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TITLE: ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN CARE SUPPORT PROJECT 15 YEAR STRATEGY FOR THE ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN KIKANDWA VILLAGE KIBAYA ROBERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KIKANDWA RURAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (KIRUCODO) P.O.BOX 4 4 KIKANDWA VILLAGE! KYAMPISI SUB"COUNTY! KYAGWE COUNTY! MUKONO DISTRICT! UGANDA TEL# $%5&"'1%"(4(44( E"MAIL# )*+*,-./00+123245647/*89:,;//../0

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE.............................................................................% PROJECT AREA BACKGROUND INFORMATION.......................................................< INTODUCTION..............................................................................................................< P*/=4.3 >*/?2-4 -/.,32/1#....................................................................................................4 GOAL..............................................................................................................................4 MISSION.........................................................................................................................5 GUIDING PHILOSOPHY .............................................................................................5 CORE VALUES ARE#....................................................................................................5 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM...............................................................................& JUSTIFICATION#...........................................................................................................' PROGRAMME DISCRIPTION#.....................................................................................( PROGRAMME PURPOSE#............................................................................................( SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES#...............................................................................................( C/0>,*25/15 /? 53+6245 ,16 .;2-6 >4*5>4.32745............................................................... C;,*,.34*2532.5 /? .;2-6 >/74*3: 21 )4: 6/0,215 ......................................................... LOGICAL FRAMEWORK#".........................................................................................11 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE.......................................................1< FRAME WORK#...........................................................................................................14

PROJECT AREA BACKGROUND INFORMATION

INTODUCTION
The education of the worlds children is high on the global agenda. In the context of education for all (EFA), all children should receive free, good qualit education. The realit is that !illions of the worlds children are too "oor to benefit fro! the declaration, unless there are s"ecial interventions that target their develo"!ent. #nfortunatel , such children do not for! a s"ecial social categor in "overt eradication intervention "rogra!!es. Thus, their inclusion in the achieve!ent of EFA a""ears to be a hit$or$!iss "heno!enon. %ecogni&ing the central role of "overt eradication in wider global gendas and ac'nowledging the need to reach out to the "oorest children with the ob(ective to brea' the "overt c cle for the!, )I%#*+,+ e!bar'ed on a "rogra!!e of education and "overt eradication. The -ro(ect ai!s at solving the "roble!s hidden b the fact that or"hans and vulnerable children are invisible. et b the ver nature of their situation, the are included a!ong those that are classified as disadvantaged and "oor in #ganda. *hildren are subsu!ed within the "overt categories !ost often referred to such as households, co!!unities, "eo"le / which !eans that there is a high tendenc to focus on adult$related "overt while child "roble!s are ignored, "artl because children have little "ower and influence within a grou" that contains adults. Findings reflect that children in ab(ect "roble!s can be recogni&ed b rather ele!entar (as o""osed to so"histicated) criteria. To" on the list is absence of basic necessities such as shelter, food, clothing and water. Equall i!"ortant is the 0hu!an condition in ter!s of "h sical health and "arental care and "rotection. 1chooling is high on the list as a critical criterion in deter!ining who is extre!el disadvantaged child. 2hile there see!s to be national consensus a!ong donors, the "ublic sector and civil societ that the govern!ent has !ade co!!endable "rogress in i!"le!enting -EA(-overt Eradication Action -lan) as flexibl as "ossible, its evolving nature, due to the "artici"ator and consultative reviews it undergoes regularl , does not address !an of or !odestl a vulnerable and

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the develo"!ent challenges ,isadvantaged children face toda . It would ta'e lobb ing and advocac interventions to ensure that the needs and de!ands of children in ab(ect "overt are !et. The #3E1*+ 4556 stud on *hildren in Ab(ect -overt in #ganda revealed that7 Ill health and inadequate health services re!ain critical challenges for children in ab(ect "overt . This is aggravated b the living conditions of children in al!ost all the districts studied. +n a "ositive note, over three quarters of those who fell sic' sought so!e 'ind of !odern treat!ent. ver few resorted to traditional healers. 1chool$related costs have been the !a(or obstacle for children in ab(ect "overt access education. to

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fo r se l f e! "o we r! e n t E1-E* I< < = fo r *h i ld re n a n d 2 o!e n. The +rganisation is based in )i'andwa <ocal *ouncil +ne, ) a!"isi 1ub$*ount , ) agwe *ount in >u'ono ,istrict.

GOAL
)I%#*+,+ has a ver strong goal of i!"roving the qualit of life of the

vulnerable children and or"hans through "roviding education, giving care, love and su""ort. Additionall , it "ro!otes e!"ower!ent of rural *o!!unit "eo"le in various areas affecting hu!anit . 4

MISSION
To translate the lines of !arginali&ed "eo"le es"eciall the ones who have lost the dear ones and have no one to ta'e care of the!.

GUIDING P,ILOSOP,The "hiloso"h and ex"erience of )I%#*+,+ is based on the realit that ever hu!an being is a unique individual and that we all have a right to good health and basic needs and should access !eans to a co!fortable life in one wa or another.

CORE .ALUES ARE!

Equalit for all7 8od !ade all "eo"le equal. our organi&ation is co!!itted to a develo"!ent "rocess that "ro!otes equalit . %ights and dignit for all7 )I%#*+,+ believes in and strives to u"hold the rights and dignit of all "eo"le es"eciall in the rural co!!unities. 1tewardshi"7 )I%#*+,+ believes in 8od to "rotect the dignit of ever bod to ex"loit the Earth goods in accordance with 8ods <aw and individual order. Institutional "artnershi" in develo"!ent7 )I%#*+,+ welco!e and res"ects on going International initiatives and national "olicies to ta'e care and give su""ort to vulnerable children and disadvantaged "eo"le fight "overt , ignorance and diseases such as >alaria, I!!unisable diseases and ?I@AAI,1. +ur activities will be unison and collaboration with other sta'eholders.

STATEMENT OF T,E PROBLEM

,ue to increasing deaths of "eo"le as a result of ?I@AAI,1 so !an children have been left as or"hans with no bod to ta'e care of the! and giving the! su""ort. >ost of the children are left with their "oor grand "arents and so!e are left ho!eless hence ending u" on streets.
+nl 99B of urban births and 6.CB of rural births are registered, !eaning that the of children are denied this basic right. A""roxi!atel :DB of the "oor, the !a(orit

!a(orit of who! are wo!en, live in rural areas (#E+1, 4555, 4556). A #3I*EF "ro(ect docu!ent (4556) on or"hans and vulnerable children indicates that a""roxi!atel 4.9 !illion children in #ganda are or"haned and, of these, ;5B co!e fro! "oor fa!ilies. The child$headed household trend in #ganda is such that rural areas have F:.:B, of which C:.DB are !ale$headed and 65.6B are fe!ale$headed. The trend in urban areas is that of the 45B child$headed households, 95.GB are !ale$headed whereas :.DB are fe!ale$headed (#ganda Eureau +f 1tatistics$#E+1, 4555). *hildrens vulnerabilit to "overt , adversit and ?I@AAI,1 is largel contextual but also indicative of the wides"read situation in "rotecting the!. #ganda currentl has over 4 !illion or"haned children, the !a(orit of who! were

or"haned b ?I@AAI,1 (Uganda Poverty Status Report, 4556). The nu!ber is ex"ected to rise in the next decade and this will increase the ris' of children turning to the streets, and beco!ing beggars and thieves. The rise in the "ro"ortion of child$headed households and child labourers !eans a rise in "ercentages of the illiterate, earl "regnancies, and related consequences such as infant and !aternal !ortalit rates, increased incidence of those who are infected b sexuall trans!itted diseases (1T,s) and ?I@AAI,1, and drug abuse. 2hile the 8overn!ent will continue to increase s"ending on re"roductive health services, it will also be losing valuable hu!an resources. The c cle of child "overt will thus be "assed on to next generation and beco!e chronic. It is evident that the ?I@AAI,1 scourge is

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increasingl #ganda.

ta'ing its toll on those who should otherwise be en(o ing childhood in

A large "ro"ortion of de"rived children have acquired "s cho"athological behaviour, increasingl beco!ing involved in cri!e, drug abuse and violence. >an , too, are oung ages, all of which vulnerable to ?I@AAI,1 and et enter the labour !ar'et at ver

seriousl affects their growth and well$being. *hildren under this categor ex"erience extre!e "overt , which is co!"ounded household, co!!unit and national "overt . The 4559A4554 "artici"ator "overt assess!ent b the #ganda -artici"ator -overt Assess!ent -rocess (#--A-), and 1ave the *hildren #) studies on child "overt confir!ed that children are a vulnerable categor of the "o"ulation, and that "olic and institutional fra!ewor's are ta'ing longer to co"e with changing sources of crisis and adversit . A lin' between largeA"ol ga!ous fa!ilies with "overt , and the high level of household "o"ulation (six to eight !e!bers), increases the difficult for fa!ilies, es"eciall of "roviding of adequate coverage and qualit of "ublic services such as education, health and housing for children. -oor health reduces the "roductive ca"acit households and li!its childrens access to their basic needs. The !agnitude and co!"lexit of the "roble! of child "overt in #ganda is large and growing, and cannot be ignored when designing national develo"!ent and "overt reduction strategies. #nfortunatel , children and !arginali&ed in s"ite of interventions, es"eciall oung "eo"le continue to be where assu!"tions are !ade that

interventions that address adult and household needs are also good for all children, including bo s and girls of school$going and non$school$going ages. This "artl ex"lains wh child "overt is underre"resented in !ost studies on "overt in #ganda (1ave the *hildren #), 4556)

JUSTIFICATION!
The rationale for carr ing out this stud on children in ab(ect "overt in #ganda is based on the "roble!s resulting fro! the fact that children in "overt are invisible, et the constitute a dis"ro"ortionatel large section of the ("oor) "o"ulation. *hildren are subsu!ed within the !ost referred to "overt categories7 households, co!!unities and "eo"le. et a!ong these the alwa s occu" a "osition of least "ower and influence (1ave the *hildren Fund #), 4556), and focus tends to concentrate on adult$related

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"overt . *hildren are vulnerable to shoc's and adversities and, consequentl , are hardest hit b "overt . 8iven that childhood is the !ost crucial develo"!ental "eriod in an individuals lifeti!e, an da!age at this stage can lead to a "er"etuation of the c cles of "overt , resulting in intergenerational andAor chronic "overt . Interventions such as universal "ri!ar !onu!ental odds. education, and !aternal and childcare !itigate against the

PROGRAMME DISCRIPTION!
This "rogra!!e is alread running in )i'andwa @illage but the children which nu!ber u" to 455 are living in ho!es of their guardians and other "eo"le who endeavored to give the! care. The focus of )I%#*+,+ now is to acquire land and establish a rehabilitation centre for these children, a ho!e as well as a "ri!ar school. In this "rogra!!e, )I%#*+,+ / also see's to "rovide logistics to these children. The reason as to wh we are advocating a rehabilitation centre are7 the "roble!s we are facing when these children are in other "eo"les ho!es. For exa!"le the logistics given to the! are so!e ti!es ta'en awa fro! the!, the are denied to go to school and when the fall sic' !edication is not adequate.

PROGRAMME PURPOSE!
The "ur"ose of this "rogra!!e is to reduce the suffering of the or"hans and vulnerable children, build their ca"acit through giving the! love, care, education and si!"le activities to do so that the beco!e "roductive in the societ .

SPECIFIC OBJECTI.ES!
9) To i!"rove the qualit of life of the or"hans and vulnerable children b establishing a "er!anent ho!e, school and health care centre for the!. 4) To train care givers in care giving s'ills to enable these children get adequate care, love and su""ort

6) To "rovide adequate education to these children to !a'e the! good citi&ens and have a better future through good education right fro! a tender age C) To create awareness to the co!!unit and the outside world the need to "rotect and su""ort the vulnerable children and the or"hans as well as "rotecting their rights.

Co/pari0o 0 of 0t12ie0 a 2 c3il2 per0pecti4e0

*hild "overt can be anal sed both sub(ectivel and ob(ectivel . 1tudies such as the 1ave the *hildren #) 4556 stud have anal sed child "overt indicators on the basis of how the effected. relate with institutional fra!ewor's through which !onitoring would be

C3aracteri0tic0 of c3il2 po4ert5 i 6e5 2o/ai 0

Personal, emotional and spiritual well-being
Lack of parental guidance, care and love Not having the means to get what one wants Inability to solve daily problems, both as a result of lack of money as well as lack of initiative and innovation that results from financial poverty (poverty of the mind !eing dependent on others Lack of religious grounding "iscrimination and deprivation #lcohol abuse by parents

Physical well-being
Lack of access to health care (medicine, immuni$ation %ulnerable to disease, especially &I%'#I"s and malaria

Family and social well-being

Lack of one or both parents !eing forced to live on the street because parents cannot support all'any of children (amily breakdown )olygamous family &ouseholds with many children and with no use of family planning Inability to enrol in school or to pursue education on an ongoing basis as a result of school costs, uniform, books, pens, etc* Lack of protection from abuse, e+ploitation

Financial and material well-being

Lack of money, clothing, food, accommodation, material goods such as bicycles, books, bedding, cooking Lack of land Lack of skills Lack of opportunities and sources of income ,hild labour e+ploitation Lack of access to transport and ,ommunication facilities*

Political well-being
Lack of freedom of speech Living in a war-affected area Lack of security

Environmental well-being
Living in an area susceptible to land .lides, floods and drought Lack of clean and safe water Lack of latrines
Source: Silent Majority: Child Poverty in Uganda, Save the Children UK, 2002.

LOGICAL FRAME7ORK!8
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RESULT IV PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
DONOR

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS

B.O.D

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PROJECT COMMITTEE

CONSULTANT

PROGRAMME OFFICER

PROJECT DIRECTOR LEVEL OF 5 PROJECT INSTRUCTION RESOURCE PERSONS

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

VOLUNTARY WORKERS

)I%#*+,+ / carries out activities to ensure good life to these children on but so!e are insufficientl done due to "oor funding. These include the following7$ 9. -roviding essential logistics to these children li'e clothes, food, blan'ets, !osquito nets, utensils, !attresses, etc. 4. -roviding scholastic !aterials li'e boo's, "ens, "encil, "a"er 6. >edical exa!ination b our collaborating doctors C. @isiting the children in their res"ective schools G. -roviding ga!es equi"!ent to these children li'e balls, Herse , nets, etc.

FRAME 7ORK!
The fra!e wor' for this "ro(ect is as follows. +nce i!"le!ented the "ro(ect is targeting 9,555 children of which ;55 fa!ilies will be re"resented. These will be or"hans and vulnerable children fro! "oor fa!ilies. This idea is to "rovide a ha"" life to these children and to eradicate "overt fro! their fa!ilies indirectl through "roviding sustainable education to these children. PHASE 1 UNIT DESCRIPTION ACFUISTION OF LAND AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL W;41 -,16 25 ,.B+2*46! 3;25 >;,54 D2-- ,-5/ 21.-+64 *4./153*+.32/1 /? 3;4 5.;//- 2.4. .-,55*//05! -2@*,*: -,@/*,3/*245! ./0>+34* *//05 ,5 D4-- ,5 4B+2>>218 23 D23; 3;4 ?,.2-23245 -2)4 645)5! 5.241.4 ASSUMPTION A64B+,34 ?+16218 ?*/0 ,132.2>,346 6/1/*5! ./00+123: ,16 D4--"D25;4*5. PROJECTED COST (US $) 1'&!4'1

4B+2>04135! 7/.,32/1 4B+2>04135 64>416218 /1 3;4 5+@=4.3 ./+*545 3/ @4 3,+8;3. CONSTRUCTION OF A HOME AND THE PLAY CENTRE T;25 >;,54 D2-217/-74 ./153*+.32/1 /? , ;/04 .413*4 ?/* 3;4 .;2-6*41. T;4 ;/04 5;,-- @4 4B+2>>46 D23; ,-@,52. 4B+2>04135 ,16 0,34*2,-5 *4B+2*46 ?/* .;2-6*41 6,: 3/ 6,: ,.32723245. CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH UNIT "T;25 D2-- /??4*# G414*,- ;4,-3; .,*4 3/ .;2-6*41! 0/3;4*5 ,16 4132*4 ./00+123:. "M,34*123: 54*72.45 "D413,- ,16 021/* 5+*82.,- />4*,32/1 54*72.45.

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