Mobile Farm Schools Project - KITOVU MOBILE LIMITED, NGO

Mobile Farm Schools

The Youth Empowerment Program (Mobile Farm School)

Mobile Farm School targets teenage school drop outs (TDO) aged (15-24).

Kitovu Mobile, in partnership with Kindernothilfe (KNH), has been implementing the Mobile Farm School (MFS) project since 1998. The project targets Teenage School Dropouts (TDOs), equipping them with modern sustainable and organic farming skills. Implemented in 27 subcounties of Greater Masaka districts, the project has graduated over 4,000 TDOs. However, despite these efforts, adolescents and young people (15-24 years) and women in the region continue to face significant challenges, including sexual violence, unemployment, limited access to education and skills, and gender discrimination. In subcounties like Lwankoni, Kabira, and Kyamulibwa, poverty, inadequate education, and lack of employment opportunities exacerbate these issues, limiting their potential and perpetuating cycles of vulnerability. The project aims to address these challenges and improve the lives of these individuals.

To contribute to the improved quality of life among adolescents and young people and women in Lwankoni, Kabira and Kyamulibwa sub-counties by 2027.

Improved livelihoods among adolescents, young people and vulnerable women through increased access to gainful employment, protection from sexual abuse and control over productive assets in the sub counties of Lwankoni, Kabira and Kyamulibwa by December 2027.

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES: This project targets 1,440 female and male adolescents and young people aged 15-24 lacking employment opportunities and at risk of sexual violence in Lwankoni, Kabira, and Kyamulibwa subcounties.

It also aims to empower 1,200 women who are parents and guardians of these adolescents, reaching a total of 2,640 direct beneficiaries.

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES: The project will benefit 300 men making up the 20% membership of Ccommunity Support Groups with the main obligation of being role models, to advocate for women ownership of assets and to stop gender-based violence.

Children below 15 years within the targeted vulnerable households will benefit from child protection services integrated in the project intervention.

Establishment of Parish level Mobile Farm Schools.
Conduct intensive training in integrated sustainable farming
Provision of quality farm inputs to Mobile Farm School trainees.
Establishment of demonstration units to foster learning.
Provision of technical support and follow-up to trainees
Support establishment and capacity building of 72 mobile Young Farmers Groups
Conduct industrial attachment of MFS trainees to progressive farmers within their areas.
Conduct exposure visits and agricultural conferences for mobile Farm School trainees
Conduct entrepreneurship skills training among 72 Mobile Young Farmers Group.
Organize recognition and reward agricultural competitions among adolescents and young people trainees.
Empower 1,440 targeted adolescents and young people with information, knowledge and skills to be able to protect themselves and their peers from sexual violence.
Train and build capacity of 144 peer leaders to address behavioral change communications.
Conduct parenting training sessions for promotion of dialogue inter- generationally between parents and their children
Work with community influential gatekeepers and community members to address underlying social norms impacting sexual violence
Build partnership and networks with other actors to foster referrals, prevent and respond to sexual violence.
Train 45 health workers in age and gender-specific motivational youth friendly services.
Empower 1,440 targeted adolescents and young people to take immediate action in rescuing their peers from threats of sexual abuse through quarterly capacity building of their social networks.
Organize quarterly knowledge sharing forums for duty bearers and stakeholders on best practices in adolescents and young people and women’s protection and referral for appropriate services.
Facilitate adolescents and young people to conduct dialogue talk shows on radios and other community forums “Bimeeza” to address their issues
Mobilize and sensitize the community about the community support group approach
Training of 120 Community Resource Persons to support Community Support Groups
Facilitate groups registration at the district to foster linkage and resource mobilization.
60 Ccommunity Support Groups trained and supported to mobilize financial resources
Conduct sensitization and awareness workshops on children and women’s rights among duty bearers, rights holders, local leaders and other key stakeholders.
Support community support groups to conduct parenting sessions, leadership sessions, and rights awareness trainings.
Establishment of 12 anti-violence committees at parish level within community support groups
Support community Support Groups to conduct annual advocacy and awareness campaign on children and women right
Organize a 2-day annual workshops with the local women council, community facilitators and the anti-violence committees.
Provide entrepreneurship skills training and knowledge in community Support Groups to ensure individuals/groups start income generating activities
Support community support group members members to access agricultural extension services and quality agro-inputs for improved production.