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Uganda Red Cross Society UGANDA RED CROSS SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT 2017 All rights reserved. © 2017 1Contents List of acronyms 2 Emergency Health 3 Message from URCS Leaderships 6 WASH 7 Advocacy Disaster Response 10 and Management 16 Restoration of Family Links 17 Strategic Partnerships 21 Financial Report 24 Senior Management team 25 About URCS List of acronyms CFA Commercial First Aid OPM Office of the Prime Minister ICCA Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Project ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross RCAT Red Cross Action Team RCCC Red Cross Climate Centre RFL Restore Family Links SOP Strategic options URCS Uganda Red Cross Society Improving livehoods among the vulnerable communities 1 URCS Annual Report 2017 MESSAGE FROM THE URCS LEADERSHIP Cross has recovered steadily and is delivering on the key mandates in this country. In a bid to reclaim our humanitarian space, we scaled up operations, supported the refugee influx in West Nile, Northern Uganda as well as continued to offer lifesav- ing humanitarian interventions to the people of Uganda affected by disasters and disease outbreaks all over the country. On behalf of the Red Cross, I acknowledge the contin- ued support and engagements with partners who have Mr. Robert Kwesiga, Secretary General URCS opened doors to walk with us. Through the partnerships, we have been able to deliver services to refugees in Iam pleased to present the 2017 Annual Opera- West Nile in areas of WASH, Psychosocial support, res- tional Status of the Uganda National Red Cross toration of broken family links, livelihoods, Emergency Society. The year has been very fruitful as we Health among others while providing assistance to the made progressive achievements in scaling up displaced persons. programming and responding to a number of disasters and population movement. Allow me We also responded to several disasters elsewhere in the share a simple road map since the 2013 crisis Country that included floods and landslides in Bududa, and great recovery journey the National Soci- Sironko, Manafwa, Kabale, Kisoro, Bundibugyo, Kasese, ety has strolled. Elegu, Isingiro; as well as responded to epidemic out breaks like Cholera in Kasese and Marburg in Kapchorwa The current senior management team assumed and Kween (North eastern Uganda). Uganda Red Cross office in the late 2015. The year 2016, Ugan- also offered emergency first aid services to victims of da Red Cross focused on recovery hence the road crushes across the country, mobilized blood donors “2016 Recovery Plan”. The plan was premised and collected over 90% of the required blood need in the on 11 pillars geared towards addressing the country. All these are Red Cross mandates and we are strategic organizational weaknesses that con- happy to see that through the 51 branch network, we tributed to the 2013 Institutional crisis. These are able to deliver meaningful humanitarian services to among others included the review of statutes the vulnerable people in our communities. and Policies, recomposing senior management, Special thanks to our partners, the Government of Ugan- development of the Strategic Plan, re-focussing da, UN agencies, Red Cross Partner National Societies, fundraising and rebranding to improve the in- staff, Volunteers and members. Your continued support stitutional image. By the end of 2016, most of has enabled us to achieve a lot. these areas had been creatively achieved and that milestone was celebrated. As we enter 2018, we note that Uganda has started re- ceiving refugees from the DRC. As part of our emergency 2017 was the first year of implementing the preparedness and response plan, Uganda Red Cross con- URCS strategy 2017-2020. It was for consoli- tinues to provide humanitarian services to the refugees dating recovery and change process, reclaim- in the Country and commit to mobilise more resources ing URCS Humanitarian space and scaling up as part of our commitment to keep on ground and sup- programming. Suffice to note is that recovery port the DRC refugee response. We also thank you for is a process and not an event. Re-building con- your continued support to the Uganda Red Cross opera- fidence and trust by partners and all actors is tions in the country and look forward to working togeth- buttressed in walking the talk and not “telling er in 2018. a story” and hence the very reason we have taken tough actions against those whose ac- tions and behaviour are deviant to the set and agreed parameters of modus operandi. Red 2 URCS Annual Report 2017 EMERGECNY HEALTH SERVICES The emergency health services are offered to save lives of the vulnerable through provision of criti- cal health response programs that include; Blood mobilization, provision of first aid and lifesaving services, access to clean and safe water and com- munity sensitizations during disease outbreaks through social mobilization and Advocacy for bet- ter Health services in rural communities. Communities are empowered with knowledge and critical information needed to improve life as well as detect, prevent and respond to emerging dis- ease out breaks in their communities. Provision of First Aid and Life Saving Interventions Uganda Red Cross builds the capacity of communities and avails resources for evi- dence-based injury prevention interven- In 2017, 75 community sessions were tions in an effort to save lives of people conducted across 30 hot spot areas in during emergencies. Uganda, reaching over 1680 pedes- trians, cyclists and motorists through URCS operates in 51 districts across Uganda trainings and live simulations along and uses the local branch structures to ac- high traffic areas in the country. cess communities, train and empower them with lifesaving kills to be able to manage life risks that happen within their communities. 3 URCS Annual Report 2017 Supply and access to safe blood In 2017, Uganda Red Cross launched a new blood do- nor recruitment strategy that aimed at improving access to safe blood. With a mandate from Govern- ment of Uganda through the Ministry of Health, Uganda Red Cross in part- nership with the Uganda Blood transfusion services mobilises voluntary blood donors. Annually, Uganda needs 1% of its total population to donate enough blood to meet the country’s bloods needs. Over 260,000 units of blood were collected. The new strategy aims at closing these gaps to en- sure that there are im- proved processes for blood mobilisation in the coun- try. The Red Cross mem- bers and volunteers will lead by example. 1% 260,000 of Uganda’s Population is the amount of Units of blood collected in 2017 blood units reqired every year Blood saves lives. Every drop counts 4 URCS Annual Report 2017 Response to disease outbreaks in communities Uganda Red Cross builds capacities of communities through the community health Vol- unteers to monitor, predict, prepare and respond to diseases outbreaks of public health importance in their own local settings. This is done through an approach called Social Mobilisation. It is aimed at improving behaviour for social change in practices that affect the health of the people. While striving to reduce the spread and mitigate the impact of common The Red Cross also responded URCS also launched intensive diseases among the infected and to the Cholera outbreak in Neb- community engagement inter- affected individuals and communi- bi and Kasese districts through ventions during the Marburg vi- ties in targeted areas, Uganda Red holding community awareness ral Disease (MVD) outbreak in Cross in partnership with UNICEF and dialogue meetings, commu- Kween and Kapchorwa districts Uganda emergency preparedness nity sensitizations and house to in Eastern Uganda. The National and response Project focused on house visits to demonstrate use Society deployed and engaged a cholera prevention in high risk of hand washing facilities and la- team of over 210 volunteers who populations in Uganda with pre- trine construction as well as dis- were oriented by a technical team paredness activities planned for 6 tribution of Aqua-tablets (96,000) from the Ministry of Health, districts (Kasese, Nebbi, Hoima, in affected and risk communities. World Health Organisation and Buliisa, Wakiso and Namayingo). UNICEF Uganda. They were ori- These interventions reached over ented and deployed to support 5,160 households, composed of 18,715 outbreak prevention activities. 18,715 persons who were reached Interventions reached 58,064 with cholera prevention messages persons with Marburg preven- Persons reached through and actions; involving hand wash- tion and control, detection and our intrevensions ing, construction of pit latrines and response as well as safe burial in water safety. case of any deaths. 5 URCS Annual Report 2017 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) Ngariam water tank in Katakwi dis- 80 protected springs constructed trict was distilled with support from German Red Cross. This supports the local community especially during dry season since the area is always 50 shallow wells constructed affected by drought and water log- ging or floods during rainy season. Communal latrines construct- 700 The use of water from unpro- ed in refugee settlements in Northern tected sources dropped from Uganda 45.3% to 23.9% leading to improvement in health by 6 institutional latrines constructed 87.5% in areas where operate. which improved sanitation. Continued provision of safe and clean water to refugees in Parolin- 48 boreholes constructed, ya (Moyo) Water Plant, Kamukamu (Arua) Water Plant, Kochi water plant, took over Angaliachini water plant Households that use boreholes in- from MSF, Enyau water plant among creased by 31.8% from 19.1% to 50.9% others. Uganda Red Cross also con- in Eastern Uganda. tinues to avail clean and safe water to refugees in refugee settlements in West Nile, Northern Uganda. 6 URCS Annual Report 2017 ADVOCACY The advocacy approach for Uganda Red 2. Policy formulation for disaster Cross targets key institutional mandates as response and management spelt out in the Red Cross, 1964.
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