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Heavy responsibilities for elder aunt among the Logooli

With Seenge Fonesi. She is the elder grand daughter of Isagi and elder daughter of Amugasya. She is often present in functions involving the family of Amugasya. Pic taken on 18/4/2024. The elder sister soon becomes the elder aunt. It is this “seenge munene” (elder aunt) tag that she is tied to many cultural responsibilities – back home. To her marital family she may appear as any other woman, but she is not so in the eyes of her people. Marriage does not steal her away as it would happen with other daughters of the old man. To her, as days go and the old man and woman of the estate are dependents, she becomes increasingly present.  Her brothers also need her for almost all traditional markings. They are marrying, she needs to welcome the new wife. They are giving birth, she needs to come to midwife or “bless” the new born. They are paying dowry she needs to lead the women delegate. There is a conflict she needs to come for a hearing.  And many others. Traditions does not expect her to
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Official opening of the Library - 30/6/2018

FAMILY, we are looking forward to having our Half-Year sitting in the month of June at S-CBO Library, Wangulu. 

We shall be examining whether we were able to make progress from the first AGM meeting we had in Dec 2017.

We shall also be putting our heads together for the next steps to take in the remaining half year. With that, all of us committed to the task should purpose to attend and contribute ideas and means to the course. 

We will take the opportunity on that very day to officially open our LIBRARY at Wangulu for community use. We are working to ensure shelves, tables and chairs are provided come the day. That all attendants are requested to come with books (a book day). So that we can also discuss how to make the library a better place for the community.

Let us start planning to attend and provide solutions for our advancement. 

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- You can share this message with friends, relatives and potential partners. 
- Any ideas to make the day successful are welcome. 

- With Thanks

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