Archdiocese of Mbarara Development AssociationOver the past ten years, AMDA medical camps held through the Caravan have given thousands of people access to care, including life-changing eye surgery.
Maria sees again
At 77, Maria Beironde of Isingiro District had accepted failing eyesight as part of growing old. Several trips to hospital did not help. At the AMDA medical camp in Rushoka Parish, Ntungamo District, she was screened, found to need surgery and operated on. “I can now see well,” she says.
Peter keeps serving
Retired teacher and Birunduma Parish coordinator Byarugaba Peter Tom was treated at the Nyamitanga camp. After surgery he made a full recovery and was given eyeglasses. “The treatment has greatly improved my quality of life,” he says, and he continues to speak up for the medical camps.
Albina hears the classroom
Ahisibwe Albina, a student at the University of St. Joseph in Mbarara, has lived with a hearing problem since 2017. A power outage once stopped her hearing-aid fitting and she went home in tears. The Rushoka Kampala Chapter coordinator, Mr. Dominic Kadenge, followed the matter up, and on 10 February 2026 she received a hearing aid through AMDA. She now answers questions without hesitation and wants to be an example to other young people from humble backgrounds or living with disabilities.
“Albina’s story is not just about hearing. It is about possibility,” the magazine writes.