in Northern Uganda
Child Friendly Environment
Lira DISTRICTA PictoriAl R E p o R t
From the People of Japan
the republic of Uganda
in Northern Uganda
Child Friendly Environment
lirA DiStrict
A pictorial Report
From the People of Japan
the republic of Uganda
Published forUNicEF UgandaP.o Box 7047, Kampala, Uganda
coWi ltDcrusader HouseP.o Box 10591Kampala, Uganda
By: Advanced communications ltd,P.o Box 11670, Kampala, UgandaE-mail: info@advancedcommunications-ea.comwww.advancedcommunications-ea.com
©UNicEF Uganda. the views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of UNicEF and her partners.
table of contents
Abongower Primary School 3
Adolo Primary School 4
Alebtong Primary School 5
Aleri Primary School 6
Attira Primary School 7
okee Primary School 8
omelele Modern Primary School 9
omwonyolee Primary School 10
Barapwoo Health center 11
okwogo Health center 12
olilim Health center 13
ongica Health center 14
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
this report has been compiled by coWi ltd to document the develop-mental contributions by the United Nations children’s Fund (UNicEF) in the reconstruction of schools and health centers in six districts in Northern Ugan-da that were affected by the insur-gency in the past 20 years. it portrays the reconstruction efforts for works ex-ecuted by UNicEF with funding from the government of Japan in the then districts of Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, Pader, lira and oyam. it is important to note that other districts have since been curved out of the six districts and it shouldn’t be surprising to find that some of the institutions dwelt on in this report are now actually found under different districts.
the project was implemented by UNicEF with funding from the Govern-ment of Japan and was executed un-der the supervision of coWi ltd. the project construction activities com-menced in August 2009 and were substantially completed in June 2010.
Project background
two decades of armed conflict be-tween the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and the lord’s resist-ance Army (lrA) resulted in a com-plex humanitarian situation in northern Uganda, notably in Acholi and lango sub-regions characterised by mas-sive internal displacement of people. More than 1.8 million people were forced to shift from their homes by the insurgency to the more secure inter-nally Displaced People’s (iDP) camps where the Uganda government forc-es offered them protection. this led to drastic deterioration or even outright collapse of infrastructure particularly schools and health centers due to abandonment and lack of main-
tenance. the existing facilities were abandoned while temporary facilities were set up at the iDP centers till the insurgency subsided.
With positive developments in 2006, the humanitarian situation in northern Uganda gradually improved and by the end of September 2007, more than half of the formerly displaced people had been repatriated with over half a million settling permanently in their original villages. the return has certainly not been smooth as almost all families had to return to destroyed, damaged or dilapidated facilities and infrastructure and in most cases, a stark lack of institutional, social and economic structures. Not only did the conflict disrupt the provision of critical social services such as primary health care and education, it also contrib-uted to the breakdown of traditional community structures for support and assistance.
through the child Friendly Environment and community Empowerment (cFE) project, UNicEF with support from the government of Japan embarked on a comprehensive rehabilitation proc-ess that saw the revitalization of two of the most critical services impact-ing the survival and development of children in these regions. these com-prised services in primary schools and the health care facilities.
in october 2008 UNicEF with funding from the government of Japan con-tracted coWi, an engineering con-sulting firm to offer technical expertise in the aspects of design, planning, tendering and post contract supervi-sion of rehabilitation and construction of new facilities in 72 schools and 24 health centre facilities in the 6 districts. the project was aimed at improving education, hygiene, sanitation and
safe water access especially by the children in these areas.
the total project cost was approxi-mately USD 5 million (12 billion Ugan-da shillings) and covered 4 districts in the Acholi sub region (i.e. Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, and Pader ) and 2 in lango sub-region (i.e. lira and oyam). in all, 72 primary schools and 24 health centres were targeted to be improved. this project was effectively completed in November 2010.
Project objectives and achievements
the overall objective of the project was to ensure that after the conflict, children and women were placed at the centre of the recovery and devel-opment process in northern Uganda, and that the facility based structures of the formal sector are strengthened with the ownership and participation of communities:-
the project has so far achieved the following:-1. A remarkable improvement in
access to primary education by the children in the region through provision of sound classroom structures, scholastic and recreational materials.
2. A remarkable improvement in the provision of safe and clean water in schools and health centres with improved sanita-tion through provision of sanita-tion and hand-washing facilities
3. improvement in teachers’ com-mitment and morale through provision of decent staff houses and sanitation facilities.
4. A remarkable improvement of health care service delivery
introduction
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
IDP Camps – Lira DistrictNovember 2006
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through rehabilitation of health centres and related sanitation facilities.
About lira District
lira district comprises of 19 sub-counties and 4 counties. the district had a population of 626,500 people projected to grow to 636,200 by the start of the cFE project in 2008 with 308,400 being male and 327,800 be-ing female. it is an exclusively agricul-tural district with subsistence farming mainly being practiced.
cFE project coverage in lira
the cFE project covered the following institutions in lira district
Schools:-1. Abongower Primary School2. Adolo Primary School3. Adwir Primary school4. Alebtong Primary School5. Aleri Primary School6. Attira Primary School7. okee Primary School8. omelele Modern Primary
School9. omwonyolee Primary School
Map showing location of lira district
Health centers:-1. Barapwoo Health center2. okwogo Health center3. olilim Health center4. ongica Health center
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
Abongower Primary School is located in Aloi Sub-county and at the time of intervention had a population of 606 (353 boys and 253 girls) under the stewardship of 9 teachers. Before in-tervention, the school had open sided classroom structures with corrugated tin roof on pillars without side in fill walls.
the roof was rundown and was leaking in several places. the floor was rough and hard to clean. there was hardly enough furniture for a full class.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-1. rehabilitation of two classroom
blocks.
Abongower primary School
Pre-intervention classroom block
A renovated classroom block
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
Adolo Primary School is located in Amac Sub-county. At the time of in-tervention had population of 1,112 (500 boys and 612 girls) under the stewardship of 9 teachers. the school had 2 staff houses one of which was constructed with un-burnt mud bricks with a corrugated iron sheet roof and doors. the rest of the staff commuted from the nearest trading center where they found decent accommodation.
During the cFE project, the following interventions were made:-1. construction of a new staff
house.2. construction of a 2- stance toi-
let block.
Adolo primary School
Newly constructed 2-Stance toilet block
the old head teachers’ house
Newly constructed staff house
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
Alebtong Primary School is located in Aloi Sub-county. At the time of in-tervention, it had a population of 1,057 (592 boys and 465 girls) under the stewardship of 9 teachers. Before intervention, the school had only one block of classrooms that comprised unpaved and un plastered walls. the block had no windows and doors and the roof was dilapidated and leaking. Some of the pupils attended class un-der trees.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-
1. renovation of classroom block.
Alebtong primary School
the old classroom blocks
the rehabilitated classroom block
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
Aleri Primary School is located in olilim Sub-county. At the time of interven-tion, had a population of 424 (249 boys and 175 girls) under the steward-ship of 9 teachers. Before interven-tion, the school had one 3-classroom block which was not adequate for the school population. the other pupils at-tended classess under a tent provided by UNicEF.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-1. construction of a classroom
block.
Aleri primary School
the old classroom block
Newly constructed classroom block
Existing staff house
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
Attira Primary School is located in Barr Sub-county. At the time of intervention had a population of 574 (283 boys and 291 girls) under the tutelage of 9 teachers. Before intervention, the school had only 2 non permanent classrooms structures housing 4 class-rooms. Some of the pupils either stud-ied under trees or under tents impro-vised by UNicEF.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-1. construction of a new class-
room block.
Attira primary School
New classroom block
Pupils attend class under a tree
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
okee Primary School is located in lira Sub-county. At the time of interven-tion it had a population of 214 (126 boys and 88 girls) under the steward-ship of 9 teachers. Before intervention, the school had incomplete classroom structures . the side walls had perma-nent vent walls made from staggered brick work with dilapidated floors, splash aprons and roofs.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-1. renovation of a classroom
block.
okee primary School
one of the existing classroom blocks
Newly renovated classroom block
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
omelele Modern Primary School is lo-cated in Aloi Sub-county. At the time of intervention it had a population of 457 (210 boys and 247 girls) with 9 teachers. Before intervention, the school had some classroom blocks that were in sound condition though not sufficient for the pupil popula-tion, so some of the pupils attended classes under trees. the teachers who stayed near the school resided in mud and wattle grass thatched houses.
During the cFE project, the following interventions were made:-1. construction of a 2-unit staff
house.2. construction of a 2-stance ViP
toilet block.
omelele Modern primary School
the old staff houses
Newly constructed staff houseNewly constructed 2-stance ViP toilet block near completion
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
omwonyolee Primary School is locat-ed in orum Sub-county. At the time of intervention had a population of 300 (237 boys and 63 girls) with 9 teach-ers.
Before intervention, the school had old classroom structures. these were greatly dilapidated with loose roofs and no splash aprons. the sanitation facilities were inadequate for the pupil population. the teachers who stayed near the school resided in mud and wattle grass thatched houses.
During the cFE project, the following interventions were made:-1. rehabilitation of two classroom
blocks.2. construction of a 5- stance ViP
latrine.
omwonyolee primary School
Newly constructed 5-stance toilet block
Newly renovated classroom blocks
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
Barapwoo Health center is located in lira Sub-county and serves a popula-tion of approximately 5,100 people. Before intervention, the health center operated in an out-Patient Depart-ment (oPD) facility in a sound struc-tural condition but had no on-site ac-commodation for staff. the existing sanitation facilities were similarly inad-equate.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-1. construction of staff house.
Barapwoo Health Center
Newly constructed staff house
the existing oPD building and toilet facility
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
okwogo Health center is located in Adwari Sub-county and serves a popu-lation of approximately 5,000 people. Before intervention, the health center had inadequate on-site accommo-dation for staff. the existing sanitation facilities were similarly inadequate.
During the cFE project, the following intervention was made:-1. construction of a staff house.2. construction of a 2-stance ViP
latrine.
okwogo Health Center
Newly constructed 2-Stance ViP latrine
Newly constructed staff house
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
olilim Health center is located in ol-ilim Sub-county. Before intervention, the health center had some on-site accommodation which was inade-quate. the existing sanitation facilities were similarly inadequate.
During the cFE project, the following interventions were made:-1. construction of staff house.2. construction of 2-stance ViP la-
trine.
olilim Health Center
the old staff house in the background
Newly constructed staff house
Newly constructed 2-Stance ViP latrine
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Child Friendly Environment in Northern UgandaLira District
ongica Health center is located in Adekokwok Sub-county. Before inter-vention, the health center had an out-Patient Department (oPD) structure but had no decent on-site accommoda-tion for staff. the existing sanitation fa-cilities were similarly inadequate.
During the cFE project, the following interventions were made:-1. construction of staff house.2. construction of 2-stance ViP la-
trines.
ongica Health Center
in the background is the existing oPD
Newly constructed staff house
Newly constructed 2-Stance ViP latrine
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