8 January 2021, Kampala— AfrII today held the first staff general meeting to set the ball rolling for the new year. The meeting conformed to government guidelines and SOPs on protection against Covid 19 as all members were masked up and socially distanced.

Guided by the CEO, Prof. William Otim-Nape, staff strategized on a number of areas including winning new work partnerships for AfrII to stay relevant and efficiently carry out its mandate-to change lives for the better. The CEO assured staff to be confident that 2021 will be a great year as the world steadily recovers from the dreaded Covid-19 and its effects, thanks to a ray of hope in the discovery of a vaccine. Covid -19 worldwide has sharply strained livelihoods and businesses and forced countries world over to move away from the business as usual and come up with creative coping mechanisms amidst covid-19.

“We are into a new year that presents hope for the entire world since a vaccine has been discovered. I urge us all however, to continue staying safe and healthy until the vaccine gets to us in Uganda. Therefore, continue wearing your face masks at all times when in contact with other people while on duty. Also, regularly wash your hands with soap and water or sanitize with an alcohol based hand rub. We are still not yet safe because covid 19 is still very much present, in 2021,” said Professor William Otim-Nape, AfrII CEO as he advised staff to keep safe and stay healthy.