stdClass Object ( [nid] => 245530 [vid] => 247192 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1255513760 [changed] => 1255513760 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1255513760 [title] => Re: Task 3 - Project Budget [body] => Dear Onye, Thank you very much for the information. However,Mary,Jennifer ,Raul and all other friends,we request you for comments towards this. With big hope that after this we can proceed doing better work for masaka. As we wait to hearing from other friends Yours Christopher Wamala LR MASAKA VILLAGE NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL UGANDA [teaser] => Dear Onye, Thank you very much for the information. However,Mary,Jennifer ,Raul and all other friends,we request you for comments towards this. With big hope that after this we can proceed doing better work for masaka. As we wait to hearing from other friends Yours Christopher Wamala LR MASAKA VILLAGE NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL UGANDA [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 10112 [name] => NOTREDAMEHIGHSCHOOL [picture] => [data] => a:8:{s:8:"sms_user";a:1:{i:0;N;}s:29:"taxonomy_image_disable_images";i:0;s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"1";s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:0;s:8:"og_email";s:1:"2";s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";s:7:"contact";i:0;} [path] => village/masaka/project/task/discussion/re-task-3-project-budget-0 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 82954 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [82954] => Masaka ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 245530 [pid] => 245187 [hostname] => 196.0.7.3 [thread] => 01.00/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 233984 [depth] => 1 )

stdClass Object ( [nid] => 248291 [vid] => 250114 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1256673667 [changed] => 1256673668 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1256673668 [title] => Re: Task 3 - Project Budget [body] => Hi Onye Sounds like you need to get some sleep, hope things calm down soon :) I am still finding the budget quite hard to follow as it covers so many things. The school need to decide some priorities. I am assuming that you are talking about the email of comments that I sent to you and Christopher a few weeks ago in response to his email? Note it refers to some items and costs in the original budget that may not be in this one. [quote]Thanks Christopher It is good to see that you and Onye are working together to put together a plan and budget. I know this is something we have needed in the past, where it has been very hard to know what your needs are as they keep changing! I can see that you have many needs. And that budget document does not include items like building the boys dormitory. I cannot see an overall total in your document, but when I loaded it into a spreadsheet and added up the Total column I got 271,874,700. That may not be accurate as some figures will be one-off costs, while others are monthly or annual amounts. That is roughly US$140,000 / UK£ 87,000. I am surprised by some of the costs e.g. 12,500,000 for 5 kitchen stoves, 18,000,000 for 'allowances' (what does that mean?), those are just random examples taken from the list. In some cases, you may need to look at your costs, work out what is realistic, where you can use alternatives and still achieve the same results i.e. look for new, cheaper, better ways to do things. You will also need to set priorities. From experience with other Nabuur projects, I do not believe you will be successful in raising that much money. If you are, you will be the first village that has done so. Many, many villages have come to a complete standstill waiting for large amounts of money to come in. While those who start small, and do not focus only on finding money via Nabuur, but also on ways the school/community can help themselves, have been much more successful. I know I have said this to you before. Of course, it is possible that Onye and others will have new ideas that I have never thought of that will help you achieve your goals. I wonder whether what you really hope for is to form a long-term partnership with an international NGO who will cover all the costs of running the school? I know that sometimes it happens, but not often. And if it does, you will probably lose a lot of the control you have over how things are done, and will have big problems if they ever decide to stop supporting you. I have a Ugandan friend who once said to me in relation to a project (not being run by his group), that if the big donor ever disappeared, everything else would disappear too as they had not made any effort to find other sources of support and were totally dependent on outsiders for everything.... I don't want that to happen to your school! Having said all this, I know that you and others at the school are very good at raising money and getting donations of equipment and supplies through local contacts, and I have been impressed at what you have achieved by doing that. Nabuur guidelines say that projects should not only focus on finding money, there should be a mix of other tasks. So am wondering what other things you are hoping to do via Nabuur? I am sure that is something that you and Onye will talk about, so it will become clear over time. Onye, am copying you in too so that you know what I think too. Of course, you may or may not agree with me :) Mary[/quote] [teaser] => Hi Onye Sounds like you need to get some sleep, hope things calm down soon :) I am still finding the budget quite hard to follow as it covers so many things. The school need to decide some priorities. I am assuming that you are talking about the email of comments that I sent to you and Christopher a few weeks ago in response to his email? Note it refers to some items and costs in the original budget that may not be in this one. [quote]Thanks Christopher [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 2698 [name] => MaryS [picture] => [data] => a:8:{s:8:"og_email";s:1:"1";s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:1;s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";s:7:"contact";i:0;s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"2";s:29:"taxonomy_image_disable_images";i:0;s:8:"options1";s:1:"3";} [path] => village/masaka/project/task/discussion/re-task-3-project-budget-5 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 82954 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [82954] => Masaka ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 248291 [pid] => 248271 [hostname] => 86.128.55.217 [thread] => 02.00/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 233984 [depth] => 1 )