Community Driven Change

21/12/2021

Dear Partners ,

Greetings from Community Drive Change
Aware that 2021 is coming to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the support throughout the year. May this wonderful time of the year touch your heart in a special way. Have a Merry Christmas and happy new year!

Think about your safety over the Christmas period

27/11/2020

As Community Driven Change- CDC joins the world to celebrate the World AIDS we pledge any possible partnership in a fight contributing to the end of the HIV Pandemic though a lot has been done but the struggle continues not until the battle is won.

-Preach behavioral change among the Fisher folk community.
- Lobby for nutritional support to compliment HIV treatment.
-Home visits to HIV patients for psycho socio support as well as disseminating preventive messages

09/10/2020

Still counting, in respect of the COVID-19 SOPs

17/05/2020

07/05/2020

A "Thank You" to Bery for helping these in need within the Kalangala District , Ssese Islands, Uganda

07/05/2020

In Loving Memory Friend, Berry Glaser

His life heartfelt his actions kind – A willing hand an active mind, you're.
Anxious to please reluctant to offend – A loving person and faithful friend.

Thank you for, loving and sharing for giving and for always caring for our daughters and sisters_God bless and keep you ’til we meet again Berry Glaser. One thing we’ll always cherish no matter what life sends_ Is the memories and the happiness we had, by being friends, mentor, and father of many. What a hero to be remembered
We can’t have old days back when we were all together . But secret tears and loving thoughts will be with us forever.
In our hearts your memory lingers sweetly tender, fond and true. There is not a day, dear friend, Berry Glaser that we do not think of you.
Treasured thoughts of one so dear often bring a silent tear, and will remain for ever. Thoughts of scenes long past years roll on but memories last.
It’s just a little but means a lot. To say dear friend,Berry Glaser I haven’t forgot.
It's indeed sad, we tried our best but out hands couldn't stretch any farther_
Forever In My Heart Gone, yet not forgotten although we are apart
– Your spirit lives within me forever in my heart.It broke my heart to lose you but you didn’t go alone – For part of me went with you the day God called you home
Rest in eternal peace. I pray for the whole family,particularly Ingrid your wife, daughters, Mwena community, the Board of Ssese Humanitarian Services(HUGS)/ Bery's Place, and Kalangala at large.

04/05/2020

Opinion; COVID 19 Vaccine! “You can’t dine a cake joyously as someone who participated in the making”

By Sylvester Ssemugenyi and Maalo Edward Ssemugenyi

Am indeed sorry for the innocent death of our loved ones particularly in the European world, I pray that God provides a merciful hand to combat the disease.

I personally appreciate all the strategies that the government has put in place to prevent wide spread of the virus, however am worried of the other mild symptoms that are being observed in the recent weeks by professionals; physical and mental fatigue,loss of sense of smell and lack of appetite.

The above symptoms shows how serious the pandemic, we think our governments beyond looking at the lock-down,they could also put much emphasis on the development of a vaccine,otherwise this seems to be a real terror by the pandemic.

Traditionally before the pandemic when a person died the whole village mourned for about five days and now people die in a hundreds and thousands and relatives don’t even have a chance to mourn them

Uganda is so far applauded as one among those countries with no single individual reported dead of COVID 19 but it’s ridiculous that a number of friends and relatives are in their houses suspicious of each other of causing the pandemic as if they have never been together before close and closer.

Which worries me and everyone however is the increasing number of COVID 19 cases day by day while the frontline staff are under threat of contracting the same disease.

What surprises me most is the unfounded rumour for the development of the vaccine and the relayed misconception coming with it.

We are aware there are a number of vaccines undergoing trials, where we may stand to be at risk of being a tasting ground. Scientifically if we all agree that no virus has a cure but many have vaccines against them, then why would you not want to be part of the effort to develop a vaccine than to wait for USA, UK, German, china and the rest of the western world bring us a finished product and say here is the vaccine for you.

I think it’s neither early nor too late for Uganda and other African countries to start and invest heavily in the vaccine invention because if we miss in action to discover the appropriate vaccine it may be another era for the big powers to control Africa in cases they discover any.

Some of us think the cases and death to COVID 19 is just a number but that you count is someone’s mother,Father,Daugther or son, we need to come from counting numbers to having a feel of what our brothers and sisters are going through in this traumatising situation especially when they loose their loved ones

02/05/2020

Keep a 2-metre distance between each other. Prevent the spread of COVID-19
It is your responsibility to keep a 2-metre distance at all times between you and your colleagues and challenge others not following social distancing guidelines.

24/04/2020

How KIDs survive lockdown in the islands they can dine on one plate and share the little with colleagues

20/04/2020

Islanders quarantined at Bishop danstun memeorial School finally discharged after a long stay and pressure imposed on the Authorities