Community Empowerment - Nabikenge - Namutumba

Visit by Ida Bazonoona on 2018-06-06

Report ID
1928
Created by
Ida Bazonoona
Created date
2018-06-07 09:32:20 UTC
Modified by
Lorna Katagara
Modified date
2018-06-11 13:19:41 UTC
Trip Time
10:19-18:19 (8 h 0 m)
Village Time
12:31-15:27 (2 h 56 m)
Travel Time
5 h 4 m

Current State

Participation Rating
Success
None this week. 
Village Critical Needs
The roads are very bad, may be the district should do something to help work on those roads. 
Village Action Steps
To remain united even if kibo quits visiting. 
Staff Action Steps
Prepare weekly lessons and call Magaret if there are any changes on the meeting day. 
Sanitation Hygiene Committee
yes 
Water Users Committee
yes 
Other Class Notes
 
Community Ownership
yes 
Ownership Story
Nabikenge has a community garden but they have squirrels that come and destroy the ground nuts. All the 45 members are responsible for taking care of the ground nuts. Each member cares for a day. On the 15th all of them will gather together and harvest their gnuts. 
Three Stone Fires
no 
Access to Clean Water
yes 
Open Defecation
no 
Water Access Explain
 
Prevent Ownership
None 
Allow Ownership
Togetherness. 
Village Notes
Men are very few in this group. May be they are workers somewhere in the nearby centers. 

Community Empowerment Lessons

Men Attendees
Women Attendees
13 
Staff Attendees
Ida Bazonona 
Government Attendees
LC1 
Visitor Attendees
Danny Cagnet Babirye. 
Total Attendance
18 
Lesson Taught
Health lesson 2: Diet 
Notes
Ida and Danny Cagnet went to Nabikenge and taught about Nutrition (Diet).Margaret opened with a prayer and Nabirye Ruth sang a song to remind the community of the previous lesson. Ida, Danny and the community started discussing about Nutrition. Ida asked why should people have a balanced diet? Ssegonga answered that to help people be healthy and have healthy children,Margaret junior said that to show a better way to use the foods that they have. Ida showed the community the house that was near the meeting place and asked what was used to build it, they named as follows: bricks, sheets, cement , timber, windows,doors, nails etc. The chairman asked the community to pay attention to what was being taught because they have a tendency of selling all the food after harvest and face hunger few weeks just after harvest. Ida continued by saying our bodies are like a house. The food we eat is helping us build up our bodies. She went ahead and asked them to compare how building our bodies is like building a house. Bricks are like GO (main food) you need a large amount of them. In order to use bricks well, you must have mud or cement to join them together. The mud that holds the bricks is like GROW sauce. The glass, sheets, nails and rest are like vegetables and fruits or GLOW. She added that Just as a good builder needs different materials so does our body. All the three types of food as mentioned earlier are very important to eat from every day, because each type of food has its work. Margaret senior stood and begged the community to save some food for home consumption. Some members suggested that they should start collecting food as a group and keep their community store to avoid future food problems. Waiswa asked the community to save that motion for next week. One of the VHTs Nabirye urged the pregnant and those breastfeeding to eat well because it is very important. She added that the baby is getting food from the body, also one must have enough grow food to help the baby grow.if one doesnt have enough grow food then the baby will have difficulty growing. Ida concluded by encouraging everyone to eat one of the three types of food to have energy, to grow properly and to have protection against sickness and infection. Danny thanked the community for hosting the students and prayed to close the meeting. 
Next Visit
2018-06-13 - Purpose: To teach about God's love.
Program Success
Program Critical Needs
Program Ownership
Other Program Observations
Program Expected Of Village
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit