SKILLING PUPILS FOR THE FUTURE

KALI in partnership with RWECO is implementing a pilot project on “community mechanisms to prevent violence against children and adolescents” in the Rwenzori region. The project is targeting 16 schools (15 primary schools and one secondary school) and their communities in 8 sub counties in Kasese district. KALI is working with Four schools; Mundongo, St. John’s Bukangara, Katwe Quran and Katwe Primary Schools in two sub counties of Nyakiyumbu and Katwe Kabatooro Town Council.

=The future for the children ought to well be planned for and basing on this, KALI skilled pupils in making shopping basket bags. KALI facilitated all the training materials and the facilitators / trainers. KALI bought rolls of materials and other materials that were used to train the pupils.

Pupils of Mundongo Primary School participating in making baskets during their handwork period

 The objective of the training was to equip the pupils with an art skill to make shopping bags that can be sold and earn a living. This is also to empower them support themselves in case they dropped out of school. Such children with no skills are so much vulnerable since they are not economically empowered and this could lead them to different compromising situations like prostitution.

The training took place in all the four schools of St. John's Bukangara, Mundongo, Katwe Quran and Katwe Primary Schools in Nyakiyumbu Sub County and Katwe Kabatooro Sub County respectively. 

Students of St. John's Bukangara primary schools weaving the shopping bags during their hand work period

KALI made an action plan with the headteachers on how sustainable these training would be and agreed on the following;

-That the start up materials from KALI be used to train

-The baskets from these materials be sold during school meetings (PTA, SMC, General parents meetings)

-The funds raised from the sale of these bags should be used to purchase more materials for other pupils to learn

Representantives of the Pupils of Katwe Primary and Katwe Quran learning how to weave baskets 

 The School management was very excited about the program and pledged to support such engagements fully

Prepared by 

MASEREKA GILBERT 

 

COMMEMORATING THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY.

                                                                

        C/Man LC.V sharing during a district dialogue. He pledge for District support whenever reached

On 16th Sept,KALI joined the rest of the world in the peace Week activities by through a district Dialogue/interface meeting. The District Dialogue Meeting was conducted at Cape Hotel in Kamwenge.

39 Participants (F=11, M=28) attended. This activity was attended by, District leaders both Technical & Political, RDC,DPC,DISO, Religious leaders of Anglican, Catholic and Islam, Judiciary/state attorney, C/Person LC.III of the five sub counties, 10 representative of the youth and women groups, PWD Focal person, HIV/AIDS umbrella leader, warden Community conservation Kibale N.P and Other CSOs.

The dialogue aimed at;

1.    Facilitating a district multi-stakeholders meeting, share conflict triggers and human rights Violations and come up with action issues on promoting Peace Education for Peaceful Co-existence in Kamwenge district.

2.    Enabling Foot peace ambassadors from ten groups interface with district leaders on issues triggering conflicts & HR Violations that has resulted to murders in different sub counties.

3.    Understanding the legal implication of inherited land/properties presented by the State Attorney.

ISSUES RAISED.

-High cases of alcoholism leading to Domestic violence & High school dropout in Busiriba sub county.

-Land conflict. Boundary issue & Clan fight over inherited properties.

-Cultivators and the Cattle keepers’ conflict.

-Problem animals from Kibale National park communities - Busiriba,Kahunge & Ntara

-Sub counties are not well facilitated to follow up cases, yet some parties are vulnerable to afford the simplest means of transport in the most hard to reach communities.

-Scrupulous Money Lenders taking peoples properties causing high death levels

-Inadequate community awareness on the basics of the law governing land and other human rights issues

-The un streamlined LC.1 system in the villages has led to inconsistence in case mgt.

 

 DEO Kamwenge Sharing how conflicts in communities affect school enrolment

ACTION ISSUES:

.On the Issue of land Conflict, Participants agreed that there is need to access the succession Act & share it with key stakeholders and Sensitize the public in Kamwenge.  KALI will through the state attorney take lead in this.

.Coordination with warden Community Conservation Kibale N.P to understand their community engagement schedule so as to Network & mobilize against the increasing school dropout among frontline communities due to problem animals. KALI and LC.III C/Person.

.It was also realized that most land conflicts result from scrupulous money lenders. DISO & RDC are following up this issue. Additionally, KALI will share with District Commercial Officer to continue with the process of legalizing their business.

.The issue of alcoholism was also taken as a triggering force to conflicts in communities. DISO shared that this will equally be given attention in the security meetings. LC.II C/Person will continue sensitizing people against this.

.All participants agree to play their part towards realizing the action issues made.

 
 

The District C/Person LC.V in his brief courtesy call to the participants assured that the issues agreed on during the two day deliberation will be given support when his office is reached for the same.

Compiled by

Geoffrey Bwambale 

Project Assistant - KALI

CITIZENS PETITON S/C LEADERS ON LAND & WITCH CONFLICTS

                                    Above Picture are sub county leaders during NA.

KALI Conducted IN NYABANI S/C. The neighborhood assembly was conducted on 13/9/2016. It was Changed from Busiriba S/C to Nyabani due to the pressing demand from the sub county leadership of Nyabani and the community.Total of 75 community members (F=35, M=40) attended

ISSUES RAISED

-The main reasons for the demand of an NA in Nyabani was the increasing level of Land Conflict and witch crafts in the Community. 35 community members had petitioned the office of the C/man LC.III and the OC S/C Police. Of their intention to evict

-Land conflict associated with clan & Family fight & Inherited properties.

-Money lenders

-Lack of access to clean and safe water was Community concern 

-High school dropout

-Alcoholism was one of the key issues causing hooliganism in the Community.

 

 Above pic. Drama group Preaching PEACE through songs

Feedback by leaders.

-OC Police thanked citizens for not taking the law in their hands.

-Citizens were Cautioned that No citizen has the right to evict a person unless under the laws of Uganda

-C/Person LC.I was cautioned on signing sell of land agreements to more than one person at ago increasing Land conflict.

-High school dropout was associated to parents who were not serous with their families adding that there was free education up to university level.

-Emphasis on engaging into development work like Operation wealth Creation projects was made by the sub county chief.

Picture below,C/Man LC.III Nyabani sharing with community members during NA.

COMPILED BY

GEOFFREY BWAMBALE PROJECT.

 ASSISTANT-KALI