Ugandan Youth Urged to Engage Digital Media to Share Encouraging Messages amid COVID-19

Ms. Zako also says that “the future economic and social consequences of this pandemic will heavily rely on you the youth.”

In the light of the myriad of challenges, she says, youth in Uganda need to exercise care and contain the spread of "this highly contagious virus."

“Take a personal commitment, approach or discipline in dealing with this virus in order to protect and safeguard yourself and others from being infected,” the National Youth Coordinator in Uganda emphasizes in her July 12 message.

The youth, she continues to say, should “never get tired of following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP - wearing your mask correctly, hand washing, keeping distance, no shaking of hands, avoid going out in public, avoid touching your face (eyes, nose and mouth) because your contaminated hands may transfer the virus to your body through these openings.”  

Besides taking the necessary health precautions, Ms. Zako calls on the youth in Uganda to “support each other through prayer and assist where necessary.”

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“United in prayer, we will overcome!” she says, and goes on to on the youth to care for one another.

She says, "Be the 'Salt and light' to others and develop meaningful relationships among your peers and the communities by showing them the unconditional love of Christ through good deeds in this difficult time."

Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.