Organization: KIRABO SEEDS
Mission: PROVIDING CARE TO ORPHANS AND WIDOWS IN UGANDA BY PURCHASING FOOD, SUPPLIES, MEDICAL CARE AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MINISTRY SERVICES.
Activities: THE MINISTRY OF KIRABO SEEDS CHILDREN'S HOME IN KAMPALA UGANDA WAS STABLE AND PRODUCTIVE IN 2019. OUR STAFF OF 7 CONTINUED TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE TO OUR 17 CHILDREN. EDUCATION NEEDS ARE EXPANDING AS OUR CHILDREN GROW OLDER AND REQUIRE MORE ADVANCED ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. GROWING ADOLESCENTS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR STAFF WITH CHALLENGES AS WE HELP OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS DEVELOP SPIRITUALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND RELATIONALLY. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR ANOTHER POSITIVE YEAR OF MINISTRY AND BLESSED TO HAVE OUR COMMITTED STAFF LOVE AND CARE FOR THESE CHILDREN ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND KEY ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR:- BOARD WAS REALIGNED WITH JIM KING BECOMING KIRABO SEED'S [KS] PRESIDENT AND ERICA WEAVER, TREASURER AND OFFICER- STEPHANIE LAVOIE, CALEB FRITZ, ERICA WEAVER, AND JIM AND VICKI KING TEAMED TO TRAVEL TO UGANDA IN AUGUST- STEPHANIE BECAME AN IMPORTANT ADDED RESOURCE TO THE KS TEAM FOR EDUCATION OVERSIGHT AS WELL AS HELPED CREATE NEW EDUCATION TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS WORKING WITH KIAH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION ACTIVITY AND CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC SCORES- KS TEAM INITIATED NEW PAINTING PROJECT AND HELPED TRAIN CHILDREN AND STAFF IN HOW TO PAINT ROOMS AND WALLS- FINANCIAL HEALTH WAS STABLE MEETING ALL OUR BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL NEEDS- DEVELOPED QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER PROCESS- ORGANIZED AND CLARIFIED SPONSOR COMMUNICATIONS - CREATED QUARTERLY TEMPLATE FOR CHILDREN TO WRITE LETTERS TO SPONSORS- COMMUNITY SERVICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN AND OTHER NEEDS CONTINUED- BI-MONTHLY CONFERENCE CALLS CONTINUED TO ENSURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR UGANDAN AND US LEADERSHIP TEAMS- ERICA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND FURTHER ACCOUNTABILITY WITH KS TEAM- DEEPENED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OASIS, ANOTHER CHILDREN'S HOME CLOSE TO KS- VISITED SEVERAL OTHER CHILDREN'S HOMES IN AND AROUND KAMPALA TO LEARN AND IMPROVE OUR WORK- SEVERAL NEW EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED- CHILDREN COUNSELING AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED- STABLE STAFF, NO TURNOVER, STRENGTHENING TEAM
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Human Services