Community Development Services

One of the most anticipated weekly events was CDS meetings. It’s a platform where you get to meet some Corp members you’d probably not have a chance to see outside the meetings. So, we earnestly look forward to it. It is not that we always have it smooth and nice. We end up in a lot of arguments and see the other side of people. But in a nutshell, the pros outweigh the cons.

Our meetings were mostly formal and there were a lot of protocols and formalities. Moving and seconding of motions were the order of the day. It is interesting to note that that I did not move any motion all though my stay neither did I second any motion. I just couldn’t understand the logic behind it.

A couple of friends participated in personal Community Development Projects. Both of them organized a skill acquisition and training for the youths and indigenes of the community. Rachel’s CDS was based on shoe making, bag making, bead making and related stuffs. Mariam’s project was on catering-snacks, cakes and drinks. Rachel added a signpost pointing to the Muo-Youm’s (the King of the Youm People) palace to hers. Such days felt like Christmas.

It felt great to be of benefit to the community. Some of the projects we carried out as a group are:

·         Renovation of the garage

·         Health talk and enlightenment on hepatitis

·         Free HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis test

·         Academic Seminar and Secondary schools’ quiz competition

·         Personal and Female Hygiene sensitization

·         Safety and caution sensitization for secondary schools

It was fulfilling giving back to the host community. Some who have been living in ignorance were enlightened about their health and got a free test to know the situation of things and what next. Another great feat was the academic orientation. Over here, people attend schools with very scary reasons or no reasons at all. It was a good opportunity to plant motivation in their hearts. I look forward to a healthier and a more productive community.