Help180 orphaned households access income & food

Summary of project activities

This is the fourteenth 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 Global Giving provision and the community. The organization together with beneficiaries is hereby expressing their appreciation to all donors for the support of the project. Global Giving 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.

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 the selected 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-goat and this has made project limited impact. Some of our OVCs in schools study without uniform do not have school meals and at times Lack scholastic materials.

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

1. Monitored project activities in 9 OVC households and met 21 OVCs
2. Provided treatment for 12 goats in 8 OVC households

Challenges

1. High cost of improved breeder goats

The organization relies majorly on donor funding and each Donor have her work plans and budgets.

1. Increased OVCs going for child labour

Whereas there is universal primary school programme in the country where children do not pay school fees, there is need for payment of meals and scholastic materials. Lack funds to pay for the above requirements, forces children to go for child labour, early marriages, conduct cross generation sex and are at risk to HIV/AIDS.

1. Low project cash flow.

The organization has got limited donors funding the projectand the communities where the project is located, most of the people are subsistence farmers with low income to male community contribution.

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 in the country  

Testimony from one beneficiary

This is a testimony of is from Mulusid the son of late of Mwirugazu Moaz of Kamonkoli sub county in Budaka district, Eastern Uganda. Mulusid is a 15 year old boy is living with his aunt because the mother is helpless and suffering from HIV/AIDS. The other was using this boy to dig, fetch water for people to obtain money to procure food at home. Mulusid was being utilized by business men to sell their goods in trading caters and paid some money. The young boy had left studies in senior two, started smoking and drinking. This project leader identified Mulusid smoking during the 2013 immunization monitoring exercise. The project leader counseled him to go back to school such that he utilizes the opportunity of the Uganda secondary education. However, Mulusid raised an issue of lack of his support and for the mother. In a staff meeting, the staff resolved to provide support to Mulusid at school and to provide assistance to the sick mother at her home which the organization is currently doing. The organization provided Mulusid she goat that the mother looks after for him. Currently, Mulusid is very happy and he is in senior three, he stopped smoking and drinking. He vows to complete his senior four and join vocational studies. Because he may not have money to go for advanced secondary level as this is expensive in Uganda.This is true story and explains the work of KADO in relation to our project of support 320 OVCs with improved goats in Uganda.  

Prepared by

Samson Namwoyo

Project leader

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