NAME OF ORGANIZATION: KEDSC/YWCA OVC REPORT

AMOUNT FUNDED: 38,000/=

COMPILED BY: DOROTHY ONGESO

SUBMITTED TO: GLOBAL GIVING -

INTRODUCTION:

The activities reported were implemented in 3 stations [places] namely:

N’gwono Community Based Organization

Small Homes Sigomre.

East Uholo women CBO

During the implementation the following activities were carried out:

SMALL HOMES SIGOMRE:

This is a home for the physically handicapped and the following support was given to them.

ITEM / AMOUNT
1 Sack of Rice / 2100
1 Sack of Beans / 4500
1 Carton of pads / 1200
Levy Fees / 2000
IGA / 5,000
Uniforms for 3 pupils / 1,200

NB: For the IGA project the parents welfare purchased chicks to start a poultry project. This will be beneficial to the school because the proceeds from the sale of eggs or the chicken will be used to assist the needy students acquire some needs like the purchase of uniforms and books.

N’gwono CBO

N’gwono is a community based organization working in Karemo and Boro divisions. The following activities were carried out to the organizati

ITEM / AMOUNT
Levy Fees for 3 children / 2000
IGA- Goat / 2,000
Uniforms for 5 pupils / 2,500

EAST UHOLO WOMEN GROUP CBO

East Uholo women is a community based group working in east uholo location, they support OVC at small home and adjacent areas to the small home with garden activities, that provide the small home OVC with vegetables, and maize to sustain the feeding activity at the small home

IITEMS

1 She – Goat 1500

1 He -Goat 1500

 10 Chickens 2000

 Banana Suckers 700

volunteers allowance 1300

Transport 1000

Adim expenses 3000

ACHIEVEMENTS:

The students supported with uniforms are now neat and are in school

Improved performance for the supported students. This is because they have been in school without being absent.

The small homes community appreciated so much because the support came at a time when they didn’t have food in store and were therefore being forced to close the school earlier.

The guardian supported with a goat is happy and has promised to take care of the goat well so that the kids borne from the goat can be given to other guardians

CHALLENGES:

High poverty levels in the community making the needs of the OVC’S to be multiple

High number of orphans because of the high death rate caused by HIV/AIDS

Because of the above reasons there is need for more funding to reach more needy children

Compiled By:

Dorothy Ongeso

Project Cordinator

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