Vocational Skills Training For A Better Life (Kenya)

October 23, 2021Tags: , ,
Oyugis Integrated Development Organization is a community-based organization initiated in 2013 through concerted efforts of local artisans to create employment opportunities and education programs for the vulnerable men, women, and youth in Rachuonyo South Sub - County, Homabay County in Kenya. The OIDO’s main goal is to alleviate poverty and empower families, women and youth to become self-sustainable and contribute to the economic growth of the community. Since 2013 Oyugis Integrated Development Organization (OIDO) has offered small, multipurpose training workshops to teach vocational skills for vulnerable men, women, and children. The majority of participants are children in and out of…

Dancing Heart K Bakery, Café and Shopping Center Project in Buwenda (Uganda)

June 3, 2021Tags: , ,
The Dancing Heart K Bakery, Café and Shopping Center Project in Buwenda is an income and skills training center. The project started from the acquisition of the business house to the official launch of its operation in Jinja. We are so lucky to have amazing donors who sacrifice so much to see us push through to sustainability. We received a business loan from Karen B which purchased the business house, furnished and also purchased all the shop equipment and supplies plus some of the bakery and cafe equipment. We recently received a grant from the Kitchen Table Charity Trust which…

Thanks from Oyugis Integrated Development Organization (Kenya) for a Grant to Purchase Carpentry Machines

May 17, 2021Tags: , , ,
Thank you supporters of Kitchen Table Charities Trust! Your generous donations made it possible for us to get a very necessary a grant for the purchasing of new carpentry machines for our project at this time of depressed global economy caused by Covid -19.  For years, it has been futile to source funds to equip this workshop! Our organisation looks around for victims of discrimination in its area and studies what sort of vocations and skills can be most utilized in the local economy. The newly bought machines are intended for practical-oriented courses in the carpentry workshops that will allow trainees to make assignments and deliver woodwork crafts that can be sold to generate the income necessary to fund their course materials. The training centre will now have sufficient qualitative training resources to teach more participants for improved access to employment opportunities, community…

Women Empowerment Initiative (Zambia)

March 16, 2021Tags: , ,
Women’s economic and financial opportunities are becoming increasingly relevant at both national and international levels. The importance of addressing the financial literacy of women and girls as a way to improve their financial empowerment, opportunities and well-being was recognized by the G20 leader’s declaration in June 2012, emphasizing the need for women and youth to gain access to financial services and financial education. We are so grateful to Kitchen Table Charities Trust for funding this project. This is our first big grant and it has given us an opportunity to make an impact in our community. This grant couldn’t have…