Our Team
Meet Our Bannet Team
Namusisi Masitula
Chairperson Board
masitula@basicneedsnet.org
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” Dr. Loretta Scott.
Because in real life one candle can light a thousand candles and it remains with its life.
The Lord himself spoke to Moses in the book of Leviticus 25:35-37 that. “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he was a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live besides you. You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
In message version it says I thank you God, most high, who gives and expects nothing in return. You know each and every need that I have.
At BANNET, we believe that through sharing collectively as sisters, we can empower each other and reach social justice, promote human rights, equality, Anti-discrimination and wholistic participation in all spheres of life.
All our needs shall be sorted and achieve sustainable development.
Nabwire Beatrice
Director of Finance
Worldwide, the idea that basic needs for all should be satisfied before the less essential needs of a few are met is an accepted principle. Meeting basic needs is a primary objective of development embedded in many development plans. At basic Needs Support Network (BANNET), we use the Basic needs strategy to remove mass deprivation. We are so much concerned about the lasting impact your support and donation can have on the lives of the poor that is why we believe in projects that Beyond Out Comes to sustainable impacts. Talk to us now to get involved in transforming lives.
Nsamba David Wanjala
Director of Programs
david@basicneedsnet.org
MPH IHSU, MME UTAMU, PGDPME UTAMU, Bsc. Ed. Bio/Chem MUK.
It may take time to increase the productivity of an absolute poor to a level at which they can afford at least the bare minimum bundle of basic needs for a productive life. That is why we focus on establishing short term subsidy empowerment programs for those in most need which can in a short while translate into sustainable household incomes. We believe that the emphasis on basic needs is a logical step along the path of development. Alone as individuals we may not be able to provide to those in most need the basic necessities of life on a daily basis but with your support together with can teach men to fish rather than giving them fish for a day. We can collectively lift many people from absolute poverty through empowerment projects that give them skills to live a happy life. It does not matter what you have to offer, you can share your survival skills with the community we serve. Talk to us now, donate a machine, volunteer to come and train a vocational skill, or even support an on-going project.
Wasajja Patrick
Director of Operations
I got touched finding out out that persons living with disabilities face stigmatisation in my society. So this interested me to starting up a project that can accommodate persons with disabilities, in which their capabilities and skills are showcased, discovering talents and also creating awareness to raise support to persons living with disabilities.
Aside from the formalities and info sharing on opportunities available to our people in the City, I emphasized that entertainment is one way of ensuring unity, peace and health allowing you to make a real difference and thus creating the Kampala Disability Festival which is a social event between people living with disability and the non disabled
From there I chose to be a disability support worker by providing personal, physical and emotional support to people with disability on a regular basis to helping them feel independent, confident and a part of their community.
Being a disability support worker is more than just a career- it’s a way of giving hope to the ones society once deemed hopeless.
WHY DISABILITY AWARENESS SCHOOLS TOURS.
After bringing different people together in our recently concluded Kampala Disability Festival, I thought of now spreading the message to the grassroots I’m focusing on growing kids in schools, teaching them how to mutually give support one another. We are educating school going children in schools to respect fellow children with disabilities, and teaching them to be hopeful that despite their disabilities.
Disability School Awareness tours allows me to make a real difference to people’s lives through providing personal, physical and emotional support to students with disability on a regular basis to help them feel independent, confident and a part of their respective schools and communities.
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
