...what we do

At The Basic Level...

We establish Resource Centres in rural communities in Uganda, providing the local residents with access to Art equipment, Games, Sports Equipment and a Library.

By establishing a Resource Centre and providing the tools for programmes and initiatives to be run in the community we aim to:

  • Increase Creativity
  • Raise Awareness and Education on Health Issues
  • Provide a regular, enjoyable activity
  • Encourage participation in sports to increase overall fitness and promote teamwork
  • Increase interaction between the youth and the elders in the community
  • Encourage a reading culture to develop

Our Resource Centres...

We do not seek to contruct new facilities, rather we establish a base in an existing community building (ideally a School). By doing this we aim to:

  • Maximise the use of existing facilities
  • Maximise the use of our funds
  • Create a strong relationship with the local school (vital for creating a 'reading culture' among the youth)
  • Provide the school with some additional facilities (our way of saying 'thank you')

In each Resource Centre we provide:

  • Art Equipment (pencils, crayons, colouring pencils, rubbers, rulers, paper)
  • Sports Equipment (Footballs, Netballs, Volleyballs, Handballs, Rugby Balls)
  • Games (local favourites: ludo, draughts, playing cards and chess)
  • A Library (English Language and local language books, both educational and novels)
  • Sports Pitches (Netball, Football and Volleyball)

Our Programmes...

We run the following regular programmes from our Resource Centres:

  • Art Club
  • Creative Studies
  • Sports
  • Football Training
  • Netball Training
  • English Classes
  • Community 'Parties'
  • Whizzkids Lifeskills (HIV Awareness and Prevention)

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Local Govenance...

We have the philosophy of only employing local people from the communities in which we operate. By doing this we seek to:

  • Increase the skill of local residents (project management, budgeting, planning, reporting and organisation)
  • Provide an income stream for local residents
  • Give the community a sense of ownership (a community council oversees the running of the project)

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Additional Activities...

In our primary project Site (Bajjo) we have also:

  • Constructed an Adventure Playground
  • Painted the local School
  • Provided Clean Drinking Water at the School
  • Provided Text Books to the School
  • Ran Physio clinics for disabled children (2008 only)
  • Set-up a Business Cooperative
  • Established a Youth Council
  • Provided the Community with Drums

Please Click Here for more information about our work in Bajjo...