Quarterly Report for May-August 2018

Greetings to all of our friends, partners, volunteers and board members in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Below are the activities carried out in the last four months.

ACTIVITIES

EVANGELISM:

·         In the month of May 2018 we ministered to the youth in Mityana Pentecostal Church in the Compassion International program. The majority of the youth were between 14-22 years of age. The message to them was about decision-making and planning in their own future.

·         In the month of August Many Mansion’s team and volunteers also delivered a word of encouragement to disabled families and their children in Bulera Sub-county in Mityana District the same message was also aired through Mbona FM and Sun FM radio stations located in Mityana Town Council.

   

                         Compassion Intl. youth hearing a message on decision-making and planning  

  

Encouraging the disabled in Bulera, Mityana   

Mbona FM and Sun FM radio interviews

                     

  EDUCATION:

·         MMOCI has continued to support children with school fees and scholastic materials; Three students in secondary schools and 7 in primary level.

·         School fees money has always come from our donors in the U.K., U.S., local individuals and from the Poultry Project profits.

·         In the month of July, we loaned about 180 reading books to Watoto Primary School in Mityana Town Council. These books are on loan until the end of this last term then beginning next year  will be loaned to another school for a term then another and so on so many students will benefit from them.

Teacher reading to students at Watoto School

Children’s books donated from U.K.

Headmaster of Watoto School sharing books

Students of Watoto School happy to hold books  

          

POULTRY PROJECT:

·         In the month of June we were able to identify the market for chickens in Kampala and sold off all of them. The project is currently at a stand-still while we identify other risk factors before we get back to business. Part of the profits from the chickens was used to clear school fees and some of the money saved for another round of business which is most likely to restart in January 2019.

CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM:

·         In the month of May clothes were given out to the needy at Mityana Pentecostal Church and about 50 people benefitted from the give-away.

·         Clothes were also given to the family members of one of our beneficiaries of school fees. This took place on May 27.

·         Clothes were also given to the people living with disabilities in the month of August.

·         Still in the same month there was a clothing distribution in Omulala Village Asuret sub-county Soroti District. 

·         We do thank all our partners from the U.K. for enabling the clothes distribution project to be successful.

A single mother and children receiving clothes

One of our beneficiaries Asumpta receiving clothes

  Children in Asuret sub-county, Soroti receiving donated clothing

   Kakonde in Mityana Dsitrict receiving clothing

Clothing giveaway held at Mityana Pentecostal Church

 Clothing give-away at Bulera, Mityana Dsitrict for the disabled community

FOOD DISTRIBUTION:

·         At the beginning of months July and August, food in the form of eggs was distributed to the needy family in Busimbi, Kasinbi, Mityana Town Council and to the school children residing at Watoto Primary School.

Family  receiving eggs from Debbie in U.K.

Watoto students  receiving eggs also from Debbie D.

 DISABILITY SUPPORT:

·         In the month of August, in partnership with a CBO called Community Based Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities in Bulera sub-county with Alex Akaka. Clothes were distributed to about 16 families living with disabilities.

·         We also took advantage of the day to advocate for more disability support through Mbona FM and Sun FM in Mityana Municipality who had come to witness the give-away so as to share it on the radio.

     

 Bulera sub-county clothing giveaway in partnership with Community Based Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities managed by Alex Akaka

VOLUNTEERS:

·         A donation was made by a donor in U.K. for an emergency case of an abandoned child and the money was distributed through MMOCI.

·         A donation was made from a donor in the U.S. to buy a pig for a local man wishing to start a piggery project. The money was distributed through MMOCI.

 Jill from U.K. continues to surprise beneficiaries of gifts and backpacks

·         CHALLENGES:

·         Lack of enough funds

·         Difficulty obtaining a U.S. Visa for the Director

·         Lack of enough fees to help all the needy children

·         Transportation

·         Indiscipline of some beneficiaries

·         Delay of NGO Permit renewal

WAY FORWARD

·         Follow up on NGO certificate renewal

·         Prayers for the ministry

·         Prayer for children and counseling

·         Look for more sponsors for children

·         Restart poultry project

CONCLUSION

May God bless all of our beloved friends for their efforts and continued support of the ministry.

_________________________

Okumu Stephen

Principal Director

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MAY-AUGUST 2018

Rent                                   1600000

Volunteers                        1093000

TV subscription                 286,000

Water                                 162,000

Electricity                           955,000

Food                                    178,000

Evangelism                           20,000

School fees                       1287000

Internet                               590,000

Postage                                299,000

Poultry                                 177,000

Transport                            240,000

Stationary                             30,000

Child emergency case       450,000

Pig donation                       144,000

Total Expenses: 7,511,500UGX (US $2086)

Local Donations: (US $1568)

Foreign Donations (US $518)

Grand Total: (US $2086)