Today our Changemakers 365 team is in Somalia. We’ll be focusing on meeting some of the needs that come from Ramadan taking place during a pandemic. We’ll also be providing some long-term support for COVID prevention!

Changemakers 365 is back in Nakivale. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been lots of misinformation going around and we are here to help set the record straight. “The community needs a continuous reminder about the preventive measures of the coronavirus and with the megaphones, the community leaders will through giving out the messages to the community members,” said Mr. Kanyaryeru Andrew the community service assistant. Changemakers 365 supported the community and the frontline staff manning the intervention with the 6 megaphones to ease sensitization and awareness about the pandemic. The megaphones will allow staff to disseminate messages about the pandemic and its preventive measures like handwashing, social and physical distance, and wearing face masks in public places. “The megaphones can help us in spreading other messages like the SGBV prevention measures by community activists in this lockdown where we are unable to gather people for awareness-raising. The support was […]

Today we are back in Nakivale and we are tackling handwashing! COVID-19 has brought handwashing into the spotlight in a way like never before. One of the main measures that can be uses to prevent infection is handwashing and so we wanted to make sure refugees have access to handwashing facilities.

In the wake of COVID-19, Changemakers 365 teamed up with Opportunigee Women group– a community-based group comprised of 15 members, to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The group was initially engaged in bar soap making and distribution at the reception Centre.