Youth Development Group in Mbita Seeks Computers for Crafts Project

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Dear Friends,

Hello and please look at this excellent proposal--with a request for some computers and accessories--to help start up a craft business for income-generation for HIV/AIDS-affected individuals and communities in Mbita and environs of Kenya. It's a great idea and hope some of us in our various networks might be able to help make this a reality. Please contact Sam Kongere at the email address below, or at skongere@..., and hope we can help make this project a reality. With greatest thanks and all best wishes, Janet (Feldman, KAIPPG International, kaippg@... )

The youth development group of Rusinga Island is pleased to submit a project proposal to purchase computer equipment and solar power system. We are submitting this proposal as part as a larger multi-faceted project to construct an equipped multi-purpose training, sales, and production facility. Our goal is to create sustainable businesses to provide employment and training to local residents and to support HIV/AIDS orphans. The computer related aspect of the project will provide income generating activities, training, and tools to better manage the larger project and hand. Currently Waware village on Rusinga Island has a very high unemployment rate and start up capital is inaccessible. Villagers are not making enough money to support their families and the left behind orphaned children. By constructing a facility that contains a computer room, a craft making shop, train in computers and use computers to help sell crafts and other services. The three elements (computers, crafts, production shop, and gift shop) will share business relationships that will help create several sustainable businesses and provide skills and steady employment to local people. A percentage of the monthly profits will be systematically given to orphans and other vulnerable children needing this assistance. We are asking self-help support to provide computer (6 desktop computers, 1 laptop and 1 printer) and a solar power system. We will use the computers to support income-generating activities (training people, printing services, tags for crafts, etc), to build and maintain an e-commerce/information/donation for project website, and manage both the craft business and the orphan program. The group will provide a community contribution through a scholarship program that will sponsor at least six residents for intensive computer training. The project management team, including the collaborators and the government administration department will be accountable for the project funds. In other words no withdrawal can be made without the knowledge of responsible government department. Your consideration of this proposal is very much appreciated. For more information, please contact jakasanga@... . Sincerely,Samwel Okech Kongere Jack Olal P.O. Box 128

P.O. Box 191, MBITA 40305MBITA 40305 KENYAKENYA