For the second year running, GEALA Cosmetics hosted a fundraising dinner to feed the needy this Christmas. The fundraiser dubbed the GEALA Christmas Feed Fundraiser took place last Tuesday December 16, 2014, at The Wink, on Acacia Avenue in Kololo, Kampala.
“Christmas, is that holiday which everyone – no matter their social standing, sex, age etc – must enjoy. However due to widespread biting poverty, many continue to miss out even on just one good meal. But just like in 2013, this Christmas a lucky few got the chance to enjoy a sumptuous lunch courtesy of friends of GEALA,” says, GAELA CEO, Sandra Kabasambu, a young, UK based, Ugandan model and beauty queen, who organised the dinner.
“I know my project doesn't have a long term sustainability element to it, but I'm a big fan of the holidays. I'm a big fan of sharing the spirit of Christmas and we all know that a good meal is one of the surest ways to come together and enjoy the magic of holidays. Especially on the big ones. Christmas, Easter and Idd. It was that sense of togetherness and joy of a good meal that I wanted to bring to those who wouldn't have otherwise enjoyed it because of the deprivation they exist in.” She posted on her Facebook page.
The multi-talented Kabasambu who contested in the Miss Uganda-UK contest 2012, garnering the title of “People’s Queen” – returned to Kampala from London where she is an aspiring children’s nurse earlier this month.
She says her inspiration, to feed the needy stems from the numerous conversations she has had with a number of people who say they could not remember the last time they last tasted chicken or beef.
“It’s sobering imagining how many people can’t afford the luxury of what we take for granted,”says Kabasambu.
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