She is among the 74 candidates awarded certificates for winning the national primary essay writing competition 2016, for Kampala region, at Nakasero primary school recently.
Kasubo, a P7 pupil at Sure Prospect PS in Entebbe, moved many to tears when her essay on saving, was picked as one of the winners.
The competition, set by the Bank of Uganda, to mark their 50th anniversary, was set on the theme, Why saving money is good with primary schools from across the country invited to participate.
Kasubo explained the importance of saving.
“Saving is more important to someone’s life than borrowing or begging. It’s good to save and avoid unnecessary debts,” she wrote.
Susan Nakimuli, who is blind and is also a pupil of Sure Prospect PS, said she had learnt the importance of saving when her mother saved money and bought her an expensive braille machine to help her read and write.
As Bank of Uganda celebrates 50 years of existence in conjunction with the ministry of Education and Sports and GIZ International Cooperation, they supported the competitions to promote financial literacy which will help children appreciate the importance of saving.
“In Africa, we have a problem of saving but when we learn the culture of saving, it will enable Uganda transform from a peasant society to an upper middle-income country by 2040,” Bank of Uganda Secretary Susan Kanyemibwa said.
For her efforts, Kasubo and 73 of her fellow winners got a 4X6 mattress and a certificate.
She qualified to participate in the national round of the essay competition, to be held before the end of the year in Kampala. Kasubo said she had composed her own essay and was pleasantly surprised that she could win.
zurah@observer.ug
