VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE AT KAPELEBYONG TOWN COUNCIL (NE);- CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 15 YOUNG GIRLS & MOTHERS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH TAILORING SKILLS; IMPLEMENTED BY VAD AND FUNDED BY FRIENDS OF UGANDA-GERMANY TOGETHER WITH SCHOCK FOUNDATION

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VAD was awarded a grant (2022) from Schock Foundation through Friends of Uganda-Germany (one of VAD’s longest partner).The award is aimed at Improving the livelihoods of the young dropout girls of 16-25 years to train them acquire knowledge and skills in tailoring and sewing of school children uniforms, sweaters and sanitary pads which support them earn a better sustainable income in order to care and nourish their children and their family at large. The project has already commenced (April 2022) with construction of training Centre which will accommodate a total of 15 young girls to be trained in vocational skills for a period of one year and more 15 girls will be enrolled. Later, the project will be handed over to the District and Town Council of Kapelebyong in the North Eastern region for sustainability. VAD already launched this project with Kapelebyong District officials and Town Council who welcomed the project with great happiness and the Town Council Clerk remarked that; the government has not yet implemented any vocational training Centre in Kapelebyong town council. The training Centre is going to be well equipped with 15 sewing machines, with New tailoring materials and 2 well qualified teachers. Currently, construction of the Centre is on-going and months to come, VAD will be happy to share with you completed photos and when the young girls are being trained.

Fact findings; Kapelebyong District is one of Districts of Teso sub region which has suffered so much with the Joseph Kony civil war that ran from 2003-2010 which left the area so impoverished coupled with the cattle rustling from Karamoja, this has further made Kapelebyong the poorest District in the whole region. As a result of this poverty many children never went to school to acquire education and many families became poorer with men not having paid jobs to enable them look after families. Because of this poverty many children especially the girl child have resorted to getting petty jobs outside Kapelebyong District; and also these girls have turned into house maids and house wives at a tender age.

In Kapelebyong District, young mothers (16 to 25 years) and their children are at a high risk group both physically and emotionally. Poverty, malnutrition, complicated pregnancies; emotional problems such as depression, drug and alcohol use are all risks to the mothers.  Most of the young mothers are in polygamous marriages where the husbands have more than one wife. The men rarely take care of the families leaving the young mothers to look for means of survival for their children. Therefore it is very vital to support these young mothers to get vocational skills which will keep them busy and help them earn income for their families and take care of their children.

VAD has improved food security and increased household incomes among the small holder farmers of kapelebyong district where we targeted 250 direct farmers for 2 years- funded by signpost international uk

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Farmers of Okoboi community in Kapelebyong District NE region, harvested bags of maize, green gram as a result of being provided with improved seeds for plantation
Some of the harvested cassava
One of VAD project staff Liz Akannyo conducting a training in Agronomic best practices where we targeted 5 farmers group of 25 members each inclusion with 15 People With Disabilities. This was in Aturai village of Okoboi parish in Kapelebyong District
Farmers representatives were provided with Oxen and Ox-ploughs as part of Agricultural inputs to ease the cultivation of our targeted farmers hence improved production. Above are the pairs of Ox-ploughs provided
Targeted farmers during a training in nutrition basics, vegetable growing and other related agricultural trainings; photo taken in Kapelebyong
A pair of Oxen/bulls provided to the targeted farmers of Kapelebyong; this is used to open up big land and carry out agriculture on a very piece of land to increase production which later increase household food production and incomes.

nyada primary school with a newly constructed 16 lined gender seggregated laltrine- big thanks to our partner just a drop-uk

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Nyada Community primary school is located in Kapelebyong District NE region. Before VAD’s intervention, pupils were very many of about 537 but did not have a proper latrine as they were using only 2 stanced latrine and nearly filled. In 2021, one of our longest partner Just A Drop funded the WASH project improvement where VAD constructed a 16 lined gender segregated latrine with a washroom for girls and urinal for boys. but most importantly, the girl child benefited alot as during their their menstrual periods the girls will be in position to fully clean themselves using the provided borehole at school and using the privacy washroom. In addition to the WASH project, Signpost International-UK another VAD’s partner also funded VAD with School feeding programme in Nyada still a project which commence in February 2022. As of now, the school enrollment in Nyada PS has increased to 784 pupils. This has attributed to the WASH project and the school feeding programme hence children learn in a clean, safe and user friendly environment.

lomokori ps in napak district is now regarded as one of the model schools in apeitolim sub county, napak district north eastern region; from grass to permanent classroom building 2022; see photos

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By then, with AIDLINK funding VAD constructed a VIP latrine and a borehole and what was missing was the classroom structures
Pupils used to study under the trees and faced numerous challenges including dust, too much rain, sun shine which prevented so many children from attending regularly, and they couldn’t concentrate
Lomokori PS classroom by then; before VAD’s intervention
Pupils of Lomokori PS with their temporaly structure before VAD’s intervention
A newly constructed permanent Lomokori PS classroom block and now accomodates a total of 798 pupils from the 364 pupils
A Newly permanent Lomokori Primary School which school now is among one of the model schools in Napak District; thank you SIGNPOST INTERNATIONAL

vad with signpost international-uk has impacted to over 400,000 people since 2010. in 2021, a new permanent classroom block in lomokori PS, napak district was constructed and now accomodate a total of 798 pupils; see photos below

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VAD has worked with one of her longest partner Signpost International since 2010 and together with Signpost International, VAD has impacted to over 400,000 people from both Wakiso District in Central Uganda and Amuria, Kapelebyong and Napak Districts in North Eastern Uganda. With funding from SI, VAD has implemented livelihood projects in both schools and community and also integrated with Menstrual Hygiene Management and Water, Hygiene and Sanitation. In 2021, with BFSS & Alan and Nesta funding through Signpost International, VAD constructed Lomokori community primary school with a New permanent class room block, with Head teachers’ office and a Library. Before pupils were studying under the trees and they used to face challenges of too much dust, rains, wind which resulted them to always miss classes and there was little concentration among the pupils since they were learning in an open space. Currently, the school has a total of 798 pupils whereby 187 are in the ECD class (Early Childhood Development) while 611 pupils are in Primary 1 to Primary 6. Lomokori primary school has not yet got primary 7. Of the, 611 pupils in primary section (310 are boys while 301 are girls). The current enrollment has really doubled from the previous as of March 2020 which was 472 pupils (235 girls and 237 boys) while at baseline the school had 364 pupils. This is attributed to the different projects implemented such as; WASH –Borehole & Latrine, permanent building, training of pupils in child rights and co-circular activities among others but most importantly the newly constructed permanent building for learning has increased more pupils in this school.
Below is the table of the enrollment:
 
Boys
Girls
 
Primary 1
126
100
226
Primary 2
64
50
114
Primary 3
48
54
102
Primary 4
28
41
69
Primary 5
29
40
69
Primary 6
15
16
31
Total
310
301
611
 
Lomokori primary school has got a constructed Borehole constructed by VAD and funded by AIDLINK in 2018. The BH is still functional and serves both the school and the community. However, it is in the premises of the school; hence the school has a very big responsibility of the BH.
 

vad WITH AIDLINK HAS IMPACTED ON OVER 500,000 SINCE 2003, SEE SOME OF THE BOREHOLES CONSTRUCTED IN NAPAK, NE REGION

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  • Number of boreholes drilled=  15 drilled boreholes in Poron and Apeitolim sub counties, Napak District
  • Number of shallow wells protected=  231 constructed and protected shallow wells in Wakiso District
  • Estimated number of people and/or communities impacted by our projects (who now have access to safe and clean water)= Over 500,000 people have access to clean and safe water including school pupils, people benefited from WASH trainings, farmers and all beneficiaries since 2003

VAD WITH HER LONGEST PARTNER FRIENDS OF UGANDA-GERMANY HAS GREATLY IMPACTED TO OVER MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN BOTH WAKISO & AMURIA- SEE SOME OF PHOTOS FOR THE TEACHERS OF ACEGEREKUMA WITH PROVIDED SOFT LOANS TO BOOST THEIR IGAs

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With support from Friends of Uganda-Germany, VAD supported the school of Acegerekuma PS in Kapelebyong NE Region with revolving loans which they have injected in their small business hence profit making and increased incomes, the same school was renovated and the teachers are now being accomodated in the newly constructed teachers houses.This has helped in their retention, and be able to teach pupils of Acegerekuma with smiles on their faces. Thank you Mrs. Schummer (FU)