PROJECT BACKGROUND
1. Applicant Green Field Nursery and Primary School (GNPS) P.O.Box, 1039, Rubanda District, Uganda The Greenfield Nursery and Primary School (GNPS) is licensed by the Ministry of Education and sports under the number ME/P/9653 and is located in the heart of Hamurwa Town Council in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda near Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks famous for mountain Gorilla in East Africa. The school is a subsidiary project of Greenfield Kids Foundation registered charity. The project operates under a permit N0. RBD/CBO/004/2017 under Rubanda District Local Government. The founder of GNPS could not ignore the plight of vulnerable and destitute children in the area who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDs, different diseases and other effects of poverty thus the GNPS was founded and thus we are a small educational institution offering humanitarian assistance and catering for the needs of the poverty stricken children in Hamurwa Community, the largest community here in Rubanda District by population and size.
2. People Responsible For The Project – i. Mr. Robert Akampurira Executive Director, Greenfield Kids Foundation Project (GNPS). The Director is responsible for communicating matters relating to project activities as well as making final decisions. He takes a bigger part in managing the project. ii. Mr. Buhazi Christopher. He is the chairperson of Community Board Members that are elected by Parents and Guardians to betterment of the project. Buhazi also holds a position of Chairperson for Agroforestry Projects in Hamurwa Town Council, Rubanda District. iii. Mrs. Tusimire Brenda; the project financial controller will be responsible for handling all activities regarding financial transactions at the school as well as providing reports on incomes and expenditures for the school.
3. Description of the project Greenfield Nursery and Primary School was started in early 2012 with a minimum number of 70 pupils between the age of 3-10 years. The school is located at approximately 12km, from Kabale town. Today the school has an enrolment of 213 and above pupils with attending from nursery level to primary six. However, when the administration completes the construction of the required school structures like buildings for classrooms as planned, a maximum of 500 pupils will be expected and will be provided with educational services. The school is targeting a maximum number of 250 pupils who will be looked after by the project by providing to them school fees, scholastic materials like books, pens, school uniform, playing kits and other 250 pupils will be admitted on the basis of fees payment as required by the school. The school operates from Monday to Friday with fully participation of teachers who teach the children various subjects including sports activities. The nursery and primary school was formed by Mr. Robert Akampurira as part of Greenfield Kids Foundation Project whose aim was to transform the lives of the needy and orphans by providing them with quality education for a brighter future. The organisation was formed mainly to focus on rural community people development in various aspects for self empowerment especially for children. The organisation is based in Hamurwa Town Council, Rubanda District, Uganda. The school is managed by the Director, teachers, financial controller, community board members and voluntary workers. The ultimate leadership of the school if chosen by the parents and guardians committee in consultation with the project director.
4. Previous Development – Work establishment and management of the school project which has benefited children in Hamurwa community to access free and affordable education and welfare. Providing an educational institution offering humanitarian assistance and catering for the needs of the poverty stricken children in communities of Hamurwa Town Council. Collaborating with sponsors, volunteers, churches and private companies to donate to the work of the needy and vulnerable children as they engage in corporate social responsibilities in Rubanda District, Uganda and beyond.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
5. Project Title Greenfield Sustainability Project, “GSP”
6. Objectives GNPS has a very strong objective of improving the quality of life of the vulnerable children and orphans through providing education, giving care, love and support. To establish a well-equipped education centre with the relevant technology to promote a competitive edge in a fast paced globalizing world. The project is intended to foster a gender balanced education for all needy children thereby giving the girls an equal opportunity to go to school in order to have the successful future. The project emphasis on providing education to girls will help to eliminate early marriage among them thus reducing poverty levels. In addition, girl education will help to eliminate gender inequality and encourage a balanced distribution of income between males and females which will improve community development.
7. The overall aim of Greenfield Sustainability Project is to establish a well-equipped education centre with a sustainable environment thereby reducing on dependency burden on donor funds. The reason as to why we need to create sustainability in our school is to create income generating projects which can enable the school to have its income generated from the simple capital items especially the school van owned by the school. It is also crucial for GNPS to start and maintain the project of all Ugandan primary school levels for further education by the beneficiaries who are the needy and vulnerable. With this effect the sustainability project is to always support the school project financially when resources fall scarce. To establish a sustainable feeding program for GNPS.
8. Project Activities – The project under GNPS intend to put in place the following activities for the year 2020-2021 in order to achieve the stated objectives; i. Purchasing a school van for rent in the transportation industry and sustainability of Greenfield Kids Foundation Project ii. Establish a medical centre for the children equipped with medicines and health materials to ensure wellbeing of the children. The purchase of health materials and medicine will assist the sick children and staff sometimes. iii. To purchase scholastic materials including text books, computers, sports facilities, mattresses, beds, mosquito nets, teaching aids, bibles and furniture. iv. Kitchen construction. This will provide a clean environment for the children while getting their meals at school. A good kitchen well constructed ensures the best hygiene in the school environment.
9. Time Frame and Work Plan – The Greenfield Kids Foundation Project has been operating for 9 years with the little assets (land and buildings majorly) and other minor assets that are owned legally by the community to support the needy and vulnerable children in the area. Once the project administration starts carrying out the intended activities, the work plan will be as follows; upon receiving the requested funds for Greenfield Sustainability Project hopefully by 1st July 2020, the project administration will organize for the purchase of the school van to start on facilitating transportation services to the school children and staff. The van will further be hired by several transport companies who will be charged rent fares for project sustainability. From 1st August 2020 to 30th September 2020, the project intends commence the construction of standard kitchen to provide for clean, delicious food and clean boiled water. The responsible people on this are the director and project committee members. From 1st September 2020 to 30th March 2021, there shall be establishment of a medical centre for the children purchase of sanitation materials and health products like medicine to cater for the sick and first aid kits to provide for emergencies for the sick. The project director is arranging to hire a school medical practitioner who will be attending to cases related to sickness of the children.
10. Expected Results From the School Van – It is expected that the vehicle will be hired at least 4 times a month at a cost of $150 USD implying that it will generate $600 monthly. It is noted that a school term for Uganda’s education system lapses within 3 months, therefore it shows that the van hire will generate $1,800 in a school term. This amount will be sustaining for other school activities thus reducing the dependency burden. The project will aim at provision of quality welfare, quality education, skills training for children and the youth and promote enhanced organizational capacity, and building a strong financial resource base as well as establishing a sustainable feeding program for the GNPS The project expect to meet the expectations for the ever increasing needs of children and give them the opportunity to be live to their full potential and add value to humanity are career. The challenges have been many and the successes fulfilling.
11. Development Potential – The project has got the potential of providing education and care for children in Hamurwa Town Council and promote enhanced organizational capacity, future education potential and building a strong financial resource base for the beneficiaries. This will further lead to community development. Development of well-equipped education and medical centre with the relevant technology to promote a competitive edge in a fast paced globalizing world and providing better health care for the beneficiaries of the project.
12. Participation of the beneficiaries the project benefits the needy children and orphans from the communities around Rubanda District, Uganda. The fact that these beneficiaries are needy and vulnerable to high poverty rates, they do not take part in planning, management, implementation and evaluation of project activities. Therefore the project administration and staff mostly take part in running all activities of GNPS.
13. Cooperation and collaboration – The Greenfield Kids Foundation Project wish to collaborate with the community and various stakeholders from Uganda and outside Uganda including; v Sponsors, v Government whereby the project director will seek an operational permit given by the government authorities. v Non Government Organisations, v Volunteers.
14. Greenfield Kids Foundation Project’s director is proposing to purchase a school van which will be hired by transport companies. This will generate funds to sustain the school and reduce on the dependency burden on donor funds. The monies that are always obtained from bus hire is sometimes disbursed back to support the project. This will guarantee continuous running of the school activities whether there is a donation or not. It should be noted that Greenfield Nursery and Primary School do not receive any government financial support except matters relating to legal issues. The government, through application provides an operation permit to allow the project run legally in the community. The permit is allowed for 60 months after which it is renewed and this is a security for continuous operations.
REPORTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
15. Monitoring the progress of the project will be monitored by the director of the Green Sustainability Project and it’s community board members selected from parents and guardians of the children. Also the project director takes a major part to oversee the progress of the school income generating activities in order to improve the quality of life of the children and orphans who are the beneficiaries of the school. The director will ensure daily repairs and maintenance of the school van to ensure continuity in its running. He will ensure that the van is inspected by the trained mechanical engineer who will be facilitated periodically. The success of the project will be measured by looking at the set goals and objectives. This will be indicated by sustainable serving of the children from vulnerable families in Uganda especially those living in Hamurwa community.
16. Evaluation – The Greenfield Sustainability Project will be evaluated through our programs and services where we shall build a community that respects each individual and demonstrates an inclusive environment that celebrates our work together for a better tomorrow. Internal evaluation will be done by the director and project committee whereas external evaluation will be done by programs officer together with financial controller. All these evaluations will be done in consultation with Greenfield Kids Foundation Project consultant and director. The results from the success of the project will be disseminated in various places and offices in order to share our experience with others. This will further help projects of the same setup to attain knowledge for further development.
PROJECT BUDGET
17. Financial summary particulars total cost (USD)
Community contribution towards School Van $300
GoFundMe funds mobilized for the project $380
Grant applied for funds to Greenfield Project sustainability $58,650
GRANT BREAKDOWN
School Van $34,500
Project scholastic materials $11,400
Medical centre establishment (purchase of first aid materials and medicine) $6,800
Kitchen construction $5,950
Total Amount in $58,650