CO-COVID-19 Prep & Response Oxfam in Uganda will manage and coordinate the COVID-19 response in partnership with local actors, Ministry Of Health, Local Governments, UNHCR and other health actors.  Oxfam in Uganda will ensure effective financial and project management support to partner andreport to the donor on progress and impact.

This action integrates and builds on the current ongoing projects in Imvepi and Rhino which includes 1) KfW WASH infrastructure project, 2) DANIDA funded Peace, Youth Skilling and Refugee EngagementProjects (through Oxfam IBIS) and HiF Projects. The action will strengthen COVID-19 sensitive community engagement (CE), social mobilization (SM) and risk communication (RC) components into these projects as well as build local level capacity (amongst refugee led organizations) on COVID-19 sensitive programming, and by extension ensure that poor, vulnerable and marginalized people get the adequate, inclusive and safe support to (a) prevent and reduce the infection risk of the COVID-19 disease outbreak; and (b) be protected from the negative impacts of state emergency measures to control and respond to the outbreak..
Building on previous engagement with Oxfam in Rhino and Imvepi on the Peace Building Project in 2019 (supported through Oxfam IBIS), Oxfam will work with Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) in Rhino/Omugo Refugee settlement for COVID 19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities. Oxfam has worked with YSAT since 2018 on engaging South Sudan refugees as agents of peace project and Empowering the refugee and Host Communities on conflict transformation. Their presence and networks in the refugee settlement make them a critical ally to support large scale community engagement for social and behaviour change approaches that will ensure preventive community and individual health and hygiene practices, in line with the national public health containment recommendations


 Specific activities will include

# Capacity building of the VHT, and Oxfam and Partner (YSAT) on COVID-19 preparedness and response actions in line with MOH SOPs and Protocols). The training will focus on RC and CE
# Risk mapping and community level surveillance and design of appropriate response strategies in line with MOHguidelines
# Procurement of IPC suppliesnecessary for enhanced preparedness (such as PPEs, backpack sprayers, chlorine for disinfection etc).
# Procurement and installation of Bulk/Mass Handwashing Facilities at market places and communal meeting places includingFood Distribution Points
# Procurement and distribution of soap through door to door approach using the community structures on ground (VHTs, Hygiene promoters and the leaders) Printing and distribution of WHO and Ministry of Health (MOH) advisories and public health information onCOVID-19 and its prevention into preferred languages of refugees - To be done in close collaboration with MOH through the various task forces;.
# Hygiene promotion/ Public education / sensitization through mass media awareness such as radio spots shows ordrama or cinemas, boda-boda talks.
# Establishment of bucket chlorination points for point water sources (handpumps etc)
#Creation of a community perception tracking tool (CPT) through which community rumours, beliefs, ideas, concerns etc are collected,presented and analysed for discussion in coordination meetings.