History was made as mothers with their little children
walked from far and near to take their children for the routine immunisation at
All Saints Jjanyi Church of Uganda Rotary immunisation Centre under
construction. By 7:00am, over 30 people
had arrived and seated in the dfcu branded tents.
Rotarians, Rotaractors, Local Council members, Village
Health Team (VHTs) and Jjanyi Church members were working tirelessly to ensure
everything runs smoothly as scheduled.
On the other hand, cameras were set and lenses were zooming
to capture every detail.
It was a beehive of activities at the newly constructed
immunisation Centre. All members of the organising committee worked tooth and
nail to see that the function flowed smoothly.
Rtn. Barbra Kawere and her team were busy preparing
breakfast for the guests and made sure
that nobody missed taking a bite.
As the clock ticked 8:30am, Police officers blocked the
road, diverting traffic to pass via the Church compound through the football
field then to Jjanyi Trading centre.
By 9:30am, the whole place was already buzzing with human
traffic. All tents had been filled yet more people were still coming in. More
plastic chairs had to be brought in and also a tent which 0had been prepared
for breakfast was transferred to accommodate the visitors.
The Rotary Club of Kampala South gave the mothers Mama kits.
Mothers left praising Rotary.
At 10:00am the Rotary fellowship begun jointly presided over
by Rotary club Presidents of Kajjansi,
Kampala South and Rotaract club of Kajjansi. During that fellowship, they made
a fundraising drive by selling apples and
proceeds were geared towards completion of the Immunisation Centre. The
Rotaractors later on donated those apples to mothers who had brought their
children for immunisation .
Then an health expert from Mildmay Hospital gave a 15 minute
talk to mothers present.
As time approached 11:00am, police sirens were heard towards
Nganjo as they approached Jjanyi Township. It was now the appointed time to
recieve the Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo.
In a blink of an eye, the motorcade was already at Jjanyi.
As Governors Geoffrey Kitakule D9213 and Christine Kyeyune Kawooya D9214,
recieved the Chief guest, ululations and sounds of the bakisimba drums filled
the air. President t Arezzo moved to the sounds of the drums waving to Rotarians
and community members. Rotarians waved EndPolioNow flags on one side and the other
side had the Italian flag.
The guests moved straight and entered the new building where
PDG Peace Taremwa a member of Rotary Club of Kajjansi took them through the
historial journey of Polio immunisation in Jjanyi that dated back to 2001 when
Rotary Club of Kampala South started the exercise in the area till 2004 when
they handed it over to Rotary Club of Kajjansi.
After that brief history, RI President who was clad in a red
polo shirt branded End Polio Now, put on gloves and immunised a baby against
polio. Next was his spouse to do the same and all other distinguished Governors
present. It was a moment of joy for both the mother and members of the
community. I heard one lady saying “maama oyo yeesiimye, omwana we agemeddwa
muzungu” loosely translated as she is veery lucky to have her child being
vaccinated by a white man.
NEXT we had photo opportunity at the steps to the main
entrance of the Immunisation Centre as Interactors danced to the kiganda
bakisimba drums.
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