The Gift of Food In The Lock-down
Stars caregivers returning home with food relief As we have come to learn through personal experiences, the COVID-19 Global Pandemic has ravaged the entire world. Uganda has been no exception. As cases began to increase in the East African region in the month of March, a partial lockdown was declared on March 25 th , followed by a total lockdown with a twelve-hour curfew on April 1 st , 2020. The lockdown has impacted the country greatly. Some of the lockdown effects will remain with us for a long time. To the Stars (children with disabilities that are supported by Stars Ministry Uganda - SMU)’s caregivers, the impact of the lockdown was almost immediate. Most of the caregivers do daily jobs from which they earn a living to support their families; the very reason they leave their children at the Stars Day Care and Learning Center, during those critical working hours. To them, the lockdown meant no work, and more critically, no or very limited food. At the start of the lo