Mbale
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Sep 17, 2026
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
But it's a long way from...
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
I was born in Mbale in Bugisu in 1958.
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
And we studied there.
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
My parents were working there.
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
So he did an education, and then I think he got into education leadership.
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
He was a principal for many years.
Charles Onyango-ObboGUEST
I am the third born, so I missed the earlier periods, but we spent time in Mbale, the longest time in Fort Point.
Jacqueline AsiimweHOST
Ah, interesting.
Daniel DonohoGUEST
So we're trying to find to treat this disease at scale, to find ways that are less expensive.
Daniel DonohoGUEST
Uh, and you know, we, we have this great technique, and there's a, a phenomenal neurosurgeon by the name of Ben Warf, uh, who is a MacArthur fellow, um, most recently worked at Boston Children's and Harvard Medical School and, uh, spent a significant amount of time, uh, in, uh, in Uganda, in Mbale.
Daniel DonohoGUEST
Uh, and, you know, his story is his to tell, and there's a lot of records of, of this, um, so I don't wanna do it a disservice.
Daniel DonohoGUEST
Um, but essentially he brought back this procedure and added in an element where we'll actually treat the part of the brain that makes this fluid using heat energy called choroid plexus cauterization.
CateGUEST
But they are their people.
CateGUEST
I mean, our country director in Uganda is literally from Mbale and grew up on the same farms with his family working on this land.
CateGUEST
So we try to make sure that this is farmer-led.
CateGUEST
We try to make sure that the work we do is really locally based.
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CateGUEST
So how do we get more women into that? We have to have a different program and a different way in.
CateGUEST
So scaling to me is very important, but it can only work and it will probably only sustain if it really understands the local approaches that are needed.
CateGUEST
The tools, maybe they can be adapted, you know, a tree that we're growing in Mbale, maybe different from a tree we're growing in Kisumu or in Mwanza in Tanzania.
CateGUEST
It's the same approach, but it has to be tailored for what's going on to that local market.
Lydia MunghereraGUEST
Because the Women's Day is in March, but the International Men's Day comes on November 19th.
Lydia MunghereraGUEST
And I said, why can't Uganda also celebrate, commemorate the International Men's Day? So I started the first International Men's Day in Bali.
Lydia MunghereraGUEST
And then we had further mentors.
Lydia MunghereraGUEST
This compound has so many birds passing here.
Robby KeenGUEST
Yeah, man, the last two years has been nuts.
Robby KeenGUEST
So, um, the Lord very clearly told us to start working with sex workers, women on the streets, 'cause I'm not aware of anyone in Mbale doing that.
Robby KeenGUEST
So we've got about 200 women at the moment that we're working with and meeting with on a weekly basis, and then looking to train them up.
Robby KeenGUEST
We've already got a young moms', uh, vocational training, so we train them on hairdressing and cookery, uh, and tailoring.
Robby KeenGUEST
Um, a lot of work, a lot of finances, but God's good.
Robby KeenGUEST
And then the last one is we've been building a 350, 24/7 prayer altar in the city.
Robby KeenGUEST
Um, it's been prophesied since forever that Mbale, the east of Uganda, would birth the next East African revival.
Simon GuillebaudHOST
Come on.