After Christmas, we had planned for a second AI session. On arrival at the venue, we were so surprised about the impact the previous session had made.The community had actually formed three groups and registered participants for Poultry rearing, Handicrafts project and communal Irish potato growing respectively.
The poultry group registered 70 members, each had contributed Ush 1000/=, a location for a chicken house was found, and a day set for construction of the house, whereby each member will bring construction material and participate in the construction.
The handicraft group had registered 24 members, all contributed Ush 1000/= . A leader was identified based on her knowledge of weaving local baskets.
The Irish Potato group registered 14 members so far, but more wanted to come. Each person had already paid an amount of Ush 3000/=, a sac of seed potatoes collected and a piece of land for rent was identified and a rent of Ush 80,000/= agreed with the owner.
Finally the community discussed about the purpose of these income generation activities, namely to construct a primary school nearby. They agreed that the first step is to start a nursery class. The catechist agreed that the first class will start in February in the nearby church.
The community appointed a leader for the school project and planned for a meeting on 9th of January. During the meeting, they will select a school committee and agree on conditions for the appointment of a teacher.What a transformation, from asking for hand-outs to so much self-initiative!!!
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