In these COVID-19 times, their campaign dubbed, Our Safe Street Food involves equipping rolex vendors with the essentials like reusable face masks, aprons, chef hats, and soap. While donating the items, there will be information about the coronavirus passed on to each recipient.
As the country returns to a new normal, the need to protect street food vendors against the deadly coronavirus grows. With this in mind, Rolex Initiative, the philanthropic arm of the Rolex Festival, has rolled out a philanthropic drive to that effect. The organisation gets its name from the rolex, a popular Ugandan street food that is typically an egg omelette and vegetables wrapped in pan-fried chapati.
To transform the informal sector to the formal, the organisation’s first stride will be hygienic meal preparation and skills training. “One of our strong objectives is to empower, equip and promote healthier meal preparation amongst rolex makers,” they explained. “We continue to move around the city during this uncertain period to advocate for the safety performance of rolex makers to fight COVID-19.”
In these COVID-19 times, their campaign dubbed, Our Safe Street Food involves equipping rolex vendors with the essentials like reusable face masks, aprons, chef hats, and soap. While donating the items, there will be information about the coronavirus passed on to each recipient.
“We understand that rolex vendors remain at the forefront of providing meals to the population because food is an essential human right. We are therefore gathering more support to reach as many numbers as possible; your favorite meal shouldn't be served at the expense of a life.”
To ensure even more vendors are reached, the organisation rolled out a fundraising drive that calls on many to join this pertinent cause. “We are looking for support in the form of products and cash to allow us to acquire all the essentials to equip this sector of the economy. If you have any significant contributions or guidance, kindly contact 0785183236,” they announced.
Note that on top of the philanthropic act, the initiative is also looking to use improved chapati making machines to reduce hand contact with food. They believe that this will help prevent infectious diseases like coronavirus.
By CivSource Team