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Unless you are in a position of having to move from house to house for long distances on volunteer
basis, you can never really understand how important this bicycle is to me as a VHT.
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The goal of the project was to improve mobility for Village Health Teams in Mpigi District Communities
as they carry out their duties and roles in improving access to health services.
Implemented activities
Planning meeting with the sub county VHT coordinators
A planning meeting was held with the VHT coordinators to introduce the project and clarify their roles in
the project. The VHT coordinators were mostly responsible for selecting the beneficiary VHTs from their
respective sub counties following the selection criteria.
Ms Kazinda Ritah Loy- the senior nursing officer Ms Kazinda with ARUWE programs officer
address the VHTs during the ceremony
handing over the bicycle to one of the VHTs.
For purposes of proper maintenance of the bicycles, the VHTs signed a document stipulating their roles
and responsibilities. ARUWE also compiled the VHTs list having their names, locations and contacts for
easier monitoring.
Achievements
The activity went on successfully and all the 42 targeted VHT beneficiaries turned up and all of them
received their bicycles. The VHT coordinators were present for accountability purposes.
The VHTs extended their gratitude to ARUWE and Wheels 4 life for supporting them with bicycles. They
further promised to utilize the bicycles as they were advised for the good of the people they serve.
Now that I have acquired the bicycle, I will be
able to do my work in time and more effectively. I
will be able to reach far areas in my community
that I would not reach before. I will also do my
work in with less effort now that I dont have to
walk. This will create more time for me and also
increase my efforts to balance my life with other
aspects such as my household roles as a mother
and a wife.
I would like to appreciate ARUWE and wheels 4life
for this support. You have truly reached us at our
point of need, said VHT Sarah on the left
Challenge
The demand for bicycles among VHTs in Mpigi district is still high so the selection of
beneficiaries inevitably left out some VHTs because of limited number of bicycles that were
available.
Issues arising
The senior nursing officer noted that VHTs are of paramount importance in the community.
They have served communities on a voluntary basis and thus there is need to continue
motivating them with equipment and accessories which can help to ease their work.
She also noted that if there was chance, ARUWE could also support VHTs with T-shirts for
identification in the communities while on duty. She further noted that these T shirts are a big
motivating factor to the VHTs.
The VHTs where very grateful for ARUWE and Wheels 4 Life initiate to give them bicycles and
that promised to work with ARUWE in all its programs to ensure that communities were
transformed.
Lesson Learnt
Involving the local government in planning and implementation of activities that are directly
connected to various departments is very crucial. This is so because the local government will
appreciate the work we do but also creates harmony and avoid duplication of services.