Meet Mackline, a mother from Uganda. She visited our medical partner’s hospital, Bwindi Community Hospital, when she was pregnant. Mackline’s first child was delivered through C-section, so her doctors considered her second pregnancy to be risky. On November 27, she checked into the hospital to await delivery and undergo another C-section.
Mackline and her husband, Michael, are subsistence farmers who grow maize, beans, millet, and sorghum. They feed their family and sell the surplus food for income. Their child is three years and will be enrolling in school next year.
During her free time, Mackline likes to visit other women in her community and weave baskets to sell. Mackline is looking forward to raising her children and giving them an education.
“I thank the people that are supporting me to have a safe delivery,” says Mackline. “I was just waiting in the hostel and worried about the delivery. May God bless the donors.”