At kamwenge communities information centre |
With a determination to improve the implementation of social accountability by the information centres, RIC-NET set out to visit and techinically support the information centres starting with KACOICE kamwenge communities information centres Network, to Bwera information centre BIC, Busongora information centre BRIC , semliki information centre CIS and Kyegegwa the visit that started on 20th february 2013 involved the program manager, the information and advocacy officer & documentation officer RIC-NET while targeting the Chairperson, secreatry, tresurer, coordinator and information officer in the respective centres, it has been a learning event for RIC-NET as every centre has implemented social accountability according to the local context in kamwenge District with the continued challenges of water
At semiliki info. centre |
At Busongora rural information centre the community has benefited from the Library that is stocked with Agriculture information control of pests and diseases, primary and secondary books with support from community Library through RIC-NET, on the otherhand monitoring of kabatunda health centre has been conducted and the information points have been instrumental despite the challenges of transport.
RIC-NET has also learnt from semliki information centre that held a meeting with the health in charge on the quality of services at the ART (HIV) patients clinic and is following up on related issues in the community,
While at Kyaka rural information centre, that relocated to kibira, the staff have been engaging the techinical staff and political leaders on the delay of farm inputs under NAADs program, its however not easy to access information on the tenderers at the lower local Governments, in a nut shell, the RIC-NET staff have found that social accountability is applied by the centres as they all engage Leaders and techinical staff to account for the resources spent on a service.
An ICT officer training a community member in computer literacy |
Police headquarters |