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Quotes from Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu — Mariam Luyombo

born 1962 Uganda

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It’s important that we are providing extra income to the local farmers in Uganda, who are mainly women.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

We will be giving away a basket of organic East African food matooke, baby bananas (ndizi), garden egg (ntula), and more.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

Its spices or knowing there is some matooke in the fridge.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

Our community has a lot of young women who are becoming parents and we love that we are able to provide that for them.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

Chakula Tamu has become more than a place you buy food. *People come here to socialize.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

It began with one of the co-founders’ love for matooke. Matooke, also known as the East African Highland banana, is one of the staple foods of Uganda.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

We also work with women mainly in our supply chain.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

We have women who wake up as early as 4a.m. to go to the farms in Kasese, to pick out which produce is suitable for export.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

To share with us. To share with one another. To share recipes.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

Pregnant women or women who just gave birth tend to have cravings for their comfort food, which in most cases is food they grew up eating like matooke.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

It’s more than just a grocery store.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

Our key buyer in Uganda is a woman.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

To start with, a lot of women are the ones in charge of their kitchens at home, and many of us are happy knowing we are able to access food specialties from back home.

Mariam Luyombo: The lady behind Chakula Tamu (2014)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mariam Luyombo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.