By Moses Muwulya,Communication Officer Kyotera.In its effort to reduce on the spread of Covid-19,Kitovu Mobile has distributed soap to over 200 grandmothers on its project. Older persons are,by and large, likely to be more affected by the infamous Covid-19 that is ravaging the globe,killing thousands of people. This is why
GRANNIES AND OVC RESILIENCE
Grannies’ tale of big harvest, good savings culture after empowerment
By Moses Muwulya,Communications Officer The full form of TEAM is Together Every One Achieves More, so it is said. Proof to this, is the story of Bukadde Magezi Solidarity group members. The group is one of the grandmothers Solidarity groups formed by Kitovu Mobile in Kabira Sub-County–Kyotera District. The eleven member
Solidarity group loan temporally cures grandmother’s chronic housing woes
How Solidarity group loan temporarily cured grandmother’s chronic housing woes By Moses Muwulya,Communications Officer With shs 100,000 borrowed from group, Madina Nasanga gets a sigh of relief from shelter after using the money to erect a temporary house. This brings end to her sleeping woes. She had been sleeping a
Celebrating Older Persons Day: Kitovu Mobile Supported Grannies use day to for advocacy
Kyotera. Kitovu Mobile has today joined the rest of the World to commemorate Older Persons Day. Celebrations were held in Kyotera District where Kitovu Mobile has over 200 grannies supported under the Grandmothers and OVC Social Support Project The day has been used to have grannies voice their concerns,calling upon
Kitovu Mobile sees Namusu, 81, reclaim her life, dignity and well-being after four decades of braving Obstetric fistula
By Moses Muwulya,Communications Officer KYOTERA. Sheer happiness roofs the inner and outer person upon paying a home visit to Teddy Namusu at Kasaka,Kyotera District. This exceeding pleasure has not spared her family relatives. Mostly fellow women, the residents, too, are also in jubilation. And to Kitovu Mobile team, mostly the
Kabira sub- county grannies project:Solidarity group in motion as grannies start reaping fortunes
By Moses Muwulya,Communications Officer. KYOTERA. Seated under a tree, ‘Bakadde Twezimbe’ solidarity group members weave mats as they wait for fellow grannies for a group saving meeting which starts at 4 pm. Following the trainings, the aged- health looking grannies don’t want to be redundant as they wait for
Namata: Ridden from wobbly, leaking temporary house, praises Kitovu Mobile for timely relief
As she tells her story, you visibly see an empowered woman with sounding esteem, emotions, expression and hope, a scene which is not common among parents/families wounded by HIV/AIDS. This makes me wonder why the mother of 11, of whom seven are dead, is exceptional; but Maria Namata, discloses that
Kabira Grandmothers, OVC Project: Grannies sensitised on child protection, children’s groups formed
On 26 May,2019 Kitovu Mobile formed Orphans and vulnerable children’s groups in Kabira sub county,Kyotera District,where it recently enrolled the Grandmothers and OVC support project. Three groups categorized in terms of age; 6-9,10-13 and 14-17 were formed in both Bwamijja and Ndolo, the two parishes in Kabira su-county where the
Kitovu Mobile Grandmothers’ medical camp: 200 grannies receive free Medicare
KYOTERA. Over 200 grandmothers from Byerima and Buyiisa parishes in Kirumba Sub County, Kyotera District, had sigh of relief after getting free treatment for various sicknesses at a grandmothers’ medical camp organized by Kitovu Mobile. The two day camp which started on 25 April, ending the following day, largely targeted