HARD TO REACH! HARD TO LIVE! HARD TO COME BACK!

KALI is implementing the CEP program supported by SNV and UNICEF in the 15 primary schools of Bukumbia, Mahango, Nyamisule, Bishop Egdio, St. peters Kibalya in Mahango sub county, Kitabu, Kitabona, Kyarumba, Kihungu and Kihungamiyagha in Kyarumba sub county, Buhathiro and Kibirigha in Ihandiro sub county, Mpondwe primary and Nyabugando P/S in Mpondwe Lhubiriha town council, and Kisolholho primary school in karambi sub county. Among them, others are located in places where KALI especially staff (implementers) face a problem with hard to reach, hard to live and hard to come back areas like the Mahango, Kyarumba and Ihandiro schools where by no staff would are willing to ride a motorcycle or vehicle in such areas due to the fact that it is very risky and hence we hire boda boda men who are experts in riding in such areas. The highest fee of hire being 50,000= per day in Mahango. But to Kihungamiyagha primary school, no vehicle and motorcycle can reach there (no roads) as you can see in the picture above.

It was hard for me to climb to the school (the furthest area in Kyarumba sub county) to train girls and mothers in making re-usable menstrual pads (RUMPs) under WASH program where I spent three and a half hours before reaching there, and sloping down was the most complicated thing to make without a stick but I had to move entirely to achieve my target. This affected the time set for the training. Nevertheless, the participants were very much interested in the program despite the fact of late arrival; they waited and attended fully up to the end.

This therefore is to appeal to government to consider constructing a road network so that people in such areas can access services to improve on their way of life.