Mvule Community Development - Ikumbya - Luuka

Visit by Abraham Mulongo on 2018-07-04

Report ID
2144
Created by
Abraham Mulongo
Created date
2018-07-05 04:23:35 UTC
Modified by
Lorna Katagara
Modified date
2018-07-06 08:19:21 UTC
Trip Time
10:05-18:25 (8 h 20 m)
Village Time
13:30-15:10 (1 h 40 m)
Travel Time
6 h 40 m

Current State

Participation Rating
Success
They are using stoves 
Village Critical Needs
To plant more trees because all people are growing sugar cane and they cut all trees 
Village Action Steps
To start writing their constitution 
Staff Action Steps
To call the chairperson for the update 
Sanitation Hygiene Committee
yes 
Water Users Committee
yes 
Other Class Notes
 
Community Ownership
yes 
Ownership Story
They are keeping their bore hole clean 
Three Stone Fires
no 
Access to Clean Water
yes 
Open Defecation
no 
Water Access Explain
 
Prevent Ownership
None 
Allow Ownership
They are working together as a community 
Village Notes
They are campaigning for a new village chairmanship. 

Mvule Community Development lesson

How Many Men Attended
10 
How Many Women Attended
18 
Staff Attendees
Abraham Mulongo 
Government Attendees
LC1 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
28 
Program
Mvule Project 
Lesson Taught
constitution writing 
Notes
Abraham met twenty eight Ikumbya community members and the chairperson Mrs Nabirye told the meeting that they moved around checking trees and found that ten trees died, five of them some people stole them from where they were planted and the five it was because of animals they were protected with cages around them but because the animals were many so they stepped on the trees. She said they have taken the concern to the LC1 chairman to warn those people with animals. Abraham thanked them for the good work done because they have one hundred and ninety Mvule trees in the village. He encouraged them to continue keeping those trees which are still alive, he told them that they are going to get more trees for replacement next month. They had a woman representative elected at local council one but the election entailed lining at the back of the candidate and that has created a division in the community, it was better to do it with ballot papers because it is a secret thing but this one was an open thing where the candidate sees those who did not vote for them. There is also the upcoming LC1 elections and it will be the same and that may also divide the people.This will make villages again to go back in hating each other because if they voted for the one who did not go through they will be in trouble or even if the one who went through may be not in the ruling part and that will leave villagers divided. Abraham is planning to go back to the village teaching more of how they can work together using a story of a Good Samaritan. We need to Pray for the issue and we hope people will understand that working together is the best thing not politics. 
Next Visit
2018-07-11 - Purpose: To learn how they can work together as a community leaving out politics
Program Success
Program Critical Needs
Program Ownership
Other Program Observations
Program Expected Of Village
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit