Food Security Uganda Project #66615

CREATE DOMESTIC LIVELIHOOD ASSETS FOR REFUGEES

by SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD INFORMATION

Project Report | May 18, 2026
Phase1- Quarter1 2026 Project Report- (Skilling in Poultry Farming) in UGANDA

By Salim KIGUNDU | Project Leader and Partnership Coordinator

Local Chicken Domestic Asset

SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD INFORMATION

Main Street, Nakasongola Town Council-UGANDA

P.O Box 25424- Kampala, Uganda, Telephone +256 393374048, Mobile: 0774368726,

Phase1- Quarter1 2026 Project Report-(Skilling in Poultry Farming).

PROJECT: Create Domestic Livelihood Assets for Refugees-Skilling in Poultry Farming).

The project under name “CREATEDOMESTIC LIVELIHOODASSETS FOR REFUGEES” targets to strengthen capacity to respond to low household incomes in refugee settlements and Host Communities in Uganda.

CELEBRATED OUTCOME- Phase1 Quarter1 2026 Achievements

30 households (20 refugee households and 10 refugee host community) have been skilled in Poultry farming project activities and started benefiting from poultry rearing as a domestic asset in Nakivale refugee settlement and host community in Uganda.

The project has currently started boosting household/domestic incomes as a need for supporting psychosocial and economic recovery in refugee and host communities through application of the acquired skills for creation of Domestic assets such as kitchen gardens for nutrition, vegetable and woodlots nursery beds, formation of compost manure, digging underground water reservoirs.

Completed Activities- Phase1 Quarter1-2026.

Community/Beneficiaries consultation and sensitization in 2 refugee zone and 1 host sub county about poultry rearing.
Profiling of all 100target beneficiaries for identification and grouping-Member Cards given.
Training in poultry rearing to members selected from 25 refugee households and 20 households from 1 host sub county.
Continuous training of selected project beneficiaries at the demonstration sites,identified 2 Local Group representatives/trainers for continuous training in local languages.
Financial literacy training to trained poultry farmers for phase1 2025-2026.
Household poultry project monitoring and support supervision through home surprise visits-lack effective data collection tools-tablet for project monitoring.

Existing Challenges:

Slow decision making by authorities in demarcating land and wood for demonstration sites in the refugee settlement.
Ineffective community mobilization facilities-use one mobile pickup to play recorded mobilization messages.
Limited funds, research, and monitoring tools.
High Financial reward expectation by the host community leaders.
Illiteracy of target persons-they are slow in skills conceptualization.
Communication barriers with the target groups especially the refugees.

Planned Activities for Phase1 Quarter2 2026-Skilling in Poultry Farming.

Community/Beneficiaries consultation and sensitization for Poultry Rearingas a Domestic Asset in 2 more refugee zone and 1 host community sub county.
Train/skilling in Poultry farming to 50 households (30 Refugees and 20 from host community).
Purchase and distribution of chicksto 50 target quarter households.
Training in market creation to poultry products-include online marketing skilling.
Continuous financial literacy training to alltrained beneficiaries.
Quarterly monitoring and support supervision through home surprise visits-will require effective data collection tools-tablet for project monitoring.

Proposed BUDGET SUMMARY: for 50 households for phase1 quarter2-2026 = USD 5,000

ASSET: (Skilling in Poultry Farming)

PROJECT NAME: CREATE LIVELIHOOD DOMESTIC ASSETS FOR REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY IN UGANDA (USD 5,000)

Overhead cost

1,000

Programs Activities

4,000

Grand total: USD 5,000

TOTAL EXPECTED INCOME FROM LOCAL SOURCES = USD 1,000

EXPECTED INCOME FROM GLOBALGIVING = USD 4,000

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET = USD 5,000

Sample Pictures Attached-Below:

Figure 1: Domestic Poutry house

Figure 2 Sample Chicken

Compiled by Salim KIGUNDU-Founder and Partnership Coordinator

Broilers Chicken Asset

Links:

Attachments:

Phase1- Quarter1 2026 Poultry Skilling (PDF)

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Jan 5, 2026
Phase1- 2024-2025 Project Report

By Salim KIGUNDU | Project Leader and Partnership Coordinator

Vegetable harvests by community smallholder farmer

SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD INFORMATION

Main Street, Nakasongola Town Council-UGANDA

P.O Box 25424- Kampala, Uganda, Telephone +256 393374048, Mobile: 0774368726,

Phase1- 2024-2025 Project Report

PROJECT: Create Domestic Livelihood Assets for Refugees

CELEBRATED OUTCOME- 2024-2025 Achievements

600 individuals (410 refugees and 190 from host community) out of the targeted 1,000 individuals (600 refugees and 400 from host community) have been skilled in phase1 2024-2025 project activities and started benefiting in the creation of livelihood assets in Nakivale refugee settlement and host community in Uganda.

The project has currently started boosting household or domestic incomes as a need for supporting psychosocial and economic recovery in refugee and host communities through application acquired skills Domestic assets creation such as kitchen gardens for nutrition, vegetable and woodlots nursery beds, formation of compost manure, digging underground water reservoirs.

Phase1 Completed Activities- 2024-2025.

Community/Beneficiaries consultation and sensitization in all refugee zone.
Profiling of all 1,000target beneficiaries for identification and grouping-Member Cards given.
Purchase and distribution of vegetable seeds and woodlots seedlings to 600 beneficiaries.
Home surveys in 6 homes for environment and social screening- digging of 1 water reservoir in 6 home.
Continuous training of selected project beneficiaries at the demonstration gardens/sites,have been skilled in livelihood Assets creation.
Procurement and delivery of stationary-Registers and Project IDs, for600/1,000 target beneficiaries.
Identification and trainingof 2 Local Group representatives/trainers.
Financial literacy training to 600 beneficiaries skilled in Domestic Asset creation in phase1 2024-2025.
Household monitoring and support supervision through home surprise visits-lack effective data collection tools-tablet for project monitoring.

Planned Activities for Phase2 Quarter1 2026

Training/skilling in Domestic Assets creation to 400/1,000 beneficiaries (240 Refugees and 160 from host community).
Financial literacy to 400 beneficiaries.
Quarterly monitoring and support supervision through home surprise visits-will require effective data collection tools-tablet for project monitoring.
Procurement of more project tools-(watering cans, garden tools, protective gears, horse pipes) to be distributed to trained persons.
Purchase and distribution of vegetable seeds and woodlots seedlings to 400 beneficiaries.
Hydrological survey and digging water facility-bore halls at the demonstration sites.
Digging 1 pilot irrigation facilities (under ground tanks) at the demonstration site.

Existing Challenges:

Slow decision making by authorities in demarcating land for demonstration sites in the refugee settlement.
Ineffective community mobilization facilities-use one mobile pickup to play recorded mobilization messages.
Limited funds, research, and monitoring tools.
High Financial reward expectation by the host community leaders.
Illiteracy of target persons-they are slow in skills conceptualization.
Communication barriers with the target groups especially the refugees.

Proposed BUDGET SUMMARY for Q1 2026 - USD 100,000 for 400 beneficiaries for first quarter-2026

PROJECT NAME: CREATE LIVELIHOOD DOMESTIC ASSETS FOR REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY IN UGANDA (USD 100,000) for 400 beneficiaries for first quarter-2026

Overhead cost

USD 20,000

Programs Activities

USD 80,000

Grand total

USD 100,000

TOTAL EXPECTED INCOME FROM LOCAL SOURCES

USD 20,000

EXPECTED INCOME FROM GLOBAL GIVING

USD 80,000

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET

USD 100,000

Sample Pictures Attached-Below:

Figure 1: Domestic Kitchen Garden

Figure 2 Entrance to Refugee Settlement

Figure 3: Demonstration site

Figure 4Community Sensitization and training

Figure 5New Community Market for Chicken Garden Products

Figure 6: Woodlot Demonstration Site/garden

Compiled by Salim KIGUNDU-Founder and Partnership Coordinator

Community Market

Formation of Community Demonstration Site

Kitchen Gardening

Training in the formation Compost Manure

NAKIVALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT ENTRY Sign Point

Woodlot Nursery Bed at the Demonstration site

Links:

Attachments:

Phase1- 2024-2025 Project Report (PDF)

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Aug 8, 2025
Phase1-Quarter4-2024 Project Report

By Salim KIGUNDU | Project Leader and Partnership Coordinator

CABBAGE-Domestic Kitchen Gardening

SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD INFORMATION

Main Street, Nakasongola Town Council-UGANDA

P.O Box 25424- Kampala, Uganda, Telephone +256 393374048, Mobile: 0774368726,

Phase1-Quarter4-2024 Project Report

PROJECT: Create Domestic Livelihood Assets for Refugees

CELEBRATED OUTCOME- Quarter 4 2024 Achievements

100 individuals (60 refugees and 40 from host community) have been skilled in the last three months (Q4-2024) and started benefiting in the creation of livelihood assets in Nakivale refugee settlement and host community in Uganda.

The project has currently started boosting household or domestic incomes as a need for supporting psychosocial and economic recovery in refugee and host communities through training and dissemination of skills for creation of Domestic livelihood assets such as kitchen gardens for nutrition, vegetable and woodlots nursery beds, formation of compost manure, digging underground water reservoirs.

Completed Activities- Quarter 4 2024.

Community/Beneficiaries consultation and sensitization in 1 refugee zone.
Profiling of 100 beneficiaries for identification and grouping-Member Cards given.
Purchase and distribution of vegetable seeds and woodlots seedlings to 100 beneficiaries.
Home surveys in 2 homes for environment and social screening- digging of 1 water reservoir in one home.
Continuous training of selected project beneficiaries at the demonstration gardens/sites,have been skilled in livelihood Assets creation.
Procurement and delivery of stationary-Registers and Project IDs, for100target beneficiaries.
Identification and training2 Local Group representatives for the current demonstration site.
Financial literacy to 100 beneficiaries skilled in Domestic Asset creation in Quarter4 2024.
Household monitoring and support supervision through home surprise visits-will require purchase data collection tools-tablet for project monitoring.

Planned Activities for Second Year Quarter1 2025

Training/skilling in Domestic Assets creation to 100 beneficiaries (60 Refugees and 40 from host community).
Financial literacy to 100 beneficiaries skilled in Domestic Asset creation in Quarter4 2024.
Quarterly monitoring and support supervision through home surprise visits-will require purchase data collection tools-tablet for project monitoring.
Procurement of more project tools-(watering cans, garden tools, protective gears, horse pipes) to be distributed to trained persons.
Purchase and distribution of vegetable seeds and woodlots seedlings to 100 beneficiaries.
Hydrological survey and digging water facility-bore halls at the demonstration sites.
Digging 1 pilot irrigation facilities (under ground tanks) in selected 1 homes.

Proposed BUDGET SUMMARY Second Year Q1 2025 - USD 91,133

Project:

Cost Centers

Amount (USD)

CREATE LIVELIHOOD DOMESTIC ASSETS FOR REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY IN UGANDA (USD 102,133) for 100 beneficiaries for first quarter-2025

Overhead cost=10,600

Programs Activities=80,533

GRAND TOTAL=USD 91,133

TOTAL EXPECTED INCOME FROM LOCAL SOURCES=USD 31,637

EXPECTED INCOME FROM GLOBAL GIVING=USD 59,496

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET=USD 91,133

Existing Challenges:

Slow decision making by authorities in demarcating land for demonstration sites in the refugee settlement.
Ineffective community mobilization facilities-use one mobile pickup to play recorded mobilization messages.
Limited funds, research, and monitoring tools.
High Financial reward expectation by the host community leaders.
Illiteracy of target persons-they are slow in skills conceptualization.
Communication barriers with the target groups especially the refugees.

Sample Pictures Attached-Below:

Figure 1: Domestic Kitchen Garden

Figure 2 Entrance to Refugee Settlement

Figure 3: Demonstration site

Figure 4Community Sensitization

Figure 5New Community Market for Chicken Garden Products

Figure 6: Woodlot Demonstration Site

Compiled by Salim KIGUNDU-Founder and Partnership Coordinator

Beneficiaries SENSITIZATION

Woodlot Gardening

Community Market for Kitchen Garden Products

Links:

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