Sep 26, 2024 YIDA Youth Initiative
Global Whole Being Fund Report

Project name:  Improving School Infrastructures and Organizational Growth

Objective: 

  1. Educating children: We shall continue educating children in school without fear of no salaries and teachers shall be motivated to keep educating 300 children in ECD and 350 children in Primary, a total of 650 children.
  2. Resource mobilization: The team will focus on raising more funds to support the unfunded programs like entrepreneurship, sponsorship programs, classroom construction, and School feeding.
  3. YIDA Sustainability: Shall manage to increase the operating capital in YIDA Income Generating activity for Kyangwali (YIDA Finance Services) and shall buy operating machines, and YIDA income shall increase. The Kyangwali branch is expected to break even by August 2024. YIDA financial services is expected to impact 20 refugees every day. On average since the start of YIDA Financial Services, it has served 13,050 individuals, the majority being women with 87.5% receiving money for food.
Activities:
  1. Paying YIDA key staff
  2. Construction of a three-classroom block
  3. Serving refugee families in Kyangwali and Kyaka II to access money remittances for family support through YIDA Financial Services

  1. There are 750 children receiving education and meals while at school (376 female).
  2. There has been a 66.6% average increase in the number of refugees accessing Money Remittance Services via YIDA Financial Services (YFS).
  3. The YFS in Kyaka and Kyangwali has reached the breakeven point.
  4. Over USD 100,000 has been raised to support entrepreneurship, EdTech, and to hire a MEAL Officer as a result of building YIDA's capacity through monthly salaries for key staff.
  5. One new donor has joined the existing donors, called Learning Equality.

  • Importance of a MEAL Officer: There is a critical need for a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) officer to effectively manage the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework as well as the Theory of Change. This role is essential for tracking the project's progress and measuring its impact in relation to its objectives.


  • Development of a MEAL Software: It is necessary for YIDA to develop a comprehensive MEAL software solution. This tool would facilitate the tracking of all YIDA Youth Initiative activities, streamlining the reporting process to various donors. By implementing such a software system, we can enhance transparency, improve data accuracy, and ensure timely reporting, ultimately leading to more effective project management and donor engagement.