Enterprises part 2

Now its time to introduce the groups in Ogur and Agwen subcounties.

Agweng - Can Maki Weki – Rising out of Poverty - Beekeeping

Site seems very good and they had already cleared it and are ready to receive their hives.

Agweng - Par Pi Wa – Think about us - Tailoring and Welding

This group might reinvent the chainmail suit?

Agweng - Angeo Koma – i know myself - Bakery

Excellent site located across from a market. In an area where there are no bakeries. Can’t wait to deliver their new portable rocket oven.

Ogur - Bedi Woro – Have respect -  Poultry and Saloon

Yet another interesting combination. Here in Uganda they call hairdressing shops Saloons (not salons). But i have yet to find a beer or Clint Eastwood in one.

Ogur - Tam Pir wa  - think about people - tailoring

This was a remote site, but strategic as there are many schools around for contracts for uniforms. Will need some slashing before they can get going but we expect to send out the village trainers next week.

Ogur - Akano Youth Tailoring – tailoring

Far enough from other tailoring sites to not be competition. Ogur and Agweng will have the best dressed school children in Lira District!

Youth Enterprises

So the groups have been selected. They have chosen their enterprises. Last week we inspected their sites and this week we began setting them up in their work.

Aromo – the “most organized coordinator” award goes to…. Gilbert. Gilbert is amazing. He was elected the vice chairman of the 6 groups in Aromo subcounty for the project and has continued to impress me like nothing. He is responsible for mobilization of the groups and when we went out to visit the groups at their sites, the entire group was there at each place. He has also rallied for additional training on their behalf on HIV/Aids (a huge problem with my groups) and once our new Volunteer gets settled in her job with the district health office i will be getting her to come and do some training. He also acted as my translator when i sat in on Piggery training this week. I am looking forward to working with Gilbert for the next two years. You will see Gilbert in most of the pictures below (tall holding the files)

So the groups in Aromo are:

Onen itic (See from the work) will be doing agriculture. We have trained them on Sunflower crop production and they received their plow and oxen this week.Lets hope it rains this week so they can get the field plowed and planted.

Pe nwongi abedo – you cant get anything while seated.  They will be doing piggery and tailoring. They received their piggery training this week, the pig house will be build next week and the tailoring trainers move into the village next week. Theirs will be the best dressed pigs of north erute county!

Bar Pii child mothers – they were donated these two buildings for their bakery operation, no rent!! good work girls!! their new portable rocket oven will be built and delivered in the next few weeks then Patrick will be there to train them on making bread.

Obanga okomya –God has helped me – are seen below, when we arrived they were busy slashing their land in preparation for their apiary.

Lobo oyelo wa – the world has disturbed me – when we arrived were busy preparing their land for their apiary, land was donated by tonny, seen here in the white shirt.

Can odio wa childmothers – poverty has overloaded me – have found this great site in the local trading center for their bakery, its across from a market in an area where there are no bakeries.

I am already very proud of the groups here in Aromo and hope the next few weeks will get them started well towards better futures.