Nursing students hosted
Hussein Matovu
“I thank CPAR Uganda for support given to us in terms of accommodation for a period of four weeks while we do hospital practice. We appreciate all services provided to us and care by the CPAR Uganda Lira Learning Centre Innovator, Ezra. We shall keep the place as our home.”
Elizabeth Nambuusi
“Am so excited about the green nature of the place; the fabulous design of the library; and the bedrooms are very nice. May the almighty God continue blessing all the overseers of CPAR Uganda, such that they continue blessing the community with the same chance as us.”
Nandege Aisha Juma (centre)
“My sincere thanks to CPAR Uganda for accommodating us at its Lira Learning Centre with hospitality. The place is o nice. The bedrooms are good together with the green nature that makes the place worth staying in for good. I pray that the almighty blesses CPAR Uganda abundantly.”
Nsubuga Emmanuel (left)
“I am highly overwhelmed. Please accept my sincere appreciation. The place is safe and conducive for focusing on reading and relaxation of the mind. And the infrastructure is well organised with a conducive library good for reading.”
CPAR Uganda Lira Learning Centre
Located on Plot 5 Makerere Road in Lira City in Lira District in Lango Sub-Region in Northern Uganda, the CPAR Uganda Lira Learning Centre from 23rd June to 21st July 2023 is home to four nursing students from other parts of Uganda.
CPAR Uganda Reading Room
Nursing Students of Lira School of Comprehensive Nursing making full use of the CPAR Uganda Reading Room space and library. Lira School of Comprehensive Nursing is a Government of Uganda nursing training school operational since 1939.
Innovators against poverty
Robert Oluka
Development Worker
He continues his mentoring journey as one of the two young innovators managing our CPAR Uganda Lira Learning Centre. And he continues to positively impact on lives of his home community in Ochelakur accessing finance to smallholder farming households.
Jimmy Ezra Okello
Management Scientist
He continues his mentoring journey as one of the two young innovators managing our CPAR Uganda Lira Learning Centre. Funding permitting, he plans to establish a welding workshop through which he will offer welding apprenticeships to youths.
Sharon Acio Enon
Teacher
She failed to get employment as a teacher due to many reasons, including low pay. She innovated and established a shop, but the shop has since gone burst primarily because of her absence as she did development work. She plans to establish a restaurant.
Vicky Alum
Development Worker
She used to deal in 2nd hand clothes, but her business went burst due to her absence as her time was taken up doing part-time paid development work. She has decided to become a full time medium scale rice farmer. A good role model and a source of income for tens of labourers.
Dorah Adoch K.
Paralegal
She had opened and was running her own hair salon, but her business when burst due to her absence as her time was taken up doing part-time paid development work. She continues to be a hairdresser employed in another’s salon. She uses the opportunity to give advice to clients.
James Opollo
ICT Provider
He is an information communication technology services provider and teacher. He has a shop through which he offers training on ICT to youth especially. He also provides on-call services to clients – going to his clients businesses and doing work on site.
Thank you for your continued support without which we would not be able to mentor young people to possess an attitude of self-reliance, and the requisite will and skill to innovate and to initiate interventions that cause positive change in their respective communities.
CPAR Uganda Ltd 
4 responses to “Beneficiaries of Mentoring Programme”
Am glad to be abeneficiary of the mentoring program at CPAR Uganda because I have been able to learn alot and the lessons I learnt from the mentoring is helping me get back on my feet after losing my saloon
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Thank you Dorah for your feedback and appreciation. We wish you the very best as you get back on your feet. We are rooting for you.
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A warm welcome to you all nursing students. We hope you continue to enjoy your stay for the four weeks period. You are model young adults who are getting your hands dirty cleaning and maintaining our Lira Learning Center as a way of making a contribution to your use of the centre. This positive attitude towards work and self-reliance will take you far and to great places. Am hearing only good things about you from our Innovator Ezra. Keep it up and best wishes with your nursing practice. Norah Owaraga, CPAR Uganda Managing Director.
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Thank you CPAR uganda for playing that important role of mentoring young adults in to innovators. To all the innovators,good luck.
The nursing students, thank you so much for choosing Lira learning centre and for making the place clean and attractive. I wish you a good stay.
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