Educate 200 War & HIV/AIDS-Orphaned Ugandan Girl

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Summary

This project will provide education, lunch, school materials and school uniforms to orphaned girls. Couselling support, nutrition and basic health care will be offered to rehabilitate these children. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries are 200 Ugandan girls in Lira district , orphaned and displaced as a result of a 21-year armed conflict. They are poor, lack access to education, are engaged in exploitative work conditions and conduct transactional sex for a livelihood. Displacement has destroyed the social fabric and disrupted their education. This has increased their risks to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. Some of them are heads of their households and child mothers.

Activities

200 girls will be withdrawn from exploitative work and provided with education, lunch, school materials, school uniforms and vocational start up kits. Counseling support, school and home visits and basic health care will be offered.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $19,663
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $36,537
Total Funding Goal: $56,200

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Displaced and orphaned children will be able to read and write; communicate; develop their intellect; improve socializing skills and realize their right to education. They will have potential to earn income, leave meaningful and positive lives.

Project Message

I’m very happy to have these books , uniforms, school bag and lunch. I feel very happy that PLA comes to visit me and my friends. I smile when I have my lunch of posho and beans.
- Akello Nancy, Nancy, 10-7r old in primary 5 at Railways School

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lilian Keene-Mugerwa,
Executive Director
Plot 66, Kanjokya Street, Kamwokya.
Kampala, Uganda 9714
Uganda
256772791265
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Platform for Labour Action (PLA)
Plot 66, Kanjokya Street, Kamwokya.
Kampala, Uganda 9714
Uganda
+256-414253383
http://www.pla-uganda.org

Learn more about Platform for Labour Action (PLA) and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Uganda and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Uganda, read the Human Development Report on Uganda or the Wikipedia entry for Uganda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 06, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 27, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Report on project: 1st January to 31st March 2008

By Lilian Keene-Mugerwa - Executive Director, August 06, 2008 05:43 PM

Please read below for a summary of our progress and challenges. The attached report has more detail!

Thanks for your generous support!

Report on Project

A total of 64 children have been placed in school both at primary and secondary level which has helped them develop and lead normal and meaning full lives as children. See appendix 1 in attached report for list of current beneficiaries.

A total of 500,000/= Ug. shillings was paid as lunch fees for the 64 beneficiaries and one of the beneficiaries Una Lilly has managed to finish with her nursing course awaiting to receive her certificate. The children have also been able to receive scholastic materials like books, school bags, pens and pencils, rulers, geometry sets and school uniforms. These scholastic materials have motivated them to go to school.

Last year in 2007 five of the children managed to seat for their Uganda Certificate of Education and they have now joined Higher education in Senior Five. These included the following: Akello Joyce, Auma Caroline, Akello Christine, Amaco Evaline and Achan Caroline.

The psychosocial support for the beneficiaries has been on going especially during the process of taking their measurements for the uniforms and also during payment for their lunch fees at their schools. The Program Officer Lira carries out monitoring visits and she encourages the children to study hard for at least they have the PLA office to support them. The Program Officer has also managed to counsel some of the guardians to these children who have different problems like cases of HIV/AIDS infections.

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
•   The system of education is changing where by pupils from primary five on wards are expected to be in boarding section which is quite expensive than these children being in day school.
•   There is an increase in the number of children requesting for support especially in terms of paying school fees for secondary education and joining vocational institutions. Boys also feel discriminated against because we are not supporting them.

Conclusion
Overall the project is progressing positively towards achievement of the set goals. The continuous monitoring of the children and continued provision of psychosocial support to encourage them has motivated them to start believing in themselves.



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