Okwagaanana, Uganda
“A miracle solution does not exist, but small steps can and will change things a lot” (Stephen, Namwendwa, 2011)
Okwagaanana focuses on three local projects in Namwendwa, Uganda: Kidiki school, Kyebajja Tobona Women’s Group and Vocational Training Centre. They cooperate with the local community to gather information, search solutions and acquire financial resources for the three projects. The current proposal focuses on Kidiki Secondary School. Realizing their dream to get qualified for A-level: professionalisation and becoming financially self-sustainable.
For more info, check their website: http://www.okwagaanana.be/
COVID-19: The implementation phase is still uncertain, but we are working hard on alternatives to provide the students with an incredible AFD-experience. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at recruiting.lvn@afdimpact.org
project details
What: EXPANDING THE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF KIDIKI SECONDARY SCHOOL, EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, BUILDING SUSTAINED FINANCIAL CAPACITY.
ALL THIS TO REALISE A-LEVEL ACCREDITATION FOR KIDIKI SS, GIVING THE STUDENTS THE KEY TO A NEW FUTURE.
When:
PREPARATION PHASE: OCTOBER – JUNE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 6-8 WEEKS IN JULY AND AUGUST
PREPARATION PHASE: OCTOBER – JUNE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 6-8 WEEKS IN JULY AND AUGUST
Where: NAMWENDWA, UGANDA
Applications Deadline: 3rd of October 2020
About the project
“If you must look ahead one year then sow a seed. If you must look ahead ten years, then plant a tree. But if you must look ahead one hundred years, then educate the people.”. This African proverb is the driving force behind Kidiki school.
Kidiki school is a primary and secondary school in Namwendwa. Their goal is to offer all children of the village and its border area a dignified future by providing quality education. The school currently does not have accreditation at the so-called A-level, which would allow it to organize secondary education up until the sixth year, allowing the pupils to prepare for potential higher education. Due to the current level of accreditation, attrition is high, and pupils often end their education after the fourth year, and this is especially the case for girls. This problem is identified as the number one obstacle for further growth and development of the region by pupils, teachers and community members.
The primary matter that obstructs the Kidiki school to make further steps to qualify for A-level accreditation is the lack of sufficient and sustained financial capacity. They already launched the project together with the AFD team of last year but would love to get some more help to further scale up their agricultural project.
The main focus of the expansion of the agricultural project will be on developing an irrigation system. This would allow them to grow vegetables also in the dry season. Next to that, there is a possibility to set up a zero-grazing system for their livestock.
Secondly, the project students would guide the school to optimal deployment and management of resources, ways to maximize yield and minimize risks and bring output to the school and market.
The last aspect of the project would be to look at the possibilities to involve their own students and make this project interesting from an educational point of view. Educational activities surrounding the agricultural activity would help the pupils and staff in directly acquiring specific agricultural skills and can be highly instrumental in guiding students towards self-reliance and independence.
This would show the truth in the African proverb that if you must look ahead towards the future of a community then educate people.
From October till June you will be working on solutions and ideas to reach these goals. During the summer you will head to Namwendwa for 6-8 weeks to implement everything you have worked on.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for 6 excellent and highly motivated students, with good knowledge of the English language. All students are expected to be open for multicultural experiences. Students of all academic backgrounds are allowed to apply. However, for this project we are especially looking for students with backgrounds or special interest in:
Agriculture/(Bioscience) Engineering
Education/Social sciences
Economics
If this sounds like the challenge you need in your life, not only to make the world just a little better but also to gain an incredible amount of experience in the process, do not hesitate to apply.