St. Denis Self-Sufficiency Project

The Importance of Self-Sufficient Schools

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TAMTF workshopsIn today's financial climate, it is important for rural schools in developing nations to explore ways of becoming independent of foreign sources of funding. Into Your Hands recognizes that St. Denis faces a significant risk if we were to be forced to remove our financial support of the school.  St. Denis would struggle to continue educating students and it would most likely have to close its doors. Most families simply cannot afford to send their children to school. This is the principal reason why Into Your Hands, in collaboration with Teach A Man To Fish, is looking to support the school in establishing a portfolio of income generating projects to cover the constant financial shortfall from lack of tuition payments.

 

The other key reason for the establishment of these projects is to provide students with an opportunity to learn practical and entrepreneurial skills relevant to their family livelihood. It is hoped that with these skills, graduates from the school will be able to succeed in raising themselves and their families out of poverty through establishing their own businesses, gaining employment or securing a place in tertiary education.

 

The St. Denis Self-Sufficiency Project (SDSSP)

The Vision of the Project: 

poshoSt. Denis Secondary School will be financially independent and sustainable, allowing for the delivery of a high quality and relevant education to students in Makondo on an indefinite basis.

 

The Mission of the Project:

  1. To establish income generating projects that will be financially self-sustaining and make a profit in support of the running costs of the school.
  2. To reduce dependency on foreign assistance.
  3. To use income generated to increase the schools' budget resulting in an improved level and relevancy of education and service provided to its students.
  4. To produce graduates equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed as ‘Rural Entrepreneurs’, lifting their families and communities out of poverty.
  5. To develop St. Denis Secondary School as an educational resource centre for the Makondo community and beyond, by demonstrating how to successfully manage rural enterprises.

 

The Projects:

The Businesses that will be established at the school are the following:Cows enjoying elephant grass

  • Cow Milk Production
  • Matooke Production
  • Pig Production
  • St. Denis Secretarial Bureau and School Supplies Store
  • Transport Hire
  • Sound System Hire
  • Posho Production and Milling Service

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