This project is seeking donation of computer equipment, accessories, software, training materials, volunteers and other resources for setting up ICT skill training facilities in two districts of Uganda. We are seeking for a donation of computer equipment, software, accessories ICT training materials: Textbooks, CD/DVD ROMS, manuals, examination software and teacher training resources plus volunteer trainees for developing our vulnerable people in Computer and ICT Projects in Uganda and for setting up 3 new ICT Training Centers in Kampala, kumi, masaka districts of Uganda.
Background:
Vision for sustainable development (VFSD) is a Childcare and Youth Development not-for-profit nongovernmental organization (NGO), improving the welfare of orphans, vulnerable children, women, disadvantaged youth and their communities in Uganda. We stand as a voice for the disadvantaged children, women, & youth in communities all over Uganda. VFSD was registered in Uganda as an NGO and incorporated as a Company limited by guarantee without share capital in 2005. VFSD supports orphans and disadvantaged children, women and youth in formal education and ICT skills Training programs, in Kampala, kumi districts of Uganda.
Mission:
VFSD exists with a mission to rescue disadvantaged children, releasing them from the bondage of poverty and misery, improving their physical well-being, enhancing their education opportunities in this modern world, providing safe shelter, scholastic materials and granting each one equal opportunity to discover, explore, develop and realize their full potential.
Project:
In December 2008, VFSD planned an initial donation request of used computer equipment from world wide computer UK, for setting up a Community Computer & ICT Skills Training program in Kampala, to help provide ICT skills to disadvantaged children and youth. VFSD had to proceed to set up the first VFSD Computer ICT Skill Training Center, in bwaise, Kampala district in 2009, and also set up a second Computer Skill Training Centre in kumi town but we failed due to lack of resources or fund to the computers at cheap price
Currently, the two Centers provide ICT skills training covering:
• Introduction to Computer, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
• MS Office (2003/2007) Packages
• Desktop Publishing and Graphic designing
• Web designing and development
• Basic computer repair and maintenance
• Basic computer networking
The Community ICT Skill training program would have runs for a three 4-monthly semesters cycles per year, with each semester taking in a minimum of 60 orphaned youth per training cycle in Kampala and 30 in the kumi Centre. Thus training 60x3 semesters =180 youth per year, at the Kampala computer Center. The kumi Computer ICT skill Training Center would have operated at a smaller scale but more and more orphaned youth from the community are in need of acquiring the skills. Currently, the kumi Center trains a minimum of 10 young people per training cycle; totaling 30 young people receive the training per year and more allover the population is growing higher and higher.
Assessing the present needs and future increase in Uganda’s orphan population in Uganda (currently at 2.5million), and in light of the increasing number of people having access to computers and the internet in Uganda, there is need for VFSD to expand its Community ICT Skill training program to cover other needy areas of Uganda where disadvantaged children, women and youth live to give them equal access to the ICT skills for modernity life of the world. At the same time VFSD is looking at meeting the needs of the increasing number of young people completing secondary education in the rural areas without having any post secondary education training for employment and development.
VFSD is seeking a donation of computer equipment, accessories, training material, volunteer trainees and other resources to enable her expand the current two Community ICT Skill Training Centers into more comprehensive programs, introduce more ICT courses and give opportunity for more disadvantaged children and youth to learn the skills and also set up additional 3 new Community ICT Centers in other different Arua, Gulu districts of Uganda.
The equipment and software needed for the project are:
• 200 Pentium IV systems: 2.0Ghz-3Ghz, 512MB RAM -1GB RAM, 80Hard -120 GB Hard Disk space, running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7, with 17” TFT LCD monitors.
• 100 Pentium III systems: 700Mhz-1.5Ghz, 256 -512 MB RAM, 40-80 GB Hard Disk, with 17” TFT LCD Monitors
• 50 Laptop computers
• 5 CISCO Network Routers and 5CISCO Switches
• 1000 meters of Cat5 Network Cables
• 600 RJ45 plugs, 4 Crimpers, 4 strippers, 4 Cable master meters
• 4 PowerPoint projectors
• 2 Video Cameras
• Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 (at least 400 licenses)
• Microsoft Office 2003/ 2007 (at least 400 licenses)
• Linux, Windows Server 2005/2008
• Adobe software: Illustrator, In design, Photoshop, Flash.
• Examination Software,
• Video editing software
• Accounting software: Sage Accounting, Sage Payroll, Tally, Quick books.
• ICT Text books and Manuals: Windows Textbooks, A+ text books, Database, MS Office Textbook, Networking Textbooks, Adobe Graphics textbooks & CD/DVD ROMs, Training Videos, etc
Aims:
The aims of VFSD Computer & ICT Skill training program for Ugandan orphans are to encourage the children to:
• Receive quality ICT skills training for future employment
• Learn to support themselves in an honest manner
• Live in environment of self-sufficiency and self-esteem.
• Train teachers who will have ongoing training at different VFSD Community Computer Centers in Uganda.
Beneficiaries:
Most of the beneficiaries of this project are orphans, women and disadvantaged children and youth who have little or no financial resources go study elsewhere. These young people are in great need of support. Most of these young people have lost one or both parents due to HIV/AIDS (ladies –husbands) and have no sources of income to support them to learn a kill for self-reliance or survive. The project aims at providing this training to these young people to enable them get employment and become self-reliant and employed women. ANY KIND OF DONATION IS VERY CRUSAUL AND USEFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT YOU ARE FREE TO SEND ANY CONTENT IN SMALL OR LARGE QUANTITY IN FIGURES 1 TO 300 WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THIS PROJECT
You can contact us by email or post at our mailing address below:
Vision for sustainable development (VFSD)
Bwaise nabweru road Kampala Uganda
P.O. Box 36122
KAMPALA - Uganda
Tel: +256 752 618402
Tel: +256 702 603607
Email:
vision4developmental@gmail.com
lcoolj2@gmail.com
http://www.vfsd.cfsites.org
