Help180 orphaned households access income & food

Summary of project activities

This is the thirteenth quarterly activity report of Kagumu Development Organization on Support to 320 orphans with improved goat’s in Uganda project under the implementation by the Organization in Eastern Uganda, in the Districts of Kibuku, Budaka and Pallisa with financial support of donors under GlobalGiving arrangements and the community. The organization together with beneficiaries is hereby expressing their appreciation to all donors for the support of the project. GlobalGiving team is appreciated for the wonderful work being done that has enabled the organization to receive support to manage the project. The report expresses quarterly project development and therefore, compiled and disseminated to our stakeholders for their utilization. The report gives details on the current status of the orphans, challenges during project implementation, recommendations and testimony from at least a beneficiary. However the organization request for comment and advises towards the success of the project.

Current status of Support 320 orphans with improved goats project

KADO is doing a commendable work of building the capacity of OVCs and their households in improved goat’s management through training, breading and dissemination of improved goats to some OVCs and provision of advisory services. However, many Orphans and vulnerable children have not received improved goats. The rate of bleeding is low because of limited breeder she-goats. This therefore, leaves many of them in poverty.

In the last quarter, the organization managed to implement the following;

1. Monitored project activities 7 OVC households and met 18 OVCs
2. Provided treatment for 8goats in the 7 OVC households
3. Procured one breeder goat and disseminated it to one OVC

Challenges

Due to limited financial resources, our challenges remain and these include;

1. High cost of improved breeder goats
2. Increased OVCs going for child labour to secure some money to pay for meals at schools
3. Low project cash flow.

Recommendation

The organization continues to request all donors to be part of us and have a helping hand to this   project for the good of these vulnerable children who are the future leaders.

Testimony from one beneficiary

This is a testimony of is from Suleiman the son of late of Kapio Suleiman and Madina of Petete sub county in Pallisa district, Eastern Uganda. Suleiman is 10 year boy and had no support after the burial of her parents in 2004. Suleiman was being utilized by business men to sell their goods in petete trading centre and he would be paid 1,000/= Uganda shillings daily without food. KADO staff identified Suleiman selling goods in the trading centre, counseled him to go back to school such that he utilized the opportunity of the Uganda universal primary education but Suleiman raised an issue of lack of support. In a staff meeting the staff resolved to pick Suleiman, take him to school and provide support for his studies while at his aunts’ home. The project staff also had a meeting with the aunt of Suleiman to inform her how the organization would support Suleiman. The organization gave Suleiman the she goat and the aunt is looking after it while Suleiman is at school. Suleiman is currently happy and is a good learner in primary three.

This is true story and explains the work of KADO in relation to our project of support 320 OVCs with improved goats in Uganda.  We are happy that OVC caretakers have come up to explain their challenges as regard OVCs

Prepared by

Samson Namwoyo

Project leader

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