Forum for Women in Democracy Uganda

Lauren met with Opmo Onono Patrick a secretary  for VBC Waribu Cing Osi village and  a plumber  by  profession who shared  with her the works of the VBC I heard of other VBCs ( Village Budget Clubs ) in another sub county and the work they were doing, so when Forum for Women in Democracy approached us to start one in our area, to monitor service delivery and hold our leaders accountable, it was like a dream come true. The major problem in my community was that people didn’t know their rights or about government programs. We did not participate in planning for the community, and we often didn’t see government money that was supposed to help our community. We also had issues with the hospitals; the health workers were not treating people equally or fairly. Some teachers were also abusing their position by having students cook for them. But since we started monitoring the schools, some of these incidences have stopped. We received training from Forum for Women in Democ

Police in Kibaale is investigating the death of a pregnant woman which occurred yesterday 9th July 2012 at Isunga Health Center II in Kibaale district. There are conflicting reports on the cause of her death with some claiming, she died due to negligence of the health personnel while unconfirmed sources reported that the woman who was six months pregnant died of malaria. Whereas the cause of her death is yet to be established, the nurse who was on duty at the time this expectant mother died is under police custody and will be helping Police in these investigations. Tinner Areeba a FOWODE Kibaale field officer, who coordinates the district village budget clubs that regularly monitor government performance in delivering services and demand accountability from duty bearers in this district, was today summoned by the District Criminal Investigations Department to help in the ongoing investigations. She stated that the death of this pregnant woman is of critical concern to the Kiba