Ep 1: The realities of COVID-19 measures
Hello, and welcome to our Voices 4 Change blog! This blog accompanies each podcast episode as a loose transcript and provides a little more depth into the discussions. For context, Voice 4 Change is a podcast run by Umande Trust, a rights-based organization founded on the belief that modest resources can help significantly improve access to water, sanitation services, and clean energy, starting with the community. Umande Trust firmly believes that the support of community-led plans and actions are vital in achieving these improvements. Every week, we will be talking about a wide range of topics: from climate change to COVID-19, to sanitation, to advocacy issues, and more. Today’s topic focuses on the measures to protect your health and the health of others amid COVID-19. Furthermore, we will talk about the realities and feasibility of these measures in low-income or underdeveloped communities. The measures for personal protection and containment of coronavirus are the same globall