{"id":2673,"date":"2023-03-28T08:16:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/?page_id=2673"},"modified":"2023-04-17T03:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T03:12:05","slug":"volunteers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/index.php\/volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2673\" class=\"elementor elementor-2673\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30683a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30683a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a8eba5d\" data-id=\"3a8eba5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c1fc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64c1fc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.11.0 - 13-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agaba Monic<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244426a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"244426a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96aecca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96aecca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.0 - 13-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Monic was born in Hoima District. She graduated with a diploma in nursing from The Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kampala. She also obtained a certificate in Maternal, Neonatal and Child Development. 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She has been a nurse for five years and has passion for the local community to be knowledgeable about how to lead a healthy life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Monic feels by volunteering as a nurse for FAAYO Community Heart Health Initiative health events will enable her to give a hand in educating the rural communities about rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and healthy lifestyle behaviours that will lead people in the rural communities to better health.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47cde761 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47cde761\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b3a458\" data-id=\"24b3a458\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f6a8bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13f6a8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Juliaaaaan.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2774\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54a0aeb1\" data-id=\"54a0aeb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271ec461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"271ec461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atuhura Julian<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55979d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55979d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203c9240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203c9240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Julian, is a professional midwife and counselor. She lives in Duhaga, Hoima City and has recently volunteered at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital and Buseruka Health Centre III. She currently works as a midwife at the Doctor\u2019s Clinic which is a private health facility in Hoima City. Julian has donated her time and skills by assisting FAAYO with health events in Hoima District. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c89d736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6c89d736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1821\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1821\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1821\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1821\"><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Besides my profession as an enroled mid-wife, I am also a professional counselor. With my experience in working with the Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, I well understand the trauma, stress and panic that come along whenever people are diagnosed with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and cardiovascular diseases. There are so many challenges that come along when a person is diagnosed with heart disease, unlike the other NCDs that are cared for in the Hoima Regional Hospital. Heart disease patients are referred to Mulago Hospital to seek specialized treatment at the Uganda Heart Institute. I feel that my involvement with FAAYO Community Heart Health Initiative will bridge a big gap in the communities of Hoima.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69c50cf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69c50cf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e8aa48d\" data-id=\"4e8aa48d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f25b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38f25b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/KHARITY.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2777\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b34d99d\" data-id=\"7b34d99d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42064e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42064e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kanohiri Harriet<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116b8595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"116b8595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147f6729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147f6729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Harriet is a staff nurse who works at Jeno Medical Centre in Nansana, Kampala. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">She is proud of her good communication skills that help her in conducting health education among her patients and creating awareness among community members about diseases. She also has a special place in her heart for children with disabilities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a> <\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39846b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"39846b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9641\"><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-align: left; font-family: var(--funden-font-sans-serif);\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In my home village, Katikara North in Katikara Subcounty, people are not even aware of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). I have never heard anyone educate the community about it. My new awareness has empowered me to volunteer with FAAYO to create more awareness about heart disease in the community because I believe other communities just like mine are not aware of this condition nor of congenital heart diseases. However, I have seen children who suffer from heart diseases whose parents have abandoned them thinking that it is witchcraft, curses and bad omens causing their child\u2019s poor health.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Harriet feels that volunteering as a nurse for FAAYO Community Heart Health Initiative will enable her to give a hand in educating the rural and urban communities about rheumatic and congenital heart disease. She knows that teaching healthy lifestyle behaviours will improve the health of the community and especially children.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4957f135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4957f135\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7881fa\" data-id=\"c7881fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd7d681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dd7d681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/faayocommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/william.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2776\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-699bccb7\" data-id=\"699bccb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538ba817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"538ba817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Musinguzi William<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecb0307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ecb0307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0bb85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0bb85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">William is a community volunteer and resource person based in Hoima where he is a businessman and community leader. He is a resident of Kiryabana village in Hoima City and has been a businessman for over 15 years. William has a passion for financial development in his community. He is a leader of a vendors group and the chairperson of Hoima Tweyambe Development Association, a saving and credit group.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb80cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bb80cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\"><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">William was attracted to join FAAYO as a volunteer after hearing about its activities in the community. He had heard many myths and misconceptions about heart diseases in his community such as \u201cheart diseases don\u2019t get cured\u201d and \u201cheart diseases can only be cured from outside the country\u201d. He also heard \u201cpeople with heart diseases don\u2019t get married\u2026 (those) women \u2026 are too weak to do house chores\u201d. He knew this kind of misinformation discourages people from seeking hospital medical attention and instead, opt for local herbal treatments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">When FAAYO was started in Hoima, Mr William was attracted to join the team and learn more about the disease so he could help his community. He is contributing as a community resource person to link community members to FAAYO and to coordinate FAAYO activities around rural communities of Hoima. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Mr Williams\u2019s vision is to see FAAYO reaching out to the community and changing their perceptions about heart diseases, bridging the knowledge gap about heart diseases, providing psycho-social support to people living with heart disease in Hoima and working toward the end of stigma for people living with heart diseases in rural communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Profiles Volunteers Agaba Monic Monic was born in Hoima District. 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