Learn to Earn! Trades training in Gulu, Uganda

PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT
NAME OF IMPLEMENTING ORGANISATION: FAMILY HARVEST FOUNDATION
PROJECT TITLE: LEARN TO EARN! TRADES TRAINING IN GULU, UGANDA
PERIOD OF REPORT: APRIL - JUNE 2023
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: 2023/06/26
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Part 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
Executive summary
Our dream of providing vocational training to 90 youth from northern Uganda within 2 years from the inception of this project fall short by 34 as on 23rd June 2023 following our records of admitted and trained youth by the intake for the period 2021 to 2023. 

Fifteen graduates are the recent one of 15 youth who attended the Art and Craft for making sandles though they have not sat the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) examination as they could not afford the examination fees.

We received zero youth from our partner CARE International to take up any of our courses.

We received eight donations majorly from our monthly donors, with six other one time donors. There was no disbursement during this period of reporting. Our total expenses during the period of reporting is USD138.25.

The opportunities for new partnership continue to unfold as different organisations hear about Family Harvest Foundation and its partnership with GlobalGiving Foundation. 
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
                        2. Education and Enterprenuership
                        3. Education and lifeskills
activities: 1. Conducting training in hairdressing, tailoring, construction, Catering, Electrical installation, welding and motorcycle mechanic.
                  2. Visiting community Focal persons 
                  3. Invite partners for health talk
Outputs:
indicators: Number of youth enrolled: 90; Hairdressing; Tailoring; Construction; Electrical installation and Catering:
target: Hairdressing - 5; Tailoring - 5; Construction - 3; Electrical installation - 5; Welding - 5; Art and craft - 5 and Catering - 5:
actual: Hairdressing: 0; Tailoring:0; Construction:0; Electrical installation:0; Welding: 0 ; Art and craft:15 youth (14 female and 1 male).
Explanations: The lot completed well.
Project Specific Objective 2: To provide educational scholarship for skills training to 90 youth
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Training selected to benefit the youth
Outputs: 
indicators: Number of trainees selected
target: 90
actual: 0
Explanations: 15 Art and craft youth only attended training.
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 and kits,
                   2. Number of materials bought:
target: Tools, equipment and Clothing materials bought: 
actuals: 12
Explanations: The funds were used to buy all the training materials.
Project Specific Objective 4: To pay Tutor’s allowances
Activity: Education and training
Activities: Tutor’s teaching allowance
Outputs:
indicators: Months covered
target: 3
actual: 3
Explanation: Two of the art and craft tutors were paid.
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. 15 youth expeccted to enroll and be trained.
1.2.2 Objective 2: To provide partial educational scholarships to 15 youth in one skill: Art anc Craft training took place.
We received 8 donations during this reporting period with gross amount of USD210.05 from our two monthly donors and six one time donors on the GG donor platform. We have no active Micro Project at the moment.
1.3:0 Project continuations
1.3. 1 The need for continued partial payment of school fees continues to become practical as we aim towards self sustainability despite the hardship that is seen with the reduced number of trainees as a result of abject poverty in the community where Government of Uganda's Statistics records reveals a 63% poverty level in the project site. 
1.3.2 Main activities planned for July, August and September 2023
Project specific Objective 1: To provide vocational skills to 90 youth from Gulu district.
Activity Education and Entrepreneurship
Activities: Training for 34 youth, conduct monitoring of activities, register for examinations, number of annoucement and community visits.
Outputs: Number of those enrolled - n/a ; Monitoring of activities: 0; Register for examinations: 0; Number of announcements and community visits: 2; 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: Choose 15 new youth for partial scholarship beneficiaries and make payment for them.
Outputs: Number of beneficiaries identified and number of youth recieving the partial scholarship thus those to enroll for the schoalrship.
Project Specific Objective 3: To procure tools & equipment, and materials for students training.

Activity: procure tools, equipment and materials
Activities: procure only selected tools and equipment and materials.
Outputs: Number of tools, equipment bought - none was bought as there were no trainees at school.

Project Specific Objective 4: To pay Tutor’s allowances
Activity: Education  and training
Activities: Pay allowances to staff: 
Outputs: Number of staff 5; Will be paid for the period covered- Jul - Sept 2023).
Part 2: OTHER INFORMATION
2.1: Participation
a. We expect the 30 new youth to register in term three 2023. A Partnership with the Innovation Village is expected to support 100 youth in different courses.

2.3: Gender Equity
a. Gender issues remain a paramount concept in every aspect of our project and shall remain at 60:40 with a focus to encourage more women to take part in our activities.
2.4: Child Centeredness and Rights Based Approaches
a. Working in collaboration with Save the Children International and the GlobalGiving child centered resources provide us good opportunities to train even child mothers or non mothers gain knowledge needed for children all over the world.
2.5: Challenges, Lessons Learnt and dissemination
a. Successful and productive partnership continues to exist between GGF and FHF. A new partnership with The Innovation Village is in its final stage.
b.The Movement for Community Led-Development (MCLD), CARE International, WEZESHA Impact, Save the Children International, Gulu District Local Govenment, Nwoya District Local Government and Gulu City Council have continued to be partners with different project/program activities and remained active friends of FHF.
2.6: Emerging Advocacy Issues:
a. We are participating in the advocacy program to end stunting for children from 0 to 5 years old in partnership with MCLD through the Right2Grow project in Nwoya District Local Government.

b. We are in collaboration with Save the Childen International advocating to end Teenage pregnancies and Child marriage in Nwoya District Local Government for the first year by implementing the National Strategy to End Teenage Pregnacies and Child Marriages.
2.7: Organizational Changes:                                             
a. Plans to establish a permanent site for the school/office space is discussed and a search is in its final stage.
b. The Board, location staff and management structures remained in force and are active.
c. Website hosting and subscription have remained active.
d. Instagram, Facebook and twitter publicity continued though on a low pace given lack of a trained IT personnel.
e. Staffs have salary arrears while the Landlord have accumulated rental arrears for the period April- Jun 2023.
2.8: Other Comments:
a. A survey result conducted in two locations in Gulu City sub urban primary school and 3 Primary School in rural Gulu district revealed a statistics of how much need to be done for the youth in term of vocational education and livelihood in Uganda. 60% of those who sat Primary seven are unable to progress to lower level secondary due to lack of fees and other requirements.

b. Our EMIS registration number for the vocational school is 4A000052 being a requirement by the Ministry of Education Science Sports and Technology to recognise any institution conducting educational services.

• April - June 2023 FHF Finance report (XLSX)