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| The 10 garbage containers to be stationed at the selected places where garbage will be disposed |
<Progress
of each activity>
Activity 1.1 A community-based
radio communication system established with ability to relay information and
messages via megaphones/loudspeakers to the entire training Centre
For
every community system, an individual or organization is supposed to get
permission from the government of Uganda which SORAK applied for and
successfully got permission to run a radio. A radio station was preferred in
this case because it covers a wide range of areas yet it’s sound tends to be
clearer compared to that of megaphones. A radio tower was installed at the site
on 25th/March/2022 and equipment’s necessary for the radio to operate were
stationed on 30th May 2022.
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| Radio Tower and the Radio system installed at the site |
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| Inside and outside appeareance of the house hosting the FM radio |
Activity
1.2
Thirty (30) minutes’
environmental education talks conducted for 10 months
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| The Director during the Radio talk show at FM radio in Kibalinga on 24th/06/2022. |
Activity 1.3 An environmental education and awareness
raising jingle/spot message aired 5 times a day
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Fellow Ugandans, did you know that poor garbage disposal negatively
affects both an individual and the entire community in households and in the community. Poor garbage disposal can cause dangerous diseases like Cholera and Diarrhea that are harmful to our lives. Burning of garbage anyhow can lead to environmental degradation. Therefore, SORAK has come out to provide support by engaging in sensitization of community members about proper garbage management, through providing containers where garbage will be disposed, a vehicle that will collect garbage to the collection points, sorting and recycling of garbage aimed to keep the environment clean Therefore, it is advised that we work together in this call to improve sanitation and hygiene in Lusalira community. This message is brought to you by SORAK together with Global Bridge Network-Japan |
Activity 2.1 Ten
(10) garbage containers/skips procured and stationed at 5 different places to
encourage and support garbage sorting and safe disposal.
The garbage containers (10) were procured and brought to office on the 30th/05/2022 where they were kept for labelling, cutting off the top covers and branding. After this was completed, the Subcounty Chief was alerted to provide time for the stationing of the containers at the selected places which will take place on the 7th July 2022.
Activity 3.1 A
community based environmental protection monitoring group established and it is
active in monitoring and reporting safe garbage disposal and sorting in Lusalira
trading Centre
Activity 3.2 Safe
garbage disposal by-laws passed and enforced.
On 5th/05/2022, the Subcounty
Chief, Technical Planning Committee, SORAK team and the Local leaders conducted
a council session to pass the by-laws for Garbage Management at Kibalinga
subcounty hall. In the council various people attended including two monitoring
committee persons to hear the passing of the by-laws. By-laws were passed on
this day as indicated below in the annex.
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| The sub county Chief, SORAK team, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chairman LC3 and other local leaders during the passing of the by-laws at the council |
<NEXT
PLAN>
·
Garbage containers to be stationed at different places to
encourage and support garbage sorting and safe disposal on 7th/July/2022
·
Garbage processing into manure with SORAK youth
volunteers. Some farmers are ready
to take decomposable garbage as manure.
<Positive
influences/ Changes>
·
Chairman LCIII Kibalinga thanked his
fellow leaders and other members for their wonderful response towards the call
for the meeting to pass the by-laws for garbage management.
·
Local leaders
appreciated the efforts made by SORAK and GBN to improve the sanitation and
hygiene in Lusalira trading center
<Challenges faced during conducting of
May and June activities >
· Too
much expectations from the local leaders as they were requesting for bigger
trash containers where they will dispose of garbage though SORAK explained the
size of the garbage containers that it will avail to the community
· The
councilor for persons with disabilities (PWDs) requested SORAK to collect
garbage for PWDs from their households which was not part of the plan but were
informed about the possibility of being supported by their caregivers to carry
garbage to collection points.
<Lessons
Learnt>
Annex
Minutes of the Meeting held on 5th/05/2022 with the Subcounty Chief, Technical Planning Committee and the Local leaders to pass the by-laws for Garbage Management
Venue: Kibalinga Sub County Hall-Mubende District
Members
Present: Chairperson LCIII, Vice Chairperson LCIII, Speaker & Deputy
Speaker, Subcounty Chief Kibalinga, 18 Councilors, 12 Parish Chiefs, 5 Project
staff, 2 Monitoring committee personnel’s, LC1 Chairman Lusalira. (43 total)
The
Chairperson opened the discussion of the presented by laws by the community
members and called for additions and improvements from the members. The following
were the improvements and the suggested by-laws to guide proper garbage
management in Lusalira trading Centre;
· A
penalty of 30,000# will be charged to those caught mishandling garbage
· Anyone
caught mishandling containers will be obliged to buy two containers and failure
to do so will call for arrest of the victim
· Anyone
caught with a hip of garbage at his/her place will be warned first to dispose
garbage in the containers that will be provided and failure to do so will call
for a charge of 30,000# penalty
The
by-law below was pending as members didn’t come to a common agreement and this
was pushed to the next council for more discussion;
· Children
above 2 years will be left home. Mothers in the markets were advised by their
fellow vendors that children of the mentioned age should be left at home since
they congest the market area and dispose waste anyhow
The following
action points and the way forward were raised by the local leaders as indicated
below;
· Councilor
PWDs requested SORAK to assist PWDs by collecting garbage from their places as
they may not be able to carry it to the containers
· Youth
Councilor requested for another meeting with community members so that they can
give more suggestions on the project
· Posts
with words in both Luganda and English should be put on some routes like on
Zifa- Olaba road and some places like around market areas indicating the
penalty for garbage mis handlers
· Some
leaders requested GBN through SORAK to extend the same project to their areas
as they face the same problem
· The
Speaker advised his fellow leaders to take lead in the project by sensitizing,
advising and guiding of the community members about the need for proper garbage
management
· Emptying
of the containers should be done regularly at the start
· More
sensitization of people on sanitation and hygiene, garbage sorting and the
importance of recycling, proper garbage management should be done regularly
· Words
should be written on the containers in both Luganda and English encouraging
people to dispose garbage inside the containers
· The sub
county Chief advised her fellow leaders to engage farmers to help take the organic
waste to their gardens to be used as fertilizers, to take food peelings and
left overs for their animals to reduce on garbage
· The
Speaker advised leaders that the penalty charged to garbage by laws’ offenders
is not a source of income to SORAK or the Sub County but rather a punishment to
make community members observe the by-laws and keep the community clean
· Some
leaders requested for bigger and many containers that they collect much garbage
· Those
caught mismanaging garbage or containers will first be taken to the sub county
court to assess them and then punish them accordingly
· The
Chairman LC3 clarified that the penalty for garbage by laws offenders will be
collected by the Sub County team and it will be invested in developing of the
community
· There will
be other punishments like cleaning the community for a week depending on the
offense and character of the offender in the community
Way forward;
· More
discussions about the project will be done in the next council meeting
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