Mudasilu “Mudu” Mutyaba has six sisters and one brother and lives in a very small, one room house in the small village of Kitwekyanjovu. He is the middle child and the oldest one living at home. Mudu was just 10 years old when his father died of AIDS – that was three years ago.

Mudu was chosen to be part of the GCCI project in 2005 and because of this he is the first one in his family to attend school. When not in school, Mudu helps with chores around his home. Some of those are collecting wood, washing clothes and helping his mother with his siblings, especially the youngest who is sick. Mudu also cares for the chicken he received from the GCCI animal program. To help raise money for the family on the weekends, 13-year-old Mudu walks six miles to the closest town to dig ditches along the road as part of a work crew. He then walks to the closest market to buy food for his family, then walks home.

This exceptional young man is very excited to be part of the SIFA Children’s Choir which is currently touring the United States to help raise money for other AIDS orphans back home in Uganda. He is eager to meet the people who have sponsored him so he can attend school. Mudu knows that an education will enable him to help others in his country.