Inspiring community leaders to challenge community's challenges
Action Network has continued to inspire individuals in Southwestern Uganda’s poorest countries to find innovative and sustainable local solutions to end extreme poverty, hunger and diseases. These individuals have demonstrated leadership, selflessness and passion to help their community break barriers to individual and community development and have worked with their communities to find lasting solutions independent from external support. We have continued to work with and train such leadership to move their communities forward.
We believe that sustainable solutions to end hunger, extreme poverty, disease e.t.c are those developed from within communities because lasting solutions lie within communities. That’s why we work with communities to create permanent solutions that can sustainably transform them. Our approach has continued to inspire individuals and communities and has bred new leaders who have found lasting solutions for their own communities and replicated our work in hard-to-reach communities; that is how we are ICOD ACTION NETWORK.. Meet some of our outstanding leaders!
Lamula is a local farmer commonly referred to as “Maama Lamula” by ICOD Action Network staff because of her passion to see her community tranformed. Mother of 6 children, Lamula works on her garden daily and saves times to engage in community development projects She heads a women’s savings and credit group, a local women’s brick laying group and is a local leaders.
She took part in an Art Therapy Project in 2007 and has also received training from ICOD Action Network in Self Help Group formation, Permaculture, Savings and Credit management, Information Technology to better her skills. She has continued to share her skills with other neighboring villages. She is a great leader.
Flavia Karugasha
Flavia has been working with ICOD Action Network since 2008 as a Community Based Volunteer. She is a local farmer and also owns the only sewing machine in her village Kitazigolokwa. Her house is frequented by local folks who bring their clothes to be fixed or want to order for new clothes. Just like Lamula, she is a local leader and heads 2 women’s development associations through
which she has worked to reach out to more people. She has also received training in Self Help Group formation, Permaculture, Savings and Credit management, Information Technology. Her work can be felt in all corners of her village. She is ICOD’s link to her community.
David Magala
David is the District Coordinator Lyantonde Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS who was elected into office after the death of the Network’s founder Mrs. Bonabaana Eddy (RIP). Lyantonde Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS is an association of people who have publically confessed being HIV positive. The association is comprised of over 60 members who come from all the 6 sub counties of Lyantonde District. The Network of PLHAs has been working with ICOD Action Network and Project Focus since 2007 when the latter implemented an Art Therapy project in Southwestern Uganda which finally led to the establishment of Lyantonde Internet Center where members of the Network are being trained in ICT and taking part in the Lyantonde information sharing program.
The PLHAs Network implements many activities among which include raising community awareness on HIV/AIDS spread and prevention, condom use, male circumcision, training members on positive living and savings and credit and also offers post-infection counseling to members and their families.ICOD Action Network and Lyantonde Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS adopted a Joint HIV/AIDS Action Plan which has helped both organization's impliment HIV/AIDS projects in a more sustainable and effective manner and reduce chances of duplication of activities by either organizations. The Network has also benefited from leadership trainings and other capacity building programs offered by ICOD Action and now has an operations office space donated by ICOD Action Network