PROJECT PROPOSAL

PROJECT NAME: Orphans and vulnerable children

needs support

PROJECT IMPLEMENTER: Bethany Rehabilitation Center (BRC)

REGISTRATION NUMBER: DGCS/413/2011

CONTACT PERSON: Duhimbaze Tom

TELEPHONE: +256701501524

WEBSITE:
http://www.freetocharities.org.uk/brc/

E-MAIL: [email protected]

PROJECT COST: 111,783 (USD)

TARGET POPULATION: Orphans and Vulnerable Children in families

with double orphans and people having HIV/AIDs
Executive summary
Bethany Rehabilitation Center registration number; DGCS/413/2011 was founded in
2011 as non-profit community based organization in Kisoro, South western region of
Uganda. The project registered over 120 vulnerable children from the area.

Its objectives majorly include; establishment of a home for the homeless, distressed
and HIV/AIDS orphans, providing immediate needs and other timely needs of
orphans and nurturing sick and malnourished Orphan children for better health and
keep them well and strong through child survival program

Children constitute large percentage of population in Uganda. the child should

grow up in a family
Environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love, guidance and
understanding! From a child’s physical and mental development, they require
care in regard to physical, mental, moral and social development. But social
indicators show a decline in social and economic welfare of children. low levels of
education among the whole population of the community has also been attributed to the
increasing number of Orphan children as a result of HIV and AIDS scourge, poverty and
poor health conditions.

Once we secure the funds it will be a permanent model rehabilitation centre for
other parts of Western region and Uganda as whole. In addition to this the project
will be sustained in the following ways; Accessing funds from global donors,
Initiating micro projects, contribution from project beneficiaries and Community
Participation

1.1 BACKGROUND-BETHANY REHABILITATION CENTER

Bethany Rehabilitation Center registration number; DGCS/413/2011 was founded in
2011 as non-profit community based organization in Kisoro in the extreme end of South
western region of Uganda. It was started by a team of dedicated persons with the aim of
helping the children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS. We run the center in Kisoro
main village, Kisoro town council.
Bethany Rehabilitation Center (BRC) is able to provide a small orphanage project that will
provide children with a safe and stable home, education and support throughout their
childhood. This will be a solution of solving the problems hidden by the fact that orphans
and vulnerable children are invisible; yet by the very nature of their situation, they are
included among those that are classified as disadvantaged and poor in Uganda.

In Kisoro district like any other areas of the World, there is growing number of Orphaned
and homeless children caused by HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. In addition to this,
because of constant political instabilities in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) many children always suffer in the transit camp of Nyakabande because most of
their parents are killed by rebels. These children are often abandoned with no way of
tracing their family members.

Findings still shows that children in abject problems are recognized by rather elementary
(as opposed to sophisticated) criteria. Top on the list is absence of basic necessities such
as shelter, food, clothing and water. Equally important is the ‘human condition’ in terms
of physical health and parental care and protection.

While there seems to be national consensus among donors, the public sector and civil
society that the government has made commendable progress in implementing PEAP
(Poverty Eradication Action Plan) as flexibly as possible, it’s evolving nature, due to the
participatory and consultative reviews it undergoes regularly, does not address many of
the development challenges disadvantaged children face today. It would take lobbying
and advocacy interventions to ensure that the needs and demands of children in abject
poverty are met.

According to UNESCO 2003 study on Children in Abject Poverty in Uganda indicates that:

Ill health and inadequate health services remain critical challenges for children in abject
poverty. This is aggravated by the living conditions of children in almost all the districts of
Uganda where the pilot study was carried out.
1.2 Objectives of the Project
The project objectives are majorly but not limited to:
i. The establishment of a home for the homeless, distressed and HIV/AIDS
orphans.
ii. Providing immediate needs and other timely needs of orphans like food,
clothing, shelter and elementary education for the orphans, training them in the
self reliance skills that will be available at the center.
iii. Nurture sick and malnourished Orphan children for better health and keep them well
and strong through child survival program.

1.3 Mission
To mobilize resources for addressing the challenges facing orphans and enable them
realize their full potential through promoting programs on education, health care,
recreational skills, social security and moral support.

1.4 Problem statement

As we recognize that the children occupies a very unique and privileged position
in the African society and that for the full harmonious development of their
personality, the child should grow up in a family
Environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love, guidance and
understanding! From a child’s physical and mental development, they require
care in regard to physical, mental, moral and social development.

Rural parts of Uganda have got large number of orphans than urban centers
because people living in rural areas are not sensitized on prevention methods of
HIV/AIDS. The age of orphans, however, is fairly consistent across parts of the
country. Surveys suggest that about 15% of orphans are 0-4 years old, 35% are 5-
9 years old, and 50% are 10-14 years old.
But despite of the efforts to improve the lives of the children, social indicators
continue to show a decline in social and economic welfare of children. Also low
levels of education among the whole population of the community has also been
attributed to the increasing number of Orphan children as a result of HIV and AIDS
scourge, poverty and poor health conditions. Worst of all, the child-headed household
trend in Uganda is such that rural areas have 79.9%, of which 49.6% are male-headed
and 30.3% are female-headed. The trend in urban areas is that of the 20% child-headed
households, 10.5% are male-headed whereas 9.6% are female-headed (Uganda Bureau of
Statistics-UBOS, 2000).

The complexity of the problem of child poverty in Uganda is large and growing, and
cannot be ignored when designing national development and poverty reduction
strategies. Unfortunately, children especially orphans continue to be marginalized
irrespective of interventions where by assumptions are made that interventions that
address adult and household needs are also good for all children, including boys and girls
of school-going and non-school-going ages. This partly explains why child poverty is
underrepresented in most studies on poverty in Uganda (Save the Children UK, 2003)

1.5 Project duration

Once we get the funds it will be a permanent model centre for other parts of
Western Uganda although it will be subjected to forensic yearly audits and
evaluation to determine its viability

1.6 Budget estimate for one year

NO DESCRIPTION UNIT TOTAL COST (In

COST(In Dollars)
Dollars)
ESTABLISHING REHABILITATION CENTER PREMISES
1 Acquisition of land 9000 18000
3 Construction &purchase of building materials 23000
3 Latrines 780 2340
4 Electricity 1 150
unit:0.2
SUB TOTAL 43490
FOOD SECURITY/AGRICULTURE
5 Seeds e.g. beans, maize and Irish potatoes 690
6 Goats 44 1980
7 Piggery keeping 1240
8 Poultry keeping 1450
9 Diary cows 411.43 2880
10 Sprayers 220
11 Feeds 240
SUB TOTAL 8700
 CHILDRENS’ NECESSITIES
12 Uniforms 25 3750
13 Shoes 15 2250
14 Blankets 14 2100
15 Mattresses 32 4800
16 Bed sheets 10 3000
17 School bags 8 2000
18 Books, pens, mathematical pens 1500
19 Schools fees 231 (3 27720
terms)
20 Child survival program (Supplementary food for 1600
malnourished children)
21 Medical care 1400
SUB TOTAL 50120

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
22 Allowances for staff, support staff and 129X12 3948
case workers
23 Motor bike 3200 3200
24 Computers 300 1800
25 Bicycles 105 525
SUB TOTAL 9473
GRAND TOTAL 111783

1.7 Strategies
The targeted strategies that will be applied to start and run the center include:
i. To get a committed donor(s) with a passion for the betterment of the lives of the
African child to donate funds and materials that will enable the project to take off
the ground.
ii. To establish the centre in the stages as planned in the areas highlighted and
manage it to the standards required for the upbringing and rehabilitating the
target groups.
iii. To solicit funds from the government, local & international leaders and non
government organizations, individuals for the management and advancement of
the center.
iv. To engage awareness and civil education lobbying and advocacy programs for
the advancement of the right and welfare of the child.
v. Start a business training program as part of the self reliance skills training for
women to build up the
Income to be used in micro finance loans for women to get start up capital.
1.8 Monitoring and evaluation
A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system will be put in place to monitor
and evaluate project
activities. Quick books financial tracking system will be put in place to monitor
cash flows, expenditures and purchases. For security and reliability quick books
accounting data base is to be used and will be managed by the chief accountant.
Income and expenses will be entered into the system and regular reconciliations
are to be done.

1.9 Reporting
We expect to send quarterly operational report about the progress of the project,
every after three months and a comprehensive report will be sent every after six
months covering; financial status, project activities so that the participating
donors can review how the donations given are used in accordance with the vision
of the centre.

1.10 Required time for implementation of the program/project

The project is in the position but the fund and other requirements, like funds, building
materials and others are needed so urgently. We hope if the good Samaritans and donors
out there can consider our appeal. We need this assistance urgently in that acquisition of
land and construction of the building takes place as soon as possible.