Empower a Girl: For Self-Reliance

“People will continue to suffer if the virus is still around”: A qualitative research conducted by Kole Intellectual Forum in the third week of June 2021 during a 42-day Uganda’s country lockdown and the revealed fact about it to the community of Te-Okole village, Aboke Town Council, Kole District, Northern Uganda on the 6/7/2021 on the experiences they are gaining during COVID-19 pandemic in the country  that: “People will continue to suffer if war against COVID-19 is not launched on the virus”.

With the 42-day lockdown in the pronouncement of the President from the 10/6/2021, the organization feel they cannot sit and do nothing about it; but, in partnership with Kole District Local Government, the organization through their leadership has started to move down to the villages to teach the community about COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures’ measures that need to be followed strictly if we are to fight COVID-19 in Uganda. On the 6/7/2021 from 10:00 am was the day the organization was meeting the leaders of Te-Okole and sent them to do the same to their community

In the advocacy, the organization believes if their communities are empowered with SOPs of COVID-19, they can support the advocate for their needs on behalf of themselves, a function that they assumed is critical to successful emergency response.

To them (Kole Intellectual Forum), they are saying in their research that: there is, ample evidence that, community engagement is fundamental for containing epidemics if a two way communication and accountability is established between the communities at one point and Local Government and Non Government Organization working in the field to fight COVID-19 at another end in Kole District.

Resolutions

In that meeting, it was resolved on that:

1. Everyone within the village should have and put on face masks when in the public places
2. Social distance of minimum of 4 meters should always be observed
3. There must always be frequent hand washing with water and soap when one is visiting                      and leaving new places
4. Sanitizing of hands and items received should always be in the order.
5. Reporting of the suspects of the surge to the village health Teams would be one way of giving room for rapid response and  avoid further transmission of the virus

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