LOCAL COMMUNITIES ENDURING THE PANDEMIC AND OTHER RELATED CRISES from Kaiso community noted that development at family level is “where a family formerly living in a grass thatched house is now living in an iron sheet roofed house and where all school going children are able to go to school.” At community level, the women understand that development is defined in terms of access to essential services like education, health and justice. It also implies growth of businesses whereby in a community, businesses are growing from retail to wholesale. A community can be said to be developed when there is equality between men and women in accessing essential services including education, health, justice. It is also a community where both women and men have equal rights before the law, and can own, control and access land and other productive resources equally. “Economic development means growth of businesses. It is also where the community transitions from marram to tarmac road. A community where both men and women are able to own land.” Katusabe Jovent – KAWDA. Figure 7: Children listen attentively during a field visit to Kaiso women group in Kaiso community. ] These children no longer go to school following closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the background is Kaiso market which is currently not working due to poverty in the community following the COVID-19 outbreak. 25 Research on the Influence of International Financial Institutions on Uganda’s COVID – 19 Recovery Agenda