The Butterfly Project

 
Location:

Lyantonde, Lyantonde, Uganda
Category:

Education
Published: 21 July 2009
Progress:
100% funded
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The Butterfly Project was instigated in remote rural Nigeria at the end of 2007, working with Ashoka Fellow, Emmanuel Nehemiah. In 2009, Social Enterprise (Africa) CIC brought it to Uganda rural (Lyantonde) and urban slum areas (Kampala). The objective of the project is to locate gifted young people living in the most disadvantaged areas, who have a desire to become social entrepreneurs. The project then stabilises them in their environment, which is often poverty-stricken and then delivers a programme to them, which consists of an academic programme (Project Management and Financial management), an NGO-awareness programme, where they participate in the activities of a local NGO, specialist "stimulus" programme, where they are exposed to creativity (Music, Art, Games, Dance, drama etc.), ongoing mentorship from international social entrepreneurs and, lastly, a user-defined programme designed by the participants, which will include an individual social project led by themselves.

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  • 12 Internet access annual fees

    One for 120 Euro. • Published 21 July 2009
    12 selected Butterfly participants (Kampala and Lyantonde) receive 30 hours/month access to internet, so they can communicate with others, learn computer/internet, liaise with their international mentor, learn about world issues and have fun too!

  • 12 Flash drives

    One for 8 Euro. • Published 21 July 2009
    These will be used to store information from emails, training notes in PDF format.

  • 3 Transportation costs from rural areas

    One for 80 Euro. • Published 21 July 2009
    For three of the Butterflies, travel from the rural areas to the training is costly and time-consuming.

  • 6 Transport to Kampala and back

    One for 8 Euro. • Published 21 July 2009
    Only one of the rural Butterfly group has ever been to Kampala and even that was facilitated by SEA in June. This is a planned trip to a modern Agricultural entrepreneurship Centre, but it will also expand the horizons.

  • 12 Mobile phones

    One for 30 Euro. • Published 28 July 2009
    We intend to use texting in the main for calls, so call costs will be minimal during the year. However, if they have a handset, then we can call them urgently and they can always be in touch with us, regardless of internet access.

  • 2 Social entrepreneur mentors

    Published 09 August 2009
    We are looking for enthusiastic mentors for the project, who have some experience in mentoring and social enterprise.

  • 3 Bicycles

    One for 40 Euro. • Published 07 September 2009
    Travelling to the venue each week will be made more straightforward with bicycles for three of the members of the project.

  • 4 Bicycles

    One for 42 Euro. • Published 09 August 2009
    4 of the Butterflies would become more productive on the project, if they had a bicycle to travel from place to place.