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Funding for the second year of our school demonstration farm project in the Lamwo district of Northern Uganda - at ten schools. The project trains parents farmers who farm land donated by local schools. Income from the farms support parents, schools, and groups for the next year
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Situation
Nutrition, education, and income are interrelated issues. The 2014 Ugandan Housing census found that 11.9% of population have 1 meal a day, and 55.8% have 2 meals a day. Children who do not have a midday meal cannot focus in the afternoon, and do not achieve the same results as their cohorts. Families with poor security may also have low income - meaning parents cannot pay PTA fees at schools, or buy exercise books and uniform. A failure to pay these costs leads to drop out.
Solution
We identified beneficiaries who had difficulty paying school fees and established groups at 10 primary schools. We established farms at all schools, training parents to grow new crops and produce organic inputs - increasing productivity. Parents will be given seeds to grow at home. We will also set up savings groups, training parents in financial management and giving them access to credit. This ensures parents can keep children in school, with more income and better child nutrition.
