Kyetume Bajja Basaaga Women's Group

Location:	Kyetume, Uganda
Category:	Infrastructure & Economic Development
Published:	01 August 2008
Progress:	100% funded

Rating:	9 Ratings

Kyetume Bajja Basaaga (Humble Beginning) Women's Group created their constitution in March of 2008. These women are either infected with HIV & AIDS or are young mothers (current membership is 15 women). This group provides them the opportunity to get together and laugh and learn new skills.
Currently we are training the women to make the paper beads, which they will be able to sell in Kyetume and in Mukono. In the future we hope to expand the training to include soap making, tie and die, and other bead work (making money bags and bracelets).
Donations will go towards materials and trainings for the women.
This group was organized by Sarah Ocwieja (Peace Corps volunteer) and David Kiyimba (focal person for reproductive health), with help from Esther Aisu (water and sanitation focal person).
The main challenges to date are getting everyone organized and moving forward with limited funding.

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• Growing

  by S. Ocwieja, posted about 1 month ago

  

  The Women's group as gotten more attention from the community and other women want to join. Of course this will be up to the current members, but I think this group will continue to grow in members and activities. Currently we are saving up money ... …more

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• New Products

  by S. Ocwieja, posted 3 months ago

  

  Thank you for your support and interest. This week the women have learned how to make earrings and rosaries. Next week they should be learning how to make bracelets and multiple stranded necklaces. They have much improved in the quality of the pr... …more

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• Funding Complete

  by S. Ocwieja, posted 4 months ago

  

  Thank you for all your support and interest. We have succesfully funded this project. This week we will be going out and buying the papper cutter for the women. We have also sold some of our first products and the women will be recieving their sh... …more

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• Market

  by S. Ocwieja, posted 5 months ago

  

  Kyetume CBHC is attending the AIDS conference in Mexico City and will be marketing some of the necklaces that the Bajja Basaaga Women's group has made at a market booth at the conference.  We have also indentified a market in North Carolina with h

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• Project Posted Again

  by S. Ocwieja, posted 5 months ago

  

  Hello, We have just reposted this project, because before the project was having difficulties have the donations go through. As no resolution was working, it was thought that maybe by reposting the project these difficulties would not follow. Fo... …more

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