TARGET BENEFICIARIES:
- Young children who have been abandoned. Many children have been born and abandoned for different reasons especially born with HIV/AIDS. This has increased their vulnerability to other opportunistic diseases and sent them to their early graves. When such children are taken care of their life expectancy is prolonged and they live happy with their fellow children.
- Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. A very large number of children in Africa has been orphaned by HIV/AIDS where Uganda has not been exceptional, children are left hopeless with many of them under the ages of 15 heading families. This absurdity has prompted us to take care of such children to raise their hope especially through the gospel of the lord Jesus Christ that restores their minds to view things beyond their current conditions. They belong to a family of their fellow children with the same conditions; have love from us and a hope for the future.
- Children from very poor backgrounds. Poverty, disease and ignorance being the most disabling conditions in Africa and Uganda in particular, these monsters have for generations been known for creating a circle of vulnerability inherited from generation to generation. Though with parents, children with such background need help as much as those orphaned by HIV/AIDS and those abandoned by their parents without which they can’t make it on their own.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING BENEFICIARIES TO THE PROJECT:
Children are admitted to the foundation on the basis of their vulnerability. Though in Uganda this is very hard to determine because of it magnitude- some children are definitely more vulnerable than others. Use is made of the local council one (LC 1) and the church leaders to provide more insight on the living conditions of children who are said to be vulnerable. From the project, further assessment is made to demine the children with the most pre-disposing conditions to determine who gets considered first depending on the resources available at hand.
SOURCES OF FUNDING:
Funds for the children are raised from;
1. Concerts organized by Kumbaya children’s choir.
2. Donations and grants.
3. Project out puts.
4. Individual well wishers.
5. Fundraising through different activities.
6. Sponsorship.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF KUMBAYA CHILDCARE PROJECT TO-DATE.
Since there was no other hope for the children by the start of the organization, Kumbaya Childcare Foundation had to make it by all means necessary. Due to selfless commitment and hard work exhibited by the founder and other members, tremendous success has been recorded;
1. Spiritually discipleship through bible study and Sunday school
2. Education at primary, secondary and vocational levels has been recorded.
3. Economic empowerment through training in brick lying, Farming, Poultry, marking art pieces like mats, brooms, baskets, huts, and tailoring.
4. Socialization in scout groups, youth interaction groups and sharing letters with child friends and sponsors etc.
5. Training on cultural issues provided by the caretakers in the home.
CHALLENGES FACED BY THE PROJECT:
From then beginning to where we are now, it all has not been a bed of roses. From the founders view point, there where days when he thought of giving up but was motivated by the different conditions of the children that needed help. Through thick and thin we persevered but these challenges have still prevailed;
1. Facilities are a serious challenge, we are renting premises for farming projects and operational office
2. Funds for meeting school fees costs for all the children and basic needs like feeding and medical care are pressing at the moment.
3. A challenge of the personnel especial technical support
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN:
The project has got great plans pertaining to the long term existence of the project especial after the present day sources of funding stop providing support to the organization and among such plans are;
1. Constructing a vocational institution for the children if the funds allowed
2. Starting a poultry farm where even the children can keep themselves busy
3. Setting up an art gallery where the hand works of our talented children can be displayed
4. Repackaging the children’s concerts of hope to highlight key issues like the youths and cultural conflict as well as reproductive health.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY:
To ensure checks and balance for the funds generated;
1. The funds that are generated are saved into the organization’s bank account.
2. There are three signatories to the account
3. Funds for any activity are withdrawn with the consent of all the signatories.
