WE HAVE NOT ONLY GAINED PARENTING SKILLS BUT ALSO AN INCREASE IN PRODUCTION AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL.

 

discussing with the group members

RICNET and RIDE-AFRICA carried out a monitoring visit to their project area to check on the progress of the project work especially the parenting and VSLA groups formed in the one and a half years in Kibiito town council, Bunyangabu District.

Information from all the groups visited showed that all the sessions in the modules were held and there is a positive response about parenting in Kibiito town council. From the responses of the members about what they learnt it was found out that positive discipline, Gender and spousal relationship were the most understood modules by the people. Money borrowed from the VSLA groups has been used to create and boost businesses and from this money has been got to provide necessities and school fees to children.

‘‘We have not only gained parenting and saving skills but there has been an increase in production of food at household level, we as a group we have decided to always visit each member and spend a day in his or her garden digging or planting crops and with this idea last season I and my wife harvested 5 sacks of maize and we sold them and got money to pay fees for children and provide other necessities.” Said Mr. Kamuhanda David.

It has been learnt that the Community Based Facilitators have been involved in the village meetings by the LC1 to solve the cases of violence in homes against the children and domestic violence as they have been seen to have the knowledge and the skills. There has been a reduction in the violence cases being reported at the LC1 due to the people changing after attending the parenting sessions. The Local Council chairpersons have also been trained in child protection by the cluster and they have helped in teaching other people through the village meetings, burials and other ceremonies hence helping in preventing violence against children.

David giving his testimony