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5 year plan 2020 – 2025

Egoli Africa

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Index

Egoli Africa 3

Objectives Egoli Africa 6

Review projects and programs 2020-2025 7

Capacity building 11

Fundraising 12

Finances 13

Communication 14

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Egoli Africa

Egoli Africa was founded in 2008. Egoli Africa was registered as an ngo in the Netherlands on 21 October 2009 under 09207739. Egoli Africa is a registered cbo (community based organization) in Uganda under KSZ/301/2016.

Members of the board

Egoli Africa is led by:

Name Function

Esther Haaisma Founder, chairwoman, International Director

David Kawomera Member of the board, managing director in Uganda

Julienne Meijer Secretary

Contact information

Contact information in the Netherlands:

Address: Bremstraat 11, 6666 XJ, Heteren, the Netherlands.

Email address: info@egoliafrica.org.

Telephone number: +31638928012.

Contact information in Uganda:

Postal address: PO Box 1060, Jinja, Jinja district, Uganda.

Visiting address: Bukyatifu, Namaganda parish, Kisozi subcounty, Kamuli district, Uganda.

Email address: info@egoliafrica.org.

Telephone number: +256779996702.

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Website: www.egoliafrica.org

Objectives

The objectives of the organization are:

1. Assisting children/orphans to receive education and to improve their circumstances in Uganda.

2. Giving material, financial and moral support to vulnerable groups in Uganda.

3. Conducting sensitization programs and setting up programs to combat hiv/aids and setting up, promoting and supporting other health related programs in Uganda.

4. Setting up, promoting and supporting income generating projects to benefit the people of Uganda.

5. Stimulating and enhancing empowerment of women in Uganda.

Area of work

Egoli Africa operates in different district in Eastern Uganda: Kamuli district, Jinja district, Iganga district.

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Objectives Egoli Africa

Egoli Africa supports projects in the field of:

1. Education2. Healthcare3. Agriculture4. Empowerment

Strategy

The following forms Egoli Africa’s strategy in carrying out projects in Uganda.

1. Support to projects is done mostly through purchasing materials, creating basics to carry out projects and through exchanging knowledge and skills. We strive for projects to be independent and self sustainable).

2. The organization supports small scale projects that are monitored by local partners such as Egoli Africa Uganda and Initiative Uganda and cooperates with project managers that are appointed to lead projects.

3. The objectives of projects are to improve the circumstances of people and to give them tools to become independent and self sustainable through generating income.

4. There should be respect for local customs, habits and rituals and an open attitude and mind towards people regardless their descent and religious beliefs.

5. Projects are evaluated every 6 months and/or annually and there should be attention for: Does the community feel involved, responsible and motivated for the project. Capacity building: does the project enhance knowledge and skills and can the project

continue to exist with knowledge and skills gained. Durability: can the project continue to exist without continuous financial support. The impact of the project on the community.

We strive to work with local Ugandan partners to pass on knowledge.

We strive to send volunteers and interns in order to teach them and the locals working in projects new skills, such that both parties can benefit. We want to avoid attracting foreigners from abroad as if our projects are a tourist attraction.

We strive for transparancy and direct connections with our local partners and project managers. The complete team of Egoli Africa is present at least two times a year to observe progress in projects.

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Review projects and programs 2020 – 2025

1. Kisozi vocational training center

The construction and set up of suitable workspaces for different programs (bricklaying, carpentry, hairdressing, tailoring, crochet and knitting, catering, sandal making etc)

The set up of vocational programs as described above The construction of staff quarters Support through providing educational materials Setting up other educational programs.

Kisozi vocational training center will be a major project by Egoli Africa in the years to come. Egoli Africa is the owner of this vocational center and wants to provide educational materials and programs and provide basic needs (classrooms, desks, staff quarters etc) such that education can be given and received.

What’s more, Egoli Africa wants to concentrate on uniting schools in Kisozi through educational and health programs:

Sports program Health program, such as oral hygiene workshops for primary schools, sensitization on health

related topis Crafts workshops for secondary school youths Fair Pen program The set up of a library (this library cana also be the center for literacy classes for adults in the

future)

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2. Nursery and Primary School Kisozi

The acquisition of (more) land that offers space to construct a nursery and primary school The construction of classrooms The provision of materials to furnish the classrooms (desks, tables, book cases, blackboards

etc) The provision of educational materials that enable teachers to teach at nursery and primary

school level (books, methods, nursery school educational materials/toys, musical instruments, sports materials)

3. Water & sanitation

The construction of watertanks, boreholes, sanitation at schools and medical centers The construction of boreholes in communities Sensitization about hygiene and preventing water borne diseases The distribution of waterfilters in communities

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4. Agriculture

The set up of vegetable gardens at schools Training on growing crops and vegetables Training about rearing animals Expansion of the goats program for elderly people The set up of a piggery and poultry (and including turkeys) project The set up of aquaponics and hydroponics

Egoli Africa wants to run a model farm that guides villagers in the field and provides trainings for particpants and villagers and to set up model vegetable gardens and conduct trainings to enhance knowledge about agriculture in areas like that of Kisozi.

5. Healthcare

Access to hygienic birthgiving by providing birthkits A better start in life through the handout of Mommaluv packages A focus on sensitization in communities throug health related workshops and seminars

6. Sponsorship

In order to assist pupils to receive primary education

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In order to assist pupils to receive secondary education In order to assist students to receive vocational training or complete university studies In order to educate and train staff working within projects and assist them getting extra

skills/certificates

In the years to come we shall not selects students randomly, but will concentrate on selecting pupils in the areas where we work. We shall also develop a system for our own staff such that our own staff will get the opportunity to grow and get more qualified.

7. Art & crafts

Training groups and individuals Support to create a market for products Set up of a workshop where workshops can be given and crafts people can work from in the

field of arts & crafts Promotion of online sales through Amayinja Crafts (www.amayinjacrafts.com)

The set up of a workspace can be incorporated on Egoli Africa’s site of the training center in Kisozi as well as salespoint in the center of Kisozi.

8. Bonding and Bridging

Egoli Africa will develop a digital network and platform for African teachers and social workers whereby educational materials for primary schools, secondary schools and sensitization programs are shared.

9. Other activities

Egoli Africa has an open mind and attitude towards setting up new projects on the condition that they match the objectives of the organization. There is a preference for income generating project and educational programs that offer people perspectives for the future.

Capacity building

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Egoli Africa values capacity building and thinks it is important to:

Offer staff members opportunities to follow short courses that will enhance their skills and expertise

Strengthen relations with Ugandan local partners and organizations in Uganda Strengthen ties with the communities it works in through public events that promote

activities and programs by Egoli Africa Network on a local level Train staff members concerning administrative matters, local fundraising, project planning

and management

Fundraising

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To be able to carry out its work in Uganda, Egoli Africa needs finances to do so. Fundraising is therefore an important task for the board and the organization.

Since the establishment of Egoli Africa has fundraised in the following ways:

1. Through local actions in cooperation with local churces (organizing events and markets, fundraising in church)

2. Crowdfunding (through the 1 % club and youbedo for example).3. Through connecting with private sponsors concerning the sponsorship program 4. Through approaching organizations and institutions and establishing partnerships with other

organizations and institutions. Through the personal network of the board members of the organization.

Between 2020 - 2025, Egoli Africa also wishes to approach businesses and schools that can identify with the work of the organization in Uganda.

The organizations wishes to make use of volunteers who have specific tasks and focus on specific projects for fundraising. For example, through attracting volunteers who keep themselves busy with fundraising for the sponsorship program. Volunteers can be volunteers from Uganda itself as well as volunteers from abroad.

Finances

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The treasurer of Egoli Africa is responsible for the financial administration of the organization and compiling the annual financial report. In case Egoli Africa carries out extensive projects that require an external accountant to compile the financial end report and the annual financial report, Egoli Africa will make use of the expertise of an independent accountant.

Egoli Africa has an open attitude towards growth of the organization which will go hand in hand with compensating staff for costs made to realise projects and work and rewarding staff for their work through a salary.

Egoli Africa strives to spend 90 % of their income on projects in Uganda. Ever since the establishment of the organization, Egoli Africa has succeeded in doing so.

Communication

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Egoli Africa’s means of communication are: the website, a newsletter that is sent 4 times a year and information in its brochure (the organization has different brochures available: a general brochure with information about its work and the organization, a brochure about sponsorship, a brochure about possibilities for volunteer work and internships). The organization also makes use of social media and spreads news through twitter, Facebook, Instagram and through videos on youtube. Egoli Africa evaluates projects and writes mid evaluations and end reports which are sent to partners, sponsors and donors.

In the next years to come, the organization wants to pay more attention to its work in the media (national and regional newspapers, magazines etc) and pay attention to developing educational materials for schools (primary schools as well as secondary schools).

August 2020

The board of Egoli Africa