Sustainable Skills and Empowerment for the Youth

PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED: SUSTAINABLE SKILLS AND EMPOWERMENT FOR THE YOUTH

Reporting time:  September 2017

At the Cogswell school of Beauty, Art and Design, we do want to see self-independent individuals through the skills we are giving them.  That is the reason that we do so much that can help these individuals gain the skills they need in life.

To see that students, have much time to practice and gain the skills, we managed to have clean and safe water for the students. Before, the students would spend considerably spend some amount of time to fetch the much-needed water at the school and also could hardly have safe water for drinking.  We are grateful that through your support, a water tank was constructed that can harvest 15,000 litters of water and also a water tank filtration system that helps filtrate drinking water for the students.

A Hair dressing student, narrated how relieved she was from the burden of fetching water for her hair dressing course activities. She said fetching water would take a long time as they would walk distances to look for this water. Now she just runs to the water tank and gets the water to do the tasks assigned to her by her instructor and she is a happy to spend more time learning than running around for water.

She was also very excited with the fact that now there is safe drinking water. She said she has access to drinking water at any time and she does not worry about falling sick any more. She said thanks to al, that think about us poor young girls, what would life mean to them without supporters, with you they now have a future.

 Other activities

1. Examinations results of students for first term were released and the students performed fairly well
2. Two staff members attended a training of trainers /instructors training in the areas of career progression with the Directorate of industrial training
3. The school now owns a poultry project. The poultry house was constructed and now houses 100 chickens. They are under the care of the Administrator with the help from students
4. Students and staff received Bibles.

 Future plans

• Registration of the school with the Directorate of Industrial Training.
• Constituting the students Guild Committee.
• Strengthening ties with other vocational schools and joining the umbrella organizations.
• Fully equipping the Departments available such that all training materials and kits are available.
• Awareness creation of the vocational center in the Districts of Wakiso, Mpigi and Mityana.
• Introduction of other trades like Nursery Teaching baking and cookery, Capentry and Joinery etc.
• Introduction of tailor made programs like the weekend and evening programs targeting corporate workers

Prepared by: Nambowa Ruth Bulyaba, Executive Director