MUKONO MULTI-PURPOSE YOUTH ORGANISATION

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

MESSAGE TO OUR SUPPORTS

Mukono Multi-purpose Youth Organisation wish to take this opportunity to

pass a vote of thanks to all our supporters, volunteers and partners who
provided us with the ability to continue work on the projects being
undertaken. Without your strong support we would not be able to offer
services to the under privileged groups, the youth, children and women.

Thanks to you all.

INTRODUCTION
History
Founded in 1992, the Mukono Multi-purpose Youth Organisation (MUMYO) is a
Uganda NGO dedicated to various issues aimed at promoting the rights and
well being of the youth especially in the rural areas. Since its formation, the
organization has been actively involved in the sensitization of communities in
Mukono district to take charge of their own development, with emphasis on
marginalized groups, the youth, women and children.

MUMYO was formed on the belief that young people are the leaders of
tomorrow, if natured well, they can become useful and productive members
of the society. They are flexible, full of vibrant ideas and willing to learn, if
properly motivated, guided and facilitated, they can help themselves and the
community as a whole.

MUMYO depends on the valuable contributions of its members and other

development partners including the Global Volunteer Network, International
Council on Management of Population Programmes (ICOMP), Doctors With
Africa (Cuamm), the local government (NAADS Program), current and former
volunteers.

Our Mission

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To enhance the quality of life and expand the opportunities of the young men
and women to achieve life long successes through formal and informal
education, health care and sustainable socio-economic development.

Overall Objectives
a) To develop and strengthen youth programs, through training, micro
enterprise schemes and exchange visit for self reliance.
b) To advocate for increase access to and quality education both formal and
non formal including child education and career guidance.
c) To promote adult functional literacy, vocational and apprenticeship
schemes for youth and out of school, street children and youth with
disabilities.
d) To build the abilities of young people to participate effectively in
development and decision making process through youth camps,
workshops and conferences.
e) To initiate and implement projects geared towards hunger and poverty
alleviation, improved healthcare environmental protection for sustainable
development.

Programs and Activities

• HIV/AIDS prevention, education, care and support
• Advocacy and support of orphans and vulnerable children
• Training the youth in sustainable farming methods
• Hygiene and sanitation education
• Running and supporting Suubi Nursery school
• Supporting women craft group at Naggalama.

HIV/AIDS RELATED ACTIVITIES

Counseling at the Aids clinic Naggalama Hospital.
The work of counseling and encouraging people to go for blood testing at
Naggalama Hospital continued in 2007 and 4012 people were counseled and
tested, 1522 were found positive and most of them are now registered in the
HIV clinic in Naggalama Hospital.

On 31st may the agreement to work with the AIDS clinic Naggalama Hospital
renewed for another 12 months and included new activities, such as, home
visiting and sensitization HIV/AIDS out reaches. The activities are carried out
with support from Doctors With Africa (Cuamm).

MUMYO counselors attended a seminar for people living with HIV on

22/10/2007 organized by population services international (PSI) at Collin
Hotel Mukono. There were more training on condom use. A total of 129,600
condoms were issued to the community by MUMYO. The counselors resolved

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to join their efforts to renew their performance once every month in a
meeting at MUMYO office Naggalama.

Engendering Linked Response Project

MUMYO continued to work with Kyetume Community Based Health Care, and
other network organizations which renewed our partnership with the
International Council on Management of Population Programmes (ICOMP) to
implement engendering linked response on RH and HIV/AIDS project. The
MOU was signed in may and implementation started in June 2007.

The ability to address gender issues is central to the success of HIV/AIDS

programs and reducing women and men vulnerability to HIV and its impact.
Gender impacts vulnerability to HIV infection as well the ability of women
and men to access prevention, care, treatment and support services and
information. The main purpose of the project is to promote gender equity
through women empowerment and encouraging male involvement to combat
HIV epidemic and improve reproductive health.

Project Approaches/Activities included

• Conducting sensitization workshops for peer educators and drama
members.
• Conducting public awareness campaigns and drama shows to promote
and distribute condoms
• Couple counseling through outreach programs
• Strengthening collaboration with referral centres
• Gender scans of existing IEC materials and develop gender-sensitive
materials for distribution.

Results, Achievements and Potential Impact

A huge progress on Linked Response was been made in the following areas:
- Counsellors, drama members and peer educators sensitised on gender
sensitive issues.
- Increased awareness and community members on gender and girls
reproductive rights which has changed community norms and health
seeking behaviour of women, in the areas of STI, VCT and antenatal.
- 100 T-shirts were printed with messages on engendering linked response,
such as, “be faithful to your partner”, “many couples have tested what
about you”, etc.
- Sharing of facilities with Naggalama Hospital, increased funding and
information sharing with other organisations including ICOMP, CUAMM,
Population service International (PSI), Mildmay, Lugazi Diocese and others.
- Gender sensitive counselling conducted in Nabbale, Nagojje and Kasawo
sub-counties greatly increased the number of people seeking VCT
including couples, evidenced by men escorting partners, and adolescents
as indicated in the tables below:
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Papers on HIV/AIDS
The coordinator of MUMYO (Byansi Lawrence) presented a paper on
networking as a measure to more effective response to HIV/AIDS on 5th May
2007 at Kalagi parents’ school.
The paper was delivered to Kyampisi HIV/AIDS Network

Survey on local quality assurance.

A survey on Local Quality Assurance (LQAs) on HIV/AIDS which was carried
out in 2006 to find how much people know about HIV;-service, transmission
and STDs.The focus group aimed at were;-

 Mothers of 0-11months children

 Women from 15-45 years
 Youth from 12-18 years and
 Orphans of 6-18 years.

MUMYO therefore, in 2007 disseminated the finding of survey to the

communities in Nakifuma County with the aim of encouraging them to
participate in HIV/Aids affairs.

World Aids day:

MUMYO participated in the world AIDS Day and exhibited the use of condoms
on 1st/12/2007.The day was organized by World Vision in Kasawo Sub-county
at Kibamba Umea p/s.Further MUMYO sensitized the people through drama.
Also on 6th December 2007 the District marked the WORLD Aids day at
Kimenyedde Health centre and MUMYO together with st.Francis Hospital
Naggalama provided VCT services in which 241 people tested and 11 were
found positive

CHILDREN SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

Education Support
With support from ex-volunteers, the organization continued providing
education sponsorship for the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC’). There
are more than 360 OVC’s registered with the organization out of which 30
received full sponsorship of school fees from the ex-volunteers. Also Vision
for Africa supports 10 OVC’s at Kiyunga education centre, MUMYO contributes
transport and scholarstic materials to the children.

The collaboration with Uganda society for hidden talents (HINTS) yielded
MUMYO OVC5 piglets Which were given to children with HIV and 5goats were
given to adults with disabilities. Some families of the orphans got craft
materials, mats, and papyrus fibre and threads

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Children’s rights
With support from ANPPCAN(The African network for presentation and
protection against child abuse and neglect), many training programs were
organized at ST.joseph’s Naggalama maxed primary school,Kabiribiri P/S,
Kabawala P/S, from June to November for the formation of children’s right
support groups and training in life skills and productive health. Six balls were
given to St josephs Naggalama, Kabimbiri C/U and Kabawala P/S, 2 balls each
school. A number of capacity building workshops were organized by ANPCAN
concerning children rights where MUMYO staff member gained skills from.

Orphans’s Day
OVC day was held successfully every month throughout the year. On this day
children came at MUMYO centre and participated in a number of activities
which included;

1) Games and sports

2) Designing and painting exercises
3) Sharing their experiences amongst themselves and their invited visitors
4) Health talks, children right talks were looked at on such days
5) Income generating activities were talked about and 32 goats were given
to OVC to sustain their income for education support.

AGRICULTURE
NAADS Activities
MUMYO continued to participate in the NAADS activities in Mukono Town
council (Mukono District) and Masulita sub-county in Wakiso District. The
activities included
 Mobilization of all farmers: men, women, adult and youth.
 Training farmers groups in participatory planning, monitoring and
evaluation and budgeting.
 Farmers group development through training in various areas
 Training group facilitators and PCCS.
 Backstops and monitor facilitators as they train member groups.
 Guiding farmers in enterprise selection
 Training farmers forum in participatory planning, monitoring and
evaluation and budgeting
 Training farmers in cross cutting issues HIV/AIDS.

From the above outline, 44 groups were formed in mukono town council and
5 bicycles w ere given to mobilisers for capacity building, 12 bicycles were
given to Masulita community facilitators.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

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1. Two instructors in functional adult literacy attended a training workshop,
organized by UGAADEN, in Bushenyi from 5-8th October. This followed a
number of workshops and follow-ups within the area of operation.

2. Volunteer Program
Networking with the Global Volunteers Network of Newzealand through the
real Uganda has continued to learn.MUMYO a good number of volunteers at
least one every month.
In the very year, MUMYO got partnership with Peace Corps volunteers and
got the first volunteer in may 2007 who is to stay for two years (Kinsey
Linell).

The volunteers participated in teaching orphans, community work, mobilizing

orphans into a family of MUMYO and above all when they go back they
continued to support the orphans with fees, clothes and scholastic material.

3. Workshops attended:
Through workshops and seminars MUMYO attains capacity building. This year
MUMYO attended workshops in the following areas;
 Water and sanitation
 Management of population areas
 Proposal writing
 HIV/AIDS workshop
 Regular training in counseling
 Reproductive health services

4. Meetings
MUMYO representatives attended organizational and other partners
meetings, such as, UWASMET, Naggalama Hospital, UGAADEN Coalition for
suitable development, DENIVA, Peace corps Volunteers, ICOMP, Kyetume
CBHC, Local Government meetings at the District and lower levels and other
NGO meetings in the Districts and beyond

5. MUMYO staff has increased and current staff includes the following;
1-Secretary
18-Counselors
10-Trainers
10-Youth field officers (peer)
1-Volunteers

Challenges
Funding is still low which has made most of the activities run at a low pace.
Search for funding of the orphanage to help the orphans has not yet yielded
adequate positive results.

Facilitation of the staff and adult education instructors is still insufficient

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It is quite expensive to rent office premises and staff houses.

Higher expectations from the community which MUMYO can not full fill.

Transport costs are to high as MUMYO does not own its own transport means.
The over whelming number of orphans which turn up for assistance.