appropriate and affordable technologies to rural Africa
Helping the people of Bunabumali village, Mbale district in Eastern Uganda.
This project was born as a result of high Illiteracy in the area, high population and natural disasters that are currently affecting the area. The project is hoping to build a school, sensitize the people on population control, provide basic services and help in vocational training to help them find or create jobs to help themselves and the village these includes Tailoring, catering, carpentry, bricklaying. Our major focus is the youth and orphans.We also hope to bring agriculture into being so can secure enough food for the households. The project activities have been getting some help/ assistance from the following organizations Friends from the country i.e. Makerere University Bamasaaba Students Association (BAMUSA). Christians from the near by churches. But to be able to help the people we need outside assistance locally and abroad.
Education program for HIV/AIDS orphans
Growing number of HIV/AIDS orphans
Kyomya is a very poor rural Village where a majority of the people depend on less then 1 dollar a day. 12% of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS which is way above the national average of 7%. The community faces many challenges among which the main problem is the growing number of orphan children due to HIV/AIDS. Kyomya is a very poor rural Village where a majority of the people depend on less then 1 dollar a day. 12% of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS which is way above the national average of 7%. The community faces many challenges among which the main problem is the growing number of orphan children due to HIV/AIDS.
Help set up education program for HIV/AIDS orphans The people of Kyomya wish to start an education program for the orphans that are living on their own and lack food. They want to start a sponsorship program to support the neediest orphans with school fees, books and uniforms. However, they have no idea where to start.
Nyakach Education Project
We are a self help group who are determined to creating the much needed change in Nyakach Kenya. We are currently doing some projects in the area and we are determined to solving some of the problems that Nyakach is facing currently.
The Kindu Self Help Group is involved in many different projects, from kids nursery to agricultural proposal or fighting against HIV related programmes..
Manyatta Village - Saving girls from prostitution
Establish a vocational training centre
With some external support the group hopes to turn their hair beauty project into a full institution offering training for all their young people in the area of hair and beauty therapy as well as other courses. This would create training and job opportunity for many community members. The main target group consist of femaleWith some external support the group hopes to turn their hair beauty project into a full institution offering training for all their young people in the area of hair and beauty therapy as well as other courses. This would create training and job opportunity for many community members.The main target group consist of females desiring such a vocation in hair arts and beauty, but with special focus on the needy, the orphans and the widows in the context of H.I.V management.
Abandoned patients and orphans
Abandoned persons are a big burden for the 2 hospitals in Winam. One hospital has ‘adopted’ 10 children. They came with their mothers who died in hospital and nobody came to claim the bodies or the children, so they stayed at the hospital. The same goes for patients without relatives, who are too frail to live on their own.
Help set up a health care program for abandoned patients/orphans.
A comprehensive healing program will promote family/community involvement in providing all round care for those abandoned in hospitals. This will relieve suffering of the abandoned and reduce the burden on the 2 hospitals.
Help set up a vocation training centre for youth
Youth prey to crime in brooding border town: Kajulu lies in Western Kenya near the border with Uganda. Illegal activities thrive in this remote area, where the authorities can simply be evaded by crossing the border. Many youth drop out of school because of the high cost of secondary education and become involved in robbery, drug trafficking, drug abuse and prostitution.
Help set up a vocation training centre for youth.
To prevent youth from falling prey to illegal activities, the community has set up a project to offer vocational training. From the acquired knowledge, they stand chance of facing a brighter future. The first group of 20 youth has been identified and space for the training centre has been secured.
Food insecurity and dependence on relief agencies
Famine is the order of the day in Konza. Rainfall is scarce making traditional agriculture an insecure source of food and income. No cash crops are grown in Konza and there are no other sources of income. Many people depend on food from relief agencies for survival and all suffer from food insecurity.
Help extend a successful fruit farming program
A group of 250 persons has joined hands to find a solution to food insecurity and dependency on relief agencies. 3 successful fruit farms have been set up. These provide extra food, a better diet and more income to the participants. The village group is looking for ways to extend the fruit growing program to the whole community.
Naigobya: Hand hoe provides only 1/5th of what is needed
Help find a tractor for a demonstration farm
Mechanization and training in new farming methods are the ways in which the community wishes to improve food security. It plans to start a demonstration/training farm. A tractor is needed for this farm. The tractor will be collectively owned and can be used by each farmer to till his private land as well. Luuka Youth DevelopmMechanization and training in new farming methods are the ways in which the community wishes to improve food security. It plans to start a demonstration/training farm. A tractor is needed for this farm. The tractor will be collectively owned and can be used by each farmer to till his private land as well