stella

[Sharon Siime @SiimeSharon]

@DMwebaze88113 @eddykenzoficial Oryomushema 🫩

[NBS Television @Fireliglntfi]

PHOTOS: Hon. @PNyamutoro, Minister of State for Mineral Development-designate, arriving at Parliament for vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament.

📸: @francis_isano

#NBSUpdates

[Sharon Siime @SiimeSharon]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary 10 years on this app…
I deserve a veteran badge and free therapy.😊😜

[Andrew Kyamagero @kyamageroandrew]

Normalise not bringing up your own relatable story when someone is telling you something about themselves... Just listen.

Its an art, we all can build.

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

It is now one year since my spouse, Dr. Kizza Besigye, was abducted from Nairobi and taken to prison in Uganda. A year later, the case against him has not moved in court. Endless injustice: military detention, illegal confinement, denial of bail. A justice system captured.

[Kin Kariisa🇺🇬 @KKariisa]

Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife JJ @jjkariisa.
Your smile lights my life, wishing you long life, endless joy, and all the love you deserve.

Here's to many more adventures together. I love you always.

[Mucunguzi Jackson @MucunguziJackso]

Dear Parents,
As a Child and Family Protection Officer, I encourage all dot-com fathers 😭 to attend their children’s visiting day bcoz an empowered dad raises empowered kids.Your presence, words, & prayers shape your child’s future. Leave the car & phones! Be intentional 2 them.

[Douglas Lwanga @DouglasLwangaUg]

Here to give Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro her flowers:

In 2023, I met @PNyamutoro and shared with her the work we do at @SkillsKlinic in championing job creation inthe digital and creative arts sectors through skills training advocacy and mentorship.

That same year, she invited me to the Parliamentary Youth Affairs Conference at Kololo, where I had the honor of serving as a panelist, before she became Minister.

At the end of the conference, she held my hand and introduced me to her network of friends, especially those in development work not politics. The question she asked them was simple but powerful: “Why don’t you support the work Douglas is doing with @SkillsKlinic ?”

That introduction was worth more than any cheque. Fast forward I just want to appreciate that gesture. Out of that there partners who we have because of that introduction.

My brother @EddyKenzo, “kwata nyweza”, that lady’s got a big heart! People of Nebbi you got her. So Hon Phiona, if no one has appreciated you today I’m here to say thank you.

Thank you for believing in our work at #SkillsKlinic to empower young people into employment, and for the extra eye of sighting unseen potential.

God bless you.

[Andrew Kyamagero @kyamageroandrew]

My dear friend @Gonzaga’s son has gone missing, and the family is living through every parent’s worst nightmare. 💔

Please, I beg you share this message far and wide. You never know, your single repost could be the one that brings him home. For any News please reach out to Mr. Gonzaga on [phone]

Every second counts. Every share matters. Let’s unite and help this family in their darkest hour. 🙏
@PoliceUg

#MissingChild #HelpFindHim

[Sheilah C Gashumba @SheilahGashumba]

The increasing high crime rate at night in Uganda needs to be investigated and something must be done about it. Thieves/gangs are beating innocent people to death because someone is walking to a shop or driving back home etc Let’s make Uganda a safe place for people to live.

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

What's the most memorable quote from any of Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s books you have read?

#MonitorQuiz
#MonitorUpdates

[Faridah Nakazibwe @fsnakazibwe]

Who else is dancing?

[Nile Sqoop @nilesqoopnews]

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Gashumba.

#NileSqoopNews

[Faridah Nakazibwe @fsnakazibwe]

Good morning, Uganda.
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