Cow Milk Production
The
Cow Milk Production business was launched in early 2010 and involves the daily production of fresh milk by an
on-site dairy herd with the milk being sold from the school
premises. The milk is sterilized through boiling in the school
kitchen and sold to local community members. Starting in 2011,
refrigerated milk will be sold at the school supplies store.
Pig Production
This business
is scheduled to be launched in 2011 and will produce castrated male pigs ranging from 30-50
kg for sale to middle men or direct to ‘Pork Joints’ as
well as surplus one month year old piglets.
Pigs
will be kept in a shed compound. Female reproducers will be
served at regular intervals, giving birth to piglets once a
year. A select number of male piglets will be
retained as "fatteners" for meat,
while remaining piglets will be raised to
one month and sold. Manure from the animals will also be sold to
the school Matooke project.
Matooke Production
Matooke
is a savory plantain used as a staple crop and eaten daily
in Uganda. The matooke business was launched in
2009 and serves an internal market within
the school and sell fresh bunches of matooke directly to
the school kitchen.
St. Denis School Supplies Store
Our
newest school business and by far the most popular! The supplies store
is located at the entrance
gate of the school to allow access by members of the wider
community. The business makes school
supplies and other products available. By supplying these
products at the school, the money spent by students on these
supplies is reinvested into their education and the students
save time since they don't have to leave campus to find
supplies. Members of the community can purchase hard to
find personal care products at the store.
Posho (Grain) Mill
Construction of the new grain mill started in July 2010 and is scheduled to be finished by mid-August. Residents of the Makondo area are excited because the grain mill will provide a nearby place to mill their corn to make Posho, a staple in the local diet. At the moment, community members have to transport their grain over long distances for this service.
Transport Hire
This business will involve
the hiring out of a large, multi-purpose haulage truck for both
the moving of bulky materials and for the transport of people
(subject to approval of Ordinary Transport Vehicle license). The
vehicle will be kept on school premises and can be hired
internally by school businesses requiring transport services, in
particular the Sound System Hire business.
Sound System Hire
A Sound System for use at
large public meetings, ceremonies, parties and discos will be
hired to clients across Masaka district. The system will be of
mid-level standard so that demand will stretch beyond the local
village area.
The Sound
System will be kept in a small rented unit in the local trading
centre of Makondo so that it is accessible and well publicized.
The Sound System will be rented out using an advance booking
system and with an extra charge can be delivered to clients
using the school’s haulage truck. There will a Sound System
attendant hired for the purpose of managing hires 7 days a week.
