While sharing stories with the men and boys at the football pitch, Bashir Kitaka, the Director of Operations, Communications and Programming for DEI Embrace, met 65 year old Mutekanga David, a retiree from an international NGO.
Mutekanga felt that his family no longer appreciated, valued or loved him. When I visited their home, Mutekanga’s wife said that after retirement her husband became depressed, rude, and moody because he had no steady work. I gave him some capital to set up a vegetable stall, which gave him something to do and receive him daily income. Today, the family lives harmoniously; the children no longer fear their father, and he feels useful again.
The DEI Embrace Foundation wants to change the negative perception of society towards Mental Health. In our community, a person with any mental illness is called a mad person; we want people to understand that, like any illness, mental illness is curable.
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