Introducing

WARM AFRICAN HEARTS

long term charity projects in eastern Africa

by: Jana Dular (Nyakarungi)

GO TO THE PEOPLE,LIVE WITH THEM,LEARN FROM THEM,LOVE THEM.

START WITH WHAT THEY KNOW,BUILD WITH WHAT THEY HAVE.

BUT OF THE BEST LEADERSWHEN THE JOB IS DONE,THE TASK ACCOMPLISHED,THE PEOPLE WILL SAY:

„WE HAVE DONE IT OURSELVES!“

Lao Tzu

Previously made Projects

from a Slovenian Law studentwho volunteered for a year in Eastern Africa

October 2008 – October 2009

Orphanage in Arusha (Tanzania)• 9 weeks of volunteering

(teaching and taking care of 30 orphans)

• Signing 15 of them into a Private EnglishPrimary School for 7 years cooperation with Rotary Club Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia and other donators.

Building a school for Maasai children

• FACT: Maasai society is neglected by the Tanzanian government because of their nomadic lifestyle

• Co-financing the construcion and furnishing of 4 classrooms and2 dormitories in cooperation with Rotary Club Novo mesto, Slovenia and other donators

Batwa/Pygmy society in Uganda • FACT: Batwa/Pygmy society has been forced out

of their primary lands and are treated a sub-human race. Going back to their original lands is prosecuted by law.

• FACT: Government has declared their primary lands as a natural habitat for gorillas and is making huge amounts of money due to tourist interrest.

• FACT: Only Batwa/Pygmy people are prohibited from entering the natural habitat, since they are hunters, nevetheless they do not hunt gorillas.

Project with Batwa/Pygmy society in Uganda • Buying hens and building chicken coops, so every kid (500 kids in

5 societies) gets an egg a day, to statisfy the daily protein needs.

Inflated stomach is a signof protein defficiency. Chicken coop

• Planting 1.500 kg of potatoes and beans for 5 societies.• Building bamboo houses for families.

Edirisa SmilesLearning leading skills

• Manager of Ugandan organisation for nine months.• Planning and conducting of workshops for primary school

children at three rural schools.• Overseeing the work at Edirisa Nursery School.• Administration, accounting and organizing work• Human resource management of local staff and international

volunteers

Special Needs Education Centre• FACT: Children with special needs are excepted as a „devil

seeds“ in Uganda. Parents believe that they were cursed for their past sins.

• FACT: They are hidden from the society, neglected and emotionally banned.

• FACT: In south-eastern part of Uganda are 3000 known cases, but there is only one center with 75 children where Jana has assisted.

Special Needs Education Centre• Primary goal was to improve the poor standards of the centre.

Installing windows,planting seeds,coloring the classroomsand dormitories.

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Future plan

Go back to Uganda to build a new centrefor children with special needs

July 2011

Building a new Special Needs Education Centre in Uganda

FUTURE PLANS

Building of 7 classrooms: Children with special needs require different aspects of tutoring methods, therefore 7 classrooms are needed to suit the needs of covering all types of disabilities. The centre will facilitate approximately 100 children.Cost : 10.500 €

Dormitories for 100 children: 4 dormitories are needed to divide children into 4 groups; by sex (boys and gilrs) and by strength of disability (minor and major).Cost : 6.000 €

Building a new Special Needs Education Centre in Uganda

FUTURE PLANS

Kitchen and dining room: Big enough to provide food and place to eat for 100 children and staff 3 times a day.Cost : 2.000 €

Bathroom and toilets: They need to be divided to boys and gilrs. (Cultural demand)Cost : 1.000 €

Building a new Special Needs Education Centre in Uganda

FUTURE PLANS

Teachers‘ houses: 2 houses for minimum 7 teachers, a cook, a nurse and a maide.Cost : 4.000 €

Complete furniture in all rooms: 50 bunk beds, 50 benches, 10 single beds, blackboards, dining tables, toilets, kitchen utencils, mosquito nets, blankets and sheetsCost : 6.000 €

School material: Books, Braille material, pencils, posters, coloring booksCost : 1.500 €

Accessories for disabled children: Wheelchairs, glasses, crutches, hearing aids Cost : 6.000 €

Starting costs (building the centre)

FUTURE PLANS

Centre requirements:•7 classrooms•Dormitories for 100 children•Kitchen and dining room•Bathroom and toilets•Teachers‘ houses•Complete furniture in all rooms •School material•Accessories for disabled children

Minimum costs:•10.500 €• 6.000 €• 2.000 €• 1.000 €• 4.000 €• 6.000 €• 1.500 €• 6.000 € 37

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Running costs (monthly)

FUTURE PLANS

Centre requirements:•Staff salaries (7 teachers, maide, cook)•Food•Medical costs•Transport and fuel•Other (electricity, reparis, …)

Monthly costs:•1.500 €•1.500 €• 500 €• 200 €• 300 € 4.

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How to cover the monthly costs

FUTURE PLANS

„Sponsor a child“ program:•Donate 25€ / month to sponsor an individual childSelling food:•Selling the food to nearby stores / hotels. The food will be grown on the fields on the premises.Volunteering:•Inviting volunteers from all over the world to join the centre. Daily fee for food and accomodation will be charged.

Sponsorships (short- and long-term):•Finding international sponsors (Humanitarian clubs, companies, individuals)