Help to define the project for Bukokholo
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Along with the information in the background tab (the 5 questions) and other supporting information from the Local Representative, please help in defining a project for the Village.
Attached are some project definition techniques you may find helpful.
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Dear Judith and Christie,
Please use this space to discuss the project and outline 3 or 4 tasks the neighbours can begin working on.
Thanks, and good luck!
Romina
what do we have on ground for the project since its yet to kick off fully and we need to know what initial steps the facilitators have taken to see that this project swings off on a good footing
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cmg
Dear neighbours
-our first step is that find the way of how the children can a long term sustainability ,
- find out how the education center can obtain a textbook for the schoo
-The community of Bukokholo has donated a piece of land to the school we are looking well wishes friends and organization that can assist the community to build a permanent class room for the children.For this task we like neighbours to assist as of how we can get the organization that can do fund raising to build a class room.
hope we can start with this as we continue and i like any neighbour who have ideas to add something he/she looks it is better for the children.
warmest regard
Judy
great,we have to define what kind of books we need. educational, or story books? can we have the address just incase we are fortunate to have people to donate items. i believe there is a mail delivery system there?the lland donated should be marked out properly, before we can raise enough funds to start the fencing before the building or what do we suggest? i would also like to know are red bricks more available than bricks made out of cement? please let us know all these details so we can know how to make use of the resources we have available to start instead of having a long wait, meanwhile we ahould all try and see if we can contact a few organisations for assistance. thank u all
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cmg
Hi judy,
hope your weekend went well.
please have you been able to identify the other neighbors so we can have a little brainstorming session? i am yet to receive any input from you as per request concerning the project. it would also be easier for me if you could provide your e-mail address so i can send some attachments that will be useful to us. but just incase thats another task for you, will try and see how i can send it through the neighborhood network,please respond asap.
best regards
christie
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cmg
Hi Judith and Christie,
Thanks for starting up the discussions again.
Just a reminder: This project is still in the preparation phase. The focus now is to come up with 3 or 4 concrete tasks that the neighbours can work on once the project has been fully defined.
If you have any questions, post them here or send them via email (please copy each other in).
Good luck :)
Romina
Hi Romina
Many thanks for your concrete reply in my post you will find that have set up three tasks that neighbours/volunteers can start defining the project.As you know we are in int rial rural of Kenya and this are and the government has never set even as single school in this areas the children walk more than 5kms to the public school and there is no any means of transport to take them to the public school.we need a permanent solution for this children to enable them in future live.
So I welcome any neighbour volunteer that can assist me on defining the project from what i have sent aready.
thank you very much for you corcern
Cheers
Judy
hi judy, i sent you a message but dont recall reading anything from you as regards it. i was just trying to see what tasks should be laid down , and requested to know what local materials we have on ground for the take off, labour availability. and i also mention marking the piece of land out for ease of identification.i will forward the two forms i have gotten for grant so you can fill them in yourself and see if we can work on getting funds. do you have a personal e-mail address i can reach you on?
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cmg
Hi Judith,
As per our email conversation and the introduction made with Christie, the both of you can work on the project definition. She has asked a few questions below so kindly go over them and post your answers so that you can begin defining the project along with her assistance.
Good luck!
Romina
hi Romina,
i have written judith, she mentioned only getting in touch with me over the weekend. i'll do a follow up on that. thank you
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cmg
for our consumption, please Judy try and come up with something , deadlines for this grant application is on the 31st of october, so please lets work on having a draft for us to make amends asap
tried uploading the document it didnt work, will copy n The Japan-based Peace Stone Foundation is open to receive the 2009 grant applications from NGOs seeking support for educational projects for children who cannot afford to go to school.
Peace Stone Foundation Activities:
To provide assistance to educational projects for children such as literacy training in developing countries;
To assist NGOs and relevant organizations which are active in helping educational programs internationally;
Publication of periodicals;
Other educational activities
Areas of Coverage (Plan): African countries and others
Qualification for Applicant:
The applicant should have been active as a non-profit-making organization for more than 3 consecutive years.
The organization should be authorized by the local or central government, or an equivalent body.
Total annual project cost (actual project expenditure) should be less than USD 100,000.
An organization that can submit application through an associate organization or a supporting group in Japan is preferred.
Eligible Projects Should
be educational and targeted for children in developing countries.
have continuous aspects, and the follow-up activities are required after the projects completion.
be conducted by the applicant firsthand both in planning and implementation.
be started and completed between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
show appropriate and reasonable purpose, budget and expected outcomes...
The maximum amount of a grant is Yen1, 500,000 in Japanese currency.
Interim reports as of the end of June, September and December are required and the final report should be submitted immediately after the completion of the project.
Language:
Applicants could use either English or Japanese in communication.
The grant applications should reach the office of the Foundation between 1 September and 31 October 2008. Please note that proposals have to be sent by mail only (no electronic submission) - so enough time is available now to work on this funding opportunity.
NGOs from South-East Asia, Africa and other regions can submit proposals and the effective date of project implementation begins from March 2009.
Contact:
The Peace Stone Foundation
Ohashi Building 7F, 7-2,
Toranomon 3-chome,
Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0001 Japan it.
cmg
if we have contacts in japan we can write the application or whatever requirements we need send it to them and they help us deliver, sorry its abit late , but as they say better late than never. will try and work on attaching any other available ones i come across
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cmg
Dear Christie
Thanks and i really appreciate your affort but am sorry for this delay as you know getting to network on my site is a bit deficult am arranging all informatiom to sent to you so that you can be able to work on.
I appreciate alot.
warm regard
Judy
hi judy we ar yet to get more updates from you.any news dear?
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cmg
Dear All
Although we have been silence but thing has been moving recently i uploaded some pics from our village
I hope it helps you to help as define the project program.
Judy