ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The project focuses on ameliorating the financial self-sustainability of the primary and secondary school. The students will set up a financial plan and look for extra sources of income (e.g. by selling crops which are grown at the school). The main focus of the project is to investigate and install a sustainable alternative for the firewood cooking used nowadays in the school’s kitchen, which is their largest expense. Besides this, a few workshops will be organised for teachers and students about financial independence and the consequences of large-scale tree felling.

The core mission of Okwagaanana (‘to meet each other’) is to support local projects in the community of Namwendwa, Uganda through collaborative development. They focus on three initiatives: the local primary and secondary school (providing basic education to the local youth), the Vocational Training Centre (providing agricultural training to local farmers) and the Development groups (microfinancing and raising awareness among locals).