Community Empowerment - Bulyowa A

Visit by Daina Akurut on 2022-02-11

Report ID
15808
Created by
Daina Akurut
Created date
2022-02-14 19:41:20 UTC
Modified by
Daina Akurut
Modified date
2022-02-17 09:27:34 UTC
Trip Time
10:10-17:49 (7 h 39 m)
Village Time
12:30-15:34 (3 h 4 m)
Travel Time
4 h 35 m

Community Empowerment Lessons

Men Attendees
16 
Women Attendees
12 
Staff Attendees
Akurut Diana 
Government Attendees
LC1 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
28 
Lesson Taught
Health lesson 14: Domestic Violence 
Notes
Diana went to Bulyowa in the lower section to teach poultry lessons. Diana got when the community had already gathered. The chairman mr. Waiswa Patrick welcomed Diana and thanked Kibo for honoring their invitation. He told the community that he didn’t know that, he was by passing money, meaning that he used to meet Diana with the community of Bulyowa upper section, but he would not attend. He was one of the people who abused those who attended lessons, telling them that they are ‘nothing doers’. He used to see the people of the upper section having a lot of domestic violence crimes, but now the domestic violence cases have reduced. He saw the unity portrayed by the people of the upper section. Waiswa said that it is because of this that he requested Diana to take for them some of the community empowerment lessons. The upper section impressed Diana so much, because they also went to confirm to the lower section of Bulyowa that they are blessed to have community empowerment lessons in their community. Wako said that he has never gottentired of community empowerment lessons. Mpata from the upper section told the lower section that they have benefited a lot from Kibo programs. He said that when those of Tom entered their community they stayed in bushes dodging to build the pit latrines, but today they are proud of wash, they have pit latrines and also hand washing facilities. Kibo has blessed them with Kitchens, Saucepans, Mvule programs. Kibo has really done a lot of things for their community. Wako added on that he used to beat his wives, but now they are living in harmony. It is from here that James requested Diana to help their community also have some light. Diana thanked everyone who participated. She told them that since many of them are ‘green’ about Kibo community empowerment programs, she will summarize some of them. Her main aim was to teach poultry lessons, but Diana could not just teach the lesson, because she observed that they needed a hint of Domestic violence lesson, Harmony and unity in marriage. Diana asked them what they understand by the word Harmony and unity. Florence said that being together and helping one another. Diana thanked her for the good contribution. Charles shouted that women in this lower section are disrespectful, they just enjoy roaming with rumor mongering all the time. Diana told them that for every family to run normally there should be respect and harmony. Men should value the time of their women and also help in some chores at home. Diana told the women to stop the business of rumor mongering because it will make them lose their marriages. Isiko also shouted that, ‘madam Diana please talk about dirty women’,the men laughed, but the women were not amused. Diana told the women not to be angry, because these are healthy discussions that will help save their marriage. She told them that men can have houses, they only become homes when women join them. This means that the women are supposed to make houses beautiful homes where everyone comes to enjoy and relax. This means they should be clean from the bed room to the kitchen. The food that is eaten should be warm and clean food to avoid some men getting food from elsewhere. This discussion continued as men and women brought in their thoughts. Because of time Diana requested they stop at that, she will continue from there in the next visit, she told them to go and prepare for their children and husbands so that they remain darlings to their husbands and children. She thanked them for their time. 
Next Visit
2022-02-18 - Purpose: To continue high lighting on the community empowerment lessons since this community has new members.
Program Success
Yes. The community loves the community empowerment lessons
Program Critical Needs
The needs the community empowerment lessons
Program Ownership
The community was ready to attend the community empowerment lessons
Other Program Observations
The community is practicing the building of the hand washing facilities
Program Expected Of Village
The village needs to mobilize the community to attend the lessons
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
The staff needs to prepare lessons before going to the field
 

Report Photos

26101 Mpata of Bulyowa upper section talking to the community of the lower part section of Bulyowa community. He told them that they can utilize the committee of the upper section, because they are complete and organized.
26104 The chairman mr. Waiswa Patrick talking to the community of Bulyowa lower section. He was thanking them of respecting his message of attending the community empowerment lessons.
26107 Diana in Bulyowa lower section giving a brief summary of community empowerment lessons to the community.