{"id":42130,"date":"2018-11-15T19:08:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T00:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/uncategorized-en-ca\/just-a-flip-of-the-switch"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:22:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:22:26","slug":"just-a-flip-of-the-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/just-a-flip-of-the-switch","title":{"rendered":"Just a Flip of the Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWe are teachers,\u201d said Rose Mugenyi repeatedly in an apologetic manner. It was her way of explaining her family\u2019s humble home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact is, Rose and her husband, Paul, both age 48, have done remarkably well for themselves. In April of 2017, they moved to the rural part of Nsangi outside of Kampala, Uganda<\/a>. Using bank loans, they bought a plot of land and constructed a seven-room home with brick walls and a tin roof. Though they are still making loan payments and much of the house construction remains to be done, it is a significant accomplishment for this warm and friendly couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rose teaches business in a private secondary school while Paul teaches biology and chemistry in a government secondary school. He leaves the house at 4:30 am each day to make the 50-mile one-way commute to his school using public transportation. Rose and Paul have six children, ages six to 15, all of whom attend boarding schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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