By Francis Oyat Otoo | Project Team Leader
FAMILY HARVEST FOUNDATION
PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT MARCH 2020
NAME OF IMPLEMENTING ORGANISATION: FAMILY HARVEST FOUNDATION
PROJECT TITLE: SKILLING 90 YOUTH FROM GULU
PERIOD OF REPORT: JAN - MAR 2020
NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF PROJECT LEADERS:
1. FRANCIS OYAT OTOO;
email: familyharvestfoundation@gmail.com
2. ANNE MCKEE
email: anne.bt.mc@icloud.com
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 2020/03/05
Part 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
Executive summary
We are determined to reach our target of 90 youth from northern Uganda within 2 years that suffered under a civil war that lasted 20 years and now under recovery programs from a multitude of players to which we want to be counted for supporting hands-on vocational skills training to the youth. Knowing well that they are prone to all forms of social outcast thereby resorting to idleness, gambling, prostitution, organized groups of street gangs faced with unending economic challenges. We consider project beneficiaries seeking admission to enroll and participate. Radio and community visits constitute communication channels we make with the project staff and management in consultation with school heads and community leaders to advertise and attract participants.
90 youth will be trained in vocational skills education, life skills survival and entrepreneurship, other social services and formal education. During this second year of our operations under the GlobalGiving partnership, we shall continue on with our affirmative action and enroll sixty percent female youth, from the most remote areas to benefit from the project. The project targets youth aged between 16 and 25.
Our project activities on vocational skills training in livelihoods like through agriculture (horticulture), job creation, environmental awareness and entrepreneurship form the main part. With the support of the project, 13 of the youth enrolled, will continue to receive training on different skill set with the support from January 2020 to April 2020 a period of this report.
The meager funds received from parents and donor sources for school fees and other requirements continued to affect the tools and equipment, partial scholarship and tutor’s allowances negatively as most trainees are frequently sent out of school due to non-payment of requisite fees.
1.1: Progress on Results
1.1.2 Progress on Activities
Project Specific Objectives Activity area activities Outputs Explanations
indicators target actual
OBJECTIVE 1: To provide vocational skills to 90 youth from Gulu district 1. Education and Entrepreneurship Conducting training in hairdressing, tailoring, construction,
Catering,
Electrical installation and welding registered no new trainees.
Number of youth enrolled:
Hairdressing: 5
Tailoring: 5
Construction:3
Electrical installation: 0
Welding: 0
Total 13
One community visits was made by staff, 1 radio announcements made in 1 local radio stations to invite and sensitize the trainees and parents.
2. Education and Entrepreneurships
Visiting community Focal person: Number of visit 2; 2 Local council of Keyi A; Laliya Oguru and Keyi B.
3. Education and life skill: Invited partner for health talk
Number of partner invited 1 Straight Talk Foundation scheduled to do so in March 2020.
Objective 2: To provide educational scholarship for skills training to 90 youth
1. Education and training Training selected to benefit the youth Number of trainees selected 90. 13 enroleed but only 2 have made a part payment of the school fees.
OBJECTIVE 3: To procure tools & equipment , and materials for students training
1. Education and training Tools, equipment and training kits Number of tools & equipment, materials bought:
Clothing materials to be bought:3 clothing materials will be bought to facilitate practical exercises for each trainee.
150 pieces of un- burnt bricks were made for construction trainees, practical exercises.
Objective 4: To pay Tutor’s allowances: - 1. Education and training - Tutor’s teaching allowance for 3 months for 3 tutors. 3 Monthly allowances paid to individual staff- tutor for hairdressing, tailoring, construction.
1.2: Progress towards Objectives
1.2.1 Objective 1:
To provide skills training to 90 youth with at least 60% females, in different skills trade mentioned. Progress realized, approximately 14.4% new lot enrolled.
The project has managed to enroll and start training 13 youth in hairdressing, tailoring, construction, and Electrical installation while welding registered no trainees. The target of 14%has so far has been achieved though we predict a rise despite the difficulties in raising the tuition fees from the parents of the trainees. 60% female participant’s ratio was also be realized.
1.2.2 Objective 2:
To provide partial educational scholarships to 90 youth in five skills; Progress not realized. There is none of the youth who benefited through the partial educational scholarships in the period of report ash shown below:
Type of educational scholarships and Number of youth beneficiaries
Females 0, Males: 0: Total: 0
We received 1 gift aid donation during this report period with gross amount of USD 6.45 from a single donor on the GG donor platform making a repeated donor within a space of a few months though not yet transferred.
1.2.3 Objective 3: To procure tools & equipment, and materials for students training. Progress partially realized. Tools & equipment acquired including clothing materials, food items for tailoring trainees, un-burnt bricks for construction trainees.
1.3:0 Project continuations
1.3. 1 Project continuation faces enormous challenges though chances of continuing at the same pace is high. This is attributed to the poor responses by parents to pay fees for the youth who have interest to study thus failure to provide vocational education and inclusion of social services particularly skills training. Several local attempts are being made to INGOs and NGOs to support our course.
1.3.2 Main activities planned for January, February and March 2020
Project Specific Objectives Activity Activities Outputs
OBJECTIVE 1: To provide vocational skills to 90 youth from Gulu district. Education and Entrepreneurship Training for year 2 Number of those enrolled 13
Monitoring of activities Number of monitoring done 0
Register for examinations Number of trainees who register to sit for examination n/a
Number of announcements and community visits Number of adverts made. 2
Objective 2: To provide educational scholarship for skills training to 90 youth.
vocational skills training Choosing new partial scholarship beneficiaries Number of beneficiaries identified N/A
Fees payment Number of youth receiving partial scholarship. 0
Objective 3: To procure tools & equipment, and materials for students training. Education and training Procurement of tools, equipment and materials acquired Number of tools, equipment and materials acquired Planned list continue to suffice.
Objective 4: To pay Tutor’s allowances Education and training Pay allowances for staff Number of staff 3 months (Jan, Feb and Mar 2020)
Part 2: OTHER INFORMATION
2.1: Participation
a. Our project has 13 new youth who registered to participate in our training activities in term one 2020.
2.2: Capacity Building and Partnerships
a. Staffs coordinated well with other village leaders, local government units/ministry in carrying out project activities.
b. VSO International and World Vision, Gulu offices were contacted to support the skills training.
2.3: Gender Equity
a. Gender issues will continue throughout our project at all levels and stages that ensured all beneficiaries had access to the benefits offered.
b. We have maintained our gender selection parameters of 60:40 as constant.
2.4: Child Centeredness and Rights Based Approaches
a. We enroll a youth with a child to participate in our training programs and the child received good care.
b. This continued to reduce the gap between young jobless young-mothers and those without children.
c. We have recruited 1 lame girl to benefit in our project in term one 2020.
2.5: Challenges, Lessons Learnt and dissemination
a. Successful and productive partnership continues to exist between GGF and FHF.
b. A partnership between Watye Ki Gen https://www.watyekigen.org; VSO International, The office of the President of the Republic of Uganda, World Vision International, Gulu office and FHF continue to be in high stages.
c. No other sources of funding yet secured but we shall continue to fundraise.
2.6: Emerging Advocacy Issues:
a. We shall participate in all advocacies in line with education much as none happened within this period.
2.7: Organizational Changes:
a. We have continued to engage local and foreign well-wishers to support our fundraising.
b. No organizational changes happened as pertain the Board, location and management structures.
c. Renewed our website and hosting plan.
d. Facebook and twitter publicity became active with a foreign supporter due to GGF name on FHF.
2.8: Other Comments:
GlobalGiving needs to strengthen our efforts to build our capacity to raise more funding for both financial and material support (tools & equipment and cash donations).
Our trainees can actively participate in handing environmental issues.
By Francis Oyat Otoo | Project Team Leader
By Francis Oyat Otoo | Project Team Leader
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