I am a 16 year old teenage girl named Bashabe Adella in S3 at Mbarara Army Boarding Secondary School. I joined the WSWM club in 2008 when I was in S1 and at first I thought the club was boring but later it became the best and most interesting club at Mbarara Army Boarding Secondary School and I have gained a lot from it.
My benefits from the WSWM are very many and educative because ever since I joined the club, it created in me confidence and not being shy to my fellow students or members. I remember when four schools came to our school for a WSWM exhibition, I was like “Will I stand in front of people and say something from my mouth?” because many students were perfect and aired out everything without shivering.
As the WSWM club at our school went on, one day I was told by our patron to stand up and lead the club members in a prayer. I was very surprised because it was my first time to pray in a group. Thereafter I gained confidence and I can now express myself in public.
One holiday, after being a WSWM member for two years, I found out that my sister had been chased from a single sex girls’ school for being a lesbian. I was very eager to ask my mother because my sister couldn’t tell me the truth.
My mum told me that my sister had been chased from school because she had a bad group of girls who used to sleep together and usually wrote some chits to one another. One of the prefects at the school caught her reading a chit written on with love words and the chit was taken to the Headmistress and the whole group was chased from the school.
My mum would beat my sister for whatever small mistake she did. One time she told my sister not to touch me or play with me because she would be attracted to sleep with me and infect me with AIDS. My sister was very annoyed with mum’s words and even asked me whether my mum was really her mum. I promised her that I would try to cool mum.
I remembered that in WSWSM though someone is infected, she/he has to play his/her role. Though such words can stress someone, still some advice can be given. I advised my mum to let my sister go for counseling so that she can behave like other girls. My sister was given advice by the counselor and since then whenever I go home she is eager to see my WSWM Top Tip Peer book.
My advice to parents is that they should not stress their children or say words that shock them.
Thanks to the WSWM club and thanks for your contribution to my life.
