First container of the year heads to Uganda ‘filled with Hope, Pride and Dignity’. Packed with nearly 800 boxes, it contains a variety of kits and tools for 17 identified and assessed vocational projects. This enables young people to develop skills to obtain a sustainable livelihood and escape poverty. We are grateful to everyone involved in packing the container, especially Maggie a long time volunteer who the container is named after.

Maggie’s Story

Maggie worked for GSK for 34 years, where she did several roles including lab technician in a variety of departments and later moved to IT where she was a computer programmer and secretary.  In addition to working full time, she served over 11 years in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as a voluntary member. While stationed at RAF Northwood, Maggie took part in a number of NATO exercises, but the most important thing for her was that it was a lot of fun. Among the activities she participated in were rock climbing, abseiling, canoeing, and mountain climbing.

In Maggie’s words she was very fortunate to retire early. “Retirement for me was just, wow, this is amazing. I’ve got time, I can do what I want to do, when I want to do it. I saw it as a wonderful opportunity to do other things in life, things that I care about, things that I believe in.