Activity 3: Awareness campaign and capacity building on mask production in 10 remote communities in the South West Region

Unlike in urban communities where there is easy access to information ranging from radio, television and other media sources, rural communities are still at greater risk as they lack access to information and this has greatly hindered them in carrying out adequate preventive measures. Also, in rural communities there still exist a lot of misinformation and myths around COVID19 as some still believe it’s a “white’s man’ disease and the blacks have genetic immunity”. There is therefore the need to carry out massive sensitization campaign within these communities as VAHA believes all lives matter. VAHA targeted 10 vulnerable communities in the SW region with a health campaign to raise awareness and engage the community in preventive measures of COVID19; the installation of community hand wash station and the production of local masks

Activities

Community education on COVID 19 and its preventive measures

Installation of community hand wash station.

Practical education on the production of reusable mask from local materials.