Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is responsible for the 1999 Rural Electrification Act which is defined as "electrification of rural Uganda through renewable energy sources."  The documents I have attached to this forum are parts of my research regarding interactions with the Ugandan Government and various Solar NGOs.  Our goal of this research is to find sustainable measures to provide energy sources to the communities we support in Uganda that have shown a need and desire for electricity. 

 
I was in Rakai this week and we met and worked with the GCCDI Board. Here are the minutes.
We refocused on the spiritual life,  opened up the files for the NGO record keeping and also dicussed on the way forward on a number of projects. Details in the minutes here.

In line of reporting on all the differnet sections in our patternership arrangment, hereto is the health report for the month of June 2010.

Project Overview

• Start Date: January 08, 2010 
• Status: Reporting Phase
• Completion Date: 
• Implementing Body: Spirituality Sub-Committee
• Support Type: Grant
• Proposed Cost: 4,384,000/=
• Community Contribution: 2,844,000/= (64.87%)
• Actual Cost: 4,384,000/=

Project Description

I have arrived safely in Kampala! Thank you, Lord, for safety once again. Anytime I look out the window at 40,000 ft (or whatever we fly at), I appreciate His protection. Paul greeted me right on time and we made it right on schedule back to the house. We had a nice evening catching up and taking a late tea and I was even able to complete my Econ homework assignment using Paul's interent modem. This morning, I overslept by 45 minutes, but now we're in full swing.

I'm sitting in my living room with the evidence of last minute preparations strewn about. I just printed the last of the hard copy documents I think I'll need and I'm about to seal up my computer in my carry on. At 3:30pm I'll leave on my second trip to Uganda for 2010. I'm traveling solo this time, partly because of the late decision to confirm the trip (my wife is pregnant and due July 1; I wanted to make sure no complications would arise) and partly due to volunteers saving vacation time for future trips.

Executive Director Kyle Douglass leaves on May 29, 2010 to Uganda for two weeks, returning June 12; the finalized itinerary is included below for download.

Before term two started, we liased with teachers from Victorious Kindergerten and primary school Kampala who went to Rakai and held three days training with the Glory of Christ Primary teachers. After this training, teachers started on the scheming, lesson planing and lesson notes. I will be finalising with a detailed report by the end of this week.

Project Overview

• Start Date:
• Status:
• Completion Date:
• Implementing Body:
• Support Type:
• Proposed Cost:
• Community Contribution:
• Actual Cost:

Project Description

The Sick Bay project has been a long time in the works and was initiated early on in the partnership as a proposal for a health clinic by Bill Terpstra.