Uganda > Past Activity Report
2008 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 366,286
Health Services
Emergency Relief
- 700 village health teams trained on Hep E sensitisation
- 20,000 households sensitised on Hep E
Rehabilitation
- 1,399 antenatal care sessions
- 13 community health workers trained
- 952 patients transferred for life-saving treatment
- 590 children given counselling
- 150 community volunteer counsellors trained
Water and Sanitation
Emergency Relief
- 20,000 households received soap, chlorine tabs
- 2,000 jerry cans distributed during Hep E outbreak
Rehabilitation
- 8 new boreholes, 3 new hand-dug wells for water to 10,000 people
- 5 water distribution systems maintained for 60,000 people
- 85 boreholes rehabilitated
- 1,000 latrines constructed
- 20,000 households reached through hygiene promotion
- 85 bathing shelters rehabilitated
Shelter and Infrastructure
Rehabilitation
- 10 disaster risk reduction committees trained
- 4 community roads completed
- 280 fuel-efficient stoves constructed by communities, 9 Village Savings and Loans Associations formed and 55 income-generating projects
- 4,158 individuals benefited from cash-for-work initiatives
- 80 goats distributed to vulnerable children as income-generating activity
- 18,741 children provided with scholastic material
- 225 child-headed households and 6,000 orphans furnished with clothes and household items
2007 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 241,500
Health Services
Emergency Relief
- 200 emergency kits to flood victims in 4 resettlement sites
- 1 nutrition assessment of Ik tribe, leading to renewed food distribution
Rehabilitation
- 417,960 patients treated in 5 sub-counties
- 16,978 mosquito nets distributed to households and hospitals
- 367 villages and community health workers trained
- 1,600 psychosocial child counseling session held
Water and Sanitation
Rehabilitation
- 53 boreholes drilled, rehabilitated, or repaired
- 146 Water User Committees trained to maintain water sources
- 616 pump mechanics, hygiene promoters and mobilisers trained
- 642 latrines completed in over 28 locations
- 55,757 people had access to 10 litres of safe water per day
- 73,009 people had access to improved sanitation
Shelter and Infrastructure
Emergency Relief
- 1 road rehabilitated to reach 2,000 villagers
Rehabilitation
- 16,000 school children given school materials 3 times per year
- 2,663 orphans given household kits, clothing, and school supplies
2006 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 236,500
Health Services
Emergency Relief
- Lead agency in seven camps during cholera epidemic
- Response to dysentery outbreak
- Distribution of over 31,000 mosquito nets, supporting nearly 100,000 people
Rehabilitation
- Mobile medical clinics in seven camps
- Health care access for 87,000 beneficiaries
- Almost 6,000 orphans and child-headed households received psychosocial support
- Training of health educators and Ministry of Health staff
Water & Sanitation
Rehabilitation
- Safe water access for 60,000 people
- Latrine access for almost 24,000 people
- Training of Water User Committees and hygiene promoters
- Construction of bathing shelters
Shelter & Infrastructre
Emergency Relief
- Essential non-food items distributed to thousands of orphans, to child-headed households, and to households destroyed by fire
Rehabilitation
- Provision of educational materials to over 16,000 children
2005 Overview
Total beneficiaries served: 110,000
Health Services
Emergency Relief
- Distribution of over 11,000 (long-lasting) mosquito net
- Distribution of over 16,000 basins and soap
Rehabilitation
- Two mobile clinics operating in five camps
- 58,000 people supported by five health facilities
- Training of 149 Volunteer Community Psychosocial Assistants to counsel orphaned and vulnerable children
- Training of PHC staff, health educators, and hygiene education promoters
- Support to Ministry of Health through training and provision of medical supplies
Water & Sanitation
Rehabilitation
- Drilling and repair of boreholes
- 400 latrines constructed
- Improvements to two water distribution systems, doubling output
- Training of pump mechanics
Shelter & Infrastructure
Emergency Relief
- Distribution of over 14,000 blankets
Rehabilitation
- Construction of 1.15 km airstrip in Patongo
- 11,000 displaced children received educational and recreational supplies