School projects
Training of Trainers (TOT) Permaculture
A three day Training of Trainers Permaculture workshop organized by SCOPE-Uganda from 12th to 14th Sept 2018 held at St Jude College of Agro Ecology (SCOA) Masaka was facilitated by JB from the re-known Practical Permaculture Institute of Kenya. The training focused primarily on Community and School self feeding programmes and sustainable systems.
New Skills in Practical Permaculture
SCOPE(Schools and Colleges Permaculture), Uganda Secretariat invited partner Organizations to attend Practical Permaculture Training at St Jude College of Agro Ecology (SCOA), Masaka, more than twenty organizations implementing food feeding programs in Community Schools and Colleges sent their representatives from all regions. Facilitators came from Practical Permaculture Institute of Kenya, with wide experience in East African Geographical patterns. Partner Organizations were asked to come with head teachers and teachers for community schools and colleges where permaculture is implemented to be trained practical skills to start food forests and increase food production in schools, colleges and communities to improve nutrition and environment.
SCOPE-UGANDA Evaluates ILUD/ Permaculture School Projects in Kiruhura District
As most communities and schools in South Western Agro Ecological Zone face hardships of prolonged droughts and dry spells in the Savanna Rangeland (Cattle Corridor region) an effect of Climate Change, ILUD/Permaculture project implementation in two schools resulted into good yields for school children, teachers and stakeholders. Desert school compounds for Bijubwe and St Paul Primary schools provide vegetables; fruits and natural herbs to act as study sites in Nyakashashara Sub County. SCOPE-Uganda supported schools through Dream Farm Kyakabunga Group to implement ILUD to start food security, environment conservation and Nutrition balance. Schools acted as training centres for students, communities and hope to roll out project methods to homes to increase their production. School children learned skills in practical garden designs, quality seed selection, planting, weeding, pruning, pests and disease control, mulching and garden ownership for competition between classes periodically.
How ILUD/ Permaculture Projects Started
Launching ILUD/Permaculture & Implementation projects at Bijubwe Primary School
After training workshops conducted by SCOPE- Uganda at SCOA Masaka, partner organizations were trained to implement ILUD/ Permaculture in schools and communities to enhance environment conservation improve food security, train school children, stakeholders and communities to adapt to demand driven innovations. 8th March, 2016 SCOPE- Uganda team was led by Mr Kiyimba Mugaaga Country Coordinator, Mr Mugove Watler Nyika, ReSCOPE Regional Facilitator, Mr Aliddeki Jude SCOA Technical Trainer conducted hands on training and official launching was done by Member of Parliament Hon Col (Rtd) Fred Mwesigye at Bijubwe Primary School.
ILUD/Permaculture Projects
On 07th February, 2017 SCOPE- Uganda team led by Country Coordinator, Mr Mugaaga Kiyimba visited Bijubwe to monitor and evaluate ILUD/ Permaculture projects. Evaluation Consultant was led by Mr David Harding from U.K assisted by Mr John Macharia from SCOPE-Kenya, Mr Mugove Walter Nyika Regional ReSCOPE Facilitator from Zambia and Mr Jude Aliddeki SCOA Technical Trainer. Monitoring and Evaluation team toured projects, interviewed implementing agency, school project staff to ascertain success, failure and determine way forward. SCOPE- Uganda and ReSCOPE representatives appreciated ILUD / Permaculture project implementation by Dream Farm Kyakabunga Group and Bijubwe Primary school project staff and pupils.
Distribution/Planting Fruit Tree Seedlings
Dream Farm Kyakabunga Group distributed and planted fruit tree seedlings at two schools, St. Paul and Bijubwe primary schools, Teachers, Pupils and Parents were pleased for this project and vowed to support it because it conserves nature.
Desert School Compound Turn into Food Forest
In Jan-June 2016 we planted cassava NASE14, TME14, Maize panner, ground nuts and beans NABE 14 for food security and in the first week of May classes started weeding in intervals with their teachers, the harvest was unbelievable in the history under condusive study environment.
Strategic Planning
April 28- May 1 ,2014 St Jude College of Agro-Ecology {SCOA} Masaka, invited 17 Non-Governmental Organizations [NGO’s] and one Rural Community Based Organization {CBO} our Group presented a paper on Sustainable Agriculture projects in schools and communities which prompted SCOPE- Uganda to visit Dream Farm and schools later we were selected to implement Integrated Land Use Design and Permaculture,
Training of Facilitators Workshop 3rd to 12th February 2015
The workshop was organized by SCOPE – UGANDA and held at St. Jude College of Agro-Ecology, Masaka.
