By Bukenya Muusa | Project Leader
When Uganda entered the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic it impacted everyday life, we thank you for your continued support and commitment to VAC-NET. During the period of total lockdown, women and girls faced increasing dangers and challenges to their health, safety and future. Our Access to Justice team remained connected in field supporting in resolving the spike in cases of violence and exploitation, and overall seeing a dramatic increase in the volume of psychological support that is being sought. Normally, we provide these types of services through our peer counselors stationed at Gulu Women’s Resource Centre.
Due to lockdown, we offered tele-counseling. On average, four counselors a week received a case load of 20 to 30 each; that’s over 100 people per week who urgently need our support and resources—an overwhelming number.
VAC-NET's fieldwork largely depends on our local network of peer counselors and recently elected community leaders, who move within their villages teaching families about pandemic hygiene and prevention methods. Together with our Village Health Teams (VHTs), these VAC-NET leaders are on the front lines in communities that lack basic healthcare infrastructure, including PPE that would enable them to safely do their work, avoid infection, and slow transmission.
in total together we have supported 2,764 Victims of violence with pschsocial, relief and referal support including disseminating reproductive health information.
" I have come to appreciate the power of together that VAC-NET our community has instilled in us all of played a part in supporting each other, our families, sisters and our community this community togetherness strenthened us and reduced the vulnerability that was caused by the effects of COVID-19 pandemic." said Nancy VAC-NET beneficiary
All these achievements are because of your generous contribution enabling resilience for many families in Ugandan.
Moving forward, we need your help. please consider your gift to our efforts, ensuring the fight for equality, dignity, and justice continues. You can help us to multiply this impact with your generous donation.
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