GGP Grant: The Project for Reconstruction of a Girls’ Dormitory at Ogooma Children’s Home in Kumi District
2022/2/7
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Inspection of the Girls' Dormitory
On 28 January 2022, The Head of Economic Cooperation of the Embassy of Japan to Uganda, Mr. KITAMURA Yoshinori commissioned “The Project for Reconstruction of a Girls’ Dormitory at Ogooma Children’s Home in Kumi District”, officially handing over the girls’ dormitory, latrine block and furniture. During the ceremony, Mr. Kitamura expressed his gratitude to the stakeholders that completed this project swiftly and hopes that the congestion rate of the girls’ dormitory will decrease.
This project was signed on 10th March 2020 with a total grant of USD 86,293, equivalent to over 300 million Ug. Shs.The support is part of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), a scheme administered by the Embassy of Japan to fund community development projects which uplift the life of people at the grassroots level. So far, a total of 267 projects have been funded under the scheme since its initiation in Uganda in 1992.
The Ogooma Children’s Home started as an orphanage in 2009 to support the orphans and vulnerable children in terms of welfare and education. Since they were exposed to physical, mental and social distress which heavily affected their education consequently leading to and increased need to accommodate them in the orphanage. The orphanage started with 60 girls but because of many child-headed homes and elderly-headed homes, many girls were in vulnerable situation and could not complete primary education. This has currently increased the number of girls in the hostel to 130, far beyond the capacity of the available dormitory. As a response to this challenge, the Embassy of Japan supported Ogooma Children’s Home to construct a furnished girls’ dormitory and a latrine block.
This project was signed on 10th March 2020 with a total grant of USD 86,293, equivalent to over 300 million Ug. Shs.The support is part of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), a scheme administered by the Embassy of Japan to fund community development projects which uplift the life of people at the grassroots level. So far, a total of 267 projects have been funded under the scheme since its initiation in Uganda in 1992.
The Ogooma Children’s Home started as an orphanage in 2009 to support the orphans and vulnerable children in terms of welfare and education. Since they were exposed to physical, mental and social distress which heavily affected their education consequently leading to and increased need to accommodate them in the orphanage. The orphanage started with 60 girls but because of many child-headed homes and elderly-headed homes, many girls were in vulnerable situation and could not complete primary education. This has currently increased the number of girls in the hostel to 130, far beyond the capacity of the available dormitory. As a response to this challenge, the Embassy of Japan supported Ogooma Children’s Home to construct a furnished girls’ dormitory and a latrine block.
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