: Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project

Budget

By Global Women's Water Initiative Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

I also noticed you have a relatively large budget. Can you breakdown the $40k annual budget for water? Do you have more than one water system running or being built?

Thanks
Gemma

Budget

By Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

Hi Gemma:

Thank you for your question. The 40k actually isn't annual. That is a one time expense of $37,238 for the water scheme implementation at Kutamba Primary School that sits on top of a mountain and the ANNUAL $4,000 that is allotted for contingencies like repairs and paying an employee to maintain the scheme.

Thanks!

Sanitation & Hygiene

By International Lifeline Fund Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

Hi Kelly,

Welcome to PWX!

In the profile of the project you mention pit latrines for the grannies, but I don't see any other language about providing sanitation and hygiene at the schools. Would you provide us with a little insight about how you're complementing the provision of clean water with sanitation & hygiene facilities or training?

Thanks,
Rachael

Sanitation & Hygiene

By Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

Hi Rachael:

Thank you so much for your welcome!

Both schools have clean pit-latrines and students receive training on basic sanitation and hygiene (such as the importance of washing hands after using the latrine). Further, the school nurses and teachers conduct visits to students’ homes during which they counsel all host family members on proper hygiene, reproductive health issues, sanitation in cooking, bathing, and eating areas, and nutrition.

Thank you,

Kelly

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Mon 02 Apr 2012, over 12 years ago

Please can you briefly tel us how marginalize people including older people,disabled people benefit from the project?
Thanks
Msigwa

By Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Posted on Mon 02 Apr 2012, over 12 years ago

Hello Msigwa - Please feel free to check out our website and click on 'grandmother' to better understand how our 6,200 grannies are a unique and crucial part of the work we do! www.nyakaschool.org. We serve 32k indirect beneficiaries thanks to our grandmother groups. As far as folks with disabilities, we do not necessarily seek out individuals as such, but we have helped a boy who was unable to walk with a surgery and a girl who suffered terrible burns all over her body as well. I hope this helps!

Review Questions from Drink Local. Drink Tap.

By Drink Local. Drink Tap. Posted on Sun 18 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

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Working is Uganda this year on our first water project in Central (Luweero District), I understand the complex troubles children face there-especially the orphans. I admire your holistic approach to creating opportunity for youth there. How do you choose the locations for your schools and your water projects?
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Do you design the water projects yourself or work with other NGOs to make it happen?
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Because your work consists of so many pieces, how do you approach funders?
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How do you choose what happens first at a school (water, books, etc.?)
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Do you work with local government people there to design and implement your work?
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Do you have employees there year round?
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Do you employ local Ugandans for everything?
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What kind of community involvement is there in deciding what is needed and how the project/water access/etc will be sustainably funded and managed for years to come?

Review Questions from Drink Local. Drink Tap.

By Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

Dear Erin:

Thank you so much for your thoughtful questions.

The first primary school we built was in Nyakagyezi, the village where our Executive Director grew up. A few years later, after a boy named Hilary heard about a school for orphans, he walked the equivalent of 50 miles to ask NAOP to build a second school there so that he and other children like him could attend school. That is how we have chosen our first school locations. Our holistic approach is completely replicable.

As far as the design of the water projects I am uploading an engineers assessment of the pending water scheme that was built in Nyakagyezi. We worked with the local government and the community at-large to complete the project. The second location is considerably more remote and challenging. There is a local NGO that is interested in creating and supplying a part of the scheme at a reduced cost.

We have a full-time employee at Nyaka Primary School who repairs and performs maintenance on the water scheme in the Village as one aspect of their job. The same will be true at our second location. There is a local committee who oversaw the implementation of the project as well. We employ local Ugandans for everything. We have 4 staff in the US, our ED, Director of Development, Development Associate, and a bookkeeper. Apart from a hospital in the region we work, we are the largest employer there.

I'm not sure how you mean "how do we approach funders" but we have a diverse base of support from individual donors to family foundations. As far as prioritizing projects - we always start with the students and their basic needs for an education - school supplies, nutritious meals, medical care, water, and so on. This is in part why this project is so critical at this time. Kutamba Primary School (the second location in need of a new scheme) runs out of clean water after the rainy season.

As far as sustainability, the schemes are well-crafted and regularly maintained which means they are long lasting and require little additional capital.

Thanks!

Review Questions from Drink Local. Drink Tap.

By Drink Local. Drink Tap. Posted on Tue 27 Mar 2012, over 12 years ago

Thank you for your response! The funding question was asked because we are completing our first project in Uganda and we are trying to find funding angles that work. Your have been most helpful and I hope to talk more about our work in Uganda-maybe we can help one another succeed at some point in our work.

Have a wonderful day!

In the meantime, my email is erinh@appliedphenom.org
and our website is drinklocaldrinktap.org if you wish to connect further at anytime.

Erin Huber, Executive Director

Review Questions from Drink Local. Drink Tap.

By MWATF Posted on Thu 22 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

WE work with NGOs we approach funder through web sites we choose though having meetings with stake holders . we work with local government through water offices No we dont have employees in water field Yes because we dont have technical experts in water programme. The community that can involve is that can contribute things like land, man power etc,

Review Questions from Drink Local. Drink Tap.

By Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project Posted on Thu 22 Mar 2012, almost 13 years ago

Hi -

NAOP worked with the local community for permission to run the piping through their land, the local government as well as local NGOs for discounted supplies. We are currently fundraising for the project by partnering with Rotary Clubs throughout the US and in Uganda.

Thanks!