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The Agatha Foundation Ministries(TMAF) was founded by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald and Agatha Wakyereza. Ronald and Agatha are born from families of humble background. Despite the constraints Ronald successfully completed school and holds MA Business (International Trade), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia; Professional Certificate in International Trade, Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management at Uganda Management Institute; Diploma Trade Policy, The World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland and a Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences Economics and Political Science Degree,Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. While pursuing his first degree in 1987 he accepted Jesus Christ as Personal Savoir and Lord. After University, Ronald worked in Mbale District Local Government where he served in various positions of responsibility between 1989-2003 including District Markets Officer, District Planner, District Budget Officer and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. Between 2003-2007 he worked as Senior Commercial Officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry. Currently, Ronald is The TMAF President and a Lecturer of International Trade at Makerere University Business School.

 The background of both Ronald and Agatha, born in families of humble background is the turning point behind TMAF establishment. Firstly Ronald as a young boy found himself looking after his parents, brothers and sisters. Ronald started supporting his brothers and sisters while he was a student at primary school by practicing petty trade and doing odd jobs. In 1993, after marriage the young couple was faced with the challenge of looking after their immediate family (I Timothy 5:8). Agatha also found herself looking after her immediate family. Consequent to this background the immediate challenge Ronald and Agatha were faced with was to look after a large family composed of school going students both from church and their siblings. One day during family alter in a small house Ronald realized the adults in their house minus their children were 15 people. Noting the size of the household Ronald commented “Let us give thanks to Jesus Christ. God has provided food, fees, medical care and housing”.  

Faced with a huge family and health support to some community members TMAFwas established. Indeed the huge medical bills, and a large extended family including members of the communities who were moving from Bulike; a remote village where Ronald is born about 160km to Mbale where Ronald and Agatha were working the vision establishing TMAF became inevitable. During one sad day Ronald received news that his sister Susan was critically ill near to death. Ronald decided to drive her all the way to Mbale from Bulike due to lack medical facilities. After her recovery, Ronald shared with Agatha asking “What message are we getting from God in these circumstances? Consider, Ronald exclaimed, we have a large family surrounded with students and patients.”

Accordingly, in 1994 overwhelmed with a huge responsibility with meager income Ronald and Agatha decided to buy a plot in Jinja Municipal council which is the current headquarters. This site was intended to house a clinic and a hostel for students. After sharing with Mr. David Wakumire, the First Founder’s meeting was held. Before the meeting members agreed to choose the Chairperson of the Board of Founders tasked to spear head the establishment of TMAF. Secondly members noted that there was need to establish an organization and that it should be a Foundation with Ronald and Agatha- the vision bearers as Founders.

During the choosing of the name, Members were reminded of the huge family Agatha was taking care of involving their siblings and church members. Also considering the meaning of the name Agatha as “good”, members noted that every thing that Ronald and Agatha were doing “Good” things by the mercy of Jesus Christ and consequently “The Agatha Foundation Ministries”. After these two critical issues words of exaltation were shared. Firstly, Mr. Richard Kumbuga shared from Hebrews 4:16. He noted that we need grace and confidence for success with the help of God. Agatha herself also shared from Hebrews 11:1-2 confirming that God will make us succeed but that our “Faith must be tasted because we may have lots of things to distract us from the vision. Accordingly therefore, members agreed to establish TMAF as a Foundation that would firstly lay on a firm foundation of Christ to build the Kingdom of God. Secondly, that there was need to establish a foundation where people would participate in supporting to help more people. Accordingly TMAF was established to stand on three pillars to: provide accessible standard health care, Education support and discipleship.