The picture that Teo paints is a real portrait of how basic necessities are often very difficult to come by in Nangunga. Villagers struggle each day to procure clean water, nutritious food, proper sanitation, educational opportunities for young children, and food assistance for child-bearing women. She offers her ideas and suggestions as to where Feeding Villages can help. She is a respected and valued member of the community.

Feeding Villages works with leaders in the community, like Teo, to get a better sense of the direct needs of the people. These working relationships that Feeding Villages develops encourages and empowers members of the community to improve themselves from within and offer their insights which are instrumental in the growth and prosperity of their communities.

Click the video below to watch the complete interview with Teo Antulume Nakiyingi:

Nakato and her family consume a diet consisting of posho (maize flour) and beans. She admitted that this is the cheapest food available to them. At times, if they can, they will eat cassava. Nakato admits that she knows that as a pregnant woman, she should be eating vegetables, fruits, fish, foods. But, she simply can’t afford such foods.  

Her children attend school, but she is unable to send enough money along with her children so they may eat at school. And, even if she did, the food is the same as what her kids receive at home. There is a lack of balance in their diets. Since her husband is not working, they can’t afford to pay for food so her kids don’t eat anything at school. Research shows that lack of nutrition and food in school children are associated with poor school achievement.

Click the video below to watch highlights from our interview with Nakato Feriste.

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