WORK UG give away cakes

 

Basket give away cakes from WORK UG

Give away cakes are special cakes normally made in traditional material shapes for example drums and baskets. In Kabale the traditional cake is made from the baskets, that is because in the past people used to give the new married girls the gifts of baskets to use in their daily house hold activities.

Mbabazi Rose had her give away on 9/3/2024. She ordered her basket cakes from Work Uganda. The Work Uganda personnel led by Kiconco Mercy baked the best basket cakes decorated in black and white. Rose was very happy and grateful for the cakes.

Written by Kiconco Mercy

Birthday party for Ayebare Praise

 Praise makes 17 years

The birthday for Ayebare Praise took place on 23/2/2024. Praise made 17 years and she was very happy. Praise composed her menu of beef, rice, mashed matooke and sodas. She enjoyed the meal and all children at the project were very happy to enjoy the birthday party for Praise. 

The children and personnel sang for her birthday songs and danced for her which brought a lot of smiles on her face. The manager congratulated Praise for the milestone and she said to her now “Praise you are remaining with one year to make 18 years and you become a big lady and you will not be called a child anymore.” 

Praise became happier to know that she is going to be a big lady.

                                                           Praise started at the project in 2014

Praise the baker

Ayebare Praise is the student worker at the Work Uganda. She prefers baking to other activities done at the project. She likes baking mandazi and pan cakes. Right now she is not yet the best baker of the project but she has a zeal in baking. Praise is improving in baking all the time; the manager hopes that she will become the best baker with great products. The manager sees working in the bakery as the future profession of Praise.

Praise baking daddies. Peer teaching by Sarah.

Written by Kiconco Mercy

Mission 13 Project transition from school to work

Preparing traditional dishes

I held discussions with the gardener, Immaculate, the external gardening consultant, Ronald and the cook, Apophia, about the progress of the "Transition from school to work project". This project is supported by the Province of East Flanders and focuses on teaching skills related to gardening and cooking.

With Mercy and Josephine, the project leader and her assistant, I look at the reporting on the transition project. This week we are working on the profiles of the 5 students involved and their individual action plans.

Gardening

To evaluate the progress made by the students, we fill in the "Gardening skills questionnaire" and the "Cooking skills questionnaire" together with the teachers and the students.

Information about the progress of the transition project can be found in the quarterly reports of PROUD Uganda and in the minutes of meetings with the parents.

To engage the students well, there are individual conversations, group discussions and photo albums. Each participant keeps an album with photos of activities in the kitchen, the garden and others e.g. meetings, pick up a report, etc.

Photo albums transition project

Mission 12: start "Transition from school to work" project

This year we are starting a new project in collaboration with the Belgian Province of East Flanders, namely: “Transition from school to work. Phase 1: productive activities (program 2019-2021). Vocational education, young people with intellectual disabilities. "

The project was favorably assessed by the Province: "project with a clear goal and vision to integrate young people with disabilities into the normal work field."

In 2019 we will be working with the young people especially on cooking traditional Ugandan dishes and gardening.

For gardening, we are entering into a partnership with an external horticultural company: Mbabazi Ronald comes to work one morning (two hours) every week with our gardening teacher Immaculate and five youngsters with intellectual disabilities. He will also help with the planning of the garden.

The responsible teacher for cooking is Apophia.

The project is managed by Mercy (manager of WORK UG) with the help of Josephine.

Participants transition project

The team discussed the philosophy of the project, the activities to be set up in 2019 and the results to be achieved. A first meeting with all people involved - students, gardening and cooking skills trainers, external collaborator Owembabazi Ronald and the project management - took place in April.

Christmas inspires people

Although Flanders has changed from a Catholic region into a secular region, Christmas continues to inspire people to good deeds. Radio channel Studio Brussels organizes every year in the week before Christmas 'Music for Life' and 'the warmest week'. The radio calls for support for charities in Flanders.

Jakob and Abel

In December we always organize Christmas days were people can enjoy Christmas atmosphere and buy Christmas gifts. This year there were also 4 activities for Music for Life in favor of our association. Kathrien Raman baked waffles and Stefaan Rombaut made traditional cakes (see next post). In September already Mohammed El Sayyid sold pancakes. The personnel of the of the Province of East Flanders donated a part of the funds they raised for Music for life to PROUD Project.

Stefaan en Willy

Thank you!

By Pele