BACKGROUND
Kikumu women organizations in Kasese in Uganda
The organization comprises of girls and women, who are qualified and experienced specialist in the field of social agricultural research center is a community based and charitable non-government organization. It was initiated in 1999 after ADF wars in Kasese ,Bundibugyo districts and network work, lawyers, teachers, doctors and agriculturalists. 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 women and women empowerment through small-scale sustainable agriculture development in the communities.
2. Promote and develop environment through fighting pollution and desertification.
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.
5. Training programs appropriate for community development.
KARC has training centres as
African Ark open society institute for Training of women vocational subjects
6. Research and information management on communities in kasese.
KARC ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMS
1. General Health.
2. Human rights of doubly marginalized communities
Peace building, Conflict resolution, Domestic, Sexual violence, gender issues, Defilement and Child abuse democratic rights.
3. Agriculture
Organic farming, Sustainable agriculture modernization and Bee keeping, Fruits management, Small scale Animal rearing, Tree planting
Kitchen garden and urban farming, environmental conservation.
4. Training
5. Social welfare
Help survivors, marginalized groups, organized violence, HIV/AIDS,counselling.
6. Food security
ACHIEVEMENTS
Ø TRAINED 200 girls and women in Democratic republic of congo,200 in kasse,100 women exchange visity in Uganda and congo post war sexual violence against women in conflict in eastern kivu congo and western Uganda.women have human rights and empowerment skills.
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Ø 200 women and girld trained in herbal medicine for self reliance,200 for vocational training
Ø KARC Has achieved 5 plots of land after KCCL ,20 Acres of land,1 acre for primary school and construction shall be with immediate effect.By jully 2010 house of 130 by 20 feet shall have been made for the herbal institute thus african ark open society institute.
Ø Scholarship by has been made and 300 students/pupils are admited by accademic year and now 800 women have got scholarship.
Ø LEGALITY. We have secured certificates of registration Kasese District and KADNET
Ø The institute has 180 students female,17 tutors and full computer laboratory
Ø We have sytem of coorperation and coordination with students,council and this has created Employment for completing students.
Ø Staff welfare is in the way and all staff members take lunch to ensure effective classroom management .
Ø The increase in enrolment
Ø Secured meals for orphans from The prem Rawate foundation USA ,HERBAL training from ass The Marie Schlei Association Germany
Ø Ngene Hellen was trained in ICT by uganda
Ø Completion of research in cancer,orphan care,education,maleria in children.
Ø Construction of 12 classese,2 toilets for girl child education for ophan adoption school with 350 orphans primary education
Ø Trained 300 women in tomoto cultivation and processing in rural areas.
Ø 150 women and girl were given 100,goats and 700 local chicken 2010,59 sexual WORKERS were empowered with capital each 500,000 UGX.
Ø We have trained 233 women and girls paralegals in kasese for women justice and foster women rights
Ø Kima chales funded KARC website
KARC TARET GROUP
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 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, treasurer, general secretary, legal adviser, technical advisor, one members .
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 SCOPE
Areas covered include;
Kasese town, Hima, Kyarumba,kasese town, L. Katwe, Kisinga, Kyondo, Mahango, Muhokya, Karusandara and Rukoki in Uganda
KARC CORE VALUES
Vertical and lateral accountability, Transparency, Gender sensitivity and Respect for nature resource utilization and respect for women.
PARTNERS
Kasese district local Government, Kidima community health foundation, Kasese district development net work, Mbarara institute for social development,,FOWODI, Kasese catholic diocese, Mughete catholic church, Kasese cathedral united apostolic church, UNASO Kampala, IRIN USA,CTA Netherlands, Project hope UK, and Work aid UK,VGIF USA, The Marie Schlei Association ,The Prem Rawate Foundation USA and Uganda women network.
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”
For more information contact: -
1. Nigheart N Josiline chairperson
P.O
Box 263
Kasese
+256756987602
Email: kikumuar@yahoo.com
2. Miss Masika Ngene Hellen
codinator of programs
box c/o 590
Kasese town council.
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