By Viola Nabbale- updated at 1905 EAT on 14th Nov 2024
Kampala- American Televangelist and Philanthropist Dr. Michelle Corral has announced returning to Uganda from 16th-18th November 2024 a month after the 2nd East Africa Fire & Anointing Pastors Conference that took place in September in Kampala.
Dr. Michelle who has been in Ethiopia recently for the Fire & Anointing Pastors Conference says “My heart is with the Refugees in Uganda and am coming to make one of the greatest donations in my ministry lifetime.”
The news of her coming has been confirmed by Breath of The Spirit Ministries Africa Bureau coordinated by Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin the President of Heal The Planet Global Organisation in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni have been briefed about Dr. Corral’s return according to reliable sources and that Museveni is expected to speak on a telephone call with Dr. Corral.
Rev Christopher Stamps, Director of Operations at Breath of the Spirit Ministries based in California, USA speaking to HICGI News Agency said Dr. Corral will also facilitate the feeding of more than 5000 refugees, a medical Camp, Fire & Anointing Pastors Conference in Bidi Bidi Refugee settlement among others.
“The Refugees will receive relief items powered by American people and Breath of the Spirit Ministries as well as Chessed Charity International Partners.” said Stamps.
A dozen of Americans will join Dr. Corral on this Mission HICGI News Agency has learnt.
It should be remembered that Dr. Corral in 2019 made a donation worth $250,000 when she visited the Nakivale refugee settlement in South Western Uganda.
Bidibidi Refugee Settlement
Bidibdi Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp located in Yumbe District‘s West Nile sub-region in Uganda. It is one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, housing approximately 285,000 refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan as of late 2016. In 2017, and refugees from DR congo. it was described as the largest refugee settlement site in the world, and in 2023, it was labeled “Africa’s largest refugee camp” by The Guardian.
Established in August 2016 and closed to new arrivals by December of the same year, Bidibidi spans 250 square kilometers of communal land, primarily consisting of rocky, under-utilized “hunting grounds” deemed unsuitable for agriculture by the host Aringa community. The settlement is organized into five zones, each divided into clusters and villages, with a refugee governance structure mirroring Uganda’s local councils. The refugee population is predominantly female, with many households led by women, and is ethnically diverse, including Barispeakers from Central Equatoria and smaller groups from other South Sudanese regions. Refugees live alongside host communities and face challenges in returning to their home country in the near future.
In Bidibidi, the primary sources of livelihood are subsistence agricultureand support from humanitarian agencies. The refugee settlement faces severe challenges including inadequate access to clean water, understaffed educational facilities and a lack of educational materials, compounded by the lack of vocational training opportunities.
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