Provide seed grant and technical support to BMCT in Uganda

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3.6 Provide seed grant and technical support to BMCT in Uganda

BALANCED provided seed grant funding and technical support to BMCT to implement the integrated project, Integrated Community Conservation and Development for a Healthy Population around Bwindi Conservation Area. The project enabled BMCT to integrate community-based family planning into is conservation activities. During this reporting period, the highlights of BMCT seed grant were as follows: • During the previous reporting period, a study conducted with 384 individuals to establish baseline data on access and provision of FP services in the project area. Findings were analyzed during this reporting period and include the following highlights: - The majority of the population in the four parishes has basic education semi-literate which has negatively affected their access to information on family planning and empowerment to discuss reproductive health with their partners. This is further accentuated by the cultural sentiments where parents do not talk about sexuality with their children and in the public. - Across all the parishes, there is universal knowledge about family planning. In all the parishes, all respondents have ever heard of family planning 100 through radio - 75 of the populations in the four parishes are peasant farmers depend on subsistence crop farming except for tea planting which is grown solely for sale. - That injectables and pills are the commonly known methods across all the four parishes. - There is no food and nutrition security in the selected parishes. What is harvested is only consumed except for tea, which is grown for sale. - That malaria was the commonest disease affecting the health of the population in the four parishes 72. - Majority of the population in the four parishes are dependent on firewood as their main source of energy. The population also uses traditional three stone cooking stoves which waste much of the firewood. • A total of 7,211 clients were referred by PEs youth and adults CBDs and other community change agents to Kyeshero and Karangara Health Centers. Of these, 1,769 home visits were made talking to 914 females, 432 males and 321 couples. • As a result of PE referrals, there were 3,719 new FP users and 3,492 continuing users who obtained an FP method. Hormonal injectables DMPA and contraceptive pills were the widely used FP commodities. A few cases of vasectomy, tubal ligation, Intra uterine device and Implants were reported done at Bwindi Community Hospital. • 20 CBDs 3 males, 17 females were trained. The training was conducted in partnership with Kanungu District Medical Office • Previously trained project staff formed Youth drama groups with the YPEs and some APEs and CBDs. They prepared and delivered music, dance and drama MDD to reach more people including their fellow youth about PHE and family planning. The group delivered the drama during social gatherings in the community. 52 • The 20 YPEs reached a total of 2,279 youth with PHE education. • The community volunteers also raised awareness about PHE awareness through drama shows in 8 communities reaching an audience of 3759. The lively shows brought elements of interpersonal communication that helped personalize FPRH, PHE issues for viewers at personal and household level. Results from Activity 3.6 • 20 participants 3M;17 F participated in the PHE CBD training Indicator 1.1 • TA provided to BMCT by Joan Castro Indicator 1.4 • BMCT incorporating CBDs into their operations SO-1 and 3.1 Uganda BMCT P MP Field Data Summary INDICATOR Jan to June 30, 2013 Cumulative Results Years 1 to 4 General Number of individuals trained disaggregated by population P, health H, and environment E topic-specific training, integrated trainings, and gender PHE Adult Peer Educators 29- 16F:13M and PHE Youth Peer Educators 20-9F; 11M. Family Planning and Reproductive Health Number of USG- assisted service delivery points providing FP counseling or services 20 CBD 3 M;17 F CBD: 20 3 M;17 F Average household distancetime to access family planning commodities Fewer km up to 8 km from village to health center Closer reach by community to PEs who did house to house IPCs markedly reducing distance to FPRHPHE information and services

3.7 Implement recommendations from the Glacier Melt Study Asia Bureau Buy-in -