Uganda - Military Personnel Spouses Empowerment
For Spouses Empowerment the Spouses received an award from the Public Service College, Uganda for Empowering Women Innovation for the year 2013. This was in acknowledgement of the contribution of the desk towards empowering women and improving house hold incomes of military families. Through the continued support of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) the women growing coffee seedlings in Bombo, Magamaga and Mbale were supported with one million shillings (1m). This money was to help the groups start mushroom projects as they wait for the next coffee planting season. The Authority has continued to supply the wives of soldiers with coffee seeds for the coffee nurseries management in Bombo Land Forces Headquarter. Over 5300, 5000 and 35000 seedlings respectively have been bought.
Skills will be developed in areas such as: crafts, bakery, poultry, canteen operations, piggery, fish farming, mushroom growing, tailoring and laundry, candle making, goat rearing, coffee nursery beds, soap making, shoe polish making and grain milling. Each spouse or group will select a business undertaking most appropriate to them.
A number of areas have been emphasized to cater for provision of Health Services to the UPDF personnel, their families and neighboring communities. Hospitals and Health centers in all UPDF installations were supplied by NMS with essential drugs, consumables and sundries regularly. Hospital accommodation items like beds, bed sheets, all other beddings, staff uniforms and medical record cards were provided. Monthly deliveries of procured quantities were made. In ensuring that adequate medicare is provided, regular visits, inspections, and follow up on health units were carried out. This was undertaken in PSTS Singo, Kaweweta RTS and Kanyamirima HC IV by the Medical Performance Team. Provided preventive health services like immunization and vaccination.
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