RUKARARWE PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOP FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT(RPWRD)

Strategic Plan 2012 – 2017

 “Sustainable Development through Partnership”

PART ONE : ORGANISATION PROFILE Founded: 1986

Goal: To improve living standards and promote social justice, equality and harmony among the grassroots people of Bushenyi by partnering with others regardless of their race, creed or political persuasion.

Vision: “A society that promotes environmental and ecologically-sound best practices for natural resource management and sustainable development.”

Mission: “To serve as a partnership workshop” for sustainable development and community transformation.

Governance: Board of Directors and Trustees.

PART TWOORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES &

ACTIVITIES 1986 – 2011

Objective 1: To promote sustainable development using available raw materials, technology and

researchActivities:

Provision of clean and safe water to communities Producing earthen bricks and other appropriate energy technologiesZero-grazing and model farming Value- Chain AdvancementPoultry farmingProducing clothes and handicraftsVillage Bank Association (SLA) or Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO). Constructions of classrooms and teachers’ houses in partner schoolsSchool for orphans Organizing youth clubs and projectsApiculture

OBJECTIVE 1 PICTORIAL UPDATE

Craft making continues to be a loved and rewarding activity for RPWRD women

OBJECTIVE 1 PICTORIAL UPDATE RUKARARWE WOMENS ZERO

GRAZING PROJECT FOR HEIFERS

OBJECTIVE 1 PICTORIAL UPDATE

Some of the goats donated to Rwanshetsya orphanage for self sustainability

OBJECTIVE 1 PICTORIAL UPDATE

The Rukararwe Orphanage is just one example of the good results of partnership

PART TWOORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES &

ACTIVITIES 1986 – 2011Objective 2: To give community members work skills needed

to improve their livelihoods

Activities

Community vocational training programmes for young people.

Agricultural training for promoting food security.

Empowerment training for women

KYANYAKATURA P/S BLOCK OPEND BY BISHOP KATONENE CEB BUILDING

PART TWOORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES &

ACTIVITIES 1986 – 2011Objective 3: To encourage environmental protection and

promote community tourism as an economic venture

Activities

Tree planting

Waste collection and management (recycling)

Conservation of biodiversity

Adventure and camping

Eco-travel programmes

PART TWOORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES &

ACTIVITIES 1986 – 2011Objective 4: To promote interfaith dialogue and offer

counseling to grieving members of the community

Activities Inter-religious dialogue Organizing partnerships Organizing intercultural and interfaith group exchanges and work

camps

SOME OF THE GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO GOT TRAINED IN TAILORING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEING AWARDED CERTIFICATES AFTER THEIR ONE YEAR COURSE

PART TWOORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES &

ACTIVITIES 1986 – 2011Objective 5: To promote community-based healthcare and

integrate traditional medicine into primary healthcare

Activities Holistic healing – counseling, medicine

Traditional medicine made from pure natural herbs from Rukararwe.

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017

Strategic Focus 1: Encouraging cooperation and the culture of peace among diverse peoples

Strategies Promoting dialogue and partnership between people through joint

programmes. Engaging women, children and the youth in interfaith and

intercultural activities Promoting communication and partnership between religious and

political leaders on peace, democracy, good governance and accountability issues.

Promoting peaceful conflict resolution, justice, tolerance and gender equality for harmonious coexistence between peoples.

RUKARARWE CHAIRMAN BOARD RECEIVING A PARTNERSHIP GIFT FROM GERMANY PARTNERS REPRESENTATIVE DURING THE SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS IN OCTOBER 2011

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 2: Providing bereavement support to

community members.

Strategies Assessing psychological needs of affected persons, and assisting them

to form support groups. Providing counseling and psychological support to affected persons. Helping widows and orphans to get legal support. Providing therapeutic training on coping strategies. Organizing entertainment for grieving individuals. Promoting income generating activities for grieving persons. Promoting spiritual and traditional healing for grieving persons.

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 3: Improving rural people’s income,

nutrition and food security in greater Bushenyi

Strategies : Agricultural training for farmers Supporting farmers with higher-level production technology and

other inputs. Promoting a saving-and-investment culture and a rural finance

scheme. Agricultural, value addition and market research. Rural livelihoods advocacy: lobbying government, CSOs and other

stakeholders. Promoting good nutritional practices Helping vulnerable groups ensure food security.

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 4: Promoting rural people’s access to basic

services, particularly health, education, water and sanitation.

Strategies Supporting Water, School and Health Committees to perform their roles. Promoting rain-water harvesting. School infrastructure construction. Operating a vocational training institute. Research: human rights and good governance promotion; child protection.

Community education on human rights, civic duties and good governance. Education and health rights advocacy. Adding Value to herbal medicine. Providing medical treatment with both herbal and western medicine. Research on mosquito repellents.

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 5: Protecting the natural environment to

restore destroyed ecological zones and promote ecotourism as an economic venture

Strategies

Promoting eco-travel and community tourism as a semi-autonomous business to generate internal funds for the organisation.

Training on agro-forestry and wetland management. Operating tree nurseries. Promoting construction of energy-saving stoves.

RUKARARAWE ACCCOMODATION FACILITIES

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 6: Helping reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS

and its impact rural people

Strategies Organizing awareness-raising events on HIV/AIDS prevention,

treatment, care and support. Life-Skills training for high-risk groups Promoting Condom Use Support to PHAs and OVC and their caregivers. Research: Prevention, Treatment, Care-and-Support. Advocacy: Prevention, Treatment, Care-and-Support.

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 7: Strengthening RPWRD’s Capacity to

fulfil its mission and achieve its vision

Strategies Staff Recruitment and Development. Resource Mobilisation: maximizing use of existing resources and

mobilize other resources. Improving the organization's communication and public relations

to promote partnerships and sustainable development. Building effective financial management systems. Mainstreaming gender, HIV/AIDS and the environment into all

RPWRD programs Continuous research, monitoring and evaluation.

PART THREE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE

PERIOD 2012-2017Strategic Focus 8: Strengthening RPWRD’s Governance

Strategies Ensuring and enabling a versatile, effective and efficient Board of

Directors. Engaging the community to foster social accountability. Undertaking periodic assessment of institutional capacity and,

where necessary, taking appropriate steps to improve it Ensuring RPWRD values are practiced throughout the

partnership / organization.

PART FOUR MONITORING & EVALUATION OF THE

STRATEGIC PLAN

Monitoring Points

4. Executive Director, guided by Board, to manage M&E.

5. Midterm Review to ascertain continuing relevance.

6. Periodic Activity & Financial Reporting

7. Annual Financial Audits

8. Field, Project and Organisational Assessments & Evaluations.

9. Meetings: Staff Review, Board & AG Meetings.

10. Results Based Management (RBM) during Plan Lifespan.