VAD WITH FUNDING FROM JUST A DROP (JAD) STARTED A STRATEGY OF PROVISION OF INCOME GENERATING LOANS (IGLs) AS A WAY TO SUSTAIN THE CONSTRUCTED BOREHOLES IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO CLEAN SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCES IN KAPELEBYONG DISTRICT. VAD FIRST PILOTED THIS INNOVATION IN 2020 WITH ATURAI WATER USER COMMITTEE. THE …
VAD TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS OF UGANDA-GERMANY HAVE SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF 45 GIRLS IN TAILORING SKILLS, SEWING CLOTHES, MENSTRUAL PADS, AND THE GIRLS KNOW HOW TO MAKE LIQUID SOAP. THE 5 GIRLS WERE ALSO ABLE TO SEW THEIR UNIFORMS WHICH THEY ARE PUTTING ON NOW (BLUE SKIRT AND CREAM TSHIRT) AND ARE BEING GIVEN CONTRACTS …
THIS WELL WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH FINDING FROM JUST A DROP-UK AND IT BENEFITS A TOTAL OF 920 PEOPLE FROM THESE COMMUNITIES; BENEFITS; -PEOPLE’S PERSONAL HYGIENE IMPROVED; -REDUCED BURDEN ESPECIALLY THE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SEARCH FOR CLEAN SAFE WATER HENCE THEY NOW ENGAGE IN MORE PRODUCTIVE WORK; REDUCES DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH POOR SANITATION AND DRINKING …
COMMUNITY OF ANYANGARENG, KAPELEBYONG DISTRICT ACCESS CLEAN SAFE WATER FOR BETTER HEALTH Read More »
54 Years Cattle Trader/ Farmer I have benefited from increasing income and food security for the 250 vulnerable households in Okoboi parish, in Teso north east Uganda, specifically benefitting through the trainings on agronomic and post-harvest handling practices that the VAD staff had trained on from time of inception of the project He is able …
OMODING CHARLES, 54 YEARS aturai village okoboi parish Read More »
Four (4) farmers groups of 25 members each which totals to 100 farmers received each group with Ugx 2,500,000 hence Ugx 10,000,000 was provided. The aim of loan provision to farmers is to support and facilitate their start up capital in order to boost their existing businesses as well strengthen their capacity while sustaining the …
Farmers and WATSAN members received revolving loans to boost their IGA’s Read More »
Voluntary Action for Development has successfully constructed a vocational centre at Kapelebyong District in the North Eastern Uganda. The vocational centre has been equipped with a total of 14 sewing machines including ordinary machines, over-lock machine and sweater making machine. A total of 30 young girls have been enrolled and they are being taught by …
Well equipped vocational centre at kapelebyong town council North eastern region Read More »
VAD with support from Signpost International-UK has provided 14 Community Agricultural Trainers (CATs) with 14 bicycles, gumboots which items are going to easen the trained CATs while conducting farmer to farmer follow ups. The project being implemented is, “Increasing Household Livelihood Security for Women and Youth in Teso, North East Uganda’ and 250 farmers have …
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 …
