Ugandan Doctor Performs a Successful Postmorten Caesarean Section

In the same year that I gave birth to my own child, in 2018, who was delivered by caesarean section, where I was able to hold her, feed her and kiss her together with my husband, another baby, Gabriel, has a far different story.

I focus my time on searching for iconic Ugandans who have performed near miracles, Ugandans who have impacted lives at a large scale and those who have dedicated their lives to changing communities. I write their stories and share with the world.

Dr. Oriba Dan Langoya, a young doctor of Lacor Hospital in Northern Uganda, about 450 km north of Kampala, miraculously delivered a baby into the world.

Baby Gabriel's mother was brought to Lacor Hospital on a boda boda, which is a motorcycle used for public transport in Uganda. She had travelled 104 km on that boda boda from the nearby district of Kitgum. In critical condition she did not make it alive off the hospital bed. Dr. Obria, an intern at the time, was devastated, as was the medical team.

On listening closely to the mother's abdomen, he could hear the faint heartbeat of the baby. Not one to lose complete hope, he sought his supervisor, the medical attendant, Dr. Odong Ayella, Dr. Oriba proceeded to perform a postmortem caesarean section to save the baby.

That is how he was able to bring Baby Gabriel into the world, in what can only be described as a miracle.

The full story is here: Read more about Gabriel as a young boy and Dr. Opira and his wife's journey in ensuring he has a good life.

Baby Gabriel The Miracle

Poetry at Coffee At Last, in 2011

 Develop a skill. Harness that skill regularly. Maintain consistency with those who excel in that field and whose hearts are geared towards your growth.

Poetry.

In 2011, I performed my first poetry solo. This was at Coffee At Last, that serves a scrumptious meal with delectable coffee. Their very first location was in Makindye, about 20 metres from where they are located now.

I have been friends with the owners, Albert and Amanda, for a long while. They offered me space, infusing coffee and poetry, as they started their business.

With each time I focus on my poetry, so many doors open for me, especially with travel and networking with exceptional talent and globally renowned poets.

This year 2024 is one of those years.

What skill are you developing? Gossiping is not a skill, unless you're gossiping about yourself, which could then develop into theatrical monologue.

Social media trolling is not a skill, unless you're developing a script for NBC (U.S), DSTV and other networks or worthwhile media.

Develop a skill.

Harness it with those not only skilled at it but also committed to your growth. Pay them for that training.

Become unrecognizable with your skill.

Bless!

Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva.

I empower individuals on their journey of communication. I use poetry, speaking and writing.

I'll Climb Trees Again and Again

In 2016, I climbed this tree. It was at a Kampala Toastmasters retreat in Entebbe, about 30km from Kampala city.

A fulfilled, worth remembering , energising day, if there ever was one.

I climbed this tree because I could, because I wanted to and because it made sense. If I am out t have fun, then let me have it. I would climb it again. And again. And look for another tree to climb.

 

Climb trees. The view is always better from the top. Climb trees and pick fruit. Eat of the delicacy of lofty dreams and heights. Climb trees 

Do not descend from that tree until you have eaten of its delicacy. Take a piece of the root, the source of its grandeur. And find another.

Bless!

Bev

Freedom Is A Verb

Freedom is a verb. 

It is knowing that you have control. It is using that control to live without caring about other people's opinions. It is the true art of living. The type of living that only few people who live purposefully, will ever realise.

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When you don't care about what others say or think about you, it is not that you have been given permission to be reckless, disrespectful, loathsome or disgraceful. It means that your cup is brimming with depth of beauty, grace, integrity, purpose-filled life, that you have no time for anything else.

Your journey is paved with meaning. You are revitalized. Your vibration is high. And other people will be drawn to your light. You radiance will be obvious. Your freedom will set others on their paths of freedom. That is the highest calling, which God has called us to.

Freedom is a verb.

Bless!

Beverley

 

'She Loves Me' What a Riveting Performance by the Ugandan Cast!

What a Spellbinding Performance by the Ugandan cast!

In July this year 2024, the team at Yenze Theatre Conservatoire, produced and performed to the musical, 'She Loves Me.' Every member of the audience is still picking their jaws from the floor. The artistry and talent was another world experience. 

With my dear friend Lucille, after the performance. All beams!

'She Loves Me' is a musical, based on the book by Joe Masteroff, which was adapted into a play by Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo, in 1937.

Yenze Theatre Conservatoire, a leading drama school in Uganda, founded by Aganza Kisaka, holds regular theatre classes and apprenticeships, during which Aganza Kisaka and her team of directors, guide upcoming talent into theatre.

'She Loves Me,' produced and directed by Aganza was gripping and enthralling. The play, also titled Parfumerie, is set largely in a small establishment that is in the business of selling perfume. Owned by Mr. Maraczek, played the award winning afro soul-artiste, Kenneth Mugabi, his employers lives lives of ambition, desperation and thinly veiled deception.

Mr. Maraczek, played by Kenneth Mugabi (official photo)

From two-timing, to unrequited love and romantic twists, the play is a joy to watch. Amalia Balash, acted by the indefatigable talent, Tayo Shonubi, corresponds to someone from a Lonely Hearts forum, and unknowingly, the anonymous person she corresponds with, who returns her affection with endearment and equal intellect, is none other than her nemesis at the perfumery. He is Mr. Georg Nowack, acted by Amanyire Joel Andrew.

The unforgettable Amalia Balash, acted by Tayo Shonubi, in the centre

The twist and turns, the sexual tension build up between these two cast members, leaves us all on the edge of our seats. And then there is Ilona Ritter, acted by the formidable Alina Camilla, a lady who flits from one love interest to another, obsessed by the superficial and who often leads her heart into the most complex situations. In every romantic musical, there must be a player, a man who holds such a sense of grandiose, cheating with women as he pleases, even his employer's wife. The audacity! This aggravating character is acted by Greyc Miguel Matovu. His presence on stage is unforgettable.

                                  The highly gifted cast (official photo)

The entire cast leaves us mesmerized. The production crew and entire team outdid themselves to ensure that we had a riveting night. Musical direction by Mirian Mwase, was everything our ears could have hoped for and to the producer and director, Aganza, she incites us all back in December to watch it again.

Congratulations to the entire team!

Just before the show I bought a custom made recycled handbag from Owekitiibwa Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi, at the craft village. 

Bless!

Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva

Poet. Speaker. 

Iconic Ugandan Women-Sister Paula

Where is your heart? What do you want? Is it merely attention, or depth, meaning and love?

 I visited Ediofe Health Centre in Arua Town, Northwestern Uganda, a dispensary whose small size belies its magnificence. Its meticulous small corridors and simple furnished offices, hold stories of great healing.

Sister Paula, an Italian nun, having lived on our beautiful continent, served as a medical professional for decades, offering her selfless service to patients from all walks of life.

During the intense political turbulence, conflict and horror of 1979 and beyond, she continued to treat people in various locations. 

Closer to her death, when asked to be returned home for her final rest, she requested to be buried in Uganda, where her heart lies. Here is her grave, at the entrance of Ediofe Health Centre.

Sister Paula is one of the iconic Ugandan women I shall be writing about. Even though she may not be a national by blood, I have heard enough about her healing career from many people, to form a credible opinion that her heart was truly Ugandan.

This poetry project on Ugandan women is managed by Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation and supported by The Trust for Indigenous Culture nd Health (TICAH) and British Council Kenya.

Bless!

Beverley

Lilian Nabaggala: An Iconic Ugandan

In 2023, I began the journey of documenting the lives of iconic Ugandan women through poetry. It has been such an uplifting, eye-opening and heartfelt process.

I have revitalized my firm belief that there are thousands of people whose lives have shaken old myths and whose lives have rattled patriarchal hierarchies.

Lillian Nabaggala is an interdisciplinary artist; a dancer, choreographer, fashion specialist and film director. Her artistry is fundamental to the conversation of the arts, because through dance, she interprets tradition, contemporary discourse, mental faculty and diversity.

With thanks from the support of British Council and TICAH - Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health, getting to know her has been an absolute pleasure.

When the book is out, I'll let you know.

The project is managed by Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation.