Luzira taxi drivers and conductors get relief food.
Area councilors of Mbuya, Luzira in partnership with Ntale Products Limited donated food to the taxi drivers and conductors in their community. make all the difference.
The most direct effects of Covid-19 have been the fear of infections by the virus and the imminent death that succeeds infections. Yet beyond the direct challenges are more basic difficulties like hunger and the not-so-far-away possibility of starvation for many rural and urban families.
As nations, organizations and leaders continue putting together concerted efforts to resolve the bigger problem, the inner love for humanity has got to kick in to solve more immediate needs. Who better to influence this than community leaders? They are next door leaders, a call away and often sociable.
In the wake of the recent 42-day lockdown instituted by the President of Uganda in June 2021, we see the power of community leadership shaping up in influencing the amount and the direction of giving in communities.
Community leaders are at the forefront of influencing giving in their communities. Their knowledge of people’s needs and their capacity to mobilize, equips them with the ability to promote common good; even meeting physical basic needs like food.
Here, we share a story covered by Abbey Ramadhan of The New Vision daily, where the area councilors of Mbuya, Luzira in partnership with Ntale Products Limited donated food to the taxi drivers and conductors in their community.