COVID-19: Mbale Street Kids To Be Hosted In A CRO Sports Facility

Mbale District Covid19 Task Force is set to host all street children at San Siro stadium in Bugema stadium.

The facility belongs to Child Restoration Outreach-CRO, a nongovernmental organization, which works with street children. According to information obtained by our reporter, the Mbale District Covid19 Task Force plans to start ferrying street children to the facility. They are expected to remain at the facility under the Covid19 lockdown is lifted to avoid contracting the disease.

Lillian Nakaweesi, the Mbale Deputy Resident District Commissioner who also chairs the District Covid19 Task Force, says they are working in collaboration with Devoted Youth at Work in Africa, a non-governmental organization to quarantine over 400 street children. She says they intend to keep the street children in one place to protect them from the Coronavirus infection.

Dr. Jonathan Wangisi, the Mbale District Health Officer, says the district is trying to decongest Mbale town, saying street children have also been a vulnerable group. Dr. Wangisi also says they have engaged some partners to provide the basic requirements for the street children while at the center.