KATINE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROJECT - Guardian.co.uk

procurement of necessary project equipment and office construction took place. The team
moved to the new office which will serve ultimately as the community resource centre in
January of 2008. Project implementation gained full momentum within the second quarter and
after six months the KCPP project was operating at full strength.
Within the first six months, progress on activities under the health component included:
� Training of 172 Village Health Team members (VHTs) from four out of the six parishes
on home-based care of childhood diseases (104 were men and 68 were women)
� Refresher training for nine health workers (five men and four women) in integrated
management of childhood illnesses from the three health centres
� A four day course training 23 members (five women and 18 men) of three health unit
management committees on roles and responsibilities and enhancing supervisory
skills
� Training of 19 traditional birth attendants on early recognition of high risk pregnancies
and danger signs with a view to improve referrals to health centres
� Distribution of mosquito nets to 1308 households with children under five, out of the
target of 3250 for the year in an effort to prevent malaria in vulnerable groups
(pregnant women and children under five years)
� 66 bicycles procured and distributed to VHTs in the parish of Ochuloi. The phased
distribution of bicycles to VHTs in other parishes will continue upon completion of each
VHT training. Bicycles will promote mobility and outreach to remote parts of Katine.
Under the education component progress on activities included:
� Training conducted for teachers, School Management Committees (SMCs) and
Parents and Teachers Associations (PTAs) for improved community management of
school learning, teaching, processes and governance
� Provision of school supplies such as textbooks and the construction of classrooms in
community schools, (five in Kadinya and seven in Amorikot primary schools) which
started and are currently on-going. This will improve quality education, expand access
so that more children enrol, and improve the environment to make it more conducive
to learning.
Under the water and sanitation component, progress on activities included:
� Drilling of eight boreholes to increase access to clean and safe water benefiting 360
households in villages of the following parishes: Ochuloi, Ojom, Olwelai, Merok, Abia
and Katine.
� Rehabilitation of five boreholes and concurrent water quality testing with functionality
and utilisation of safe water sources increasing from 70% to 95%. These boreholes
are located in villages of the following parishes: Katine, Ojom, Merok and Olwelai,
benefiting 225 households and bringing clean and safe water closer to communities,
reducing the average 2-4 km walk before the project’s interventions 3 .
3 According to the Katine baseline survey
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