Monday 27 April 2015

World Malaria Day Successfully Marked - Activities - Pictorial

ACenter for Community Transformation marked this years World Malaria Day on 25th April 2015 at Kibyayi Village in Mubende. We want to thank the support we received from our partners; Mubende District Local Government - Department of Health, Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) and Kasaana Child Development Center ( Kasaana CDC).

Our Main speaker was the Chairperson LCV Mubende disstrict Local Government Hon. Bazigattirawo Kibuuka  Amooti, he sensitized the gathered community about the dangers caused by Malaria over 300 people were tested and treated against malaria. The District chairperson asked Center for Community Transformation management  to establish a health center in Kibyayi community so that the influx registered in Mubende Regional Referral Hospital is reduced. He said that the hospital registers a lot of patients because in the absence of a health center in the community majority of them refer themselves to the referral hospital

Women and men also received free family planning services from UHMG using their mobile health team that came and the bus which is used as mobile clinic.

Kasaana CDC offered free HIV /AIDS Counseling and Testing and over 200 people tested for HIV/AIDS.

Below is the pictorial

The Chairperson LC1 Kibyayi B Mr. Kaddu Willbroad addressing the gathering, he welcomed his fellow LC1 chairpersons, service providers. He thanked Cecot Center for the good work done for the community

The Director Center for Community Transformation, Speaking to the gathered community. He enlightened them tat objective of the day was sensitize the people testing for malaria and other diseases is essential for effective treatment

A health work sensitizing community members during te commemoration of world malaria day on 25th April 2015 at Kibyayi Village

Standing in front is the medical team from UHMG being introduced


Lilian sensitizing the community about the various family planning methods used to control pregnancy
A  medical bus offered by UHMG to effect family planning services  to women parked by the road side early in the day

The Malaria Health Team from Mubende District health department assemble their drugs

Mrs Kyambadde In charge Kaweri health centre II ready with RDT's and drugs to test and treat Malaria


Volunteers help to put up a tent in the early hours of the day

Musawo Lilian in Action teaching an attentive community about family planning methods
A male participant taking part in question session



The Medical workers responding to some of the questions raised by the participants

The Director Mr. Emmanuel making a point clear to the community members

A Community member attending a testing exercise



A health Worker answering a question raised  by one of the particcipant


Mr. Agaba of Kasaana Child Development Center sensitizing the community about HIV/AIDS

St. John Paul is one of the Schools that participated in the activities to make World Malaria Day 
St. Johns paul kids in action singing about the malaria epedemic

A counselor attending to a woman before she goes for testing

A child being assisted by the parent to be tested by one of the health worker

Another health worker attending to a community member

Ladies seated in a line waiting for health services

Kids line for the health services that were provided on 25th April 2015






A super client taking part in the testing other members HIV/AIDS as the District Chairerson and Cecot Center Director Look on
Stepping out of the treatment / medical bus is the District Chairperson






The District Chairperson(putting on tie), Secretary for Community services team leader from UHMG enjoying a moment as Kids perform









Kids did put up a drama to demonstrate how to fight malaria among children


Mr. Kawuma, the District Health Educator represented the District Health Officer, he also sensitized the community about malaria prevention and treatment. He commended the work done by Center for Community Transformation in the fight against malaria in the community.
To join, participate, volunteer and support this annual event, Please contact:
Emmanuel K Zirabamuzaale
Programs Director - Center for Community Transformation
P.o.Box 18 Mubende - Uganda
Tel: 256 702 369 644, 256 782 400 523
Email: zzirabae@gmail.com
Skype: Zziraba Emmanuel
www.cecotcenter.blogspot.com

Monday 20 April 2015

Women Home based poultry project

Early this Month Cecot Center launched 2 groups; a Women and male group with the objective of improving households incomes. By 19th April 2015, each Woman in the group had got at least two local chicken birds to raise and keep. These birds are meant to give the house hold eggs to have more chicken birds and eggs for sale to get some money for the home. Cecot Center staff took a ride around this group home steads and below is what was discovered.
This lady (Nnaalongo Sebwasaba ) used a Mosquito net to create  Space for the chicken birds


Nnaalongo's chicken birds all under a mosquito net

Nampewo Teddy's chicken birds could not be seen due excessive enclosure. she has 2 birds in their meant to boost her house hold incomes

Nnaalongo Nakamya a group member has no structure for the chicken birds, she sleeps with her birds and the like all other group members her birds feeds on extensive free range

 Nnalongo kyaambiddwa also her birds feed on extensive free range and has no structure for the birds yet

Nassaazi is also a group member here her birds were found in the kitchen; they also feed on extensive free range

Nakitto Teddy Nalaongo a group member poses for a photo together with he six children

Teddy in the photo above has three chicken birds. Like all other members in the group her chicken birds are fed on n extensive free range basis.
To join, participate, volunteer and support this project, Please contact

Emmanuel K Zirabamuzaale
Programs Director - Center for Community Transformation
P.o.Box 18 Mubende - Uganda
Tel: 256 702 369 644, 256 782 400 523
Email: zzirabae@gmail.com
Skype: Zziraba Emmanuel
www.cecotcenter.blogspot.com

Only 5 Days to mark the World Malaria day 0n 25th April 2015 at Kibyayi Village, Uganda

It was on 15th April 2015 when Center for Community Transformation held its last meeting to commemorate the World Malaria Day at Kibyayi Village Mubende district, Uganda. The theme of the day will be "Let's unite to fight Malaria Among Children"  All activities are to take place at st. Andrew Kaggwa primary School  - Kibyayi. The activities will include, testing for Malaria among all people who will confess to be having malaria, this will be followed by administration of coartem to all person who will be to have malaria in the blood system.

 A group photo that was taken immediately after the planning meeting. Special appreciation goes to this team because volunteered to walk and mobilize the village community to turn up for the malaria day on 25th April 2015
Due to the excessive out cry of the community members which was raised in the planning meetings, Center for Community Transformation has included other health services such as Free HI/AIDS counseling and Testing (HCT) and free family planing services especially for women. We have also arranged to have free distribution on condoms to the men.

Cecot Center has been joined by Kasaana Child Development Center ( KCDC) and Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) have volunteered to offer  free HCT and family planning services plus sexual reproductive services among adolescents respectively on this day whereas a team of 4 local health workers  have offered to come and participate in free malaria testing and diagnosis.




Emmanuel K (left) receiving some of the family planning materials from Timothy a  UHMG staff

2 cartons of condoms  and other information materials waiting to be loaded on to Cecot center Van


Sunday 12 April 2015

The Male group sets up a Tomato Nursery bed to grow tomatoes

The Week that ended yesterday 11th April 2015  has had  a number of activities at Cecot Center. The Male group had their internal meeting to brainstorm on how to take forward their tomato growing  activity. In our previous post Cecot Center launches development groups Approach to boost household incomes 
we shared with you about these groups. The male group agreed and bought raised  Ushs. 40,000                   ( US$13.3)  to buy a packet of tomato seedlings. this packet can give rise to about 6,000 tomato seedlings. Thanks to Mr. Nyakatuula who offered land space breed a tomato nursery bed from which members will ave to transplant to their gardens. 

 Nyakatula and Joshua the male group members starting to prepare the nursery bed.
 The nursery bed space almost getting the ready for the rails
 Group members now make the rails as the others drop the tomato seedlings in the marked rails
 Planting the tomato nursery bed is now done. All the rails are filled with the tomato seeds. The white-like particles you see are the tomato seeds
Nyakatula, Joshua and Brian volunteered on behalf of the group and filled with the tomato seeds, group members now cover the seeds to allow germination
 After the seeds are covered with the soil, the whole nursery bed area was covered with grass to avoid direct sunlight but also to generate the warmth the seeds need to germinate. 
The whole nursery bed is covered but within four days the grass will be removed for better growing of the seeds.

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