CREATE DOMESTIC LIVELIHOOD ASSETS FOR REFUGEES

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

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- 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     

Links:

• Organization Website
• HELP DONATE for DOMESTIC ASSET CREATION
• HELP DONATE to COMMUNITY PROJECTS

• Phase1-Quarter4-2024 Project Report (PDF)
  
• Proposed BUDGET Summary for SECOND YEAR 2025 (PDF)