BEROYA GOSPEL  FELLOWSHIP

 

GIVING HAND NETWORK

(INCOOPERATED ORGANIZATION WITH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE)

P.O.BOX 395 JINJA, UGANDA EAST AFRICA, E-MAIL: michaelmwandha@gmail.com/faithandtrustgayaza@gmail.com

TEL: +256752593714./+256776241618/0751906323

 

 

FAITH AND TRUST NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL PROFILE

Introduction

Giving hand Network is a social evangelistic Network in Uganda.  Having the names adopted from the Bible, from acts 20:35 as our basis of faith in meeting people’s lives in kingdom of God.  We are situated in Bulamu Zone –Gayaza, wakiso district while operating also in Eastern Uganda with the aim of reaching the whole identified communities with the social services that can glorify Jesus Christ.

It is more blessing to Give than to receive, let us all have giving Hand to the needy out of your hard work,and let us network to bless others.

School project

We are Faith and Trust Nursery and primaryschool founded by Giving Hand Network basing at Kampala as our mission head office, Uganda. The project directors reports to local project committee which reports to Board of directors chaired by Executive Director of GIHANET.

BACKGROUND

We have a rich history , but  we shall  only  high light  few  historical  events,  that  through  hardship  and  pain  we managed  to  get  our  burning  burden  at  heart  of   helping  vulnerable  children  answered. It was  during  the  time  of big  drought  in the  area of Gayaza  in 2009  that  kawuma  Florence  and kagoya  Esther  came up  with the  idea  that  immerged  into a serious concern  to some  few  parents   and guardians  who motivated  us to  initiate   this   noble  project in  Gayaza –Bulamu  Zone  in Wakiso district .

We started  the school as Nursery  and infant  totaling  to a number  of  35 children , whereby  15 were boys  and 20 girls  under  a rented  wooden  structures . up to  now   this  year  2015 , we  managed to save   on our mega  resources  to buy  a new  site , whereby  we are still under construction of  two blocks  for  6 classrooms  and   toilets . We have a good number of 10 teaching staff and 1 non-teaching staff.

The ministry of education is consent with what is being done   and they recommended us to operate   as they are still in preparations of legal documents. However the founding body is a Christian organization under the names of GIVING HAND NETWORK.

GIHANET(GIVING HAND NETWORK)  has  been in cooperated with the  ministry of Justice as a company limited  by grantee  to  serve local  communities  and churches  as charitable  organization  in  giving  a hand of  help  to needy  members   through various  ways  and networking  with  funding  world  to reach their  goals of  helping  to  the grass root  and voiceless  people in  the Ugandan  communities .

GIHANET –VISION: To network a sustainable and self-reliant society that cancause transformation for better standards of living.

GIHANET –MISSION :   To build a network  that will promote   development  in our local  communities  through  various  programs  in education, medical, agriculture and other  economic projects .

GIHANET- OBJECTIVE

1. To  constitute a permanent organization for investing in the population of Uganda  by way of strategic alliance to share the love of God , church Planting  and approaches for  resources accessibility  to fight  poverty  through provision of needed credit facilities, productive inventories, capacity  buildings of grassroots producers as well as marketing  the  products  world wide  through  fair  trade  and alternative business establishments  while ensuring  that  financial and material benefits  thereof  shall be widely  distributed amongst  participants and not resulting in the enrichment of only a few persons .

 

1. To respond  to needs  of entrepreneurship groups , associations, clubs , churches  and entities  whose focus are on self –help  and self –reliance  with  proven viable business ideas of social relevance whose goods may comfortably  be marked in the global  alternative  trading marketplaces, including but  not limited to handcrafts, arts, cultural items , but also garments , gift and independence and greater responsibility  for resulting  in the enrichment  of only a few persons .

 

1. To establish successful Christ centered village schools, early childhood learning programs, day care centers and or orphanages either directly or through partnership with local church communities and organizations.

 

1. To undertake comprehensive  programs of protecting , support and care for underprivileged  children  and youth  orphans  and other vulnerable  children  by way of direct intervention, mobilization, advocacy  and promotion , documentation, research , assessment ,monitoring  and evaluation  includes collaboration and linkages in  respect  of education  sponsorship , shelter , food ,clothing  and upbringing in society   in line  with Uganda’s  national  standards .

 

1. To support women in Uganda in their fight  against  poverty  while developing  local cultural  economic and social identities  with ventures economic and otherwise  that seeks to  and is designed to improve  the living conditions of individual , member groups, families, churches  and participating  communities ,

 

1. To promote international learning, exchange events participation, institution and agency/ Village School, church partnership and sister community programs between and among those in Uganda and counterparts in the United States of America or elsewhere in the world as well as to assist whenever necessary to negotiate and effect joint working arrangements and Memorandum of Understandings in those projects.

 

1.  To establish vocation, technical and business training programs and health centre facilities for communities for the benefit of needy members of society among others in effort to eliminate poverty, illiteracy and diseases.

 

1. To provide access to scholarships or other means, to provide opportunities for underprivileged youth young adults with leadership potential to access vocational training or otherwise further their education.

 

1. To supply tools, resources and funding technical possibilities and opportunities needed for organized artisans and producers in Uganda for purposes of local micro-enterprises surport programs and to assist the people and communities to creating a sustainable future with sustainable project development ranging from product idea development, designs, production, quality control, marketing and bradbding for local and overseas buyers for items like garments, bead workers , matching pottery and ceramics, candle stocks.

 

1. To protect and conserve the environment through natural resource sustainable utilization, biodiversity conservation activities , environment engineering promotion, proper waste collection and treatment , recycling , re-use and / or projects program’s and policy advocacy.

 

1. To promote sustainable energy conservation, consumption and development alternatives by pooling resources and experiences towards the protection and rational user of natural resources such as drilling wells, improving water catchments and other methods.

 

1. To boost food production and contribution towards achievement of food security by engaging in and assisting at various levels all those involved in farming and agribusiness activities including organic fertilizers and food production.

 

1. To act as conduits and avenues for transferring US Technologies and services to Uganda particular in agribusiness , energy and environment, information technology and health for long term sustainable economic development.

 

1. To work in close partnership with private voluntary organization, indigenous organization, education and training institutions, American businesses, church and charities as well as other agencies including fundraising by way or grant , products sales, contribution and donations from foundations and other donors world wide.

 

1. To promote joint ventures, expand business , cultural institutional technological and industrial relations and cultivate better understanding between and among persons.

 

1. To set up and maintain data bank of all Albino human rights and legal literature.

 

1. To avail such literature as aforementioned to all partners and associates in order to facilitate sector wide awareness of the contemporary human rights and legal positions and provisions on Albinism.

 

1. To lobby and advocate and make consider suggestions for the reformation of certain laws that can enhance Albino human rights and justice.

 

1. To advocate for and advice government agencies on the implementation of government international obligations on the protection of minorities.

 

1. To coordinate and cooperate with other agencies on Albino rights and justice.

 

1. To source information from other countries about the successful adoption of positive actions and to ensure awareness in Uganda about such best practices.

 

1. To procure and hold any needed assets including land and vehicles, which are needed to conduct our NGO activities directly or supporting our partner NGOs/CBOs.

 

1. To Advance these and allied objectives and make them known to the public by way of all kinds of communication including print media like books, newsletters, brochures , pamphlets, leaflets, booklets as well as electronic social media including radio , television broadcasting films , video recordings , slides , blogging , web site promotion , as well as internal technology , plus cultural aspects such as drama , festivals , parades and other forms of population campaigns to pass the messages across.

 

1. To sensitize the public on the nature and relevance of the wide ranging penal and civil provisions enhancing basic human rights and in particular minority rights.

 

 

SCHOOL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. Educating children with all the support, functionaries/activities.

2. Training children to become self-sustainable through seminars, trips and others.

3. Creation of nature and good relationships amongst the teachers and the administrators and providing all scholastic materials and scientific equipment’s to the school.

4. Advise parents and pupils at all levels on matters relating to choice of careers and institutions, giving educational programs and technical education.

5. To provide children with vocational practical skills.

6. To share ideas and help to financially develop one another

Situation status of the school project:

We are a growing private school currently serving one the poor local communities in Gayaza in Kampala, but growing. We have over 220 children both orphans and poor of the poorest. We are in gayaza trading center in wakiso district next to Kampala city. We have constructed primary school buildings but we are struggling to raise money for the roofing namely: iron sheets, nails, timber and cement in time. Economy of our country is falling but we are moving on.

School Organizational structure

-Founding board of GIHANET, chaired by the executive director.

-School Project Board of directors

-School project administrator/head teacher.

- P.T.A COMMITTEE

-Teaching staff

-Non teaching staff

-Students leaders and then Students

Project Achievement

Old site view:

We are  currently operating  in the rental structures  which  is  very  costly  depending on  the income  of the school . However we have been managing to provide a better education to the children from the community.

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New site view:

Through our  mega resources  , we  have been  able  to  save   and buy  land, whereby on  that  land  we have  come  up with  a permanent structures  which  is  waiting  for  roofing .

 

Prayer request

We need at least $15,000 to complete the project. Any support is welcome. We have already spent over $7000 through internal rising, to buy land and start structural walls.

We will reach our goal on our own but may take longer.

Contact persons

Florence Kawuma       project director                                                   

  Esther Kagoya          Project administrator/head teacher 

Mwandha Michael      Executive Director

Please assist us. For more information, you can contact us at faithandtrustgayaza@gmail.com

We wish you God’s blessing as you pray for us.