International Day of Families: Re-thinking the needs and roles of a peaceful family

This year’s International Day of the Family, has unprecedently been marked with a third of the global population staying in their homes with family due to the global lockdown. In Uganda, where movement of people remains largely restricted, men, women and children have had to stay at home in response to the presidential directives, since Wednesday, April 01, 2020 as part of effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

However, many have faced it rough observing the lockdown directives. One of the major reasons is lack of peace in their respective homes. The lockdown has forced families to either tolerate or appreciate each other’s shortcomings without having the ‘luxury’ of going to work or school as a means of escaping the heat at home. Downloaf Full Document Here