Foundation for Development of

Needy Communities

Sam Watulatsu, Founder & Trustee

PO Box 2431Mbale, Uganda

www.fdncuganda.org

Mbale District, Eastern Uganda

•At the foot of the beautiful Mount Elgon.•Local Statistics:

•Education•Primary•Secondary, •University•Cost

•Health•Leading cause of death •Infant mortality•HIV/AIDS

•Employment

FDNC in Africa

FDNC Mission Statement

“FDNC strives to build self-reliance and sustainable development in the most impoverished communities of Eastern Uganda through strategies that promote community participation and individual empowerment.”

Organizational Goals To increase awareness of the plight

of unemployed, poor, idle and less privileged people in Uganda.

To promote education among youth by sensitizing communities and offering accessible skills training.

To improve the health status and standard of living in communities throughout the region.

To uphold basic human rights by empowering individuals with information and access to trained legal staff.

To use music and visual art as tools to bring new experiences and opportunities to the underserved.

Organizational Goals II To establish links

through which all people, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or tribe can work together with a common goal.

To focus on impact-oriented projects, transformation in the lives of beneficiaries, and sustainability in program design and implementation.

Achievements As many as 10,000 Ugandans in the

eastern region benefiting directly or indirectly from FDNC’s programs

Recent award from President Yoweri Musevini of Uganda for 2007 International Youth Day, given to Sam Watulatsu and FDNC

Visit to FDNC project by President Musevini in early 2006

Long-term relationships established with American Jewish World Service, Church World Service, Ugive2Uganda, and other development partners

Acquisition of equipment including three four-wheel-drive vehicles and coaster bus.

Volunteers supplied to FDNC through the Peace Corps, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), etc.

Publicity through website www.fdncuganda.org

Many more

FDNC Background/Structure Founded In 1996 by Samuel

Watulatsu Governed by Board of Directors

with 7 members Operates in 5 districts in Eastern

Uganda Administrative office in Mbale

Town, Field Office/Project in Natondome Village

34 full-time staff members, 28 Volunteer Community Health Workers

Hosts numerous international interns and volunteers

New Executive Director, Justin Silbaugh, from United States

5 major programming areas

Programming Areas I Education and Training

Vocational Training Center Kisakye Memorial Special Needs

Center Youth Empowerment Program

The Arts Youth Brass Band Youth Orchestra FDNC Music School Jazz Band Traditional Dance Troupe African Arts and Crafts

Programming Areas II Community-Based Health

and Development Community Health Worker Program Day Health Clinic Nutrition Center Community Sports Program Adelaide-Mbale Childrens Health

Fund Human Rights

Paralegal Advisory Services Program

Institution Building Coalition Against Poverty Building for Sustainability Local and International Internships International Volunteer Delegations

FDNC Youth Band Program•Comprised of over 100 members

•Creating second youth orchestra in all of Africa here in Mbale

•Traveled to the UK in 2005 to perform in Wales

•Selected to perform at CHOGM in Kampala in November 2007

•Provides sustainable income for members and the organization by performing at many different functions

Vocational Training Center Provides affordable

instruction in: Carpentry Masonry Computers Tailoring Sustainable Agriculture Art and Design

Supports orphans and vulnerable youth

Promotes entrepreneurship

Special Needs Program15 regularly attending students, 30 registered students

Children with both physical and learning disabilities

Currently fundraising to complete construction of new facility

Transporting students to and from school is a major challenge

CHW Program 28 Community Health Workers

working in rural villages throughout the Eastern Region.

Providing education about HIV/AIDS, malaria, clean water, personal hygiene, nutrition, family planning, and more.

Arranging HIV testing and counseling with partner organizations

Providing training and assistance in income generation/saving activities such as beekeeping, fuel-saving stoves, kitchen gardening, pig and goat rearing, and more.

Volunteers at FDNC Hosted hundred of individual

volunteers and numerous group delegations from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, and more

Focuses on empowering FDNC staff and local people with skills, as well as promoting cross-cultural exchange

FDNC does not charge fees for volunteers as other NGOs in the developing world do.

Future Plans for Development and Sustainability Construction of Building for

Sustainability and Mbale Music School to support FDNC administration and Youth Orchestra Program

Addition of new class offerings at the Vocational Training Center, including auto mechanics, hairdressing, etc.

Income generation projects at the Vocational Training Center, such as the Art Gallery, poultry rearing, newsletter, etc. to increase sustainable revenue

Creation of specialized Community Action Plans for all of the rural communities in our support network

Opening of a satellite office in another region of Uganda in less than 3 years

How can you help? What we have:

Human capacity Innovative ideas Locally available resources Commitment to

development

What we need: Training from skilled

professionals Materials such as musical

instruments, computers, mobile phones, sewing machines, etc.

Individual financial support Connections to additional

large institutional funding

What Your Money Can Do A $1 dollar cup of coffee

everyday (640,000 Ugandan Shillings a year!) can do the following in Uganda:

Pay the salary for our registered nurse for 3 months

Sponsor two students for an entire year of school at our Vocational Training Center

Provide surgery for two chronically ill children through the Adelaide-Mbale Childrens Health Fund

Install electricity at our new Special Needs Education facility

Purchase 5000 bricks for the construction of our Music School

Think what a $4.50 latte from Starbucks everyday could do?

We Need Your SupportWorking in partnership with individuals and

organizations in the developed world, anything is possible.

FDNC has a proven track record of bringing about change in Uganda at the grassroots

level.

We welcome you to become a part of the FDNC family and to do your part to make a

difference in Africa.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!

For more information about FDNC and how you can help to make a

difference at the grassroots level in Uganda, please visit:

www.fdncuganda.org