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| The sub county technical team discussing about the by-laws presented by the community members for improvements and additions by the council on 5th/05/2022 then to be passed |
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.
By end of May 2022, materials and other necessary equipment will be procured
for the radio to start operating. At the moment, SORAK is therefore using the
existing megaphone community radio called the voice of Lusalira to create
awareness about proper garbage management.
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| Radio Tower installed at the site where the radio will be set up |
Activity 1.1.2
Rehabilitation of a house where the radio will be set up
A well proofed
house where to set up a radio is being rehabilitated and it’s based in
Kibalinga sub-county which was seen as the best location for the establishment
of the radio system. This activity is still ongoing, it will be completed and
the radio will be starting to operate by end of May 2022.
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| Inside part of the radio house left: during maintenance right: After painting |
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| Outside part of the radio house left: during maintenance right: After painting |
Activity
1.2
Thirty (30) minutes’
environmental education talks conducted for 10 months
In respect to the
above activity SORAK has conducted three talk shows on existing megaphone in
Lusalira trading Centre attended by the Director, Project Manager, Project
Officer and the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. One talk show was conducted
on the 9th Mar. 2022 and the other two talk shows were conducted on 2nd/April
and 12th/April/2022. These were intended to create awareness about proper
garbage collection in the Community. The team
sensitized the community about the different types of garbage that is; Organic
garbage the one that decomposes like food peelings, liquid waste that is
basically dirty water, harmful waste like broken bottles, solid waste that does
not decompose like pampers. Also talked about garbage sorting and recycling of
garbage during the talk shows.
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| Project Staff creating awareness about proper garbage management at the talk show using Voice of Lusalira Megaphone |
Activity 1.3 An environmental education and awareness raising jingle/spot message aired 5 times a day
Megaphone spot messages were aired to
mobilize people to attend the garbage meeting. Spot messages were played 5
times a day using Voice of Lusalira Megaphone from 25th/April-28th/April/2022.
This was aimed at mobilizing community members to attend the community
voluntary cleaning and community meeting on 28th/April/2022. The
Monitoring team also gave a hand in this activity by engaging in one-on-one
mobilization of people to attend the meeting for the date above.
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Fellow Ugandans, did you know that poor
garbage disposal negatively affects both an individual and the entire community both 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. SORAK has come out to provide support by engaging in voluntary community cleaning and calling upon all the community members of Lusalira to participate in this activity and will conduct a meeting to discuss and formulate by laws for proper garbage management Therefore, it is advised that everyone participates in this activity that is due on 28th/April/2022 in Lusalira Trading Center to keep the environment clean 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 containers
were ordered and soon will be placed in the different selected places
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.
SORAK team together with the Kibalinga sub county chief and the local leaders
engaged in community monitoring to evaluate the progress of the talk shows to
sensitize community members on proper garbage disposal and management. It was
found out that the talk shows created a big impact in the community in that
even before the arrival of garbage collecting containers, the community members
are disposing garbage in sacks with the help of the monitoring committee that
work hand in hand with SORAK and the vehicle picks it to the collection points.
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| Community members nolonger dispose garbage anyhow but rather collect garbage and dispose it in sacks where the vehicle picks it and takes it to the collection point |
Activity 3.2 Safe
garbage disposal by-laws are made and enforced.
On 25th/April/ 2022, the Director together with the Project Officer conducted a planning meeting at the sub county Headquarters with the sub county Chief to agree on the dates of the meeting to discuss the by-laws with the community members and other local leaders in the community. The sub county Chief suggested the meeting to be scheduled on 28th/April/2022.
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| The sub county Chief, Director SORAK and the LC3 Chairperson during the planning meeting at the sub county |
On 28th/April/2022,
SORAK team conducted a meeting with the Community members and the sub county
chief together with the sub county technical team to discuss and formulate
by-laws for proper garbage management. SORAK staff, the sub county and the
technical team first conducted a meeting with community members from within the
community to get their ideas and later sat to discuss the suggestions from the
members. By-laws for garbage were discussed
and formulated which would be presented to the council on 5th/May/2022
to be passed as shown in the minutes of the meeting in the progress of the
activities below.
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| Sub county chief with SORAK staff in a meeting with some of the community members discussing and formulating by-laws for proper garbage management |
<NEXT
PLAN>
·
Garbage containers/skips procured and stationed at
different places to encourage and support garbage sorting and safe disposal.
·
An environmental education and awareness raising
jingle/spot message aired 5 times a day during the project period
·
Final passing of the by-laws for proper garbage
management on 5th/05/2022
<Positive
influences/ Changes>
·
The listeners
during the talk shows were impressed because many didn’t know the different
types of garbage and were ignorant about garbage sorting and recycling. This
was evidenced by the calls they made thanking the project team for such
wonderful information about garbage
·
Community
members of Kibalinga sub county were happy for choosing their sub county as the
location where the community radio system will be set up
·
Community members
were so glad to be involved in the discussion and formulation of by laws for
proper garbage management
·
The sub county
Chief together with the technical committee, local leaders, community members
thanked GBN and SORAK for such important project in their area
·
Some Local
leaders from Kibalinga sub county requested GBN and SORAK to extend such a
wonderful project to their areas
·
Community
members no longer dispose garbage any how like before, they collect it from
sacks which the vehicle picks to the collection point
<Challenges faced during the conduct of
March and April activities >
·
Too much expectations from the community
members who think that SORAK will provide garbage containers to each house
holds
·
Delays in getting feedback on the
necessary requirements for operating a community radio
·
Delays in the council seating which
hinders implementation of project work but the project team is hopeful that
soon the seating will help to consider the project activities especially
concerning making of by-laws or at least regulations
·
Some local leaders expected SORAK to
provide money for containers to them to procure the containers and do the
accountability for the project
·
Some members were against some by-laws
proposed by their colleagues which led to wastage of time explaining to them
the impact of the laws
·
Some local leaders and the community
members were not cooperative hence some didn’t turn up for the meeting
<Lessons
Learnt>
1-
It was learnt that community members expect a lot from SORAK as an
Organization instead of appreciating the available support being provided by
SORAK and make proper use of it
2-
It
was learnt that such projects are so crucial in the community in that other
community’s yarn to get them
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