Support Clean Energy, Vocational Skills, and Climate Action for Vulnerable Communities in Uganda

Kind and humble greetings,
My name is Ronnie Remmy Mukwaya, Founder, Dream Bearer, and Volunteer Chief Executive Officer of Village Vision Care (VVC), a fully registered nonprofit community development organization in Uganda.

My journey in community service is deeply inspired by my late sponsor, Mr. Glenn Flaten, a Rotarian from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He supported me like a father, and his love for service shaped my vision and calling. Guided by his generosity and by God’s direction, I established VVC in his memory to serve the vulnerable, uplift the forgotten, and bring hope where despair often lingers. Glenn is dearly missed; may his soul rest in eternal peace.
For your kind reference, here is his remembrance page:
https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/glenn-flaten-1066200331#

Through VVC, we continue Glenn’s legacy by empowering disadvantaged communities across Uganda. Our programs include:
Health / WASH: Providing access to clean water, hygiene, and essential healthcare.
Education / Child Support: Ensuring children can attend school and reach their potential.
Livelihoods & Skills Development: Equipping youth and mothers with skills for sustainable income.
Environmental Conservation: Protecting natural resources while supporting communities.

We stand with children living with HIV/AIDS, children with disabilities, street children, orphans, struggling single and young mothers, and elderly people without relatives to care for them. Every action, contribution, or connection helps us restore dignity, build opportunity, and create brighter, sustainable futures.

With utmost humility, I kindly reach out to ask whether Village Vision Care (VVC) might be considered for your support or partnership, or whether you could graciously connect us to the right channels for international causes (International funding or collaboration).

PROJECT DETAILS
Village Vision Care (VVC) is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty through vocational skills, clean energy, financial inclusion, and climate-smart solutions. This project will establish six decentralized community hubs across underserved and hard-to-reach areas of Buwuunga, Bukakata, Kyesiiga, Kyanamukaaka sub-counties, and the urban divisions of Nyendo-Mukungwe and Kimaanya-Kabonera in Masaka District.

The hubs will serve vulnerable youth (especially school dropouts), struggling single and young mothers, women, persons with disabilities, and people living with HIV/AIDS, creating practical opportunities to transform their lives and communities.

WHY THIS MATTERS

Communities in Masaka face:

High unemployment and school dropouts

Early pregnancies among young girls

Widespread poverty and lack of income opportunities

Heavy reliance on firewood and charcoal, causing deforestation and health risks

Limited access to clean water, forcing women and children to walk long distances

Poor waste management leading to pollution and increased malaria

VVC’s hubs will directly address these challenges through vocational training, green manufacturing, bakery and catering enterprises, poultry farming, solar-powered water systems, digital savings platforms, and climate-smart practices.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Funding will enable VVC to:

Establish six fully equipped hubs with training centers, production workshops, and business incubation spaces.

Scale up vocational training: tailoring, hairdressing, knitting & embroidery, welding, motorcycle repair, crafts, bakery & catering, ICT, music & piano, certified by Uganda’s Directorate of Industrial Training.

Develop green manufacturing enterprises: briquettes, animal-feed pellets, and eco-friendly interlocking bricks.

Expand bakery and catering enterprises, run by struggling single and young mothers.

Launch poultry farming with 500 layer chicks per hub.

Expand VSLAs via digital platforms (mFIS, gnuGrid) for financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

Install solar-powered boreholes providing clean water to 500+ households per hub.

Implement climate resilience programs: tree planting, backyard gardening, waste-to-resource innovations, and climate-smart farming.

Skills Development: Full-day training (9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday–Friday) will be free of charge, with nutritious lunch provided to remove participation barriers.

INNOVATIONS & NEW PRODUCTS

Ecological briquettes & animal-feed pellets from bakery/catering waste

Affordable eco-friendly bricks for sustainable housing

Expanded bakery & catering enterprises for single mothers

Poultry production with 500 layer chicks per hub

Solar-powered water systems

Expanded vocational programs (tailoring, crafts, ICT, music, bakery, welding, hairdressing, motorcycle mechanics)

Digital savings platforms & entrepreneurship training

Climate resilience initiatives: tree planting, backyard gardening, waste-to-product innovations

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY IMPACT

Jobs Creation:

Over 5,000 new jobs via self-employment and micro-enterprises run by trained youth, women, and single mothers

Direct employment for trainers, hub staff, machine operators, and technicians

Expanded enterprises in bakery, catering, music, poultry, knitting, crafts, brick-making, motorcycle repair, and solar water systems

Eco-friendly products reducing pollution and deforestation while creating market opportunities

BUDGET OVERVIEW

Total Cost: USD 1,382,602.76

VVC Contribution: USD 58,591.66 (local resources, volunteer time, community inputs)

Funding Request: USD 1,324,011.10

MONITORING & EVALUATION

Baseline surveys, quarterly monitoring, and six-month community feedback meetings

Tracking jobs created, households accessing clean water, enterprises established, and trees planted

Use of data to adapt and improve training programs

Independent financial and program audits every 6 months

SUSTAINABILITY & OWNERSHIP

Hubs designed to sustain themselves within three years

Revenues from bakery, poultry, brick-making, briquettes, pellets, and solar water will be reinvested

Graduates receive start-up kits, mentorship, and digital savings access for self-reliance

Community leaders and beneficiaries co-manage hubs with VVC to ensure accountability and ownership

COMPLIANCE & DONOR ASSURANCE

VVC has a proven track record managing international donor funds

Complies with Ugandan NGO Board regulations, anti-fraud policies, and financial accountability standards

Every gift will go directly to building lasting change for vulnerable communities

DECLARATION ON HONOUR

I, Mukwaya Ronnie Remmy, Founder, Dream Bearer, and Volunteer Director of Village Vision Care (VVC), a registered NGO in Uganda (Reg. No: INDR159625168NB), declare on my honour:

Eligibility & Integrity: VVC is legally registered, in good standing, and free from conflict of interest.

Partnership & Funding Record: Currently leading a USD 1,000,000 program funded by CRVPF in Masaka City.

Transparency & Accountability: Committed to honest, timely reporting; personal accountability for all funds.

Good Conduct: Police clearance and certificate of good conduct available; lifelong dedication to vulnerable communities.

Commitment: VVC will fully comply with all donor guidelines and ensure measurable impact.

Signed on behalf of Village Vision Care (VVC),