Ugandan businessmen, companies, banks, cultural institutions and political parties have come together to offer a helping hand in a wake of defeating a global pandemic, Coronavirus that continues to ravage communities everywhere in the world.
In Uganda, the President instituted a lockdown that will last for 14 days leaving the business community in tatters and local traders counting losses.
As a result, President Yoweri Museveni asked whoever can contribute towards those affected by the lockdown to extend his/her assistance through the Prime Minister who leads the COVID-19 Taskforce.
Taking heed of Museveni’s appeal, companies, individuals, Kingdoms, political movements have come out to donate cash, cars and food to the vulnerable.
All the donations were recorded and below we produced the list.
THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS
1 UBA Bank – USD 150,000 (UGX570M
2 Igad staff – USD 100,000 (UGX 380M
3 Diamond Trust Bank (DTB)- UGX250
4 Darling Company – UGX 200M
5 Coffee – USD 40,000 (UGX 152M)
6 Sunbelt Industries – USD 30,000 (UGX114M
7 House of Prayer Ministries International – UGX100M
8 Stanbic – UGX 100M, gloves 5000, UGX 55M for fuel
9 Buganda Kingdom – UGX 100M
10 Standard Chartered Bank – UGX 100M
11 Ham Foundation – UGX 100M
12 Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom -UGX 60M
13 Seya & brothers – UGX 50M
14 Kireka LC 1 – UGX 1M
15 Japan Auto Motors – 8 Vehicles & 100 Cartons of bottled water
16 Government of India – 2 ambulances
17 People of Republic of China – 2 ambulances
18 Mulwana group – 2 ambulances
19 Dott services – 1 pick up vehicle
20 Tembo Steel – 1 pick up Vehicle
21 Sudhir group of companies – 2 vehicles
22 Huawei – Video conference equipments for ministry of Health
23 Kaliro Sugar – 500 bags of Sugar
24 Uganda Insurance Assurance – 1000 blankets
25 Rwenzori bottled water – 30 Cartons
26 Pepsi bottled water – 100 Cartons
27 Crest foam mattress – 200 pieces
28 Rose foam mattresses – 200 pieces
29 Euro form mattresses – 100 pieces
30 Comfoam mattresses – 60 pieces
31 Night Frank – 60 pieces of mattresses
32 Uganda Breweries – 60 pieces of Mattresses
33 NC Bank – 60 pieces of mattresses
34 Sprout Investments – 200 pieces of mattresses
35 Royal foam – 200 pieces of mattresses
36 Coca cola bottling Century – 187 empty jericans
37 Uganda Insurers – 1000 blankets
38 Shell Vivo – 1000 Bedsheets
39 Skin guard – 100 Cartons of sanitizers
38 Movit products Hand Wash soap – 200 Cartons, toilet soap 200 cartons
39 Mega Industries – 100 boxes of bar soap
40 Stabex – Cylinders for ministry of Health
41 Indian Association – personal protective equipments 500 pieces, gloves 30,000 pieces, liquid soap 200 litres, face shields 90, hand sanitizers 1200 containers.
42 Baraj group of Companies – 1000 litres of sanitizers
43 Abacus Pharmaceuticals – Dexto 5% 3000, Normal saline 3000, ringers 2010, fluids 1000, paracetamol 1000, black soap 17000 pieces
44 Crown beverages -30 Cartons of water
45 Syno hydro and power – Cooking oil, maize flour, mobile phones
46 Blue Wave – 400 Cartons of water
47 Doditor Group – 400 face masks, sanitizers
48 Madhvani – 200 pieces of mosquito nets
motor vehicles
49 People Power – 50 bags of maize flour, 30 Cartons of salt, soap 30 boxes.
50 Cho king international construction company – 200 blankets
51 Airtel – internet data
52 MTN – sending messages