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Bukedi Diocese- Mothers Union.

rs.     Erina     Mubbale In the history of Mothers  Union,   the

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most  famous  leader  of Mothers Union  was  Mrs. Erina Nabuuse Mubbale, she started as a leader of   Mothers  Union   from   Sub parish   level   to  Diocese  level from 1936   1976

She    was    born    in   Bugisu and  got  married   to Ezra Mubbale   who   was   a   parish chief   in   Kachonga,    Bunyole. In 1936  Mrs. Mubbale was one of  the   leaders  who   attended the  induction conference of Mothers Union  who  had  been elected.  The   conference  was in Mbale  and  it was for leaders of Mothers Union from Bukedi, Bugisu and Sebei. The facilitators brought ripe mangoes gave it to the women but were told to keep the  seeds.  Later they  were  told to take the mango seeds to their home  and  plant around in the compounds of their churches. Mrs.  Erina  Mubbale was  given the  responsibility to look  after the  mango  seedlings  in Bukedi area.  The mangoes which  were planted  around  the   churches was the work of Mothers Union.

In 1947  Mrs.  Erina  Mubbale was elected Secretary of Mother Union in Bunyole

In  1949   in  the   meeting  of


Mothers Union from Bunyole, Tororo, Budama and Sannia Bugule, they  elected Mrs. Erina Mubbale to  be   the   secretary General  and  coordinator to Mbale Headquarters.

IN 1954  Mrs. Erina Mubbale was  elected the  chairperson of Mothers Union Butaleja Zone.

In 1955  she was elected chairperson Mothers Union Mbale  Archdeaconry that  was Bukedi Bugisu and Sebei.

On 30/12/1960 Mrs. Erina Mubbale was elected President Mothers Union  in the  new Mbale Diocese. The previous Presidents of Mothers Union were  wives  of  the  sitting Bishops.

On   8/3/1961  she   was   the first lady to be a Canon.

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