Part 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
Executive summary
Covid 19 has troubled every sector of the world economy not to mention the education sector in which our vocational training school belongs. With a target to train 90 youth in 2 years 2019 - 2020, our plan has not been achieved as a result of the pandemic. With lockdown instituted by the government of Uganda and others, the idleness, gambling rate, prostitution or formation of organized groups of street gangs on the good side of the pandemic came down but with pain on the side of income to feed the families.
It has stagnated our skilling activities in 2020 but finally the lockdown were lifted and we resumed training in March 2021. We have not reach our target to train 90 youth in 2 years 2019 - 2020, but now in progress to acheive the number in our project document. The lockdown instituted by the government of Uganda had saved the situation for the formation of organized groups of street gangs, group of idlers, gamblers and prostitution but brought in a lot of resource constraints as the pandemic made it difficult for families to raise food and money to sustain their homes. We re-opened on 15th March 2021 and enroled 36 youth, but only 20 have reported at shool.
Four of the trainees' parents paid quarter of the tuition fees with five donation made through GlobalGiving Foundation platform making a gross amount of USD355.24 for this project while for our microprojects all receipts and disbursements were reported accordingly. The expenses made on this project was USD360.03.
On a sad note, two out of the thirteen trainees (females) could report back to complete studies as they were reported engaged in early marriages while one boy was already busy working with private enterprenuers in his career as a builder though he had not completed the building and concrete practice (BCP) he was studying.
1.1: Progress on Results
1.1.2 Progress on Activities
Project Specific Objective 1: To provide vocational skills to 90 youth from Gulu district
Activity area: 1. Education and Entrepreneurship
- Education and Entrepreneurship
3. Education and life skills
activities: 1. Conducting training in hairdressing, tailoring, construction, Catering, Electrical installation and welding.
2. Visiting community Focal persons
3. Invite partners for health talk
Outputs:indicators: Number of youth enrolled: 90; Hairdressing; Tailoring; Construction; Electrical installation; Welding, driving and Catering:
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arget: Hairdressing - 5; Tailoring - 5; Construction - 5; Electrical installation - 5; Welding - 5; driving - 5 and 5 Catering -
actual: 6 Hairdressing; 7 Tailoring; 5 Construction; 0 Electrical installation; 0 Welding ; 2 driving and 0 Catering trainee enrolled and are attending lessons with 13 females and 7 males.
Explanations: 20 trainees out of 36 who had enrolled were at school as the lockdown had been lifted.
Project Specific Objective 2: To provide educational scholarship for skills training to 90 youth
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Trainees selected to benefit from the youth project (partial scholarship)
Outputs:indicators: Number of trainees selected
target: 90
actual: 15
Explanations: 15 trainees benefitted from the partial scholarship though 9 could not cover up their contribution part..
Project Specific Objective 3: To procure tools & equipment, and materials for students training
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Tools, equipment and training kits
Outputs:indicators: 1.Number of tools & equipment,
2. Number of materials bought:
target: Tools, equipment and Clothing materials bought: 4
actuals: 1. No tools or equipment were bought but waiting for assorted items to be delivered from the micro project No:50019
2. Two materials were bought for practicals.
Explanations: The assorted tools and equipment to be supplied by TWAM will cover 50% of our needs for tools and equipment.
Project Specific Objective 4: To pay Tutor’s allowances
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Tutor’s teaching allowance for 4 tutors at school
Outputs:indicators: Months covered
target: 3actual: 3Explanation: March, April and May 2021 allowances to four tutors were paid in record time.
1.2: Progress towards Objectives1.2.1 Objective 1: To provide skills training to 90 youth with at least 60% females, in different skills trade mentioned with 13 females and 7 males absorbed at the training institutions that reopened in March 2021. We lost three of our 2020 enrolled trainees in early marriages and voluntary abscornment.
1.2.2 Objective 2: To provide partial educational scholarships to 90 youth in five skills: 15 trainees were granted.
We received 14 donations during this period of reporting with a gross amount of
USD355.24 from two monthly donors one new donor and one other longtime donor who search for our project through the google search. A
USD339.64 was disbursed within this period of report and received in our bank account in ealier donations of USD66.91 and USD272.73 in May 2021.
1.2.3 Objective 3: To procure tools & equipment, and materials for students training. We made some procurement as there was need to meet our planned actions during and post covid-19 time. We procured items for the hair dressers, tailoring and construction.
1.3:0 Project continuations1.3. 1 The post Covid 19 operations is difficult to express though the existing trainees provide a good chance as they have kept in touch with the administrators of the institution. Tools with a Mission (TWAM) UK have sent communications of a planned delivery in June 2021 and we continue to wait while CARE International Uganda – Gulu office have also maintained their position to support our operations in 2021 by sponsoring youths in their groups in Bardege-Layibi Division one of our project site.
1.3.2 Main activities planned for June, July and Aug 2021Project specific Objective 1: To provide vocational skills to 90 youth from Gulu district.
Activity Education and Entrepreneurship
Activities: Training for term 2, conduct monitoring of activities, register for examinations, number of announcement and community visits.
Outputs: Number of those enrolled -
36 ; Monitoring of activities: 3; Register for examinations: 15; Number of announcements and community visits:
02; Number of adverts made:2
Project Specific Objective 2: To provide educational scholarship for skills training to 90 youth.
Activity: provide vocational skills training
Activities: Maintain 15 trainees on partial scholarship beneficiaries and make payment for them.
Outputs: Number of beneficiaries identified and number of youth receiving the partial scholarship:
15.
Project Specific Objective 3: To procure tools & equipment, and materials for students training.
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Procurement of tools, equipment and materials acquired
Outputs: Number of tools, equipment and materials acquired. 0 megaphone, 2 material, assorted food items and cleaning items were bought.
Project Specific Objective 4: To pay Tutor’s allowances for the 3 months
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Pay allowances to staff:
Outputs: Number of staff 5; plan to pay for (3 months - June, July Jun and Aug 2021).
Part 2: OTHER INFORMATION2.1: Participationa. We expect the 20 youth of term one 2021 to come back and complete their six months training in September 2021 and also the 15 new trainees to be brought by CARE international. We shall make a submit the thrid Microproject for supporting receiving the tools and equipments from TWAM if the confirm delivery time.
2.3: Gender Equitya. Gender issues remain a paramount concept in every aspect of our project and shall remain at 60:40.
2.4: Child Centeredness and Rights Based Approachesa. We shall resume and take into consideration the approach and use some of the literatures on GGF to upgrade our approaches.
2.5: Challenges, Lessons Learnt and disseminationa. Successful and productive partnership continues to exist between GGF, TWAM, CARE International and FHF, Gulu City Local Government.
b. We learned a lot of information from Marc of ReachOutCameroon.org during a mentoring session for 95 minutes with several details and guides that's making us progress well on the GG Reward.
c. CARE International have confirmed their interest to sponsor trainees in a five years' project to be supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation.
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Tools with a Mission (TWAM) UK have confirmed receiving funds for the shipment of the tools and equiment and expect to receive the second-hand refurbished tool and equipment in June 2021.
2.6: Emerging Advocacy Issues:a. No participation in any advocacy due prolonged lockdown but will participate when a chance rise.
2.7: Organizational Changes: a. This ’’Learn to Earn! Trades training in Gulu, Uganda project’’ continues to shine among the youth in the project site.
b. The Board of Trustees have remained the same, while a new person was enlisted to the Board of Directors, new Principal Tutor recruited, 1 new staff recruited and management structures continued as normal.
c. Our website hosting and subscription plan remain active as we are able to pay for it timely.
d. Facebook and twitter publicity became active with a foreign supporter due to GGF name on FHF.
e. Staffs allowances were paid upto date that is upto end of May 2021.
2.8: Other Comments:
Our Multistakeholders appraoch to partnership with GGF, CARE International and a new partner like Tools with a Mission (TWAM) is likely to position us into self-sustainable status.
