Seeing is believing

Dec 15, 2004

EATING what you cannot see? Touching what you cannot see? Love what you cannot see? Hasanat Kafuko and others lived such a life because they were blind.

EATING what you cannot see? Touching what you cannot see? Love what you cannot see? Hasanat Kafuko and others lived such a life because they were blind. But Standard Chartered Bank and Sight Savers, a UK-based charity organisation with the help of Kibuli Hospital, rescued them. Last Thursday, Kafuko saw her 34-year- old daughter, Mubuwati Namulondo for the first time. She had no idea what Namulondo looked like until Namulondo called out “mum”.

This was at Kibuli hospital as the bank donated sh25m to Sight Savers International in a bid to tackle blindness in Uganda. Mastula Namugerere also regained full sight.

According to David Cutting, CEO Standard Chartered Bank, the money was raised by his staff.

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