Protect Vulnerable Refugee Children in Kampala

GOOD NEWS FOR PPDR CHILD PROJECT OF GETTING A PLACE TO RENT AT 500$ USA PER MONTH

Dear donors and other people of good will.

Let me get this opportunity to humbly thank those who sacrificed their money to this project and to PPDR since 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 through donating to our projects on Global Giving.  The truth is that this project exists up to now through the sacrifice of some few people who believed that they have a call to help us. Many have been asked to help us in difficult situations but few have bravely come to our rescue, please dear donors wherever you are, we thank you and ask God to remember you in your dreams and desires. PPDR holds you in its profound thoughts. Thank so much.

The challenge we have is that since we started participating in the fundraising through Global Giving in 2009, we have not managed to qualify a project and this is serious problem for the sustainability of the organization and the project.

PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE OF PPDR UGANDA

We have been informed about the good news of getting a new place for our children project and the offices for PPDR Uganda. We have been looking for the house to rent for the past 7 months.  The place will accommodate all the activities of the organization PPDR Uganda and also a primary school of four classes for the vulnerable refugee children and has the options to expand the offices. We have to pay a total amount of 500$ each month and we are requested to pay three months at once that means 1,500$ USA in three months.

New arrangement at PPDR if we get that building

English lessons for six months: This will target all children of migrants in Uganda from different countries where English is not spoken. This will help them to integrate the Uganda Education system well prepared: These are not from the poor people; these are those who can afford to pay for their education. We are thinking that these children will pay 2$ USA each month, that means that we shall get 12$ per child in six months. We think that in each six months we can enroll 80 children.

80X12 = 960$ USA in each six months X 2 = 1,920$ USA in a year

Primary education to refugee and migrant children from medium or low income: These will be enrolled in a primary school at PPDR from p1 to p4. They will be encouraged to 1$ per month. We hope to have 300 children each year: That is 1x300X12 = 3,600 $ USA

Refugee children unaccompanied minors and most vulnerable:  These will learn for free and still PPDR will look for ways to provide them food, shelter and medical care.

ADULT EDUCATION

The place will provide also an opportunity for adults to enroll in the Functional Adults Literacy programme for those who don’t know to read and to write, English for Adults for migrants and refugees from countries where English is not used:

We hope to enroll 100 adults each six months: Each person will pay 3$ x 100 x 6x2 = 3,600$ per year

The place will also offer Computer Training:  Each three months we shall enroll 20 students and each student will pay 25 for three months, that means: 25 x20 = 500 x4 = 2,000$ per year

The place will also have public internet café and public secretarial services where people will be paying for these services. We can only see how much they generate at the end of each month. We also intend to have other small income activities like DSTV and Super Sport for sports games and betting, a small canteen and photo studio among others.  The place will be also used for conferences and trainings by other organizations and they will be required to pay some money.  The other category of people who will use this space are those in research and also an opportunity for those doing internship still all these people will be requested to pay some money.

In our view at PPDR we highly believe that the organization will be able to sustain financially its activities if it secures that place and this will help PPDR to be self- sustained than depending on donations.

The major question

Our major question is how to raise the money to pay for that office spaces and make sure that PPDR is now stable and embark on major activities for development. In this, we call upon every person to contribute what he/she can afford to our project on Global Giving so that it qualifies for this Open Challenge.

Just to remind everyone that what we need in this December 2012 is just 40 people contributing 5,000$ USA to this project, that means that each person has to donate 120$ USA. Then Global Giving will do the rest and with this we shall be sure that the offices will be paid and the activities will run without any financial problem for some years from January 2013.

We call upon everyone to donate generously.

Thanks

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