Kikumu agricultural research center is a community based and charitable non-Government organization. It is also network of women organization in Kasese Uganda and lubiriha Kivu DRC. It was initiated in 1999 after ADF wars in Kasese and Bundibugyo districts. The overall plan of KARC was to promote sustainable women development by creating community education and support for advocacy strategies relevant to the marginalized women development needs of the rural areas and slum communities in Rwenzori region through involvement of local communities in identifying their needs and developing possible solutions that are appropriate for improving and transforming social, economic, cultural and political situations in Kasese district and Rwenzori region in general.
The organization comprises of 15 women and 5 men who are qualified and experienced specialist in the field of social work, psychology,science,research,technology,indegenious knowledge and agriculture It is women original knowledge centre proved to create sustainable women development in rural areas.
(a) GOAL
To pave ways to fight women poverty through participatory, collaborative for economic empowerment.
(b)MISSION
Improve local grass root communities in achieving a society of transformation in women development in political, economic and socio-cultural aspects for sustainable development.
VISSION
Working for well developed strengthen and active healthy society that respect women dignity ,economic empowerment, Research, food security, training for development for mutual social relationship and sustainable community women resource utilization
OBJECTIVES OF KARC
1. Promote food security through small-scale sustainable agriculture development in the communities.
2. Promote and develop environment through for nature conservation
3. Promote advocacy strategies for marginalized human rights and peace building initiatives in the communities.
For women and children, the human rights and related projects for sustainable development have been created
4. Promotion and support of community health programs geared towards health improvement in the doubly marginalized communities
5. Training programs appropriate for community development.
KARC has a training centers for vulnerable children as
African Ark open society institute for Training of women vocational subjects
African Ark infant prep school Center for Care and Educational Relief for Orphans. Under training programs we also handle seminars, workshops on HIV/AIDS, child abuse, agriculture modernization.
6. Research and information management on communities
7. Social welfare and counseling of HIV/AIDS, survivors, Torture, disasters, refugees.
8. Library services And publication
KARC ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
1. General Health.
HIV/AIDS, palliative care, Malaria and Women reproductive health (fistula)
2. Human rights of doubly marginalized communities
Peace building, Conflict resolution, Domestic, Sexual violence, gender, Defilement and Child abuse.
3. Agriculture, Food security, and conservation of environment
Organic farming, Sustainable agriculture modernization and Bee keeping, Fruits management, Small scale animal rearing, Tree planting Food security
Fruit management, Kitchen gardening, Bee keeping, Small scale animals rearing, Food conservation and storage, Agro food processing and craning and Food baking.
KARC TARET GROUP
1.vulnerable women and children
ORGAN GRAM
1. KARC foundation structure has the highest policy making organ as the general assembly of members
2. Board of directors are in charge of policy making and overall supervision of policy implementation
The board comprises of 7 member democratically elected by general assembly of members of registered by KARC
The executive committee with coming up policy proposals to the general assembly of members and implementation of decisions and policies made by the general assembly of members. The executive committee supervises the affairs of the organization and appoints the members of the secretariat
The executive committee comprises of, chairman, vice chairman, general secretary, legal adviser, technical advisor, two members and the executive directors
3. Secretariat is headed by executive director. It comprises of coordinator, program officers, accountant, cashier, head master, teachers and principal.
Each program is attached to volunteer for effectiveness.
KARC has 3 parmanent staff, 3 volunteers; orphanage school has 12 teachers and 4 support support staff.
KARC SCOPE
Areas covered include;
Kasese town, Hima, Kyarumba, L. Katwe, Kisinga, Kyondo, Mahango, Muhokya, Karusandara and Rukoki in Uganda and lubiriha,Ben,GOMA and Buthemo Kivu DRC
KARC CORE VALUES
Vertical and lateral accountability, Transparency, Gender sensitivity and Respect for nature resource utilization
BANK DETAILS
BANK: STANBIC BANK
KIKUMU GRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE
ACCOUNK: 0140557019101
PARTNERS
Kasese district local Government, Kasese district development net work, Mbarara institute for social development, Kasese catholic diocese, Mughete catholic church, Kasese cathedral united apostolic church, UNASO Kampala, IRIN USA,PREM RAWAT FOUNDATION,CTA Netherlands, Project hope UK, and Work aid UK,VGIF USA,CIRAD France .
KARC is growing organization implementing of programmes and support the marginalized women in communities for sustainable development geared towards meeting organization goal’’ to pave the ways to fight Women poverty in the communities ”
KARC MOTTO; “service for women development”
REQUESTS:
A lot still has to be done in spite of the modest achievements we have recorded in the years since 1999. The struggle still continues and we therefore ask that our generous donors continue with their kind heart to continue to push our activities forward to alleviate the suffering of humanity in the Kasese area and entire Rwenzori region in Uganda and Eastern Kivu DRC.
THANKSGIVING:
We wish to thank all our donors for their support given to us. In a special way, we wish to thank Prem Rawat foundation, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund , The Marie-schlei verein association Germany for the support they have given us on two occasions in one year for us to achieve our aims. We ask and pray that our partnership continues. We also thank our committed members and the community for the courage they have to serve as volunteers on the premise that they shall achieve one day in the future.
We also thank kasese District local Government authorities, and Government of Uganda supporting our activities operations.
KARC FUNDERS
We are thanking the following organizations for support of our programmes
1. Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund
vgifnyc@aol.com, by fax to 1.212.213.0684, or mail to VGIF; 3 West 29th Street #1002; New York, NY 10001 USA. .Any public presentations or written materials based on the project should acknowledge Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund support ed KARC 3250 US$ for reducing sexual violence against women in public places in kasese Uganda and Eastern Kivu province DRC
2. PREM Rawat Foundation
2010-2011 FUNDED African ark infant prep school school nutrition and sanitation design of 200 vulnerable children. For one year
US$ 16,500
3. The Marie-schlei verein association Germany
First grant 6,363,150 for cultivation of herbal medicine
Second grant 15,099,000 training and processing herbal medicine
4 CTA Netherlands funded over 1000 books in field of agriculture
5 Work Aid UK Funded vocational tools to KARC
1. KARC foundation structure has the highest policy making organ as the general assembly of members
2. Board of directors are in charge of policy making and overall supervision of policy implementation
The board comprises of 7 member democratically elected by general assembly of members of registered by KARC
The executive committee with coming up policy proposals to the general assembly of members and implementation of decisions and policies made by the general assembly of members. The executive committee supervises the affairs of the organization and appoints the members of the secretariat
The executive committee comprises of, chairman, vice chairman, general secretary, legal adviser, technical advisor, two members and the executive directors
3. Secretariat is headed by executive director. It comprises of coordinator, program officers, accountant, cashier, head master, teachers and principal.
Each program is attached to volunteer for effectiveness.
KARC has 3 parmanent staff, 3 volunteers; orphanage school has 12 teachers and 4 support support staff.
KARC SCOPE
Areas covered include;
Kasese town, Hima, Kyarumba, L. Katwe, Kisinga, Kyondo, Mahango, Muhokya, Karusandara and Rukoki in Uganda and lubiriha,Ben,GOMA and Buthemo Kivu DRC
KARC CORE VALUES
Vertical and lateral accountability, Transparency, Gender sensitivity and Respect for nature resource utilization
BANK DETAILS
BANK: STANBIC BANK
KIKUMU GRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE
ACCOUNK: 0140557019101
PARTNERS
Kasese district local Government, Kasese district development net work, Mbarara institute for social development, Kasese catholic diocese, Mughete catholic church, Kasese cathedral united apostolic church, UNASO Kampala, IRIN USA,PREM RAWAT FOUNDATION,CTA Netherlands, Project hope UK, and Work aid UK,VGIF USA,CIRAD France .
KARC is growing organization implementing of programmes and support the marginalized women in communities for sustainable development geared towards meeting organization goal’’ to pave the ways to fight Women poverty in the communities ”
KARC MOTTO; “service for women development”
REQUESTS:
A lot still has to be done in spite of the modest achievements we have recorded in the years since 1999. The struggle still continues and we therefore ask that our generous donors continue with their kind heart to continue to push our activities forward to alleviate the suffering of humanity in the Kasese area and entire Rwenzori region in Uganda and Eastern Kivu DRC.
THANKSGIVING:
We wish to thank all our donors for their support given to us. In a special way, we wish to thank Prem Rawat foundation, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund , The Marie-schlei verein association Germany for the support they have given us on two occasions in one year for us to achieve our aims. We ask and pray that our partnership continues. We also thank our committed members and the community for the courage they have to serve as volunteers on the premise that they shall achieve one day in the future.
We also thank kasese District local Government authorities, and Government of Uganda supporting our activities operations.
KARC FUNDERS
We are thanking the following organizations for support of our programmes
1. Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund
vgifnyc@aol.com, by fax to 1.212.213.0684, or mail to VGIF; 3 West 29th Street #1002; New York, NY 10001 USA. .Any public presentations or written materials based on the project should acknowledge Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund support ed KARC 3250 US$ for reducing sexual violence against women in public places in kasese Uganda and Eastern Kivu province DRC
2. PREM Rawat Foundation
2010-2011 FUNDED African ark infant prep school school nutrition and sanitation design of 200 vulnerable children. For one year
US$ 16,500
3. The Marie-schlei verein association Germany
First grant 6,363,150 for cultivation of herbal medicine
Second grant 15,099,000 training and processing herbal medicine
4 CTA Netherlands funded over 1000 books in field of agriculture
5 Work Aid UK Funded vocational tools to KARC
