{"id":268,"date":"2010-11-05T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=268"},"modified":"2011-01-20T09:43:38","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T15:43:38","slug":"uganda-floods-katanas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/uganda-floods-katanas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Floods: Katana’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ELCA is partnering wiith LWF-Uganda to provide water and sanitation systems assist communities in the\u00a0continuing storms and flooding.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI dreamt of sleeping in a dry house\u201d
\nsubmitted by Lennart Hernander<\/em><\/strong>
\nKatana Goretti , 35, lives about three miles from the Kampala City Center with her family.\u00a0 A very busy woman, juggling several seasonal and short term small businesses, she was struggling with domestic violence and neglect.\u00a0 Katana took it upon herself to provide for her five children. It was difficult; her business required her to spend most of her time away from home and unable to care properly for her children.\u00a0 Katana said, \u201cI never felt alive at that time, although I could breathe and walk. I had no confidence in myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2007, ACTogether and members of the Slum Dwellers Federation mobilized and sensitized residents in her settlement about savings and working together to solve their problems. \u00a0She helped form a savings group and was elected as both the secretary and the collector. She participated actively and worked tirelessly to balance these new roles with her business and household responsibilities. \u201cI started dreaming of sleeping in a dry house. \u00a0I was tired of sleeping in water and the children fell sick all the time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Using her savings, Katana bought 4 bags of cement and presented them to her husband demanding that the family needed another house. \u201cThat shocked me a lot, but somehow we pulled it together and started construction,\u201d said James who uses his carpentry and masonry skills to provide most of the labour for the construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipation in the federation activities has changed a lot of things in my life.\u00a0 The first time my husband, James, saw the importance of saving was when he did not have money for school fees. I just withdrew money from my savings and paid the school fees\u201d. James agreed to join the federation and start saving too.\u00a0 The family is now united, sharing problems, joys and responsibilities.\u00a0 Katana runs a small business in Owino, the biggest market in Kampala City. She plans to seek training in business skills and management to improve her current business as well as exploring new opportunities.<\/p>\n

In addition to saving, some training on rights and responsibilities, problem solving and leadership skills was provided. The settlement she lived in was threatened with eviction and Katana actively mobilized the community to come together as a \u2018single voice\u2019 and demand Government protection from eviction. With support from LWF and ACTogether, the eviction was stopped.<\/p>\n

Thanks to daily saving, the family has abandoned their old flood damaged house.\u00a0 Katana\u2019s dream of sleeping in a dry house is becoming a reality.\u00a0 A wheelbarrow of cement, sand and bricks welcome you at the new three-roomed house being constructed with the savings of Goretti and James.\u00a0 The raised foundation of the new house will help to keep them dry during times of flooding, protecting them from sickness and disease.LWF Uganda in partnership with ACTogether, a local non government organization, provide support to grassroots savings groups as they work to speak with a unified voice and play a significant role in driving change to improve living and economic conditions in their lives. Through the Slum Dwellers Federation, local savings groups in Uganda have established networks of mutual support and sharing, as well as representative systems to amplify the voice of the urban poor.<\/p>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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