SPO launches project to create COVID-19 awareness in eight UCs
The Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) has initiated a short-term project in Malir and East districts, covering eight union councils (UCs) to create awareness about coronavirus prevention among the residents. The project, named ‘Provision of Hand washing Facilities and Community Awareness on COVID-19’, has been launched in the selected union councils of Karachi’s two districts, which are COVID-19 outbreak hotspots, according to a press statement issued on Tuesday. Funded by Water Aid, the project also envisages activities, under the guidance of the NDMA, the PDMA and the Local Government Department, like the installation of nine hand-washing booths at Panahgahs, selected public hospitals, including the Trauma Centre at the Civil Hospital, and other public places/buildings identified by government partners in coordination meetings in Karachi, keeping the WASH guidelines and realizing the importance of this component.