ONGECHE PROJECT
Planned Programs
- Construction of Small House (for rent by local teachers)
- Fencing of land
- Constructing a house for rent by local teachers
- Building a ventilated pit latrine and a shower on site
- Labour costs
- Income Generating Activities
- Goat rearing
- Poultry keeping (ducks and chicken)
- Value adding to the farm produce eg jam, tomato paste and juice making, dairy goat and poultry feed manufacturing.
- Tree planting
- Fish farming
- Providing safe, clean drinking water
Installing an appropriate water system (bore-hole or water well) - Workshops/Vocational Training
These include: nutrition and hygiene, improved farming techniques, home-based-care (HBC) of ill relatives or of community members. We will develop a train-the-trainer program. - The Social Capital Program
This program will promote local history, genealogy and culture. It will encourage and promote oral literature responsive to community contemporary dilemma. It will also promote celebrations and exchange visits between communities and herald the ancestral leaders such as Ramogi Ajuang and Piye. The social capital program will facilitate the celebration of community champions in a culturally sensitive fashion. - Community and School Interaction Program
The community and school interaction program will aim to develop the capacity of our school-aged children to succeed in school while instilling in them a sense of community development. School children will be encouraged to participate in community projects such as tree-planting and others. - Construct a Community Centre
The centre will have the following functions:- Train community/village healthcare workers;
- Run a school feeding program;
- Provide a day care centre for orphaned children (non-school going age);
- Function as a vocational training centre;
- Run a research unit to collect public health and social survey data.
- Construct a Community Health Clinic
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