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- 2024-2025 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- 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    

Links:

• HELP DONATE to DOMESTIC LIVELIHOOD ASSETS CREATION
• Organization Website
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• Phase1- 2024-2025 Project Report (PDF)