First step taken. Congratulations to me.

‎I congratulate myself upon this achievement. officially I'm a graduate, a pharmacy technician. I will say it's not what I ever wanted, but also achieving it was not as simple as it seemed. I had aimed for something big but in the end I had to settle for what was available. having been previously academic sound; I scored aggregate 4 at P7 in 2013 at an unknown school deep in Mitooma District which secured me a bursary at one of the best private schools in Western Uganda; Plus Two High School, where I finished my 6 years from. With such a background, the people around me had a lot of hopes in me, and they built in me that I was gonna be successful in life via academics. Which is never a guarantee. 

‎Having spent a full year at home when my colleagues had reported to campus, it's the time that life decided to show the different side of it. Of course the primary reason was that I had been denied my dream course of Bachelors in Pharmacy, but the main reason here was money. 

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‎I have always told people that the word "Humble background" is always misused. Most people take it to mean like real humility, but in actual sense it's a polite way of referring to a poor background. From Sydney Sheldon's book Rage of angels comes a famous quote, "Being poor is only romantic in books." one cannot get what it means not after being one. Life can really show you only the sharp side. You don't know what it means trying even loan scheme for the course of education (biological) at MUK and your friends are given except you. 

‎Anyways I finally got a place a year later at Gulu college of health sciences (long story too). With a jeopardized mental health, it was also another ghost to fight with. Grappling with poor self confidence, low self esteem, overthinking proved to be a barrier to my social and academic life at large. But what pained most was the fact that I was always never sure of coming back the coming semester over financial difficulties. My class was always there for me❤️‍🩹. They believed in me, they always saw a capability in me that I couldn't see because of the above reasons. But somehow I carried along every semester because of God's grace. Rising from a class secretary to an acting class representative to A GRC diploma in pharmacy and finally to a minister of education and information somehow made me realize my worth. It made me enjoy the last half of my stay in college. The 3 years seemed short but when my mind could switch to the mode of thinking about my afflictions, it could be the longest time in the shortest time. 

‎Finally I'm here in the tent. Celebrating not only academic performance but also excellence in life. This is just the first step. Till I achieve my dream I don't think I'll rest

‎Parents, friends, classmates, relatives and everyone that contributed to my success, may God bless you.