Program Mission
To create a coffee plantation in Mweruka village that will teach environmentally friendly farming techniques to the students, teachers, and community.
Profits made from selling the coffee will enable Mweruka Junior School to become self-sustainable.
Program Description
Unite Our World is seeking $12,000 (breakdown located at the bottom of the page) to fund a self-sustainable coffee plantation and farm school in Uganda. This coffee plantation will work along side Mweruka Junior School to teach students environmentally friendly farming practices. In addition, the proceeds from the coffee's harvest will be used to fund community service projects like Mweruka Junior School and micro-loan programs in the surrounding district. We have developed an educational approach that incorporates the following elements:
Environmental Impact
Unite Our World will educate the community and students on minimizing the harmful effects on our earth from farming. We will work with local counterparts to educate on the issue of deforestation, the advantages of soil regeneration, and permaculture.
Community Education
Community members of Mweruka will be encouraged to take part in agriculture skill classes that will provide knowledge on permaculture and soil regeneration.This program will also offer students at Mweruka Junior School a way to continuing their education and learn valuable real world skills about working with nature rather then against it.
Coffee Helping Communities
Once the plantation begins to harvest, Unite Our World will use all proceeds to help fund community service projects in Uganda and also Mweruka Junior School. Proceeds from the coffee's harvest will be used to empower the local community through micro-loan programs and educational opportunities.
Why Coffee?
- Coffee is already a vital part of the Rakai district's economy.
- The coffee plant reachers maturity in five years.
- Compared to other local resources such as maze, pineapple, and banana, coffee has the highest and longest productivity rates.
- Coffee trees will produce for over 50 years, this makes coffee ideal for building a foundation of finical sustainability.
- Uganda is Africa's second biggest exporter of coffee. Over 2.9 million bags, (132 pounds each) will be exported this year, and is expected to rise in 2012.
Population Group Affected by Program
Unite Our World serves people of all ages and backgrounds in Uganda.
Unite Our World's work in particular effects the Rakai District, which is in the Buganda tribal area.
Rakai
Rakai is made up of four counties namely Kyotera, Kabula, Kooki and Kakuuto, with 23 sub-counties and three town councils, and 850 villages. It has a population of over 460,000 people, according to the 2010 national population and housing census. The first HIV infection in Uganda was reported in this area, and HIV has taken a huge toil on local villages. In the Rikai district an estimated 90% of people work an agriculture related business.
Low Income - Percentage of people living below the poverty line in Uganda: 31% (World Bank, 2005-06).
HIV/AIDS - The Riki District was the first and hardest hit district in Uganda by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Orphans - Riki District has the largest number of double orphans of all districts in Uganda 3.17% of all children compared to a national average of 1.08%.
Projected Startup Cost Breakdown:
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