Schools Disaster Prevention Program
In a bid to operationalize SDPP, ICDC has embarked on a resource mobilization campaign to generate funds to facilitate a series of activities that will ensure a disaster secure community. SDPP in particular is a project that was carefully vetted and approved by the ICDC Resource Mobilization and Advisory Committee (REMAC) which also doubles as the Governing Body. The Program intends to counter disasters in schools as highlighted in the in next paragraphs.
Introduction
Uganda being a third world country has paid little or no attention to atrocities caused by lightning, and fire specifically in schools. Humans, buildings, other properties, and the environment suffer fatal destruction upon occurrence of such events. On 28th June 2011, 18 students were killed and 50 injured in Runyanya Primary school in Kiryandongo district. 15 girls and 3 boys died instantly. In the same month, 21 pupils from Paidha Role Model Primary School in Zombo district received burns after they had been struck by lightning. In only 2 years of 2012 and 2013, Uganda lost 205 primary school pupils to lightening, 160 in 2014, and over 30 in one Iganga district in 2015.
Several schools like Kabalega SSS in Masindi, Buddo primary in Kampala, and others have been faced with fire incidents that resulted in loss of property and lives. Kabelega sss with over 1500 students faced fire twice. In 2010, one of the biggest dormitories called Bikunya was burnt. Though no life was lost, all the student properties were lost with fatal injuries faced. The previous fire incident that happened in the same school left the whole Laboratory burnt to ashes. This was the biggest Laboratory in the region. 19 girls were reported dead and 2 adults in Buddo school fire in 2008. Last year 2015, Nyendo Modern Primary School lost a female pupil and property when fire gutted one of its dormitories.
We have provided links that pertain to this background provided especially with lightning and fire in different areas in the country;
How Lightning has claimed lives of pupils in Uganda. ICDC believes this can be eradicated as it is in many other countries.
Lightning Victims 2011. Some of the survivors that were rushed to a nearby hospital.
How Fire has destroyed properties and claimed lives of pupils in Uganda. Though Fire outbreak may not be completely eradicated, ICDC believes the damages can be minimised or even stopped.
Properties including beds, beddings, pupil clothes, and stationary burned up to ashes: Photo: New Vision Uganda.
SDPP Core Thematic Areas and Definition of the Problem
SDPP core areas of intervention in schools include: LIGHTNING, FIRE, AND TB-SPREAD. No such interventions have occurred before yet their occurrences result in loss of lives and property. The project intends to build a strong mindset towards disaster prevention, and relief strategies in schools right from the young generation.
Objectives of SDPP
SDPP operationalization will be guided by the following objectives
ICDC and specific SDPP implementation targets include the following;
Lightning Intervention Core Targets
Fire Intervention Core Targets
TB Intervention Core Targets
ICDC has embarked on the process of identifying at least six (6) schools in the Albertine region to embark on the operationalization of SDPP in the country under ICDC-Bunyoro Chapter that spans all districts that constitute Bunyoro.
The budget herein below covers the amount required to facilitate this exercise.
Initial Budget for Facilitation of SDPP Collection in Hoima and Masindi Districts
| Item | Unit Cost (UGX) | Quantity | Total (UGX) | USD ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Double cubin (vehicle) hire | 150.000 per day | 6 days | 900.000 | 257 |
| 2. Fuel | 400.000 | 6 days | 2.400.000 | 686 |
| 3. T-shirts | 20.000 | 4 | 80.000 | 23 |
| 4. Allowance for officers | 80.000per day | 2x6days | 960.000 | 274 |
| 5. Driver allowance | 50.000 | 6days | 300.000 | 86 |
| 6. ICDC Stickers | 20.000 | 4 | 80.000 | 23 |
| 7. Stationery | 50.000 | 50.000 | 14 | |
| 8. Application Design | 4.205.217 | 1 | 4.205.217 | 1209 |
| Total | 8.975.217 | $2.572 |
Budget Justification
As a growing humanitarian organization, ICDC has not yet acquired its own vehicles and thus the need for hiring a strong field vehicle that will be used to ensure our field officers are safe, secure, and productive. SDPP T-shirts and Stickers will further enlighten the community of the existence of this program and its core objectives that will be part of the labels. The allowances will cater for food and accommodation for our field officers. The stationary includes printing of the survey questionnaires, introductory letters, ICDC envelopes, and ICDC profile manual that will be issued to all the schools that will be visited.