Orphans and vulnerable children in Luweero praise Red Cross ...
In a two roomed house in Wakataayi Village, Kakakala Parish, Zirobwe Sub County, Luweero district lives 12 year old primary school going Nakku Sherinah. She studies in Primary four at Kijugumbya Primary school. The household has seven (7) members with a 50 year old Nakimuli Sarah (grand mother) as the family head and Nakku being the second elder child in this home.
From the six Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the family, she was lucky to have been selected to benefit from the Uganda Red Cross Society OVC Support program in Luwero Branch, Zi ...
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Ambulance service ...
The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) boasts of well equipped ambulances and quality first aid kits. The ambulances and first ai kits can be accessed through Musalaba Mwekundu Ltd, the company that moblises resources for Uganda Red Cross Society.
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) in c ...
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Disaster Management Department
Strategies
Predict and prepare for effective, timely and appropriate response to man-made and natural disasters
Build the capacities of communities to respond, mitigate and recover from disasters.
Respond effectively and timely to all disasters affecting the most vulnerable households
Develop and implement appropriate food security and environment management interventions for the vulnerable communities
Assisting families who are scattered, separated and without news in times of disasters and in specific social cases through an efficient and operational RFL service
Programs
Preparedness
Response
Risk reduction
Tracing
Food security and environment
Key Activities
Conduct a national vulnerability capacity assessment -Continue with risk mapping Carry out contingency planning -Sensitize communities to prepare for disasters Develop an integrated training manual for disaster management
Scale up disaster management related skills and information transfer to community level -Install early warning systems in disaster vulnerable areas
Improve the communication systems -Procure adequate relief stock at national and regional stores -Strengthen partnerships and networks with government at all levels and other stakeholders in disaster management -Disseminate safe access model and URCS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Review URCS disaster management Policy -Develop, design and expand relevant community based disaster management (risk reduction) interventions/projects based on VCA to 10 new branches -Improve/quicken disaster assessment procedures
Provide relief assistance to persons affected by disasters
Promote food security in hard hit communities
Develop and adopt environment management strategy -Conduct community environmental management education and activities -Promote environmental management initiatives -Enhance the capacity of staff and volunteers to provide Restoring Family Links services
Enhance the capacity of staff and volunteers to provide Restoring Family Links services
In a two roomed house in Wakataayi Village, Kakakala Parish, Zirobwe Sub County, Luweero district lives 12 year old primary school going Nakku Sherinah. She studies in Primary four at Kijugumbya Primary school. The household has seven (7) members with a 50 year old Nakimuli Sarah (grand mother) as the family head and Nakku being the second elder child in this home. 
