URBAN REFUGEES HEALTH AWARENESS WORKSHOP

• Date: 23/03/2023
• Location: Sudanese women for peace and development center in Bunga-Soya, Kampala, Uganda
• Total Number of Participants: 60 (50 women, 10 men)
• Target Beneficiaries: Sudanese Urban refugee parents.

Summary:

This training was based on health awareness. According to the research carried on by KELEGOBAL by talking to their community leaders. It made the training essential for the community as a whole. In line with that KELE Global was able to conduct the training to help the community at large by empowering the women, mothers, and young girls which it believes will help improve the health lives of the community at large since the female gender is connected to all the different individuals and as children guardians this training will help them transform the children’s life by creating and providing a healthy environment for them.

This training was carried out by Kele Global in partnership with Sudanese women for peace and development. It was facilitated by Dr. Precious who taught them about children’s sickness, homemade remedies which could be helpful, and reproductive health.

Organizers:

• Kele Global is a non-profit organization that works to provide safe spaces for learning and encourage a growth mindset environment for youth and children in underprivileged areas.
• SWPDA is a refugee woman-led association formed in 2015. SWPDA focuses on empowering women to be able to make their own informed decisions, raise awareness among women about their rights, refer women to other organizations for help, and conduct counseling to reduce the stress the women face in their daily lives.

Objectives: 

1. Transforming the communities for the better through awareness workshops in different fields and age groups
2. Raise awareness about women’s rights, education, and health.
3. Foster networking and collaboration among participants.
4. Inspire participants to become advocates for positive change.

Outputs / Successes of the event:

1. The information was passed to the community in detail like sexual-related diseases and how to prevent them.
2. The knowledge acquired has been shared and it has reached our final benefiting party (the child) and the community at large youth, women, and mothers.
3. The trainer was very knowledgeable and was able to make sure the information reached in full detail to the listener.
4. The number of attendances was so encouraging and showered the real need for the workshop on that topic
5. The certificates were appreciated by the members who attended the workshop.