Package for tailoring and garments cutting

The students of Dr. Aletta Jacobs College in the Netherlands held a sponsor run for Nyalebbe and came up with an incredible final amount of Euro 4800. Thank you!!!

We now have funding to launch this project... keep watching for reports on progress and for news of new projects and project stages!

Nyalebbe Community Development Association

Project for training in carpentry and joinery

ubaka loggo, carpentry teacher
Ubaka Loggo (seen here in his garden)
has volunteered to provide training in
carpentry and joinery.

Ubaka has a certificate in carpentry and joinery
and over 20 years industry experience.

1 Project Goals and Objectives

The overall goals and objectives for the project are:
• To empower youth in the community by providing them with the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to become self-reliant
• To instill and develop good moral standards, attitudes and values amongst youth
• To sensitize, mobilize, and unite youth and the community and help them face all challenges positively
• To enable stakeholders to appreciate the role of vocational institutions in the community and as part of rebuilding the nation
• To assist trained youth to become job creators rather than job seekers
• To provide employment
• To provide bridging to continued vocational training

2 Course Content For Carpentry and Joinery

Topic No	Topic	Content
1	Tools	Hand Plane, saw chisel, harmer etc
2	Doors	Door frames Door shutter, fixing devices + frames and shutters
3	Adhesives	Bundling the framework unit e.g. wood glue
4	Ironmongery	Locks Fasteners Bolts Stays Hinges
5	Fixing devices	Screws Nails
6	Roofs	Tie beams Common rafters Struts Purlins Wall plates Hoop iron
7	Ceiling	Joints Studs Ceiling boards Cornices
8	Furniture	Beds Sideboards Office chairs Local chairs Johnson set/table Coffee set/table
9	Form work	12 x 1 x 14 timber Poles Nails Bracing

Timetable for 12 week program

Week No	Practical planning	Hrs	Technology And Science	Hrs	Technology and drawing	Hrs	Applied maths	Hrs	Hrs total
1	Classification of tools	30	- Cutting tools - Holding tools - Marking tools - Setting tools - Measuring tools	4	Observation of tools	6			40
2	- Door frames - Door shutting - Planning	30	Construction work using ordinary timber	6	Solid door frame	2	Measurement	2	40
3	- Adhesive type - Bonding the framework unit using wood glue - Fixing members together	33	- revision and correction	4					40
3		33	Education on labour law and industrial relations			3			40
4	Fixing devices, which allow security, movement and permanent	29			Introduction to oblique projection (45⁰)	6	Measurement in metric unit	2	40
4		29	HIV/AIDS AWARENESS			3	Measurement in metric unit	2	40
5	Roof construction -Type of roof - Single roof: flat, couple and collar roof	38					Measurement of different members	2	40
6	Roof construction continue - Demonstration of roof layout - Size of members - Joints use - Pitch	38					As above	2	40
7	Furniture construction - Construction of Chairs with wooden seats and frames - provision of finishing e.g. Using sand paper and vanish	35	Hand tools	3			Measurement of different members	2	40
8	Furniture construction continues construction of - Sofa sets - Cushioning - Cloth covering - Coffee set	32	Hand tools	3		1	As above	2	40
8			FAMILY WELFARE			1	As above	2	40
9	Furniture construction continues. - Construction of simple bed- Bed ends, bed frames - Finishing and papering and vanishing	35	Hand tools	3			As above	2	40
10	Formwork - Definition of - Form work - Types of form work - Pre-cast and - Cast situ - Materials used and sizes - Form work for lintels	34					Quadratic Equation	6	40
11	Form work continues as above	37		1				2	40
11	Form work continues as above	Entrepreneurship skills		1				2	40
12	Evaluation or assessment test/exercise on both theory and practical								40

3. Overall budget, local inputs, anticipated income, outside assistance needs for starting up

The overall budget is $US3473.95

This total cost includes a community contribution of $182.95 and external assistance of $3291 which covers the basic startup and recurrent cost for a period six month after the project take off, then it becomes self financed.

Community contribution

We are not a rich community, but we wish to make clear our commitment in energy, attitude and a small financial contribution.

Total community contribution for this project will be 5.56% (US $ 182.95)

Through the collection of membership and subscription fee of $3.05 per person, the organization will be able to hire a guard / cleaner at the cost of $30.49 per month ($US182.95 for six months) to ensure that there is safety of the equipments and tools.

The organization (CDA) intends to mobilize and sensitize the community as strategy to enhance community participation and to appreciate the role vocational institutions in the community development as well as rebuilding the nation. This will also encourage people especially the youth to enroll for the programs. The organization also plans to use the service of a local Community Radio station (La Colome) based in Mahagi town to reach out to the people at all levels.

For the sustainability of the project, CDA involves the community at all levels of the project to emphasize recognition and appreciation of importance of individuals in the community, this has therefore increased ownership of the projects by the community since they are regarded as stakeholders, not just the beneficiaries. There are also plans to engage in other income generating activities which will further raise money for the organization to cover its cost of operation with time (six month).

Anticipated income after ' take off' (after one year)

After six months of operation the projected income will be as stated in the table below basing on the current situation and market for the products.

S/N

Product

Projected monthly income in US D

1

- Chairs

181.81

2

- Tables

121.21

3

- Stools

90.90

4

- doors

223.63

5

- windows

112.12

6

- Cupboard

251.51

7

- Side board

306.06

8

- Beds

284.84

9

Contribution from parents / fees (3 months)

203.03

Total

1775.11

4. External assistance needed

Total external assistance needed $US3291. The external assistance needed is to enable us have a basic startup from where we can learn, adjust and improve as we strive for self reliance.

This table sets out the package of assistance with which we would like support from outside organisations and individuals. You will see that this is very basic, it is a start point... we can learn, adjust, improve, starting this way.

Funds specified in Uganda Shillings - Nyalebbe is isolated from the rest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, trade is with Uganda.

Please write to Vince if you can help.

S/N	Description	Unit	Qty	Unit Cost		Total Cost
S/N	Description	Unit	Qty	Ug Shs	US D	Ug Shs	US D
1	Smooth plane	Pcs	3	130,000	79	390,000	237
2	Jack	Pcs	3	120,000	73	360,000	219
3	Fore / try	Pcs	3	120,000	73	360,000	219
4	Rebate	Pcs	2	115,000	70	230,000	140
5	Grooving / plough	Pcs	2	175,000	107	350,000	214
6	Such crump	Pcs	3	200,000	122	600,000	366
7	Bow saw	Pcs	3	35,000	21	105,000	63
8	Hand saw	Pcs	3	13,000	8	39,000	24
9	Oil stone	Pcs	2	5000	3	10,000	6
10	Dove tail saw	Pcs	2	13,000	8	26,000	16
11	Tenon	Pcs	3	10,000	6	30,000	18
12	Ark saw	Pcs	5	6,000	4	30,000	20
13	Brace	Pcs	3	65,000	40	195,000	120
14	Hand drill	Pcs	2	55,000	34	110,000	68
15	Drill	Set	2	35,000	21	70,000	42
16	G. Clamp 4nc	Pcs	3	30,000	18	90,000	54
17	G. Clamp 6nc	Pcs	3	40,000	24	120,000	72
18	G. Clamp	Pcs	3	55,000	34	165,000	102
19	Chisel	Set	4	30,000	18	120,000	72
20	Claw hammer	Pcs	4	10,000	6	40,000	24
21	S. Shave	Pcs	5	30,000	18	150,000	90
22	Rough Faire	Pcs	3	15,000	9	45,000	27
23	Round faire	Pcs	3	15,000	9	45,000	27
24	Smooth faire	Pcs	3	15,000	9	45,000	27
25	Square	Pcs	6	6,000	4	36,000	24
26	Tape measure 5m	Pcs	6	8,000	5	48,000	30
27	Oil	Litre	10	5,000	3	50,000	30
28	Rent	Month	6	114,800	70	688,800	420
29	Training tutors	Month	6	100,000	60.97	600,000	365,82
30	Transport (to and fro Kampala Uganda )	Trip	1	120,000	73	120,000	73
	Total					5,267,800	3291

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