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Tweyambe cleans up Rakai-Kooki Area Development Programme (ADP) has a large number of children affected by HIV and AIDS, so World Vision and community members established a community-care coalition to support these children.
In 2005, two of the home visitors from Kiyooza village sat down to share their experiences and challenges. One of the problems they identified was the children they care for could not afford soap, so the children had hygiene problems and were always dirty. They decided to work together to find solutions, so they formed and registered a youth group called Tweyambe, which means “let’s help each other”. Through the group, children from their village get together each weekend to play, practise for singing competitions and share their experiences. Five home visitors and 36 children now take part in Tweyambe. The home visitors then decided to find out about making soap. They found someone in their community who could teach them what to do, and discovered soap was so easy to make that even 8 year olds could make their own when they came to Tweyambe. The soap, made from locally available herbs, has become popular among villagers who say it is more durable than regular soap. The soap-making exercise has turned out to have many more benefits than those anticipated at the beginning. The children’s hygiene has improved and they can use the soap to clean their clothes. Extra soap is sold to buy school stationery for the children. And the project is also improving the children’s self-esteem too. Susan, 11, says: “I feel so good when people prefer to buy soap which we, the children, have made. It’s exciting to be part of this activity. But we don’t only make soap, we also get to do music, dance and drama.” Jacqueline, 14, says: “I would like all children to know they can do what we are doing, if they are willing to give it a try. When we started out, we did not expect to gain anything other than cleanliness, but now we are famous! People come to see how we make soap and find out why our soap is lasts so well.” The home visitors who run the soap-making project are excited at the outcomes and have rented some land to build a soap shop. They also run a vegetable garden and use the profits to support Tweyambe and the soap-making project. Isaac Matovu, one of the home visitors, says: “It is a great idea to have an activity where we are not just doing things for the children, but also getting them involved.” |
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