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The Anatomy of Flowing Water in Rwesigiire VillageIN PROGRESS . . .

U G A N D A F A R M E R S , I N C .

U S A C I T I Z E N S I N S O L I D A R I T Y W I T H

F A R M E R S A S S O C I A T I O N S I N U G A N D A !

July, 2011

Volume 4, Issue 2

In the midst of the drilling team stands Fr. Emmanuel

Byaruhanga, the water project originator. 

The first water to make it to the ground level..

Children and adults interested in the drilling.

Dust emerging from the bore hole in search for water.

After one year of fundraising and getting the com-

 pany on board to dig a borehole and drill for water, thedream of the Rwesigiire Vil-lagers has come true — theyhave water.

Thanks to the efforts of Uganda Farmers Inc. donorsand the persistence of Rev.Emmanuel Byaruhanga inoverseeing the project on site,water in the village is a real-

ity.

In the photo to the rightvillagers stand with hope ontheir faces that water will befound.

In the photo on the left,when water gushes forth thechildren are all smiles. It isthey whose lives will be lesstroubling since they are theones who fetch water for their families. No more longwalks, no carrying the heavycans filled with water. Theywill now be able to spendmore daylight time doinghomework and playing.

Children who fetch water are thrilled at the prospectof having water in their own village.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL DONORS

At this writing, the finishing touches are being added to the project. The solar  panel and wiring are being linked up to the generator and the pipes that will spreadwater around the village. The water tanks are being erected that will hold hundredsof gallons of water. “To all who have devoted themselves to this project, I, as repre-

sentative of the villagers, offer thanks. With the help of God and the guidance of Uganda Farmers Inc president Dan Marecki and 1st vice-president Jane Holler

and all who work with them, this project is just about to change the lives of all thevillagers of Rwesigiire. May God bless you and reward you!” 

Rev Emmanuel Byaruhanga, from the village of Rwesigiire.

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KYEFA Positioning Itself in the World of Marketing and Self-Sustainability

IN PROGRESS . . . Volume 4, Issue 2

Page 2

In the next issue we will focus on the need for

clean water for 200 rural farm families who live in

Ruhunga Village, Uganda.

To donate to this water project use Donation Card or go to

www.ugandafarmersinc.org (Via PayPal).

Kyembogo Farmers Association’s leadership team has beenworking to position itself towards self-sustainability over these pasttwelve years. The vision of its founder, Rev. George Muganyizi,

CSC, is slowly becoming a reality.

The association (KYEFA) was established in 1998 by farmerswho saw the need to improve food security and household income.Their drive and vision along with Fr. Muganyizi’s USA donor con-tacts has grown the fledgling group from 30 original members to 2,100members to date. The group is organized democratically with full par-

ticipation in all decision-making.

Through the collective efforts of members and donors, the group built a learning center to teach members updated methods of farm-ing. They later bought 44 acres of land a part of which is a demon-stration farm to learn organic farming practices. They purchased

and distributed seeds and animals to members as well as a tractor which was made available to members to increase food productiv-

ity.

They developed a micro-credit package in 2003 that allowed mem-

 bers to borrow money at a low interest rate.

In 2007 KYEFA became an NGO (Non-Governmental Organiza-

tion with registration number S.5914/7275

In partnership with Brodlinkj Dalen and the Lewis FoundationKYEFA supplied 16 underground water tanks to farmers for home

consumption. This improved hygiene, sanitation and irrigation.

In collaboration with World Education Inc/Bantwana Initiative andthe Asante Foundation, KYEFA began a program to support fe-male caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children. It teaches andguides caregivers as it generates income through agro-businessenterprises. This yields tangible results in food security, nutrition,

hygiene and hydration of families, animals, gardens.

KYEFA established a coffee project by using 3 acres of coffee

 plants. Another way to reach self-sustainability.

After KYEFA bought and distributed pineapple suckers to mem-

 bers, KYEFA installed two pineapple solar dryers to process the pineapples grown by members. KYEFA buys back the pineapplesfrom the farmers at a fair trade price. After the product is sold to aretail store 20% of the profit is returned to the members who sold

their product to KYEFA. 

KYEFA FURTHERS ITS PLANS

The KYEFA board has decided to scale up

four major projects: 1) expanding the current pineapple gardens, 2) acquiring additional pine-apple dryers; 3) developing further the goat and

coffee projects.

GOAT PROJECT

In January of 2011, KYEFA purchased 60goats. In barely two months four goats producedsix kids proving that goats multiply quickly;They produce twice a year and at times they

have twins or triplets. The goal is to rear 1000female, cross- bred goats. KYEFA’s land can

hold over 1,000 goats. If all factors remain con-stant, we will have over 3,000 goats in a year.Using a conservative figure, each adolescentgoats sells for $50; so $50 x 3,000 goats =

$150,000 a year.

COFFEE PROJECT

This new enterprise was established last

year. So far we’ve planted three acres of coffee.In each acre KYEFA expects to get 650 kgs of coffee beans in each of two harvesting seasons;so 650 kgs x 3 acres x 2 seasons at $3 a kilo willequal $11,700 a year. Our goal is 10 acres so

that KYEFA will realize $39,000 a year.

CURRENT PRODUCTIVITY“Earned income to KYEFA as it has be-

gun these plans is $5,000 annually. We aregrateful to our donors who have helped us get

this far in our social development. Our goal is toachieve $120,000 per year. This would allowKYEFA to continue to develop other farm fami-lies’ income, health care, provide clean water,and help children and orphans meet basic needsas food, school fees, health care, and shelter.”

  “Our hope is that with your generoussupport, we can scale up the above mentioned projects and eventually reach our goal of self-

sustainability.” Rev. George Muganyisi, CSC