Hen ProjectIkumba Village
Engagi Safari’s Community Projects
BACKGROUND: Engagi Safaris has started
numerous community development initiatives to reach the rural, needier
populations of Uganda. Ikumba Village is situated 20 km outside of Kabale town
in Southwestern Uganda with a population of nearly 500 people. Currently on the
ground, Engagi Safaris has started an Agro forestry Project and Chick Rearing
Project to bring in alternative sources of food and nutrition.
CHALLENGES:
The people of the area rely mainly on agriculture as their source of food and
income. With the changing climate, production has changed noticeably in the
area. The main diet for people in the area is called Posho, made from ground
maize meal, and beans but not much variation for nutritional needs. Access to
safe drinking water is another huge challenge in the area, with unsafe water
causing many of the area’s health issues such as typhoid. HIV rates in the area
also account for a number of the area’s orphans. For many families, paying
school fees is out of the question and without education, the cycle of poverty
continues.
OPPORTUNITIES: Instead of getting overwhelmed with the depressing
statistics, Engagi Safaris is looking for a positive way forward. By focusing
efforts in one village, the community is already starting to see results. With
time, Engagi Safaris hopes Ikumba Village’s projects to be a model for other
villages to follow. The project is doing this through multiple initiatives
including chick rearing and agro forestry.
This is a rural organization that
is dealing with improving agricultural and the overall standard for people in
the community. This is achieved by utilizing better methods of farming, rearing
better breeds of domestic animals, planting fruit, making of crafts, educating
orphans, and providing skills for the disabled.
Engagi Safaris , Kabale Backpackers & Engagi Craft Shop (at Kabale
Backpackers) is dedicated to the support this project in many ways including
selling the project’s crafts free of charge and helping to find markets for the
project’s produce.
The project is currently rearing 200 chicks with a goal to
rear over 500 chicks in the future. Eggs are an affordable, easy protein source
for Orphans/Vulnerable children where meat can be scarce and expensive in areas
lacking electricity. A flock of chicks can help families add nourishing,
life-sustaining eggs to their inadequate diets. The protein in just one egg is a
nutritious gift for a hungry child. Protein-packed eggs from even a single
chicken can make a life-saving difference.
Engagi Safaris helps many hungry
families with a starter flock of 10 to 50 chicks. The hybrid chicks donated from
Engagi Safaris, if fed well, can lay one egg a day. Because chickens require
little space and can thrive on readily available food scraps, families can make
money from the birds without spending much. And chickens help control insects
and fertilize gardens.
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Feed for the hybrid
chicks..………………………………..…$25
A starter flock of chicks for a
family…………………….…...$50
Variety of Agro forestry trees for a
family……............…….$100
Water tank……………………………………....……………