DRDIP Visitors at the Sub Project Sites

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DRDIP visitors from Ethiopia had an opportunity to visit various DRDIP Uganda supported projects in Oruchinga and Nakivale refugee Settlement within Isngiro district. Monica Myokutamba, the Oruchinga Settlement Commandant, revealed that there are 7407 refugees here. These are mainly; Congolese, Rwandese and Burundians. The projects visited within the refugee settlement includes: Goat trading, Briquette making and shoreline restoration.

Nshungyezi Amani Goat Traders has 15 (08females, 07 males) members who are involved directly. It's newly funded and so, the beneficiaries have already erected shelter to start the business. Alongside goat keeping the group intend to venture into produce trading and production of energy saving stoves. 


The members also practice group savings having been trained and guided through what they refer to as five core principles: weekly savings; weekly meetings; interloaning; weekly repayment; and record keeping. 

DRDIP trained this group members financial literacy, procurement management and social safe guards. The refugees are thankful to Government of Uganda for being accommodative and for ensuring their safety.

Briquettes making at Kabingo 1 Lorena Energy Saving store sub project is another DRDIP supported sub project visited. Kabarole Research and Resource Center (KRC) is the implementing agency that works with community beneficiaries to support this environment component. 


Henry Kamanyire, the KRC Focal person explained that the installation of machines is complete and group members are being trained on how to operate them. From one liter of diesel, the briquette making machine makes up to four bags of briquettes, making it quite economical and affordable. 


Group members expect to popularize the use of briquettes in their community so as to reduce on the pressure on the environment. Materials for briquettes making does not come from trees, they come from daily rubish that are otherwise thrown out into the dumping pits.


The team also Visted Kamutumo Primary school, where DRDIP constructed classroom blocks and installed rain water havesting systems in a very difficult terrein. 

Kamutumo Primary School

 


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