Musana Community Development Organization

MUSANA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION EXISTS SOLELY TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSANA NGO IN UGANDA, WHICH IS WORKING TOWARDS SELF-SUSTAINABILITY. MCDO PROVIDES BOTH FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE IN AREAS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, CRAFT SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING.

GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM INCOME GENERATED BY THE SCHOOLS, HEALTH CENTER, RESTAURANT, GUEST HOUSE AND SKILLS TRAINING CENTER. 3,400 STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION AT MUSANA NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND MUSANA VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. MUSANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROVIDED AFFORDABLE HEALTH SERVICES WITH 22,000+ PATIENT VISITS AND AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVED FREE SERVICES AT OUTREACH EVENTS. THE MUSANA EMPOWERMENT CENTER ENROLLED 40 WOMEN IN BUSINESS TRAINING AND TAILORING, KNITTING OR HAIRDRESSING, GIVING THEM THE ABILITY TO GENERATE INCOME TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE NGO PROVIDED FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH MONTHLY SALARIES TO 385 UGANDANS. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR OPERATIONS, VARIOUS COVID-19 RELIEF PROGRAMS TOOK PLACE. THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A HOME SCHOOL INITIATIVE PROVIDED 12,143 STUDENTS AN EDUCATION DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES, 5,500 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS RECEIVED SELF-STUDY MATERIALS, AND ALL 385 STAFF WERE PROVIDED SALARIES.

SUPPORT FOR THE NGO'S CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT - GRANTS WERE PROVIDED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN IGANGA DISTRICT, RENOVATIONS WERE DONE TO BOTH NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS. IN BUSEI, WE REROOFED AND REPAINTED TWO CLASSROOM BLOCKS, FURNISHED AND PREPARED SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS, PUT TERRAZZO IN THE DINING HALL AND CHURCH, FURNISHED THE COMPUTER LAB AND CLASSROOMS, MADE MORE BUNK BEDS, PURCHASED SPORTS AND MUSIC EQUIPMENT, AND PUT SOLAR LIGHTING ACROSS CAMPUS. IN BUKONA, WE CONSTRUCTED AN INCINERATOR, PAVED, AND LANDSCAPED THE CAMPUS, PUT TERRAZZO IN THE DINING, RENOVATED BATHROOMS AND DORMITORIES, AND PUT SOLAR PANELS ACROSS THE CAMPUS. AT MUSANA VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, WE CONSTRUCTED STAFF HOUSING, ADDED ON THE THIRD STORY OF THE SKILLS CLASSROOM BLOCK, CONSTRUCTED A WALL FENCE, CONSTRUCTED A CHURCH, FURNISHED THE NEW A-LEVEL CLASSROOMS AND LABS, AND PURCHASED MORE BEDS AND MUSIC EQUIPMENT. AT MUSANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, WE PURCHASED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING AN ANESTHESIA MACHINE, ULTRASOUND MACHINE, INCUBATORS, MONITORS, MICROSCOPES, AND EXAM LIGHTS. AT SOL VIEW RESTAURANT, RENOVATIONS WERE MADE AND A CONFERENCE HALL AND ADDITIONAL PATIO WAS CONSTRUCTED. IN KALIRO DISTRICT, WE CONSTRUCTED A NEW HOSPITAL FROM THE GROUND UP AND PURCHASED LAND FOR A RESTAURANT. AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, WE CONSTRUCTED CLASSROOM BLOCKS, AN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, BATHROOMS, STAFF HOUSING, AND WE COMPLETED FURNISHING OF THE SCHOOL. IN KAMULI, WE CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL.

THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NGO IN UGANDA IN 2021. NGO PROGRAMS WERE 93% SELF- SUSTAINING IN 2019, BUT DECREASED TO 59% IN 2021 DUE TO THE CONTINUED CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS AND INCOME GENERATING BUSINESSES. MUCH HIGHER GRANTS TO SUPPORT OPERATING ACTIVITIES WERE REQUIRED IN 2021 AND A COVID-19 RELIEF FUND WAS LAUNCHED TO MEET THE DIRE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE RELIEF FUND, MUSANA DID THE FOLLOWING: - PROVIDED FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY PREVENTING WIDESPREAD HUNNGER IN OUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOODS. - LAUNCHED A HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT REACHED OVER 12,000 STUDENTS IN VILLAGES, KEEPING THEIR SPIRITS ENGAGED AND THEIR MINDS ACTIVE. - DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS, THE MAJORITY OF UGANDANS LOST THEIR SOURCES OF INCOME. MUSANA WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL EMPLOYEES.