According to the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming, COVID-19 is not just the century’s largest public health emergency, but also a communication crisis. The contagion has been marred with half-truths and lies with many people, falling victim.
This reality is what informed the decision by a group of mostly volunteer social justice enthusiasts who work in the grassroots areas, to educate the vulnerable population around the country.
The group, ‘Girl Up Initiative-Uganda’ has been working tirelessly to build youth-friendly, community-centric and innovative solutions to the complexities accompanying social-distancing and lockdown measures in Uganda. More