Mvule Community Development - Bupaluka

Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2021-10-04

Report ID

14241

Created by

Alex Walyomu

Created date

2021-10-05 08:21:52 UTC

Modified by

Alex Walyomu

Modified date

2021-10-05 09:14:48 UTC

Trip Time

10:37-18:19 (7 h 42 m)

Village Time

13:08-16:22 (3 h 14 m)

Travel Time

4 h 28 m

Mvule Community Development lesson

How Many Men Attended

7 

How Many Women Attended

4 

Staff Attendees

Walyomu Alex 

Government Attendees

 

Visitor Attendees

 

Total Attendance

11 

Program

Mvule Community Development 

Lesson Taught

 

Notes

Alex W moved home to home checking on community members that are being prepared by Kibo group MCD staff to receive goats. In order for one to qualify to get a goat from kibo group, there are conditions that must be met including planting trees and surviving, attends community meetings and a clean home with all the required sanitation and hygiene facilities in place. Alex was in Bupaluka to ensure that all members meet all the conditions by physically meeting them in their homes and checking on their trees. On a good note, many of the people have their trees still surviving but the biggest challenge was that the Mvule trees needed to be urgently sprayed. It’s just unbelievable how most of the trees have grown so big and even those planted by some community members this very year. While in the various meetings held with Kibo Group staffs, the community members were encouraged to plant other trees on top of what they received from kibo group. It was very nice to see Faith Muzei one of the old ladies in the community proudly showing Alex W her three young trees she has planted this year and promised to continue planting more. Many other community members have planted other kinds of trees in their homes on top of what they received from kibo group back in 2018. Alex B encouraged people to prepare their places to shelter and feed the goats they are to receive from kibo and indeed many of the people have gone a head to plant the bark cloth type to feed their goats. Alex W together with the community leaders visited 15 homes out of the 43 community members that are meant to receive goats from Kibo group. Alex encouraged the community members to have all the required sanitation facilities in their homes , plant more trees in their homes and prepare themselves before they can receive a goat from Kibo group. MCD staff will go back to continue visiting all the people meant to receive goats from kibo group and ensure that they meet all the requirements. It’s nice to see that some community members are already working on their new sanitation facilities to replace the collapsed and broken facilities in their homes. This is one other paramount condition before one can receive a goat from kibo that he or she has to have participated in all the kibo group programs and has kept all the required sanitation and hygiene standards. The community members were encouraged to visit all the members and ensure they have all the requirements and to also mobilize each other to have them. 

Next Visit

2021-10-11 - Purpose: Continue with home to home visits checking on all the requirements for every community member before receiving goats from Kibo group.

Program Success

Many of the trees that have been planted by the community members are healthy

Program Critical Needs

The Mvule trees that were planted need urgently to be sprayed

Program Ownership

The community members have embraced the culture of tree planting and many young trees have been planted during this rainy season.

Other Program Observations

The WASH program standards are still being maintained in some homes visited and those whose facilities collapsed have been encouraged to replace them immediately.

Program Expected Of Village

The community leaders were encouraged to visit all the community members making sure that all members have the requirements before receiving a goat from kibo group.

Program Staff Preparations Next Visit

To call the community leaders and mobilize for the next visit and meeting while visiting all the members that are meant to receive the goats

 

Report Photos

Faith Muzei one of the old women in the community has planted three mango trees this year alone on top of what kibo gave her. She is indeed proud of her trees she planted

Alice standing next to her Mvule tree she planted from Kibo group. She has planted 10 more trees this year alone

Mary and her family have planted more than 20 young trees this year. Behind is her grown up giant lira tree received from kibo group

Mary mutoto has planted 10 barkcloth trees to feed her goat she hopes to receive from kibo group

New pit latrine under construction by kifugwa Moses (secretary of the community) to replace the old one. He dug 30ft and he prepares to complete it soon

Moses Wabwose stands next to his grown up Mvule tree he planted back in 2018 by Kibo group.

A young tree planted by Alice during this current rainy season. These trees are doing very well