The Project Solution

Our sixth project is underway!  Partnering with the Mpambara Cox Foundation, we will be funding the purchase and installation of a rainwater catchment and purification system at the Kasinde and Nyamiyaga Schools in Uganda.  The primary purpose of the water will be for use in their 10:30 Porridge Program.  This is a school feeding program that provides a daily meal to children served at 10:30am, Monday through Friday. The focus is on providing nutrition and giving the children an incentive to come to school and to maintain regular attendance. The porridge is prepared and served at government aided schools located in rural locations where most families live on less than $1 a day.

A Collaboration with the Community
Providing clean drinking water and a meal every school day, has several major impacts on the students and community.  At a basic level, we all understand the value of having education available to children.  Ensuring that students go to school often and stick with their eduction is essential to the long term impact it can have on a community.  Having a food program such as this, helps ensure that the students will attend school regularly.  In addition, Mpambara Cox Foundation has built ties with several local communities and their leaders to expand the program into more and more schools.  They also have a “Link Coordinator” for each school who manages the operation by creating a local committee of parents.  As of July 2011, the program has been feeding 1300 school children in 4 different schools, employing 9 cooking staff.  The porridge is also made from locally grown maize.

Check back for continued updates as the team in Uganda get work started.