By The Deputy Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Rt. Hon. Rose Namayanja Nsereko, has called on Ugandan women to actively take part in nation-building through economic empowerment, education, and spiritual growth.
Namayanja made the remarks on Saturday while delivering a sermon as guest preacher at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Najjanankumbi. Preaching under the theme “The Cravings of the Soul,” drawn from Ephesians 2:10 and John 15:5, she challenged women to seek deeper purpose beyond material needs and to use their God-given potential to transform their communities.
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“What does your soul truly crave?” she asked. “Beyond material needs, God has called each of you to a unique mission. Use your calling to transform yourself and others.”
Namayanja urged women to embrace government financial programs such as the Parish Development Model, Emyooga, and GROW to improve household incomes and join the money economy. She stressed that financial independence is not a privilege but a right.
“When women engage in income-generating activities, they don’t just uplift their families they advance Uganda’s vision of inclusive growth,” she said.
Highlighting the role of education and digital tools, Namayanja encouraged women to use mobile phones to access financial literacy and vocational training online, empowering themselves with knowledge and sustainable skills.
She also reflected on Uganda’s progress in gender equality, crediting the 1995 Constitution for institutional reforms that paved the way for women’s participation in governance. She cited the appointment of Uganda’s first female Vice President in 2003 as a major milestone and praised the increasing presence of women in both government and the private sector.
“Today, women continue to break barriers,” Namayanja said. “But as we lift the girl child, we must also support the boy child. True development leaves no one behind.”
Her message was met with applause from congregants, many of whom resonated with her call for spiritual, social, and economic awakening as tools for personal and national transformation.
