Project Description Region: Africa Country: Uganda Location: Sheema District Total Budget: $80,000 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Water, sanitation and hygiene, Basic education and literacy, Community economic development GOAL: To increase opportunities for quality education amongst children with disabilities in Sheema District, Uganda Partner Organization Ishekye Church of Uganda and Kabwohe Town Council - A government entity The Government Aided special needs school admits both ordinary and children with various special needs (deaf, blind, mental retardation, epileptics and physically handicapped). Underfunding limits its potential to serve the target population in Sheema district and beyond. Furthermore, 80% of the surrounding community peasant farmers with limited income can hardly sustain the school let alone their families. The high population density of 315/Km² in this poor community significantly contributes to environmental degradation. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES; They are; increasing quality education opportunities among children with disabilities; addressing the school's water and sanitation challenges; improving the pupils' nutrition status; increasing communities health and environment; and building the community's capacity to increase their household income METHODOLOGY 1. Needs Assessment Visits concluded, and reports and indicative budgets prepared 2. Identification and discussions with potential partners 3. Signing of MoUs 4. RFTs / RFQs (Requests for Tender / Quotation), Tender Evaluation, Award 5. Equipping the school, as laid out in the project proposals, preferably in 3 phases, subject to funds availability 6. Sensitization of the leaders and surounding ommunity on the proper use of the tanks and water. 7. Skilling the surounding community on income generating activities  Target population: over 200 pupils and 20 teachers and support staff  Project duration; 2 years Primary Host Partner District: 9211 Rotary Club of: Kiwatule Primary Contact: Vincent Bagambe Email: vbagambe@gmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2019-20 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Kiwatule (9211) 28-May-18 $15,000 $0 $15,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $38,334 - $38,334 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $26,667 $0 $26,666 Total $80,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 28-May-18 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 2-Sep-20 System Entry System Entry: Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.