She has received two loans from the project to invest in income-generating activities. The Uweso Development Project Location of Project Uganda, districts of Kumi, Masaka, Mbarara, Soroti and Lira. Direct beneficiaries include 5,000 foster households comprising an estimated 20,000 orphans in the 5 districts. The Scheme facilitates the empowerment of foster families through skills development, providing access to rural financial services and accelerating increased social cohesion. The implementation of the USCS required a major training exercise, which contributed to the empowerment of foster families.
Training is informal, highly focused, practical and promotes local materials, markets and tastes.
Consequently, this resulted in an increase in household incomes and the acquisition of household assets. Over 400 orphans benefited from the informal artisan training. The programme provided the orphans with hands-on experience and practical exposure to the market place. The interviews were conducted in April 2000 during informal meetings with journalists. Benedete Nakayima , is a 70-year old widow.