MMOCI Year End 2024

 

WHAT’S NEW IN THIS YEAR?

ACTIVITIES

Education

·         Our students were supported with fees from our friends from US and UK.

·         Three secondary students returned to school  in early 2024 and completed the whole year 

·         Our Principal Director returned to University to continue pursuing a B.A. in Social Science degree and finished First Class!

 

                                     

Fig1 Okurut Victor S.4 Fig2 Asio Anna S5 Fig 3 Okumu Stephen, Director Not pictured Lucky Alamo

In the last term of 2024 we sponsored another student, Isaac. He is the child of a very poor and struggling-single mother. He attends a government school and is very bright. We will continue to pay for his requirements needed as long as we can but call on supporters to help us. He is in Primary 6.  Supporting him through his entire education to the finish could bring future provisions for his mother and his own family one day.

Medical Assistance

We continued to help Richard this year but he chose to stop going to Physiotherapy at the end of March and continue his exercises from home with assistance from his family. We fundraised for a walking cage for him and he and the family were trained in helping him use it. MMOCI continued to support him with any medical assistance or transport he needed. He has thrived in this year and has shown a positive attitude, will to live and even says he is “going to walk again”! We also assisted a man who got wounded in an accident.  We helped pay for continuing treatment until he healed.

                                     

Richard with his new walking cage                                      Johnson going for wound treatment 


Food Giveaways

We assisted several families in Asuret Sub-county throughout the year with food bought with donations locally and from abroad. MMOCI personally helps Richard monthly with food and any other needs like clothing

 

 

                                                                                         

                                                                                     

Income Generation

Goat/Sheep Project

In September we received a donation to purchased one sheep as income generation for a single mother in Omulala,  Asuret Sub county.  We would like to increase the donations for this project as we would rather help someone to help themselves later on.  Goats and Sheep can reproduce quickly and are sold for income.  Please consider helping this great incentive.

Poultry Project

The poultry house is being maintained as it remains an important asset in our ministry income-generating future.  We call on ministry members for suggestions moving forward. We also need the outside walls plastered, a flashing board installed and gutters and a wire fence installed for security. Among other needs required to begin again like chicks , feeds, feeders, waterers and workers.  It currently is being used as a store room for any maize, cassava, ground nuts grown.  The current budget is around $10,000 U.S. to get it going again perfectly.

 

 

Agriculture

Cassava gardens were harvested and dried for future sales. Groundnuts were planted and harvested as well.

Groundnuts bagged and ready to go to the grinder's to be sold

Achievements

•  Successfully re-registered  as a Community Based Organization June 24, 2024 good for one year
•  Funds were raised to allow our secondary students to return to school·         We began sponsoring a new Primary student
• Students returned to school and finished the year with good marks
• We continued to assist families in Mityana and Soroti with received donations sent for them specific from abroad
•  Partnered with a ministry from U.S. and received funding for a needy man to attend Physiotherapy the first 3 months of this year and buy him a walking cage.
• Director, Stephen Okumu, finished his final year at the University after completing his internship at A.I.C. Soroti in January 2024. He graduated from Kyambogo University-Kampala, Uganda December 12, 2024  First Class degree with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences.

*Note from the board: * It is important to mention that from being accepted into the Social Sciences program at Kyambogo University,  Soroti Learning Centre in late 2019, starting classes in March of 2020, right when the Coivd-19 Pandemic hit the world, and enduring lockdown after lockdown, losing precious time in getting through the curriculum,  started a brand new Ribere Association for his Kumam tribe at his campus which was never there before,  waiting 10 months longer for classes behind his to catch up so they could graduate all at once,  a 3 year degree took 4 years almost 5. We applaud his dedication and steadfastness in completing his studies despite some pretty significant challenges. Well done Director!

              

                     CBO certificate 2024

                     Director Stephen, presented with a certificate from the Kumam king, Won Ateker Raphael Otaya, for Ribere Association creation at Kyambo University –Soroti campus

  

         Director Stephen Graduation Day 12-12-2024

Challenges

·         Challenges remain in mobilizing funds for school fees, ministry projects and agriculture

·         The poultry project remains on hold due to high costs of feeds and supplements and an incomplete structure/surrounding to house them safely.

·         Need a vehicle to facilitate ministry work  in the villages and towns

·         Need to purchase land for the ministry to do agriculture and build an office

 

Way Forward

·         Prayers

·         More mobilization for funds to run the projects e.g. poultry, agriculture, school fees, food and medical care, Hospice care, Goat and Sheep project, etc.

·         Continue strategizing for better planning, i.e. future income generating projects, ministry activities, etc.

·         Work on the renewal coming due in June 2025

·         Review some of our objectives

·         Partner more with organizations from U.S.

 

We sincerely thank all of our friends from United Kingdom, United States and Australia for standing with us another year and for prayers said for us and our work and people here. May the Almighty God send blessings your way!

 

 

 

 

       Okumu Stephen

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Principal Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

Education                              $605.00            

Rent                                         $2704.00

 Electricity                             $608.00

Internet                                  $777.00

Water                                      $338.00

Rwenzori  H20                     $406.00

Medical                                   $500.00  

Food                                         $1000.00

Volunteers                              $743.00

Propane                                   $237.00

Mityana family support      $5085.00

Soroti family support          $4079.00

Post office fees                       $17.00

Bank Charges                         $132.00

Television subscription       $132.00

Transport Bodas                    $17.00

CBO Renewal                           $34.00

Money Transfer fees              $164.00

Total Expenses:         $17578.00 (13,065.00 GBP, 63,362, 000.00 UGX, $27,191.00 AUD)

 

Income:

Foreign donations $9881.00 (7,344.00 GBP, 35,617,000.00 UGX, $15,285.00 AUD)

Local donations $7697.00 (5,721.00 GBP, 27,745,000.00 UGX, $11,906.00AUD)   

Total Donations     $17578.00 (13,065.00 GBP, 63,362.000.00 UGX, $27,191.00AUD)