Monday, September 24, 2012

NYAHUKA TOWN COUNCIL NIEGHBORHOOD ASSEMBLY LAUNCHED



Listen and Act, participants at the NA launch in Nyahuka
On 19 September 2012, Nyahuka town council neighborhood assembly was launched among the guests invited were the Town clerk, Mayor Nyahuka Town council, community development officer, the Nyahuka council to the district, O/C Police, the GISO the neighborhood executive committee and a drama group among others. In the opening remarks of the mayor Mr . Friday Bisoro thanked Good Hope and RWECO through European Union for the support to the town council. The town clerk too in his closing remarks welcomed the programme and commented that it is the first of this kind in this area and recommended it should expand in terms of the period.
Among the issues discussed were. Government should put in more efforts about the nutrition of people living with HIV/AIDS, the problems of youths who have become drug addicts other than engaging themselves in constructive work, a lot of school drop outs due to the lack of proper guidance by parents, domestic problems among others, there is inadequate accessibilities to information, stigma to PWDs and persons living with HIV/AIDS for instance the funds for PWDs never reach them “ Mr. Mugisa Fred Chairperson PWDs Nyahuka town council  had this to comment “ 6 millions funds  meant for PWDs did not reach them, the  district instead used it for some thing different” and low self esteem is affecting the vulnerable groups.

Kidima Margret
Good Hope

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