Amplifying the voices of abused Ugandan women

From being a World Vision-sponsored child, living in poverty to gaining a theology certificate at Oxford University, Racheal Mutesi speaks with Jemimah Wright about her passion to be a voice for the horrendously abused women in her community

Could you tell us a bit about your upbringing?

I was born in Jinja, which is in the eastern part of Uganda. My parents separated five months after I was born. My father came from a very wealthy family and my mum was from a very poor family. When they separated, my mum moved with me and my older sister to a Kalerwe slum.