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Change in attitude of midwives attract mothers to deliver at health facilities in Acholi Region, Uganda
Agnes KABAIKYA | 17/01/2022
Teddy 24 yrs mother of 2, is 7 months pregnant with her 3rd child, she delivered her 2 children at home. This time she is determined to deliver at the health facility.Teddy walks 13 kilometres from Gung Gung village to attend her ANC at Koch Li Health Centre III. The day she is to attend ANC, she is on the road by 5 am so that she can make it on time by 10am, be attended on time and by 1 pm she starts on her return journey home. Likewise, Concy 34 is a mother of six children. She lives a kilometre away from Angaya HC III in Loyoboo village in Unyama sub county, Angaya parish. Her 3 months Calvin was born at Angaya health centre in June 2021 weighing 3.3 kgs. All her babies were also delivered normally at health centres. Most of the mothers I interacted with at health facilities and in the community confirm that the attitude of midwives has greatly improved, an issue that previously made them shun health facilities. They say nowadays health workers are very welcoming and are available all the time to assist mothers deliver. Mothers say they are encouraged to deliver at the health facility unlike in the past when midwives were rude to mothers. Midwives today give special care to pregnant mothers especially those coming from faraway places who arrive with nothing, Concy reiterates, “when you arrive, you are given charcoal to prepare meals. After delivery, you are given sugar, a mosquito net, a bar of soap and a basin. At times we also provide mothers with chlorixidine free of charge to mothers to clean their babies’ umbilical cords continues, Concy, midwife. Health workers also confirm the incentives (bought by RBF funds) given to mothers have attracted more mothers coming to deliver at the facility. They demonstrate that with results based funding, midwives are given incentives depending on how many mothers they have attended to, so they had to change their attitude in order to attract more mothers coming to the health facility. Peace midwife reinforces “the incentives provided to us is a positive driver, when you know you are going to get an incentive, there is away you treat mothers too so that they come in big numbers”. The DHO Amuru District Patrick validates the change in attitude of midwives in handling mothers. With additional RBF funding, some health facilities have improved conditions for mothers and their attendants, case in point, Angaya HC III has constructed a comfortable bathing shelter for mothers and their attendants. There is also a cooking shade for attendants where the facility provides free charcoal, a stove and a kettle. This issue had come out during community dialogues where communities complained about the lack of a bathing shelter at the facility and the delays mothers go through at the facility. According to Peace Maria, midwife at Angaya HC III, she says, facilities have devised several modalities to attract mothers to facilities. They track pregnant mothers from multiple entries (OPD, Maternity, ART and during community outreaches. “We start all the way from OPD, we tell mothers that once they miss their period, they are booked for ANC. This is because we want mothers to test within the first 12 weeks and advise them on the subsequent ANC visits”. Additionally, when health facilities organise community outreaches, they identify mothers who are almost to deliver and attach them to VHTs for monitoring. Similarly, VHT members during their family visits in the communities, they identify and encourage mothers to go for antenatal and to deliver at the health facility. Kenneth a VHT member says they advise mothers as soon as they confirm they are pregnant to come to the health centre for ANC and it is while attending the ANC that we advise them to deliver at the facility. The Health Sector Performance Report 2020 indicated a decline by 3% (59% in 2020) from (61% in 2019) out of the deliveries conducted at health facility deliveries, still far below the HSDP target 89%. We are optimistic the practice of every mother delivering at the health facility with the help of a medical worker will continue. When they deliver at the health facility, they will be advised on the best nutrition and in the long run Uganda to attain a healthy and productive population by 2040 that effectively contributes to socio-economic growth. Enabel is supporting 38 health Centre IIIs, IVs including general hospitals in the districts of Gulu, Gulu City, Amuru, Omoro and Nwoya. With additional funding, health facilities have invested the funds to address among other issues, the low motivation of health workers by providing staff incentives, poor infrastructure, frequent drug shortages and the inadequate medical equipment.
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Enabel donates 800m medical equipment to health facilities in Uganda
Agnes KABAIKYA | 17/01/2022
The Enabling Health in Acholi (EHA) project, working with the Ministry of Health and with support from USAID donated medical equipment to health facilities in the districts of Amuru, Gulu, Nwoya and Omoro. The 800 million worth equipment include delivery beds, oxygen concentrators, weighing scales, microscopes, hymoglobinometers and obstetric kits among others. The 36 benefiting health facilities include both public and PNFP HC IIIs, IVs and one general hospital located in Acholi sub region. While handing over the equipment, the Gulu City Resident Commissioner Mr. Odongpiny Denis urged the regional equipment maintenance team at Gulu Regional Hospital and the health facilities to put the equipment to appropriate use in order to benefit people in the region. Lack of functional medical equipment compromises the quality of care and according to the recently conducted patient satisfaction surveys, lack of functional equipment is one of the causes of patient poor patient satisfaction. The donated equipment will help the facilities in improving prescription, diagnosis and treatment of maternal and child related illnesses, thus improving service delivery in the region. The equipment will also reduce on the many referrals to Gulu Regional Hospital but also reduce on the rudimentary means used by health workers to detect blood levels of blood of expectant mothers like examining the conjunctiva of the eye to check blood levels. Mothers whose haemoglobin level is below 10 grammes are at a high risk of dying while giving birth in case of excessive bleeding. Undoubtedly, the 800 million donated equipment will reduce use of torches and candles to conduct deliveries due to the absence of electricity in maternity wards now that they have a reliable lighting system. Working with the Ministry of Health and with funding from USAID to strengthen health systems, the Enabling Health in Acholi Project has been supporting health facilities in Acholi to deliver quality and accessible health services to the rural population in Acholi region. Using the results based financing to provide additional funding to pay output and indicators that satisfy quality standards the Ministry of Health has grappled with, the supported health facilities have procured essential medicine and supplies, boost health workers incentives, buy the much needed equipment among others. To date, more than 2 billion shillings have been disbursed to the benefiting health facilities. For proposer functionality and appropriate use, Enabel closely worked with the biomedical engineers at the regional equipment maintenance workshop to install and provide user training of the donated equipment. Communications Officer, Health Projects
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Call for applications: 2022 Africa D4D Journalism Competition
Ahtziri Alejandra GONZALEZ GARCIA | 17/01/2022
The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub, of which Enabel is an implementing partner, is proud to host the first Africa D4D Journalism Competition.The competition is open to all African journalists who use online media to report on the impact of digital technologies on people’s lives across the African continent, and the policies needed to reap their benefits for sustainable and inclusive development. We are seeking high-quality and in-depth stories that contribute to raise awareness on the importance of building a digital economy and society that leaves no one behind. More information: https://bit.ly/3qzQGq9
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Vidéo: L’enseignement des métiers comme voie d’autonomisation des jeunes au Burundi
Donavine KWIZERA | 14/01/2022
Comme ailleurs en Afrique, le taux de chômage des jeunes au Burundi est très préoccupant.Les gouvernements et partenaires s’activent pour promouvoir l’employabilité de ces jeunes. L’employabilité des jeunes dépend de plusieurs facteurs parfois indépendamment de leur volonté, et la préoccupation constante est que la formation que reçoivent ces jeunes soit en adéquation avec les besoins sur le marché du travail. Malgré que l’Enseignement des métiers et la Formation Technique et Professionnelle soit l’un des moyens évident pour favoriser l’emploi des jeunes au Burundi, il y a toujours un manque d’attractivité voire une perception négative de l’enseignement des métiers par la communauté et par les jeunes eux-mêmes, comparativement à l’enseignement général. Dans ce reportage vidéo mené dans plusieurs provinces du pays, certains lauréats des Centres d’Enseignement des Métiers (CEM) insérés dans la vie socio-professionnelle donnent leur témoignage sur comment ils sont parvenus à monter leur propre activité génératrice de revenus. Ces jeunes sont fiers d’avoir appris un métier et grâce à ce dernier ils ont atteint un niveau d’autonomie : quitter le toit familial, se construire un logement, fonder un foyer, se prendre en charge ainsi que leur famille, avoir des activités diversifiées. Pour ces cas de succès, avoir un métier à exercer c’est posséder quelque chose de précieux pour toute la vie. Ces lauréats insérés contribuent aussi au développement du pays en renforçant les compétences des autres jeunes apprenants des CEM en leur offrant des opportunités de stages avec possibilité de les retenir comme employés.
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Au Bénin, les acteurs communautaires de la PNUSS expérimentent les visio-conférences
Reece-hermine ADANWENON | 12/01/2022
Pour booster en période de Covid-19 les activités et le fonctionnement de la Plate-forme des Utilisateurs des Services de Santé (PNUSS) dans le département des Collines, des réunions en ligne sont désormais possibles en milieu communautaire. Les membres des sections locales de la PNUSS du département des Collines et de la zone sanitaire de Parakou-N’Dali avec l’appui du projet EQUITE ont tenu pour la première fois leur réunion mensuelle par visio-conférence pour faire le point de leurs activités d’août à oct. 2021.En effet pour contourner le ralentissement des activités communautaires en période de Covid-19, le projet EQUITE a expérimenté l’utilisation des tablettes afin de permettre à la PNUSS d’organiser ses réunions mensuelles par visio-conférence. 24 membres de la PNUSS ont été formés durant la période du 19 au 26 octobre 2021 à l’utilisation d’une tablette et l’outil de visio-conférence « Google Meet ». Les difficultés des membres à se réunir en présentiel à cause de la réticence des populations à se faire vacciner ont été résorbées grâce à cette formation qui leur a permis d’organiser leur première réunion en ligne le mercredi 27 octobre 2021. Cette réunion a été dirigée par le Président national de la PNUSS et à laquelle ont pris part les présidents, responsables de suivi-évaluation et chargés de la médiation sociale des sections locales des zones sanitaires Savalou-Bantè (SABA), Dassa-Glazoué (DAGLA), Savè-Ouèssè (SAO) et Parakou-N’dali (PN). Des recommandations ont été formulées à l’endroit de chaque section locale pour améliorer le fonctionnement de la PNUSS. Cet outil est désormais utilisé entre les membres, à l’intérieur de chaque section locale, pour améliorer les échanges surtout en matière de gestion des plaintes.
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Bénin: Via le projet Digiboost, les Structures d’Appui à l’Entrepreneuriat Innovant se professionnalisent !
Reece-hermine ADANWENON | 12/01/2022
Professionnaliser les Structures d’Appui à l’Entrepreneuriat Innovant (SAEI) et les rendre capables de proposer un paquet de services adapté aux besoins des startups béninoises, c’est l’un des résultats du projet Digiboost mise en œuvre par Enabel au Bénin et financé par l’Union Européenne.Pour atteindre ce résultat, plusieurs parcours de renforcement sont proposés aux SAEI dont un curriculum de formation en anglais courant et des affaires. Ce programme de formation est conçu grâce à l’expertise du cabinet Language Lab suite à : · Un diagnostic des offres de formations au sein des SAEI ; · Une évaluation des programmes de formation proposés par ces SAEI aux profits des entrepreneurs. La restitution du rapport de diagnostic et la validation du programme de formation par les SAEI ont fait l’objet d’un atelier de formation qui s’est déroulé à Grand-Popo du 6 au 9 décembre 2021.
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Contribute to shaping the Africa-Europe digital partnership
Ahtziri Alejandra GONZALEZ GARCIA | 12/01/2022
The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub project, of which Enabel is an implementing partner, is facilitating the first Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum with the aim of advancing the partnership between African and European digital actors. Co-hosted by the African Union and the European Union, the event will take place on Friday 18 March 2022 from 09:00 to 17:00 CET. The forum’s objective is to make sure that all African and European stakeholders (including private sector, governments, academia, and civil society) contribute to joint AU-EU efforts to build an inclusive digital economy and society that leaves no one behind. It will also be an opportunity for the African Union Commission and the European Commission to give an update on the status of the implementation of digital initiatives and programmes. Join us to help:Identify opportunities and challenges for digital cooperation initiatives.Showcase good practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches in supporting inclusive digital transformation. Provide a space to link African and European digital actors with the aim to initiate mutually beneficial collaborations and identify opportunities for investments. For more information and registration, please visit the event website: d4dhub.eu/africa-forum
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Palestine: Hiking activity in natural reserve "Mahmeyat Al-Amra"n
Roula HANDAL | 12/01/2022
Following the ARD Laboratory "Exchange of Experience Platform" objectives in promoting and supporting the exchange of visits between the ARD clusters, Bartaa clusters organized and hosted an environmental hike to its natural reserve "Mahmeyat Al-Amra" ARD clusters participated in addition to Enabel Team.During the event, participants were introduced to the importance of "Mahmeyat Al-Amra" culturally, environmentally, and economically and its unique biological diversity.The ARD Laboratory meetings and exchange visits are quarterly activities aiming to increase communication and networking, share success stories and lessons learned among partners, to enhance sustainability opportunities focusing on Enabel- LGRDP objectives on the environment and the green economy challenges.To know more about LGRDP programme and follow its recent news, please click here: LGRDP Programme
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Palestine: SAWA project, together we achieve more!
Roula HANDAL | 12/01/2022
SAWA Project organised a field tour for their project advisory committee members to visit several micro-businesses established by the project.The tour objective was to utilise the experience of the committee members towards giving advice and recommendations to the beneficiaries to enhance the sustainability and resilience of their micro-businesses.The tour was a value-adding to the SAWA project as it linked the supported beneficiaries with other actors, and it provided the SAWA team with valuable advice and recommendations. In addition, it gave the committee members a chance to exchange the experience and best practices followed by SAWA that can be replicated to their similar projects.
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RISE project iin Palestine: Greener schools and collective artworks
Roula HANDAL | 12/01/2022
Enabel in Palestine, through its Resilience in Schools of East Jerusalem (RiSE) project, has recently completed the rehabilitation works for 6 schools out of the 8 planned in East Jerusalem, with the remaining 2 nearing completion.The completed works included the rehabilitation of classrooms, creation of new kindergarten units and upgrading of existing ones and the creation of new classrooms.These schools also feature some collective artworks co-created with the students. In Al Wifaq school, students were asked to draw what they imagine when they look at the sky, and their drawings were used to cut the metal sheets of the canopy and the main gate (see picture). In Sheikh Saad Girls’ school, student’s drawings were used to create shapes with the ceramic tiles next to the water fountain.Enabel in Palestine also joined forces with "Terre des Hommes Italy" and the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability to create animation movies on 6 environmental topics. While focusing on climate change, green energy and maintenance of our biodiversity, we mobilize the youth to take actions to keep our planet clean. All the animation videos are available on our YouTube Channel under the playlist We Love Our Planet.
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Palestine: Lama and Ghadir participated in the 2021 Industries Exhibition
Roula HANDAL | 12/01/2022
Lama Musallam and Ghadir Asleem are trainees from Gaza Strip who participated in the “Design and Manufacture of Precious Medals” at the Palestinian Industries Exhibition 2021.Their participation came as a result of their talent in designing and producing high-quality silver and gold-plated copper crafts which was evident from the high volume of visitors to their booth during the three days of the exhibition.Lama and Ghadir aspire to complete their training to enter the labour market and has opened opportunities for them in the job market. They are participants at the "Design and Manufacture of Precious Medals" training implemented by the Palestinian Federation of Industries - The Palestinian Federation of Precious Metals - in partnership with Irada Center for Vocational and Technical Education as part of the Skilled Young Palestine programme implemented by the Palestinian Ministry of Labor and Enabel.
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In Palestine, Enabel has supported the participation of MoLG in COP26
Roula HANDAL | 12/01/2022
Enabel, under the Local Government Reform and Development Programme (LGRDP II), has supported two representatives from the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) to participate in COP26 in Glasgow.LGRDP II is supporting the mainstreaming and integration of Climate Change at the local level to build the capacities of partners to support the Local Governments Units (LGUs) to achieve this objective.The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 13 November 2021; the COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.Among the Palestinian delegation to COP26 the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority (EQA), Enabel’s partner in the LGRDP II, has participated as the national focal point for Climate Change who recently has completed the National Determined Contributions (NDC) implementation plans for Palestine in cooperation with the NDC Partnership.At the NDC Partnership Pavilion, EQA facilitated a side event on “Success Story on NDC CEAP Initiative: the case of Palestine NDC implementation”.
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Bénin: Avancées majeures dans la filière Ananas
Reece-hermine ADANWENON | 11/01/2022
Procéder à la formalisation des liens d’affaires entre l’agrégateur (Société Promo fruit) et les producteurs du Cluster IRA à travers la signature d’un contrat de partenariat pour la fourniture et l’achat de matières premières, c’est l’objectif de la cérémonie de signature de contrat, qui a eu lieu le 26 octobre 2021 à Allada.Cette cérémonie a été marquée par les discours du Directeur Général de promo-fruit, Dieudonné Alladjodjo, le Responsable de l’Intervention 2 du Programme de développement de l’Entreprenariat dans la Filière Ananas (DEFIA) de Enabel Salami TENAKAH et de Djigla Codjo Élie président de l’Union des Coopératives des Producteurs d’ananas du Bénin (Ucopab). Ces derniers se réjouissent de la signature de contrat qui permettra de rehausser l’image, la qualité et la capacité de production de l’ananas dans notre pays. C’est le responsible du programme de développement de l’Entreprenariat dans la Filière Ananas (DEFIA) d'Enabel, Salami TENAKAH qui avant tout propos félicitera l’entreprise Promo fruits pour les efforts consentis au quotidien en vue du développement et de la promotion de la filière Ananas au Bénin. Il va souligner dans son allocution que le programme DEFIA ambitionne de contribuer à la mise en œuvre du plan stratégique du développement du secteur agricole (PSDA). Cette signature de contrat est donc la bienvenue, car elle s’inscrit dans la logique de la formalisation des liens d’affaires entre acteurs des clusters pour la facilitation de l’accès au marché de leur production.A travers ce contrat, les producteurs ont désormais un marché d’écoulement de leur production et l’entreprise Promo fruits dispose aussi désormais de la matière première en quantité et de bonne qualité afin de pouvoir satisfaire ses clients au plan national, régional et international. Pour Dadjo Moreno Directeur des programmes de l’Agence Territorial Départemental de m’Atlantique (ATDA) pôle 7, l’objectif du gouvernement est de produire 6000 tonnes d’ananas dont 3000 tonnes à transformer sur place. A l’en croire, le Bénin est à plus de 4000 tonnes de production d’ananas en date du 26 octobre 2021. Et bientôt avec les dispositifs et le concours de tous les acteurs et partenaires le Bénin atteindra la production de 1.000.000 de tonnes d’ananas, a-t-il espéré. Schadrac Ahamidé de l’Association Interprofessionnelle de l’Ananas du Bénin (AIAB), mentionnera les avantages de ce contrat, l’amélioration des facteurs de compétitivité (quantité, qualité régularité de prix).L’Association Interprofessionnelle de l’Ananas du Bénin saisira l’opportunité de ce contrat pour œuvrer pour la promotion de la filière et pour mieux défendre les intérêts de ses membres, a-t-il conclu.Djigla Codjo Élie, président de l’Ucopab, se dit également satisfait de la signature de ce contrat qui vient fermer un énorme fossé.
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Au Maroc, le programme E-TAMKEEN clôture une année fructueuse par un team building
Bénédicte BAZYN | 07/01/2022
E-TAMKEEN a organisé un évènement de retraite et de team building inédit avec les points focaux des institutions publiques partenaires du programme du 27 au 29 décembre 2021.Les objectifs ont été multiples : souder les liens entre les parties prenantes du projet, ancrer le travail collaboratif en réseau, développer des soft skills utiles au quotidien, décompresser d’une année chargée et remercier tout à chacun pour les efforts accomplis en 2021. Dans le programme e-TAMKEEN, les Points Focaux sont les personnes ressources qui concrétisent le lien entre l’unité de gestion et les départements des institutions publiques bénéficiaires de l’intervention. Cette quinzaine d’hommes et de femmes font un travail remarquable pour mener à bien toutes les activités du programme, que ce soit en mobilisant les participants pour les formations et autres évènements ou en assurant le suivi du programme tout en partageant leurs retours et propositions en vue d’améliorer ce projet commun. Ils répondent toujours présents. C’est donc pour les remercier et renforcer encore les liens entre les différents départements qu’un évènement de retraite-team building a été organisé durant trois jours la dernière semaine du mois de décembre. A travers des exercices de réflexion collective, des jeux de cohésion et des activités de détente, les participants ont eu l’opportunité de se découvrir davantage les uns et les autres, mais aussi de développer un esprit d’équipe et de relâcher la pression d’une année riche en émotions. Le dernier jour de retraite a été davantage centré autour du corps du programme e-TAMKEEN : tout d’abord, avec la présentation du tableau de bord et de l’application de gestion de formations qui deviendra l’outil phare des activités prévues pour 2022. Ensuite, un second atelier a été organisé dans le but de préparer la démarche de capitalisation autour du programme. La retraite s’est clôturée par la remise des attestations de reconnaissance à tous les Points Focaux présents, formalisant ainsi leur implication extraordinaire auprès d’e-TAMKEEN.
