Phase two budget
1 July 2019
REFORESTATION IN S.W. UGANDA – PHASE TWO
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Phase two completed
1 July 2019I've been informed that all 11,000 seedlings are now planted so the project is effectively complete. Moses will travel to Rubuguri this Friday, to pay the remaining 50% of funds to nurserymen and farmers for seedlings and labour. There is a little spare money - about 828,000 UGX or US$220 - which will go to local women to help them raise chickens for eggs and meat. Moses and Mayor John will discuss with them how to do that fairly.
A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS.
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Phase two planting underway
15 April 2019The long rains have arrived in Uganda and Moses reports that planting is well underway.
It may take a while to complete, as we're putting in 11,000 trees this time and the nurserymen will have a big task sourcing them all.
THANKS to all donors!
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The local Mayor reports that all 11000 trees are now planted.
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Finalising Phase Two Budget.
24 February 2019Thanks to all our donors, it looks like we should be able to plant around 11,000 trees.
The exact figure will depend on exchange rates at time of transfer, and on any costs associated with registering this project as a CBO (Community Based Organisation) with the Ugandan Government. I don't expect that to be a costly business but will post an update when we know.
Shortly we'll make advance payments to the 193 farmers, to our forester Felix (advice on planting and after-care) and John, the chairman of the Rubuguri council, who will supervise and sign off that work is completed. Plus a further installment to the nurserymen who are growing seedlings.
Whatever the details, this result is beyond our expectations when we set this up 7 months back.
We are registered with Trump Forest, the charity that's planting trees around the world to offset the said gentleman's science-denial.
THANK YOU.
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Preliminary budget
15 February 2019Moses recently visited Rubuguri and paid our three nurserymen an advance (approximately 50%) so they can prepare seedlings.
It's now possible to do a draft budget. It looks as though we should be able to afford something in the region of 8,500 trees, which means the 193 farmers will get around 44 trees each.
That's in addition to phase one, in which we planted 3180 trees.
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Each time Moses visits, it's about a 2 hour journey for him (one way) on the back of a motorbike taxi (known locally as a boda-boda). Total cost for the return trip about US$40. Two more visits will be needed, (a) to finalise and sign contracts (I'll post those here) and issue advance payments; and (b) to issue final payments, and complete the registration of our project as a CBO (community-based organisation) with the Uganda government.
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Recent consultation with villagers
27 November 2018Our Uganda representative, Moses, has just visited Rubuguri, and met with villagers including the Mayor, John Tumuheirwe. They agreed that our phase two donations would support the existing four community groups that have already planted trees with our funding, plus we'd add three more groups. Eucalypts are now out of the mix: despite their fast growth-rate and suitability for building (and thus sequestering carbon) they are not all that good for the soil structure. So more native trees.
We are also considering putting a small % of our new funding towards women's collectives. This would to assist them to buy poultry and thus make a small income independent of their menfolk. I've asked for more details on that and will post asap. If any donors object, I'll call a halt to that proposal.
With over NZ$3500 donated, this time, we're in a position to make a small but significant contribution to helping these people and capturing a bit more carbon.
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Admin costs
14 November 2018Moses, our Uganda organiser, is making his first trip to Rubuguri to meet with the village chairman and local nurserymen to (a) decide which community collectives get the new trees; (b) source a mix of native and suitable exotics; and (c) initiate our registration with the Uganda Government as a C.B.O. (community-based organisation.)
The next step will be writing and signing contracts for delivery, planting and care of trees.
Phase one required several such trips. This time it should be simpler, so that keeps costs down.
In the interests of transparency, here's the breakdown of costs for the trip.
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