Life Skills Education and Counseling - Bulyowa A - Bulyowa Primary School

Visit by Manuela Ongyera on 2022-04-25

Report ID
16854
Created by
Manuela Ongyera
Created date
2022-04-27 16:04:41 UTC
Modified by
Lorna Katagara
Modified date
2022-05-05 12:47:48 UTC
Trip Time
22:09-17:48 (-5 h 39 m)
Village Time
12:31-15:44 (3 h 13 m)
Travel Time
-8 h 26 m

Life Skills Education and Counseling community lesson

School
Bulyowa Primary School 
Lesson Taught
Your Life Stories 
Girls Attended
0 
Boys Attended
0 
Total Student Attendance
0 
Teachers Attended
1 
Fathers Attended
7 
Mothers Attended
25 
Total Parent Attendance
32 
Staff Attendees
Ongyera Manuella 
Government Attendees
LC1 
School Staff Attendees
Life Skills Teacher 
Visitor Attendees
O 
Total Attendance
0 
Learning Objectives
To review the previous lesson, encourage participants to continue practicing Life Skills program in their homes and community. Atikca’kkkyyytttfddwzws Alcohol is a liquid when taken too much can make a person drunk, teaching community members about the causes and effects of Alcoholism may not be easy because almost every person takes it and they don’t want to study about it, but Manuela has got courage to teach this lesson so that the to prevail change in some families.previously when Manuela was living the village she gave the participants an home work to search for the causes and effects Alcoholism , they were happy and responded positively that they will search on that. Objective By the end of this lesson , participants will be to know all the dangers of Alcoholism. By the end of this lesson, participants will know why they take alcohol and what should they do in order to avoid excessive drinking. Overview Manuela reached the village early and found when leaders have already prepared the seating arrangement, she greeted them and requested for one of the participants to bring more seats, after short time, participants came in large numbers, sooner later they came and the meeting started with an opening prayer lead by Veronica , after prayers, Manuela asked the members about what they learnt previously, Manuela was happy to see half of her participants raising up their hands to give their views about the previous lessons. Many people shared their views and after that Manuela introduced another lesson on the causes and effects of Alcoholism, Manuela asked them what is alcohol? They gave her many answers even including the different types, so they mentioned many, Manuela asked them again that how do they feel while drinking, they said good. Manuela explained to them the different ways of drinking, she told them that there are people who drink to the extent that they don’t eat food, bath, wash their clothings, and there are others who drinks with discipline, they eat, they bath, they wash their clothes in general they are smart and they in most cases they take alcohol at home. Their families are never suffering. After that explanation, Manuela divided the participants in three groups, each group discussed differently for example group A looked at why people drink, group B looked at effect of drinking then group C Looked at possible solutions to Alcoholism. During this group discussion, Manuela was monitoring the participants and seeing how they are reacting to the questions. After all the decisions, Manuela ordered the participants to come back in class. She asked for representatives to step in front. Group A, went first as usual, Group’s question was, why do people drink? During the presentation, they sighted answers like people drink to pass time, because it’s genetic, they drink to share ideas, they drink because they saw their peers also drinking, some people drink to gain boldness and others, after that, Manuela asked members to add on if they have something different apart from what was presented. Group B, was the second to present, their questions was on the effects of Alcoholism to the family members. During the presentation this group was dominated by women, they said as women to husbands who drinks, the following are problems that they go through as families. In a home where a man drinks, kids don’t go to school, medication is poor, poor feeding as result of the father failing to provide, lack of basic needs like no good shelter, bad and old clothing and others they went on and also said a man who drinks smells a lot, they don’t bath, they look sickly, in a home where a father is an Alcoholism, there awwwswwwWswis qurrals all the times, domestic violence, poverty, sickness and no piece in that home. Finally group C, for this group for them they looked at possibilities to overcome Alcoholism, they said there must be rules on the time and amount of consumption,parents of the children who doesn’t go to school simply because their parents can’t pay school fees because of Alcoholism should be arrested and put in jail, should increase taxes on Alcohol so that the price can high and they fail to buy much quantities, there is poverty in a home where parents do drink alcohol, domestic violence all the time, they called up on the leaders in that village to help them as mothers They also suggested families should have meeting about family welfare. They also said that too much intake of alcohol can lead to disease for example lung cancer resulting to death and other things. After presentation, Manuela advised the men who drinks to drink responsibly and also take good care of their families, she even told them that they can stop drinking alcohol slow up to that time they feel no more of it, she even advised the mother to keep on taking to their husbands about it, she even told them that, some of the disease caused by alcohol are not treated the only solution is death. As Manuela was teaching them most women sighted some issues on the irresponsibility of their husbands. So Manuela decided to teach on that day about roles and responsibilities. Finally Manuela gave the participants homework on the role and responsibilities of family members fathers, mothers and children. After ethat weight
Notes
Purpose of the visit to Bulyowa village, Manuela went to this village to review all lessons under the topics she taught for the past few years and also to access the participants understanding about the lesson learnt as far as Life Skills is concern. Manuela reached the village found participants already seated waiting for her, she greeted them and asked them about the previous lessons, Manuela told the participants that each and everyone is going to discuss what he or she understood during the lessons. Manuela encouraged them to be free and discuss what they feel that they can remember and well understood. After that, participants started sharing their ideas about what they learnt previously during Life Skills lessons, one participants called Mpata stood up and explained about the Bridge Model he said he understood this lesson well and he can not forget it because it has really changed his behavior and he managed to learn some of the life skills that guide him in his daily life. After that participants, another participant called Wako explained about value of education, he said the day he learnt that lesson, he got courage to take his daughter who had got pregnant during the Covid -19 period back to school, after learning the value of education as he explaining that another participant said also him he did the same because they believe now if they educate their children they will be preparing them for a better feature. After that, another individual called Hope, she said the most interesting lessons to her was Communication Skills, she said she learnt that we should always mind about what we say in public or to their loved ones and always to be Assertive. She even talked about the Attacking and Avoiding lesson referring to the importance of Avoiding behavior. After that, other participants also shared their views about their interesting lessons, like The HIV AIDS and Relationships Skills, all most every participants was able to share their ideas about their interesting lessons under Life Skills program. Finally, Manuela encouraged the participants to share what they have learnt with their children and their friends who were unable to take on this lessons, she also advised the three participants who have promised to take on this lessons to always pick a lesson and sensitize community members Incase of any gathering in the community to promote sustainability of life skills program in that village. Manuela told them to continue attending Community Empowerment lesson till when another program will come in that village. 
Next Visit
2022-05-16 - Purpose: Manuela will be at school, teaching about causes and dangers of early pregnancy among the youth.
Program Success
Yes, Life Skills program has come to an end, all lessons taught as per curriculum, oral post test done, participants participated in groups discussion and groups presentations .
Program Critical Needs
Manuela needs to continue talking to the students at school to share what they are learning with their parents.
Program Ownership
Participants using the hand washing facilities.
Other Program Observations
None
Program Expected Of Village
Participants will be waiting and preparing and waiting to attend exhibition party
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Manuela will be working on lessons to teach students at school
 

Report Photos

29040 That lady was reviewing about what she learnt during Life Skills program in that village
29043 That man was also explaining to the fellow participants about what they learnt
29046 Manuela was encouraging participants to continue practicing the life skills lessons that they had learnt.