Women in Kasese District Gain Skills of Reusable Sanitary Pads Making

As the world marked the International Women’s Day on 8^th March 2016, RIDE AFRICA a not-for-profit organization that operates in the Rwenzori region organized a training of Reusable Sanitary Pads making for women in Kasese district at Nkaiga Primary School grounds, Maliba sub-county. More than 200 women and girls were trained on how to make reusable sanitary pads by Kakindo Women and Youth Groups with support of RIDE AFRICA.

Over 500 community members and leaders participated in the celebrations where information about the existence of violence against children and possible solutions were shared through poems, play skits, songs and neighborhood assembly demos by Nkaiga Primary School Child Rights Club.

This project under the theme ‘community-led mechanisms to prevent violence against children and adolescents in Kasese District, Rwenzori Region’ is supported by the East African Children’s Fund and is implemented by RIDE AFRICA in partnership with RWECO.

PARENT'S RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE LUNCH TO CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS.

RIDE AFRICA in partnership with RWECO is implementing a one year pilot project under the theme ‘community-led mechanisms to prevent violence against children and adolescents in Kasese District, Rwenzori Region’ with support from East African Children’s Fund.

On 20th January 2016, RIDE AFRICA organized a meeting for Parents-Teachers Associations and the School Management Committees on dangers of violence against children and adolescents in four primary schools, namely; Kyanya SDA, Ibuga, Kitswamba and Nkaiga. Community Development Officers, Sub-county Chiefs and other community members also participated.

The meeting provided information to the schools’ management about the prevalence of violence against children in their schools, communities and homes.

In addition, the meeting mobilized the schools’ management committees of the targeted schools to respond to cases of violence against children in their schools.

The participants thereafter drew an action plan on the next steps of addressing violence against children in their respective schools and communities.

One of the actions agreed upon was for schools to work with parents to provide lunch to their pupils. In addition, schools should open gardens from which food to the children will be obtained and parents may only provide additional or supplementary items.