• Tereza and her husband are farmers in the agricultural region of the Kisoro District in Uganda. They grow and sell a variety of vegetables. They would like to incorporate modern techniques to increase their vegetable production and expand their business by raising sheep. They will use the manure as an organic fertilizer.

Matarama, Kisoro District, Uganda
Organisation : Kisoro District, Uganda

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$240.00 of $830.00 goal

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About The Project

$830 needed to purchase potato seed, manure and a cow
$230 contributed by Tereza towards her project


Tereza and her husband, Prutas, cultivate Irish potatoes, beans, maize and sorghum. They also grow trees used for building materials. With an initial investment Tereza bought seed potatoes and two sheep. She also contributed to their SACCO (local savings program) for future needs. She is encouraged by shared experiences with other families in this program that her hard work will improve her family’s life. With future investments she would like to buy more sheep and add a cow to the farm. She smartly sums up what the addition of livestock will mean to her family, “I will get Money, Milk and Manure”. They have a goal to add a water harvesting system to be used for their home and their animals.



Paying it Forward

In the past year Tereza has made financial donations to other farming families in the community.

Backstory

Tereza and Prutas are in their seventies. They care and provide school tuition for 7 children ranging in age from six to eighteen. An improvement to their community has been the formation of SACCOs, group financial associations to help families financially. With the addition of animals to their farm, they have managed to make “farmyard manure” which made their land more productive. Tereza notes the challenge of getting their produce to market due to the lack of a good road system. She sees the tourism industry as a benefit to her community and would like to see more tourism centers.

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  • Location : Matarama, Kisoro District, Uganda
  • Formatted Address : Matarama, Uganda
  • City : Matarama
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  • Created By : Mark Newland
  • Published On : Oct 3, 2021, 8:16 AM
  • Funding Ends : Dec 31, 1969, 4:00 PM
  • Category : Farming- Vegetables
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  • Description : Tereza and Prutas are in their seventies. They care and provide school tuition for 7 children ranging in age from six to eighteen. An improvement to their community has been the formation of SACCOs, group financial associations to help families financially. With the addition of animals to their...  more

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  • Erin McC
    Erin McC is following project: Sabyingo Organic Farming.

    Goal Amount : $830.00

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