Under SIDA Project objective 2; fostering transparency and
accountability through interactive engagements between citizens and leaders
using a mix of ICT tools and traditional media
and under NED Project activity of engaging
70% of women in the democratic
discussions their contribution for following up newly elected leaders to
improve essential service delivery in Uganda, ToroDev has continuously been holding rural radio magazines/ debates with an aim of Increasing
participation of marginalized groups (women & youth) from hard to reach areas
and collect their views/concerns on the state of public service delivery, reach
duty bearers and seek their response.
On 9th May 2017 ToroDev held
another rural radio debate/magazine in Hapuyo sub county in Kyegegwa district to capture women and youth
concerns on the status of Health, Education, water, roads etc. The magazine/debate
was conducted by Mr. Mukonyezi Wilfred, the moderator of Listeners’ Forum’ on
Jubilee Fm and ToroDev staff.
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| Mr. Mukonyezi the Listeners Forum Program moderator on Jubilee radio gathering peoples' issues on service delivery during a Rural Radio Magazine/Debate in Hapuyo Sub County |
The views from 38 women, 21 youths
and 3 duty bearers (Youth councilor, parish chief, and local council1) were
recorded by listener’s forum program moderator Mr.Mukonyezi Wilfred and their
voices will be amplified live on Jubilee Fm during Listeners forum talk show on
14th May, 2017.
“We request our
duty bearers to lobby for the staff quarters and dormitories at Hapuyo
secondary school to allow teachers and candidate students stay within the
school premises and this will be the
only way to solve the issue of late coming of teachers and candidate students
and hopefully improve their level of concentration in class”. Said Imelda Rwaheru during the rural debate.
“We have limited
school facilities such as laboratory equipments, textbooks and limited number
of Teachers at Hapuyo secondary school and yet it’s the only government aided
school that is serving the whole sub county this has even resulted into the
scraping off of “A” level section. We request duty bearers to lobby and solve
this problem if we are to improve education sector in this area.” Said Kabonesa
Rose from Hapuyo Sub County, Kyegegwa district
“In Kitalesa
village the bore holes are no longer working and this has affected our children
who move long distances looking for water and it has resulted into school
dropouts and increased diseases like typhoid since we share water with animals
we request water department in our district to work on our boreholes so that we
can access clean and safe water and thanks to ToroDev for thinking about us,
women”. Said Stella .B Hapuyo sub county Kwegegwa district
“As Government
we need to protect our girls who walk long distances to access education, girls
wake up very early and trek to school and go back home very late because of the
distance between home and school, many of the girls have been taken advantage
of by the Boda boda Men who defile them
and make the pregnant at the end of the day they drop out, I request fellow
duty bearers to work hand in hand with the community so that we can set up a community school.” said Rosemary Kaseregenyu
LCI chairperson Kitalesa, Hapuyo sub county.
Rosemary also
commented on operation wealth creation that community members have not fully benefited
from it due to poor quality seeds
supplied after the season has ended and in small quantities which does not
benefit the farmers much because whatever is harvested is consumed at household
level, no income got.
“At Hapuyo
health center III there is insufficient drug supply which gets finished within
two weeks, no clean water source and other challenges, as women we
request duty bearers to lobby for water source and more drugs to serve all the people in need”. Said
Nakacwa Silvia from Busege village Hapuyo sub county Kyegegwa district.
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| A woman sharing her views during the Rural Radio Debate in Hapuyo Sub County in Kyegegwa district |
“The roads are impassable with many potholes
especially Kidongo I and Kidongo II, these roads are deadly during
rainy season and this has affected
farming and increased transport costs ,
we call up duty bearers to work hand in hand with district engineer to improve
these roads in the next financial year”. Said Omuhereza Steven in Hapuyo Sub
County.
Steven appreciated
ToroDev for reaching to them especially the women and youth and challenges the
leaders to plan according to these issues in their next planning meetings, I
request ToroDev not to stop from playing our voices but also to invite the duty
bearers live and address our issues on radio.
“In the
next financial year we request the government to supply more ARVs in Hapuyo
health center111 and construct more health centers in the district to help
people access health services. I appreciate ToroDev for giving us the chance to
speak live on radio, I know leaders will soon hear our issues and they will act
accordingly and hopefully in their next planning meetings they will address
some of these challenges”. Said
Omuhereza Katusabe from Hapuyo sub county Kyegegwa district.
“We appreciate the roles played by ICT tools especially
phones and radio, from the radio talkshows hosted on various radios we have
learnt a lot, I have many times contributed through call ins on radios to
question leaders hosted, ToroDev we request you to start an accountability
talkshow on one of the radios here in Kyegegwa” said K. Lavey youth councilor Hapuyo
sub county.
“As ToroDev we are working hand in hand with the duty
bearers who are given copies of these issues
to address, we further invite them on radio to address them and present
them to CSOs who present them during budget conferences and planning meetings
to see services are delivered where needed”. Said Sheila Amanya ToroDev
We take a great opportunity to thank
SIDA, NED, SPIDER, ICT4DEM, and CIPESA for the financial support.
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