The #InOurHands campaign gets virus prevention information to marginalized and remote communities through global grassroots efforts. Alight’s In Our Hands COVID-19 health messaging campaign has officially reached 100 million people worldwide—many of whom would not otherwise have been reached. … [Read more...] about 100M People: COVID-19 Health Messaging Reaches New Heights
Archives for July 2020
Find Others
When the American Refugee Committee first set out to become Alight, we knew we needed not just our voices, but the voices of others to help us unleash the kind of abundance we believe exists in the world. We needed our stakeholders, our partners, our supporters. But, most importantly, we needed the voices of the people we’re here for—refugees and displaced people—in order to truly be human-centered and grounded in the lives of those we serve. … [Read more...] about Find Others
Samosas For Everyone!
Today our Changemakers 365 team is in Somalia. We’ll be focusing on meeting some of the needs that come from Ramadan taking place during a pandemic. We’ll also be providing some long-term support for COVID prevention! Since COVID-19 things have become much more difficult for the residents of the Nasa-Hablood Camp. Food supplies have been limited and PPE’s have been virtually non-existent. During the time of Ramadan, much of the celebration takes place around food and our staff wanted to make sure this community had a great Ramadan! They brought food parcels filled with wheat flour and other goods to make samosas, one of the favorite Somali dishes! We also provided PPE’s so that the community can keep themselves and others safe during this time. Great work Changemakers team! … [Read more...] about Samosas For Everyone!
Extra! Extra! Hear All About It!
Changemakers 365 is back in Nakivale. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been lots of misinformation going around and we are here to help set the record straight. “The community needs a continuous reminder about the preventive measures of the coronavirus and with the megaphones, the community leaders will through giving out the messages to the community members,” said Mr. Kanyaryeru Andrew the community service assistant. Changemakers 365 supported the community and the frontline staff manning the intervention with the 6 megaphones to ease sensitization and awareness about the pandemic. The megaphones will allow staff to disseminate messages about the pandemic and its preventive measures like handwashing, social and physical distance, and wearing face masks in public places. “The megaphones can help us in spreading other messages like the SGBV prevention measures by community activists in this lockdown where we are unable to gather people for awareness-raising. The … [Read more...] about Extra! Extra! Hear All About It!
Hands-free Handwashing
Today we are back in Nakivale and we are tackling handwashing! COVID-19 has brought handwashing into the spotlight in a way like never before. One of the main measures that can be uses to prevent infection is handwashing and so we wanted to make sure refugees have access to handwashing facilities. The problem is that the current handwashing facilities are high touch but lucky for us Opportunigee is here to save the day! Opportunigee developed an amazing handwashing foot pedal that allows the washer to turn on and off the water without touching anything. “This mechanized handwashing facility will help us improve on the handwashing practice in the community and everyone who will visit this office must wash hands before entering any office because this is the only way we are able to fight this disease. Thank you for the partnership and also supporting the district in the implementation of the government directives,” said the Refugee Liaison Officer. Together with … [Read more...] about Hands-free Handwashing