Health education of pregnant women is a routine activity during antenatal care visits at Papoli Community health center. It is done to achieve better health for the mothers by influencing behavior change. The Reproductive Health Voucher Program in partnership with Marie Stopes Uganda has encouraged many women to come for Antenatal care visits at the health facility, this has provided a key entry point for a…
Papoli Community Development Foundation (PACODEF) is a community based organization to better serve the needs of the community. Over the years the foundation has had a number of both local and international guests who visit the foundation and in most cases they would love to stay longer and interact with the community which interaction was limited due to lack of proper befitting and affordable accommodation. The foundation…
It is evident to justify that PACODEF is doing it all to save lives; The nutrition centre initiated way back in 201 0 to crack down the malnutrition pandemic which was very high in Papoli and beyond, has proved real and justifiable. To show course it is preferably evident to follow the history of Berekia who survived the arm of death from malnutrition. This was…
The construction of Papoli Primary School dormitories dining hall kick started amidst cheers and joy. Looking and flashing back at the history of Papoli village and that of the school, the existing development in terms of academic and infrastructural, history has been made to be told to generations and generations to come. Papoli Primary School before the inception of PACODEF projects, like any other rural…
At Papoli! Here are some fun end of year activities. An “End-of-the-Year event” or “End Of Year Party” may seem unimportant, however it is a VERY IMPORTANT activity At Papoli. It’s the end of the year! The CLOSURE cements the experience of the year, and positive memories have an effect on the children’s attitude.
Mr.Otabong from Papoli village together with his wife Christine are mentally ill and have in their marriage for a period of 9 years. With the help of PACODEF community volunteer (Mr. Ogola Yuilo), on his routine activities for household monitoring, identified the twins of Mr.Otabong whose nutrition conditions were very poor. This was in 2011 when the said twins were identified and referred to PACODEF…