Buyende single mothers plant 11,000 trees in memory of raped, injured colleagues

Single mothers in Irundu Town Council, Buyende District under Situka Single Mothers’ Foundation have resorted to planting 11,700 trees in memory of two of their 117 members who faced devastating tragedies three years ago.

In 2021, one of their members was reportedly raped by a suspected patient with mental illness, while another purportedly fell off a tree from which she was cutting for firewood and sustained injuries.

The Foundation chairperson Aisha Nakyola, said the tree-planting drive comes ahead of Independence Day celebrations.

She added…