We at WNSP send sincere greetings to our friends and supporters out there. We are
grateful for the support and encouragement we receive, that’s what keeps us running
and pursuing this journey. We are also particularly energized by the results we see from
the work that we do. We registered such tremendous results in 2022, we are indeed
moving towards what we always aspire for, which is “empowered women in Lango
subregion productively engaging in shaping their societies”. We have documented some
of the success stories on our current success stories page , we encourage you to find
sometime and review.
We, however, also wish to share some bad news. 2022 ended with such a sad note for WNSP staff. On December 14 th , 2022, we lost one of the founders and supporters of WNSP. Mr. Stephen George Obong – born and raised in Kole District, Northern Uganda – played a critical role in shaping the ideology behind WNSP. His background in Agriculture was critically helpful. Mr. George was a Russian trained Agricultural Mechanical Engineer. Upon his return to Uganda in the early 1970s, he worked as a Civil Servant, rising to the position of Acting Principal at Busitema Agricultural Mechanization College in the then Tororo District. He served at Busitema for a period of 20 years before moving to Lira to work with the African Development Bank funded Olweny Swamp Rice Irrigation Scheme for another nine(9) years. He retired from Civil service while working with Olweny, after which he ventured in several consultancy roles while serving on Board of Directors for NGOs in Lira, including Divine Waters. As a giveback to his people, he also served as the Head of his Clan, Okarwok Ober Anee, a voluntary role.
It was after his retirement and while serving on Boards of NGOs in Lira that, Mary,
WNSP’s ED sought his support to establish WNSP. He willfully accepted and devoted a
chunk of his time to establish WNSP. He brought a wealth of experience with him. He
then proceeded to serve as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at WNSP for a
period of eight years (two terms). Since then, he remained a friend of WNSP who would
share thoughts and particularly advise on how WNSP could be kept as professional as
possible. We vividly remember his efforts in shaping WNSP’s professional code of
conduct and always encouraged staff on professionalism.
We at WNSP pledge to keep his light shining and continuously share his legacy in the
work that we do.
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