Gift Party Providers and Trainers (Gppt)

GIFT PARTY PROVIDERS AND TRAINERS (GPPT)

PROPOSAL FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE ENHANCEMENT THROUGH PRACTICAL TRAINING

GPPT

C/O P.O. BOX 43

JINJA – UGANDA

TEL: +256 775 199729/+256 712 164091/+256 775 201463

E-mail: fatima.family.helper@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Project title...... 1

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….1

Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………...1

Mission…………………………………………………………………………………...... 1

Problem statement……………………………………………………………………………….2

Proposed project…………………………………………………………………………………1

Main objective…………………………………………………………………………………….2

Other objectives…………………… …………………………………………………………....3

Justification……………………………………………………………………………………….3

Target groups…………………………………………………………………………………….3

Proposed activities……………………………………………………………………………....3

Sustainability of the project……………………………………………………………………..3

Monitoring and evaluation matrix………………………………………………………….…3-4

Input costs and activities………………………………………………………………………..5

Business plan ………………………………………………………………………………….6-7

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….....7

1.0 Project title

Empowerment and self-reliance enhancement through practical trainings under the project name of

Gift Party Providers & Trainers (GPPT)

2.0 Introduction

Gift Party Providers & Trainers (GPPT) will be a women initiative aimed at empowering disadvantaged women with entrepreneurship skills to compete both economically and socially in the changing economy / environment which is also full of prejudices. Focusing on the world over and especially Uganda females have always been marginalized economically, socially among others.

Very often in Africa and Uganda in particular women are denied access to educate, ownership to property, employment to mention but a few.

Consequently the above scenario has always left them vulnerable with no means to provide for their family needs. The project is being initiated by three developmental youths who also faced the same challenges in their communities but managed to go through their education cycle up to the university. Having identified the common situation of women they now intend to spearhead a group of women in these communities advocate for their rights using trainings

Looking at themselves, the market and the traditional art and design skills among female, the group decided and intends to work as a team to empower women with skills in catering and decoration since the rate of demand is constant from the public and both the educated and non can do this kind of work. Besides, this project can earn money through extending these services to the public for sustainability of the project using the money got from hiring. It will also create quick employment for the trained women and youth hence putting them in a better position of meeting their basic needs

3.0 Vision

To have an environment where marginalized women and youths are active economically and equally benefiting from the socio-economic amenities.

4.0 Mission

To equip vulnerable women and youths with catering and decoration skills for a sustainable livelihood

5.0 Problem statement

Women in Uganda form the biggest percentage of the population. Besides, they also constitute the biggest percentage in the informal sector. For instance in agriculture where they spend 12 to18 hrs in the fields compared to their male counterparts.

Originally, men were looked at as the main bread winner in a home, however in Uganda today the trend is changing. Men have given up with their responsibilities because of the influence of alcohol and other drug use. much as the ruling government is trying out in the women emancipation campaign, still the society and cultural norms makes them constrained in relation to equal access to education, employment to mention but a few. Of late you find that every after 5 homes, only one man is responsible in the home. The rest of the responsibilities has been the woman who in most cases carry out peasantry agriculture because majority are illiterate and have no qualification for white color jobs. It is really difficult for females in Uganda compared to men who have always been given the first priority in the formal sector.

However despite the many songs sang for equality, it has never been realized here in Uganda. It is upon this that this project is seeking for funds to empower women with skills and knowledge for a sustainable livelihood / development. The project will address issues such as social-economic inclusion and empowerment of women, income gaps, unemployment and equality among women and the youths.

These issues are alarming and the government is doing little about them. For instance unemployment and insecurity on jobs even among the graduates. It’s only those from the rich families who can get jobs because in Uganda only money can enable one get a job. Therefore the poor remain being poor or even get poorer while the rich remain rich. 90% of the graduates from poor homes remain with no jobs and this partly explains why many youths in our country are idle and it poses a high risk of crime in future.

6.0 Proposed project

Main objective

Train and equip women and youths with practical entrepreneur skills in both catering and decoration.

7.0 Other objectives

§ Promote equality for all in both social and economic sector

§ Promote self employment / Create employment among vulnerable women and youths

§ Improve income levels among the women and the youths

§ Help women and vulnerable youths meet some of their needs

8.0 Justification

The proposed project will provide an opportunity for practical acquisition of knowledge and skills for women and the youths along side getting income for survival. These will be life skills which the youths and women will use for survival even when they have finished the trainings

9.0 Targeted groups

Marginalized women, girls, and youths particularly, the young mothers, unemployed, orphans for the case of youths and widows

10.0 Proposed activities

§ Trainings in entrepreneur skills,

§ Practical lessons in catering and decoration

§ Catering and party decoration services

§ Monitoring and evaluation

§ Graduation of participants

11.0 Sustainability of the project

Besides the training of women and youths in entrepreneurship skills in decoration and catering, the project will also carry out catering services and decoration for hiring to generate income. The money got will be used to sustain the project and also meet the other needs of vulnerable groups such as the grandmothers

12.0 Monitoring and evaluation matrix for the proposed activities

Activity / outcome / Indicators / Data needed
§ Trainings in entrepreneur skills, / § 100 youths trained in entrepreneur skills
§ 100 women trained in entrepreneur skills / § Women and youth carrying out personal businesses / § Data on Personal business carried out
§ Practical lessons in catering and decoration
/ § 100 youths and 100 women attending practical lessons in decoration and catering
§ Skills and knowledge in catering and decoration acquired / § Youths and women engaging in catering and decoration businesses
§ Women and youths in position to do the decoration and catering services with minimal supervision / § Data on lessons carried out
§ Reports on each individual participant
§ Hire catering and decoration services / § Income for sustaining the project got
§ Women and youths being exposed to the business environment / § Project paying its trainers / workers
§ Project meeting some other small needs of the beneficiaries
§ Money available for project use / § Income got from hiring services
§ Activities which are using this money
§ Follow ups / § Individual homes and businesses of women and youths visited
§ Impact of the project analyzed / got / § Information on the welfare / changes among the beneficiaries availed / § Ideas / suggestions from the beneficiaries
§ Situation before and after joining the project
§ Graduation of participants / § Women and youths acquiring certificates in catering and decoration / § Certificates availed
§ Women and youths beginning to have self employment
§ New groups being recruited when the others graduate / § Graduation reports
§ Data on the successes after graduation ( follow up)
§ Report writing / § Monthly & quarterly reports submitted to partners / § Partners responses on progress got / § Social / economic change on the beneficiaries
§ Progress of activities

13.0 Resource requirements and costs for the first year

Particulars / Unity / Qty / Rate / Amount in Uganda shillings / Dollars / Euros
TRAININGS
Training materials / Termly / Lump sum / 1,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 588 / 400
FOLLOW UPS / Monthly / 12 / 200,000 / 2,400,000 / 1412 / 960
GRADUATION / Yearly / Lump sum / 3,000,000 / 3,000,000 / 1,765 / 1,200
CATERING EQUIPMENTS
Furniture / Lump sum / 2,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 1176 / 8,00
Ovens / 2 / 2,000,000 / 4,000,000 / 2,353 / 1,600
Gas cookers / 2 / 2,000,000 / 4,000,000 / 2,353 / 1,600
Utensil / Yearly / Lump sum / 2,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 1176 / 8,00
Public address system / Yearly / One set / 5,000,000 / 5,000,000 / 2,941 / 2,000
Tents / Yearly / 10 / 1,500,000 / 15,000,000 / 8824 / 6,000
PERSONNEL
Trainers / Monthly / 4x12 / 400,000 / 19,200,000 / 11,294 / 7,680
Secretary / Monthly / 1x12 / 250,000 / 3,000,000 / 1,765 / 1,200
Store keeper / Monthly / 1x12 / 200,000 / 2,400,000 / 1,412 / 960
Grand total / 63,000,000 / 37,059 / 23,600

14.0 BUSINESS PLAN

Capital required

For this training center to start business while training at the same time, carrying out trainings among the marginalized women and youths, capital of 63,000,000 (sixty three million Uganda shillings is needed, (37,059 Dollars, 23,600 Euros). This money is to help in purchasing the input assets; pay off the trainers and 2 office workers. This is a one time capital needed and we believe that once the project sets off, it will be in position to meet all the expenses needed

Business profile

This is a new initiative which was initiated in 2009. The number of employees will be 6. 4 trainers, a secretary and 1 store keeper. The changes are that initially the women and youths were interested in looking for a funder who would help them meet the education needs of their children and themselves respectively. However together with them, they had a thought of mind. This is because most of them are depending on agriculture for livelihood which has become unpredictable. An alternative means of getting income was their cry and together we zeroed down on getting skills in catering and decoration because these are cross cutting and any person can do them provided one is interested. Besides that, such businesses are easy to get customers even when one is beginning. It will only depend on the quality of the products

Other aspects

TECHNICAL ASPECT

No

Categories of employees

Ownership %

/
/

Permanent

Semi-permanent

Causal

Women

Youth

Project

Description of ownership

Staffing

/ / / /

Management

3 in senior mgt

/ / / /

25%

50%

Beneficiaries will own 50% of the project and the project will own 50%

Commercial aspect

Marketing strategy

How products are to be marketed

How they are to be distributed

Sales force

Business competition

/ / /

Competitors

Their strength

Weakens

Opportunities

§ Advertising,

§ Use of brochures

§ Use of leaflets

§ Distribution will be done on cash delivery

§ Customers will pick the items since we are beginning and have no vehicle to do distribution /

For the start every employee will be engaged in selling the products except the secretary because she has to take record of the happenings

/ Gift & catering providers /

Already established in business

§ People are not consulted before delivery

§ Ownership is limited /

Since we hope to have both decoration and catering services, customers are most likely to come in for our services.

Marketing opportunity

Market base

Potential customers

Location

Assumed customers

Customers providing large sale

90% market base is available

§ Functions / parties

§ Restaurants /

Around Jinja town for now for the start

/ § Students who are able to pay for the trainings and like to learn
/

Those with functions

Financial projections

Year one

Services offered and expected income

Year two

Services offered and expected income

Trainings

Decorations

Catering services

/ /

Trainings

Decorations

Catering

Students

3terms x30studentsx150, 000 =

6,750,000

/ /

12monthsx500, 000 =

6, 0000,000

/ /

3termsx60x150, 000

=27,000,000

/ /

Restaurants

/ / /

12monthsx500, 000 =

6,000,000

/ / / /

12months x1, 000,000 =

12,000,000

Functions

/ /

12monthsx200, 000

12monthsx1, 000,000 =

12,000,000

/ / /

12months x 600,000 =

12monthsx2, 000,000=

2,400, 000

Families

/ / /

12months x300, 000 =

3,600,000

/ / / /

12months x600, 000 =

7,200,000

15.0 Conclusion

With the support of the initial capital of 37, 059 dollars or 23,600 Euros to start this training / empowerment project / venture, the livelihoods of women and youths together with their families will be improved both the short and long term