When some doors close then others open, and we are delighted to welcome Asteria Benedicto as our new Head of Care, and Michael Zakayo in the security post. Both appointees have a great deal of experience in their respective roles.

It is interesting to look at the staff gender balance at the Centre. We have 10 workers and eight are women. The senior management team is two women and one man. We have four fluent English speakers – two women and two men.

In what is a patriarchal society, the Centre needs good role models for the girls. Our Centre Manager is a woman, as is the District Commissioner for Busega, and the Executive Director at the District Council. But most importantly, the first young person from the Centre to go to university is female.