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Welcome to Patsy's Organic Peanut Butter!

Introduction

Hello! My name is Patricia Letiru, I am from Northern Uganda, and am currently living in Kabale, located in Western Uganda. I work at the Kigezi Healthcare Foundation (KIHEFO), an NGO based in Kabale.




In Uganda, you begin to cook from a young age. Cooking is an important part of your informal education in the home. As a child, I prepared peanut butter every day, and we ate it at every meal. Northern Uganda is a leading region for peanut and simsim (sesame seeds) production in the country, and is part of our traditional meals. It is produced for commercial uses and the home. In Uganda, we put peanut butter on bread, cassava, potatoes, snacks, cookies, and yellow bananas. We also use peanut butter to cook dry/smoked meat, dry/smoked fish, vegetables, and beans. Peanut butter is an important source of iron, calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, healthy fats, and carbohydrates. Ugandan peanut butter is primarily organic.

Patsy's Peanut Butter

In 2017, I began the process of commercializing my peanut butter at a small scale. Prior to 2017 I sold and gave jars of my peanut butter to friends and international students who come to work at KIHEFO. My peanut butter is a unique blend of high quality, organic, and raw ingredients, including peanuts, simsim, and hydrogenated oil that naturally occurs from the peanuts and simsim. No sugars or salts are added. My mission is to build the Patsy's Peanut Butter brand geared towards expansion and quality, local distribution throughout Kabale and the country of Uganda.

Patsy's Peanut Butter Objectives

In the coming years, I hope to establish a peanut butter processing plant in Kabale. There I will hire employees, specifically young people who are looking to acquire vocational skills. I hope Patsy's Peanut Butter will contribute to the reduction of malnutrition in the children of Kabale.

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  1. gina@gmail.comAugust 5, 2018 at 2:40 PM

    It was a pleasure to meet someone like you, you made my stay in Kabale, Uganda meaningful and productive. Keep up the good work for a great reward awaits you. I Just want you to know that it's people like you who make all the difference in the world...

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