Community Outreach Report
| Campaign name | #UpgradeMandawa |
| Title of project being tracked | Upgrade/Rehabilitation of PHCC, Construction of 2 units of 2 bedroom staff quarters & perimeter wall fencing/gate house at PHCC Mandadawa, Tarmuwa LGA |
| Community, LGA and State of visit | Mandadawa, Tarmuwa Local government, Yobe State. |
| Implementing agency | Yobe State Ministry Of Health And Human Service under Save One Millions Live Programme for Result (SOML PforR) |
| Has implementation of the project started or not | Implementation commence |
| Date outreach was conducted | On 15th April, 2020 |
| Project Tracking Team | Audu Adamu Tela
Ibrahim Alhaji Musa |
| Outreach Background: |
| The community outreach to Mandadawa community of Tarmuwa LGA, Yobe State to track the upgrade of primary healthcare center (PHCC) in Mandadawa community to be implemented by Yobe State Government Ministry of health and Human services under Save One Millions Live Program for Result (SOML PforR). This project include Upgrade/rehabilitation of PHCC, Construction of 2 units of 2 bedroom staff quarters and perimeter wall fencing/gate house at PrimariHCC Mandadawa. As part of citizen led tracking health project across Yobe State to be implemented by Save One Millions Live Program for Result (SOML PforR) intervention fund. |
| Background of the community/facility in question: |
| Mandadawa community is ward headquarter of Mandadawa ward in Tarmuwa LGA, Yobe State. The community has approximately 9,900 inhabitants with majority population are farmers, fishers and herders. The Primary Healthcare Center Mandadawa has only 1 functional ward with 4 beds, 4 functional toilets. The PHCC mandadawa has 6 staffs. |
| Outreach narrative: (Highlights from interviews with community stakeholders) |
| a. Challenges faced over the lack of or incapacitation of the facility: |
| The school faces number of challenges include:
1. Lack of enough staff 2. Lack of electricity in the facility 3. Lack of equipment like delivery beds, delivery kick and tools 4. Midwifery female staff is highly needed 5. No means of transportation in the facility |
| b. status of the project currently being implemented |
| The project is in halt as at the time of the community outreach upgrade/rehabilitation of PHCC at 10% completion level, construction of 2 units of 2 bedrooms staff quarters was at 50% completed level while the parameter wall fencing of the facility was 60 completion level.
The project was halt as a result of contractor exhausted money release to by the SOML program |
| c. Was the community aware of the project before Spotlight brought the news to them? |
| The community are aware of it the contract as the project is underway |
| d. What are your expectations from the project? |
| Improved access to healthcare service in the community and surrounding communities |
| e. Call to Action on the government on the project? |
| Both community leader, Youth representative and Staff at the facility are on the call for Save One Millions Live Programme for Result (SOML PforR) to release money to the contractor to finish the project according to contractor delay in the implementation was resulted in |
| Way forward: |
| We can do intensive advocacy (Social and conventional media) and a town hall meeting in lead community to engage the communities in tracking process to ensure implementation of the fund |
Community contacts
| Name | Designation | Contact |
| Babagana Gwarimi | Office In-charge PHCC Mandadawa | 08158111959 |
| Lawan Bukar Umara | Village Head | 08113020692 |
| Umar S Pawa | Youth Representative | 07055314527 |
Pictures and descriptions
| Picture 1 |  |
| Description: the first picture show the discussion between spotlight personnel and in charge of PHCC mandadawa | |
| Picture 2 |  |
| Description: The picture 2 shows the foundation of upgrade/rehabilitation of PHCC Mandadawa | |
| Picture 3 |  |
| Description: The picture 3 show the incomplete 2 units of 2 bedroom in PHCC Mandadawa | |
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Picture 4 |
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| Description: Discussion between spotlight and community leader | |
| Picture 5 |  |
| Description: Looking that pandemic coronavirus become a global phenomenon and spotlight point of concern, spotlight Tarmuwa team conducted a sensitization on covid 19 |
Community Outreach Report
| Campaign name | #UpgradeBabbangida |
| Title of project being tracked | Upgrade/Rehabilitation of PHCC, Renovation of existing staff quarters & construction of perimeter wall fencing/gate house at PHCC Babbangida, Tarmuwa LGA |
| Community, LGA and State of visit | Babbangida, Tarmuwa Local government, Yobe State. |
| Implementing agency | Yobe State Ministry Of Health And Human Service under Save One Millions Live Programme for Result (SOML PforR) |
| Has implementation of the project started or not | Implementation and commenced |
| Date outreach was conducted | On 17th April, 2020 |
| Project Tracking Team | Audu Adamu Tela
Ibrahim Alhaji Musa all from Yobe State |
| Outreach Background: |
| The community outreach to Babbangida community of Tarmuwa LGA, Yobe State to track the upgrade of primary healthcare center (PHCC) in Mandadawa community to be implemented by Yobe State Government Ministry of health and Human services under Save One Millions Live Program for Result (SOML PforR). This project include upgrade/rehabilitation of PHCC, Renovation of existing staff quarters & construction of perimeter wall fencing/gate house at PHCC Babbangida. As part of citizen led tracking health project across Yobe State to be implemented by Save One Millions Live Program for Result (SOML PforR) intervention fund. |
| Background of the community/facility in question: |
| Babbangida community is a Local Government headquarter of Tarmuwa LGA of Yobe State, the community has about
27,295 catch mate area population. The PHCC Babbangida has only 3 functional wards with 10 beds and 2 nonfunctional wards. The PHCC has 4 functional toilets: The hospital has 32 staffs. |
| Outreach narrative: (Highlights from interviews with community stakeholders) |
| a. Challenges faced over the lack of or incapacitation of the facility: |
| The PHCC Babbangida faces number of challenges include:
1. Lack of attendance by some staffs. 2. Lack of enough matrix in the facility. 3. Lack of drainage 4. There is need of transportation system in the hospital (Ambulance) 5. There is no water in the facility |
| b. Status of the project currently being implemented |
| The contractor did not give them enough information about the project and the project is not up to standard |
| c. Was the community aware of the project before Spotlight brought the news to them? |
| The contractor first tell them that there is a fencing project that is allocated to the facility and fencing the facility then the contractor add on by saying the staffs shall pack their properties in the staff quarters because the renovation of the staff quarters is also included in the project. |
| d. What are your expectations from the project? |
| Both the community leader, youth representative and staffs of the facility are complaining about the quality of the project |
| e. Call to Action on the government on the project? |
| Let the save one million live, Government and other organizations like Spotlight keep on tracking the project to ensure the project is implemented in a quality required |
| Way forward: |
| We can do intensive advocacy (Social and conventional media) and a town hall meeting in lead community to engage the communities in tracking process to ensure implementation of the fund |
Community contacts
| Name | Designation | Contact |
| Pindar Bwala | Incharge PHCC Mandadawa | 07066635779 |
| Bulama Hammadu | Village Head | 0813619163 |
| Usman Mohammed | Youth Representative | 07061312915 |
Pictures and descriptions
| Picture 1 |  |
| Description: the first picture show the discussion between spotlight personnel and in charge of PHCC Babbangida | |
| Picture 2 |  |
| Description: the picture 2 shows the fencing project of the facility which both the community leaders, youth representative and the staff are not convince with quality | |
| Picture 3 |  |
| Description: The picture 3 shows the renovation of existing staff quarters | |
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Picture 4 |
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| Description: The picture 4 shows the in-quality of the renovation | |
| Picture 5 |  |
| Description: The last picture shows the discussion between community leader and spotlight personnel |
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