LaSwap Community Development Project 2012
Jinja, Uganda2 weeksThis will be the third project The Great Generation delivers in partnership with the LaSwap Consortium Sixth Form, London. The first project took place during the summer of 2010.
Project details:
On project the students will engage with people of different ages and from many different backgrounds.
The first part of the project will see students working with the Community Engagement team at St Francis Health Care Services (website) engaging with students and young people for the Jinja/ Njeru community in Uganda. Likely activities include a cultural exchange programme incorporating workshops on life in the UK.
Students will also be working at the newly established community model garden managed by a group of Grannies from the local village. They will also go to members homes in the community to establish new plots and see how the Grannies run their cooperative. The model gardens provide a source of sustenance and livelihood for the Grannies, and are a useful learning tool for other St Francis clients.
Students are asked to fundraise a set amount of money that covers flights, food, local transport and accommodation. Most of the services we use on the project, such as accommodation, food and transport, are sourced from the community you will be working in to help stimulate the local economy.
The fundraising also goes towards the community in two ways. One part helps to set up a microfinance fund in the community, which is used to help local people create livelihoods for themselves. The second part is provided as an infrastructure grant to the community.
Students attend half-day briefings, which will help them to prepare for their project and start to learn about the community they will be living in for the two weeks.
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