THE STORY OF NYACONGA (by Team reporter)
The Rotary Club of Kampala South started running an RCC in Nyaconga village more than three years ago. Nyaconga Village is located approximately 16 Km from Kabale town along Kabale-Katuna road. The exact location of Nyaconga Village is in Kisasa Parish, Kamuganguzi sub-county of Kabale District.
The Goal
The goal of the RCC project currently is to promote, Local economic empowerment, Disease prevention, Maternal and Child health, Literacy and provision of clean water to the people of Nyaconga. In line with the RCC goals, the Rotary Club of Kampala South has so far carried out the following:
- Written a funding Global grant proposal for Nyaconga RCC with partnership with Acord Kabale especially to construct; 10 domestic rain water harvesting tanks, 2 Institutional rainwater tanks and 150 fuel saving stoves, and also support the Micro Credit project of the Rwihurw’itaka Women’s group, as well as promotion of Literacy at Kabahesi Primary School. (This proposal is awaiting acquisition of an international partner club and approval for funding)
- Provided more than 4 million UGX to the Rwihurw’itaka Women’s micro credit scheme to promote economic empowerment to the women borrowing money in order to fund their agricultural enterprises. They now have a saving kitty with close to 12 million UGX
- In the recent past, (14th November 2015) promoted motivation for studying to the pupils of Kabahesi Primary School by; donating school syllabus text books, exercise books, pen and sports balls as well as carrying out one day focus group career guidance clinics for the pupils and also painting of all the 11 black boards of the primary school.
HOW NYACONGA BECAME A BUDDY GROUP
Since the Board’s decision that was taken in the Rotary year 2016/2017, that the buddy group names should go by places where the Club was active in terms of community service, Nyaconga has held a special place in the life of Kampala South, hence the formation of the buddy group- Nyaconga . It was also a strategy for members familiarizing themselves with the Club’s Service Projects.
The most recent visit to the project (September 2020) was attended by 43 members, 15 of which were Club members from the Rotary club of Kampala South, 1 Rotarian from Rotary Club of Muyenga Breeze and 1 from Rotary Club of Mbarara. There were also; 7 members from the Rotaract club of Kampala South, 1 from Rotaract Kampala the Core and 3 from Rotaract Kampala City.