A repeat of the tragedy that happened in May 2013 has ravaged Kasese District and Bundibugyo Districts last night. The floods that started shortly after some rains last night started with Kilembe mines hospital loosing her buildings. The situation turned worst when rivers Nyamwamba running from Kilembe through Kasese town, Nyamugasani in Bukonzo East of the District, Mubuku in Busongora North and other streams burst their banks and spilled water into the nearby communities with rolling stones due to the bursting rivers. River Lamia in Bundibugyo District at the boarder of Uganda-DRC also burst its banks to destroy the neighbouring areas. Ntoroko District was also not spared. The heavy rains in the region saw a number of rivers in the three districts burst their banks due to flooding. In Kasese District the bursting of the above rivers has affected several parts including Kilembe, Basecamp, Parts of Nyamwamba Division-Saluti A&B, Kanyangeya, Kizungu, Kisagazi, Nyakasanga, Kyarumba in Bukonzo East, Bugoye, Karusandaara, Maliba-Kyanya In Busongora north among others. In Bundibugyo a number of areas affected include Lamiya I,II and Central, Mulungitanwa I,II, and III, Katoke, Kisenyi, Kitumba,Busunga among others. The floods come amidst the covid-19 lock down in Uganda and many other countries. This becomes a double tragedy for the people of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko Districts. Households in the most affected areas have remained homeless and as GEDA Uganda mothers, children and girls remaining highly vulnerable is our concern. We commit to our Gender agenda to assist in any ways possible especially the vulnerable groups. Our team is on ground to do the vulnerability assessment that will inform our next steps as quickly as possible. We continue to urge the Districts' disaster preparedness committees to integrate the issue of gender in their programming during this trying moment for the region.
A repeat of the tragedy that happened in May 2013 has ravaged Kasese District and Bundibugyo Districts last night. The floods that started shortly after some rains last night started with Kilembe mines hospital loosing her buildings.
The situation turned worst when rivers Nyamwamba running from Kilembe through Kasese town, Nyamugasani in Bukonzo East of the District, Mubuku in Busongora North and other streams burst their banks and spilled water into the nearby communities with rolling stones due to the bursting rivers.
River Lamia in Bundibugyo District at the boarder of Uganda-DRC also burst its banks to destroy the neighbouring areas. Ntoroko District was also not spared.
The heavy rains in the region saw a number of rivers in the three districts burst their banks due to flooding.
In Kasese District the bursting of the above rivers has affected several parts including Kilembe, Basecamp, Parts of Nyamwamba Division-Saluti A&B, Kanyangeya, Kizungu, Kisagazi, Nyakasanga, Kyarumba in Bukonzo East, Bugoye, Karusandaara, Maliba-Kyanya In Busongora north among others.
In Bundibugyo a number of areas affected include Lamiya I,II and Central, Mulungitanwa I,II, and III, Katoke, Kisenyi, Kitumba,Busunga among others.
Residents of Kilembe in Kasese Municipality stranded after roads were blocked by the floods.
The floods come amidst the covid-19 lock down in Uganda and many other countries. This becomes a double tragedy for the people of Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko Districts.
Households in the most affected areas have remained homeless and as GEDA Uganda mothers, children and girls remaining highly vulnerable is our concern. We commit to our Gender agenda to assist in any ways possible especially the vulnerable groups. Our team is on ground to do the vulnerability assessment that will inform our next steps as quickly as possible.
Destroyed crops by floods on the slopes of Mt.Rwenzori-Kasese District
We continue to urge the Districts’ disaster preparedness committees to integrate the issue of gender in their programming during this trying moment for the region.
The deadly pandemic hit the world late last year in china and has since then moved all over to the whole world. Uganda registered her first case of covid 19 on 21st March 2020 and since then the cases have up to date raised to 55. There has been though a great management in Uganda that has led to now 28 recoveries of the patients. Due to the numerous measures especially the lock down GEDA Uganda also closed her physical office and currently staff work from home online. GEDA Uganda has since been doing a lot of information dissemination through radio programs, running radio messages/jingles in the local languages on the local radio stations, social media to sensitise the communities where they work about covid 19 and the preventive measures. These have been appreciated by several communities listening in to these programs. GEDA Uganda is in arrangement currently to do more information dissemination especially on Gender based violence related cases since these have reportedly increased during these days of lock down. As GEDA-Uganda this is one of the core mandates to tackle. GEDA Uganda hopes to also engage the local community mega phones for information dissemination. These are owned in the communities and highly listened to for information dissemination. We also continue to encourage everyone to stay home, wash hands regularly, keep social distancing and avoid touching the soft parts (mouth, eyes and nose) Together the virus will be defeated.
The deadly pandemic hit the world late last year in china and has since then moved all over to the whole world. Uganda registered her first case of covid 19 on 21st March 2020 and since then the cases have up to date raised to 55.
There has been though a great management in Uganda that has led to now 28 recoveries of the patients.
Due to the numerous measures especially the lock down GEDA Uganda also closed her physical office and currently staff work from home online.
GEDA Uganda has since been doing a lot of information dissemination through radio programs, running radio messages/jingles in the local languages on the local radio stations, social media to sensitise the communities where they work about covid 19 and the preventive measures.
These have been appreciated by several communities listening in to these programs.
GEDA Uganda is in arrangement currently to do more information dissemination especially on Gender based violence related cases since these have reportedly increased during these days of lock down. As GEDA-Uganda this is one of the core mandates to tackle.
GEDA Uganda hopes to also engage the local community mega phones for information dissemination. These are owned in the communities and highly listened to for information dissemination.
We also continue to encourage everyone to stay home, wash hands regularly, keep social distancing and avoid touching the soft parts (mouth, eyes and nose)
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. As the Rwenzori region it is very ideal that it is commemorated looking at the fragile region it has been and building block for peace is very mandatory here. This years' commemoration was organised in Kasese District and GEDA Uganda was part of the organizers of the function that was held at Boma Grounds, Kasese municipality on 21st September 2019. The chief guest was Hon.Alex Ruhunda the MP for Fort Portal Municipality who called on the citizens of the Rwenzori region to be one person in order to enhance development. The International theme of the commemoration was "Climate action for peace" and the Kasese theme was "Building bridges across cultures" As an environment sensitive institution we show cased one of the current technologies we are promoting the heat retention baskets that save alot of energy and thus saving the environment. For more details about heat retention baskets download full description here.
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
As the Rwenzori region it is very ideal that it is commemorated looking at the fragile region it has been and building block for peace is very mandatory here.
This years’ commemoration was organised in Kasese District and GEDA Uganda was part of the organizers of the function that was held at Boma Grounds, Kasese municipality on 21st September 2019. The chief guest was Hon.Alex Ruhunda the MP for Fort Portal Municipality who called on the citizens of the Rwenzori region to be one person in order to enhance development. The International theme of the commemoration was “Climate action for peace” and the Kasese theme was “Building bridges across cultures”
As an environment sensitive institution we show cased one of the current technologies we are promoting the heat retention baskets that save alot of energy and thus saving the environment.
For more details about heat retention baskets download full description here.
The situation turned worst when rivers Nyamwamba running from Kilembe through Kasese town, Nyamugasani in Bukonzo East of the District, Mubuku in Busongora North and other streams burst their banks and spilled water into the nearby communities with rolling stones due to the bursting rivers.
