In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni gave the order for all schools to close effective 18th of March, due to the current COVID-19 crisis. It proved to be an effective decision, between many taken in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, as one month down the road we now stand at 56 confirmed cases, 20 recoveries, and no deaths.

For us here at Simoshi, we had several schools that had placed their orders for the purchase of the institutional improved stoves (IICS) before this lock down started. Because factories were allowed to operate - as long as employees could make it to work either because they stayed on site or lived nearby - we had managed to continue with the manufacturing activities, and subsequent deliveries of the IICS.

This week Najja Modern has now joined Simoshi’s Project Activity, and we wanted to share with you some happy pictures of the delivery made this past Tuesday. And also mention how we made it to the school on Busabal road, with whichever transport was allowed, as public and private transport is currently banned. The Director of the school, Mr. Ssebagala, rode his bicycle from Bukoto, approximately 13 kilometers away. It is this kind attitudes that keeps us going in such difficult times…..