Mvuletrust Annual Report 2009

MVULE TRUST Annual Report 2009
MVULE TRUST Annual Report
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Mvule is the name of the endangered African hardwood, Milicia excelsa.
This Annual Report was prepared by

Katherine Manchester and Cathy Watson.
Design and layout by Allan Dentine Bulamu
USEFUL TERMS
A-level/Advanced level:
Comprises grades Senior 5 (S5) and Senior 6 (S6), culminating in a Uganda
Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE). A-level is necessary for pursuing a
diploma at a tertiary institution or a degree at university.
O-level/Ordinary Level:
Comprises grades S1 through S4, and a Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE).
O-level is necessary for pursuing a certificate at a tertiary institution. O-level
examination results are ranked by division, with Division 1 indicating the best
results and Division 4 the poorest.
PTC Primary Teacher College

SS Secondary School
STI Sexually Transmitted Infection
Tertiary institutions:
Non-university educational institutions for professions such as forestry, nursing,
medical laboratory technician or primary teaching.
Vocational:
Training in practical fields such as catering, tailoring, brick-laying or carpentry.
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Cover photo: boys and young men fill out bio-data forms before
their Mvule Trust interview at Katakwi SS, November 2009.
Mvule-supported students at Lwala Girls SS in the dry, windy hills of Kaberamaido. 3

Mvule Trust
Annual Report
2009
CONTENTS
Background on Mvule Trust 5

Executive Summary 6
Grants and scholarships 7
Secondary education 9
Box: Spotlight on FAWEU 10
Vocational education 11
Tertiary education 11
Box: The Guardian 2009 Christmas Appeal 12-13
Student support 16
Staff development 20
Follow up on 2006 conservation grants 20
Grant from Natalie Portman 21
Finance and looking ahead 21
Income and expenditure statement 22
Further details 23
A flame tree, Delonix regia, in full bloom at Amuria SS in Teso.

Now calm but very poor, Amuria district has suffered decades of
cattleraids, two droughts, floods, an insurgency and a rebel incursion.
BACKGROUND ON MVULE TRUST

Mvule Trust is a small, bespoke NGO in Uganda that provides scholarships to adolescents and
young people from some of the country’s poorest areas.It supports young people who have
academic potential but face prohibitive financial need.
Mvule Trust helps students to complete secondary school or a practical tertiary training such
as agriculture, forestry, nursing or primary teaching. Often, Mvule Trust also provides benefi-
ciaries with sexual and reproductive health support, as well as scholastic materials, tools and
sanitary towels. Entire schools have benefited from grants for textbooks, fuel-efficient stoves
and science laboratories. Mvule Trust aims to allocate 75% of its scholarships to girls.
Mission: To improve the lives of people living in rural Uganda by funding scholarships
for young people, primarily girls.
Vision: Mvule Trust envisions a cadre of young people who are educated, self-confident, self-
sufficient and able to engage in sustainable livelihoods in their home areas.
Why girls? In Uganda, girls are under intense social pressure to marry early; families that can
spare money for school fees often educate their boys first. As a result, girls aged 19 are only
a quarter as likely to be in school as boys. Uganda is also a very young country: 50% of the
population is below the age of 15. With some of the highest fertility and population growth
rates in the world, an educated and informed generation of young women is crucial for sus-
tainable development in Uganda. Mvule Trust is also committed to supporting its male cohort;
many boys from poor backgrounds face formidable financial obstacles. Education for both
sexes is important for equitable gender rights.
Funding: Mvule Trust was founded in late 2005 with a $5 million grant from the Lisbet Rausing
Charitable Fund, now called Arcadia (www.arcadiafund.org.uk). This astoundingly generous
grant has enabled Mvule
Trust to disperse about
$750,000 a year since
2006. In 2009 The Guardian
selected Mvule Trust for its
Christmas Appeal. Readers
donated over £292,600.
Areas of operation: Mvule

Trust works in 39 districts
of Uganda (in yellow on
the map). Most are pre-
dominantly rural, where
less than 5% of students
complete secondary school
because of poverty and the 5
cost of school fees. Mvule
staff frequently visit benefi-
ciaries and schools to check
up on students’ progress
and offer guidance and
counseling.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 2006 Mvule Trust has supported over 2400 young Ugandans to pursue their edu-
cation, either through partial or full scholarships. The average cost of sponsoring a
student at secondary school is $409 per student per year for tuition; room and board
during school time; contributions of scholastic materials; regular visits from Mvule
Trust staff; and the Trust’s running costs. To the average Ugandan parent earning just
$2 a day, school fees may be unattainable. From Mvule Trust’s standpoint, it is a small
price to pay for putting a young person on the path to self-sustainability and a better
life.
In 2009 Mvule Trust supported 906 young people to continue on scholarships to sit
their O-level or A-level examinations. Sixty-four beneficiaries became qualified nurses,
lab technicians, environmental health officers or foresters. Partnerships with original
implementing organizations came into their final year, while Mvule gave out more
direct scholarships for primary teaching and science students. A new project for Teso
was initiated with The Guardian newspaper.
Overall, Mvule Trust spent $724,665 to make it possible for 1395 students (26% males
and 74% females) to earn a secondary certificate or continue their tertiary training:
90% were continuing students from 2008. For a small NGO, Mvule Trust has incredible
reach: the Trust sponsored 9% of all O level candidates in Amuria and 22% in Bundibu-
gyo, two extremely remote districts with histories of conflict.
The results speak for themselves: of the 130 girls under Mvule who sat their O-level
exams in December 2008, not one failed, compared to a 5.5% failure rate nationwide.
In 2009, sponsored students performed far better than their district peers. In Katakwi
and Kaberamaido, 50% of male students in Division One were Mvule beneficiaries.
Mvule Trust aims to reduce rural-to-urban brain drain through scholarships to up-coun-
try institutions (80% of nurses in Uganda work in urban areas). Most Mvule graduates
return to their home districts after their courses. With her diploma from Jinja School
of Nursing, Aceng Stella, 25, went back to her hometown of Abim, where she works
part time at the hospital: “I’ve always had that interest to help those where I come
from. You have to give it your heart,” she says.
Uganda’s education sector faces formidable challenges. The country needs another
40,759 secondary teachers. Boys continue to outperform girls, especially in science,
and there is a growing gap in results between rural and urban schools. Only 50% of
children complete primary school; and only 42% of boys and 31% of girls who began
secondary school in 2006 finished Senior Four in 2009. Of them, just half are expected
to go on to Senior Five.
These are just some of the obstacles Mvule Trust faces as it considers the achieve-
ments of its past beneficiaries and how to best help them in 2010.
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GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

In 2009, Mvule Trust awarded grants to four implementing organizations and two institutions
to administer 982 scholarships across the country. The dollar was worth approximately UGX
2000 in 2009.
• Forum for African Women’s Educationalists – Uganda (FAWEU):

The largest sponsorship program in Africa for female education.
Grant: UGX 424,071,500
Scholarships: 596
• World Vision: A Christian NGO working to address poverty.

Grant: UGX 122,387,968
Scholarships: 182
• Ugandan Women’s Efforts to Save the Orphans (UWESO):

A Ugandan organization supporting education for orphans and vulnerable children.
Grant: UGX 47,050,000
Scholarships: 50
• Cornerstone Development: An educational organization which,

among other initiatives, runs Ekitangaala SS, the only secondary school in a remote
area of Nakasongola district.
Grant: UGX 33,020,000
Scholarships: 56
• Nyabyeya Forestry College (NFC): Located in Masindi,

NFC is the only institution in Uganda for technical learning in forestry.
Grant: 26,175,000
Scholarships: 38
• Uganda Rural Development Training (URDT) Girls’ School:

A progressive school in Kibaale District, the curriculum of which combines academics
with skills in agriculture, entrepreneurship
and leadership.
Grant: UGX 60 million
Scholarships: 60
Together, these organizations oversaw

70% of Mvule Trust scholarships in 2009.
Contracts with FAWEU, World Vision, UWESO

and Cornerstone came to an end in 7
December 2009, while partnerships with
URDT and NFC were renewed for 2010.
Right: beneficiaries at Mutanywana SS, Kasese.

In addition to implementer grants, Mvule Trust directly sponsored 413 students at 68
institutions:
• 165 at secondary level, including 91 to study sciences at A-level

• 56 to train as primary teachers
• 181 health science students
(nurses, laboratory technicians,
environmental health inspectors)
• 11 on vocational courses
Right: At St. Charles Lwanga SS in Pader, Mvule Trust

supported 12 girls for various levels of secondary, as
well as one boy, Okidi Ray Ongom, the best perform-
ing student in the school. Okidi (far right) is studying
sciences at A-level. He is the fourth-born of six chil-
dren, and the first in his family to reach Senior Five.
Below: Beneficiaries at Lwala Girls SS in Kabermaido.
Number of beneficiaries on Mvule Trust scholarships 2006-9 by implementer
2006 2007 2008 2009

FAWEU 857 1076 1105 596
World Vision 294 330 275 182
ADRA 20 20 0 0
STF 57 62 33 0
8 UWESO 73 70 68 50
URDT 30 60 60 60
Forestry 50 50 49 38
Direct – secondary or vocational 1 6 77 176
Direct - PTC 0 0 0 56
Medical 1 154 215 181
Cornerstone 0 0 81 56
TOTAL 1383 1828 1963 1395
SECONDARY EDUCATION
One of the biggest highlights of 2009 was seeing Mvule Trust’s largest cohort of secondary
school students sit for the O level certificate: a total of 849 beneficiaries (68% girls and 32%
boys) from 106 schools in 33 districts took the examination.
UCE Results 2009, by category
50
40
% achieved
30
20
10
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D ivis ion 1 D ivis ion 2 D ivis ion 3 D ivis ion 4 F ail
Result
M vule Trus t s tudents D is tric ts of operation N ationw ide
Compared to their peers in the same districts, more sponsored students scored well -- in Divi-
sion One, Two or Three -- while relatively fewer acheived only a Division Four pass or failed
altogether. Results by Mvule Trust students are virtually equal to national results, which
include high-performing schools in Kampala and the central region.This is powerful evidence
that paying for school fees improves performance in class.
In 2010, Mvule Trust will directly pay for boys with Division 1 or 2 passes and girls with Divi-
sion 1-3 passes to continue to A-level or a tertiary course. A total of 535 beneficiaries (63%)
meet this requirement.
Mvule beneficiary Iganachi Razaki Omia, age 18, had the best
results in Yumbe District. He says, “I would organize discussions
with my friends after class. Textbooks were few but some students
don’t care, so I could use them often. That’s how I passed so well.”
Omia was pictured in the daily The New Vision along with other
high-performing students.
Sciences: National performance in science subjects continues to be

weak: 50% of Ugandan students failed in 2009. Mvule beneficiaries
did slightly better, with a 45% failure rate, despite coming from
schools where science teachers are few and labs virtually non-existent. Adequate learning 9
facilities provide obvious benefits. At Kichwamba High School and Cornerstone Leadership
Academies, where Mvule built and stocked labs in 2007, students con-
tinue to shine in science subjects.
Sabano Doreen, 18, had the best O-level results of all the Cornerstone
students. “We used the labs for practicals and examinations,” she says.
“I like sciences because they are about life; you can see how they ap-
ply. Most of my girl friends have chosen arts.” Doreen hopes to go into
telecommunications or civil engineering.
SPOTLIGHT ON FAWEU
From 2006-2009, Mvule Trust’s grant to FAWEU covered one
quarter of the organisation’s overheads and salaries and one third
of its scholarships. Over four years, Mvule Trust-FAWEU supported a
total of 1201 students through complete or one-time scholarships.
Martha Muhwezi has been director of FAWEU since April

2005 and throughout the Mvule Trust-FAWEU partner-
ship:
“When I joined FAWEU, there was a lot of demand

from the public for scholarships. We were receiving an
overwhelming number of applications. The grant from
Mvule Trust was very timely.
Mvule increased access to education, focusing more on

need, which is a different approach to some of our other donors who
emphasize mostly academic brightness. The grant reached many who
would have been left out. Education is not only about results.
The bursary went beyond tuition: entire schools were able to benefit
from Mvule’s provisions of textbooks and science laboratories. Mvule’s
grant also opened the door for FAWEU to get more funding, such as
the current, merit-based grant from African Development Bank.
Student dropouts due to pregnancy was one of the biggest challenges,

but dropout rates were low when you look at these girls’ history and
background. Cultural attitudes towards girl education are still nega-
tive; they draw girls back even as they try to move forward. We have
made positive strides over the last 10 years, but there is still a long
way to go.”
Below: FAWEU representative Josephine Pedun speaks to parents of Mvule Trust benefi-
ciaries at Amuria SS.
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
In 2009 Mvule Trust supported 11 young women on vocational courses, all from the post-con-
flict districts of Gulu and Kitgum. All these “child mothers” completed training in tailoring or
catering in 2009 and are ready to begin working. Of the young men and women who finished
vocational courses in 2008, many are earning a living from their skills.
Left: Oroma Mercy, an

orphan, dropped out of
school in Senior 2 and
was doing housework
until Mvule Trust took
her on for a tailoring
course in 2007. Now
she sits at Lacor trad-
ing center in Gulu with
her sewing machine.
She earns UGX 5000-
10,000 ($ 2.50-5.00)
a day to pay for her
child’s schooling and
living expenses.
TERTIARY EDUCATION
In 2009 Mvule Trust was supporting 222 young people on practical tertiary courses. Of these,
219 were females and three were males. In all, Mvule Trust was supporting the training of 131
nurses and midwives, 26 lab technicians, 37 foresters, one agriculturalist, five clinical officers
and 21 environmental health officers.
In 2009 Mvule Trust supported 30% of all the female students studying to be lab technicians in
the Lira medical laboratory school, and 15% of the graduating class. The cost of these courses
per year ranged from UGX 1,200,000 for foresters to UGX 2,000,000 for nurses.
District Tertiary institution Completed Completing
in 2009 in 2010
Gulu St Mary’s Hospital, Nursing School and Midwifery School Lacor 3 21
Gulu Clinical School 1 2
Jinja Jinja School of Enrolled Comprehensive Nursing 1 6
Jinja Medical Laboratory Training School 1 1
Kumi Ngora School of Nursing and Midwifery 5 16
Lira Lira School of Comprehensive Nursing 0 7
Lira Medical Laboratory Training School 10 14
Luweero Bukalasa Agricultural College 0 1 11
Masindi Nyabyeya Forestry College 27 10
Mbale Mbale School of Hygiene 14 7
Mbale School of Clinical Officers 0 2
Moroto St. Kizito School of Enrolled Comprehensive Nursing & Midwifery 0 18

Pader St. Mary’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kalongo 11 32
Soroti Soroti School of Comprehensive Nursing 2 6
Kasese Kagando School of Nursing 1 1
Kabale Kabale Science Institute 2 0
TOTAL: 78 144
THE GUARDIAN 2009 CHRISTMAS APPEAL
In September 2009 Mvule

Trust received an unex-
pected call from The Guard-
ian newspaper in London.
“Would Mvule Trust be able
to help with an education
scheme in Teso?” asked jour-
nalist Madeleine Bunting. Yes,
said Mvule staff. They were
already supporting over 300
students in the Teso area and
were confident that they could
take on more.
Over the next few weeks it

emerged that The Guardian,
already deeply involved in Teso through its Katine project with Barclays Bank and Am-
ref, wanted Mvule Trust to be its Christmas appeal charity. Mvule was thrilled.
In November, Mvule Trust staff spent two weeks in Teso with five reporters from the
UK newspaper. The reporters witnessed Mvule’s identification process from the be-
ginning, with one-on-one student interviews at local partner schools. Mvule staff
screened over 500 students, of whom 12 were interviewed from their homes and
schools, deep in villages in Katakwi, Kaberamaido, Soroti, Amuria and Kumi districts.
These students were later featured in a series of moving articles in The Guardian and
The Observer.
Launching the appeal on the front page of The Guardian on 28 November, Editor Alan
Rusbridger wrote, “This year we have teamed up with a small Ugandan NGO, Mvule
Trust, to provide bursaries for some of the most determined youngsters who have
struggled against the odds to finish school and, with the right training, have so much
to offer... With your help we can set up a fund that could last for several years, and
over the next six weeks we will be telling you the extraordinary stories of 10 appli-
cants whose futures you could transform.”
The appeal raised an unprecedented £292,600. Over 4690 readers donated, with a
number committing monthly sums. The largest donation was £4000. The daughter of
missionaries who had worked in Teso in the 1920s donated £1000. Several Guardian
readers made large donations for young people to study forestry.
Mvule Trust had promised that 85% of the funds would go directly for school fees,
supplies or activities for young people. At the time of writing in 2010, Mvule Trust was
12 making good on that promise. It had already enrolled 133 students, including the top
boy and the top 23 girl primary school leavers from Katine. In all, the funds will sup-
port 200 young people to pursue secondary education; nursing; agriculture; forestry;
vocational courses; primary or secondary teaching college; or a degree from Kumi
University. Mvule Trust is deeply grateful to the
readers and staff of The Guardian.
Left: Photographer Martin Godwin

shows children their images on his
camera. It is partly due to his stark
and haunting photos that Guardian
readers responded so strongly to
the appeal.
Right: Journalist Anne Perkins

interviews Esther Norah Aluka, an
aspiring forester from Serere who
will join Nyabyeya in September
2010.
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Health sciences
Medical laboratory technicians are in high demand in Uganda. All nine of the young
Direct Scholarships
women who completed their studies from Lira Medical Laboratory Training School
have found work at private clinics or government health centres. Many are the only
ones in their clinics qualified to test for HIV, syphilis, malaria, blood sugar or preg-
nancy - a vital role in a country where 5.4% of the adult population is HIV positive and
malaria is endemic.
Acen Jennifer, whose father is a primary teacher with six children, says, “Without
Mvule I would never have been able to finish this course. Now I can help my brothers
and sisters. They also need to go on with education.” Amola Dorcus earns UGX 80,000
a month ($40) plus accommodation at Aloi Mission Health Centre in Lira.
11 female students earned certificates in environmental health from the Mbale School
of Hygiene. Ayioworth Oliver is working as an assistant with the district health inspec-
tor of Nebbi. She earns UGX 245,000 a month ($122.50) conducting trainings on water
sanitation and inspecting health facilities. Her classmates are volunteering with their
local district councils.
47 nurses completed their training in 2009. Laker Pamela

will be working as a clinical instructor with an up-and–com-
ing medical school in Gulu. She says, “I will enjoy teaching.
I’ve gotten that good experience from my anatomy teacher at
Ngora Nursing School. Before Mvule came in, I was just sitting
at home, redundant. My mother sells vegetables in the mar-
ket.” Uganda has just 6 nurses for every 100,000 people, far
below the global average of 334 per 100,000.
Left: Akwap Grace was the best performing student at St Mary’s School of
Nursing and Midwifery in Pader. The school has retained her to teach in-
coming students.
Below: Second-year students supported by Mvule Trust at Ngora School of

Nursing in Kumi
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National Forestry College Nyabyeya

In 2009 Mvule Trust supported 50% of the graduating female students from Uganda’s National
Forestry College. The forestry students are thriving. Twenty seven beneficiaries upgraded to
diplomas in 2009 and have now gained valuable work experience. Akullu Jacklyne of Kitgum
volunteered with an agriculture organization, instructing farmers in bee-keeping techniques,
while Masibo Miriam interned with a government research body, investigating rodent popula-
tions in local forest reserves.
Three female Mvule foresters have become sub-county technical officers under the govern-
ment’s “Farm Income” project. Abalo Stella in Amuru District says, “I am learning so much
from the communities here. They are actually very knowledgeable; we only add on their
wisdom. Tree-planting will soon become a normal thing.” Nuwasasira Edinah in Kisoro District
says, “Opportunities for women are there in forestry. The government can see that women
are delivering.” These young women take home an astounding UGX 700,000 every month
($350), and are allocated a motorcycle and fuel to carry out field activities.
With Uganda’s rising need for farmland, timber and charcoal, it is up to young foresters to
protect valuable forest like this one in Kisoro (below). Edinah (inset) says, “Mvule is the
mother who has seen me grow.”
Three other Mvule beneficiaries are involved with Tree Talk, a tree-planting initiative under
Straight Talk Foundation. Says Otim Joseph, Tree Talk Coordinator in Kitgum, “The world is on
fire and only foresters can make a change, yet we are still few. Mvule sponsorship is funda-
mental, especially for women foresters. My neighbour at home was a district forestry officer, 15
he could pay me to pot seedlings. Mvule paid for my certificate at NFC. Then my good perfor-
mance gave me a government scholarship for a diploma.”
Mvule Trust has long-term plans to fundraise to build a dormitory for girl students at Nyaby-
eya. It will build latrines and washing areas in 2010 with Guardian funds. It reached this un-
expected decision after visiting the college to find students falling ill. The forestry college is
located inside one of East Africa’s most biodiverse forests, Budongo. Home to Polish refugees
in World War II, the college is under-resourced and in desperate need of renovation.
Primary Teacher Training
Completing a primary school teaching course can be a golden ticket for a young
woman in Uganda. Jobs for qualified primary school teachers are in abundance: there
is a chronic teacher shortage and the government estimates that it will recruit more
than 18,000 additional primary school teachers in 2010 alone. With males tradition-
ally dominating the field, female teachers are especially scarce and account for well
under 50% of the total number.
With this in mind, Mvule Trust awarded scholarships to 56 extremely needy young
women to attend primary teacher colleges (PTCs) in 2009. An additional Mvule Trust
beneficiary completed her PTC course at St Augustine Core PTC in Fort Portal. In 2010,
Mvule Trust will aim to recruit an additional 25 young people to study at PTCs.
District Teaching Institution Students

Arua Arua Core PTC 1
Moyo Erepi PTC 4
Kisoro Kisoro Core PTC 3
Kitgum Kitgum Core PTC 10
Lira Loro Core PTC 1
Nebbi Paidha PTC 1
Soroti Soroti Core PTC 19
Kabarole St Augustine Core PTC - Fort Portal 1
Kumi St Aloysius Core PTC - Ngora 7
Kumi St Mary’s Core PTC - Bukedea 10
Total: 57
Above: Some of the 19 Mvule students training to be primary teachers in Soroti.
STUDENT SUPPORT
16 School visits/guidance and counseling
A great part of Mvule’s impact cannot be measured in
shillings or dollars. In 2009 Mvule staff visited 50 schools
and spent one-on-one time with over 450 students.
Besides verifying the presence of the students in school
and checking on their academic performance, Mvule Trust
staff provided over 75 hours of counseling.
Right: Josephine Abalo with a beneficiary

at Rwenzori High School, Kasese.
Girls especially are under pressure to drop out and get married. Other frequently addressed
issues include poor grades and lack of motivation to study, questions about sexual health, and
relationships.
Asio Peninah graduated with a certificate in nursing from Ngora and now works in a pharmacy
in Kumi: “Fees was a stressing thing, but when Mvule came in all was taken care of and I had
new hopes of completing,” she says. “Mvule also gave us guidance and counseling. We felt
converted.”
Above: Mary Achom advises Akello Bena of Uringi SS, Nebbi, on life challenges as well as how to prepare for
O-level exams.
Scholastic materials
In 2009 Mvule Trust gave out
$22,907 worth of educational sup-
plies, including 650 math sets; 1992
dozen exercise books (24 for every
secondary student); 4500 pens; and 17
start-up tools for vocational stu-
dents (sewing machines and cloth;
tools for brick-laying, carpentry or
motor vehicle mechanics).
Mvule also gave 950 scientific calcu-

lators to S4 students and S5 sci-
ence students, like those at right at
Kakuka Hills SS in Bundibugyo.
Support to Mvule students at university
Of the 203 Mvule girls who sat for A-level in 2008, 68% scored at least two principle
passes, the basic requirement for university; 15% secured private or government
scholarships to public universities. Mvule Trust meets with the 20 Kampala-based stu-
dents (19 girls, one boy) once a semester.
The girls’ main challenges are affording textbooks; adjusting to city life and its ex-
penses; and sex and relationships. Orodriyo Monica from Arua, who studies Guidance
and Counseling at Kyambogo University, says, “When I first came to Kampala I had no
money, not even for a pen. Now I plait hair and knit during the holidays to make some
money. ”
Mary Achom, Mvule Trust Data Manager and a former ‘campus girl’ herself, says, “This
may be their first time in Kampala. One girl told me she felt out of place because her
classmates were always well dressed. But we counseled her and she learned to accept
her situation. This has saved her from running to a man to provide for her.”
All these students are the first in their

families to reach university. Mvule Trust
will give them each a small stipend in
2010.
Left: Straight Talk/Mvule staff counsel the young

women.
Below: Adreen Kanyesigye demonstrates condom

use. Preventing HIV/STDs and unwanted pregnan-
cy is vital if the Mvule students hope to complete
their studies.
Parents’ meetings
With over 849 beneficiaries at the end of their four-year scholarships, Mvule Trust
18 made it a priority to prepare students’ families for this transition. Staff organized 17
meetings for parents or guardians in the districts of Nebbi, Arua, Moyo, Adjumani,
Amuria, Katakwi, Kaberamaido, Kasese, Kisoro, Bundibugyo, Gulu and Pader. Over 600
parents attended, receiving guidance on how to help their children and information
on possible careers for them as well as lunch, refreshments and small travel refunds.
Parents asked: “What about further support to A-level or a tertiary institution? Is it

only science students who will be supported? What if my daughter wants to repeat
Senior Four?”
Says Programme Manager Josephine Abalo, “The

most important thing was to remind parents that
reaching the end of S4 is a very big achievement.
We advised them on what their children can do
with their O level certificates, and how to con-
tinue studying, whether they are picked up again
by Mvule or can get on a government scholarship.
There is little career guidance in schools; parents
need to be informed to help their children.”
Mr. Obello, Head Teacher at Amuria SS, says, “I

have really seen parents change through these
meetings. We as a school have also held meetings.
Parents are realizing they need to step in to fill in
the gaps not covered under Universal Secondary
Education.”
Below: Parents in Arua. Right: Mvule Trust’s Josephine Abalo

talks about tertiary options for their children, like forestry, agri-
culture and nursing.
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International Hospital Kampala - Hope Ward
The Hope Ward at International Hospital Kampala (IHK) provides for patients who
cannot afford expensive treatments like chemotherapy or surgery. Mvule Trust’s

fourth annual donation of $15,000 helped pay for the 248 patients admitted to the
ward in 2009, of whom 36% were children under 10 years; 79% of the adults were
women. Mvule Trust referred only one beneficiary to IHK in 2009, a young woman
with a chronic STI. She and her partner were both treated at IHK and counseled by
Mvule Trust staff.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Since 2006, the Trust has contributed UGX 17,000,000 ($8500) towards Mvule Trust
staff and partners in STF to further their education, as well as UGX 300,000 for new
reading glasses for an STF volunteer.
Name and position Course Institution

Josephine Abalo, BA of Education in
Mvule Trust Program Manager Community Psychology Makerere University
Christine Lamwaka, BA in Education Gulu University
Mvule Trust Field Officer, Gulu
Mary Achom, Mvule Trust Data Officer MS in Population and
Reproductive Health Makerere University
Patricia Amito, PGD in Project Planning and
Mvule Trust Finance Officer Management. Uganda Management Institute
Nicodemus Ogwech, Foundation Diploma in Chartered Institute of
STF Finance Officer purchasing and supply Purchasing and Supply
Jacklyn Abongowath,
STF Journalist MA in Public Administration Makerere University
Yusuf Odongpiny,
Counselor at STF Gulu Youth Centre BA in Education Uganda Martyrs University
Oryem John,
Tree Talk Coordinator, Amuru BA in Education Uganda Martyrs University
Angobu Joseph,
Tree Talk Field Officer, Kumi BA in Development Studies Makerere University
Anyait Angela,
Counselor at STF Gulu Youth Centre Certificate in Secretarial Studies Uganda Martyrs University
Okot Agiro Gabriel,
Tree Talk Field Officer, Kotido BS in Agriculture Gulu University
Komakech Patrick, Accounts
Assistant at STF Gulu Youth Centre BS in Accounts Gulu University
One of Mvule Trust’s proudest “outputs” in 2009 was Katherine Manchester’s accep-
tance to Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University on a full scholarship. Princ-
eton commended her work with Mvule Trust, where Katherine served for two years.
20 FOLLOW UP ON 2006 CONSERVATION GRANTS

In 2006 Mvule Trust granted $5500 to support conservation work in Kyambura Gorge in
Western Uganda. The three km gorge through savannah holds a spectacular forest and
is home to a community of 19 chimpanzees that have been cut off from nearby forests
by human encroachment. Since 2006, PhD student Nicole Simmons - who uses the mo-
torbike and solar panels purchased by the Mvule grant - has been re-planting fig trees
along the degraded edges of the gorge.
In 2006 Mvule Trust also granted

funds to Kichwamba High School
to build fuel conserving stoves (far
right). The school is near the gorge,
and the aim of the grant was to
reduce pressure on biomass in Queen
Elizabeth National Park.
Four years on, the stoves are func-

tioning well and have reduced fuel
consumption by two-thirds. Besides
the environmental benefit, this saves
the school about $300 a term.
GRANT FROM NATALIE PORTMAN

With support from film star Natalie Portman, Mvule Trust extended a
grant for the third year to AIDS Widows and Family Support to sup-
port seven orphans. Among other things, these funds pay school fees
for six of the children and rent a house for one of the families.
Above: Portman and a letter to her from beneficiary Sarah Nambooze.
FINANCE AND LOOKING AHEAD

In 2009 Mvule Trust requested for and received $879,395 out of the $5 million granted by
Arcadia in 2005. Of this, Mvule Trust utilised $725,028. About 69% of Mvule Trust’s expendi-
ture in 2009 went on school fees ($497,234). A further 11% ($80,449) was spent on support to
beneficiaries, including meetings with parents; trips upcountry to verify, counsel and guide
students; and materials for students. Administrative costs amounted to 20% of Mvule Trust’s
expenditure. However, this $146,982 included $25,922 as support to FAWEU. Mvule Trust con-
siders this as an “output” since it enabled FAWEU to conduct lobbying and other activities for
girls’ education. Therefore, only 17% of Mvule Trust’s expenditure went on its own overheads
and salaries.
To date Mvule Trust has spent $3.2 million of the original $5 milllion grant. The balance will
be “stretched out” through 2013 to allow students to complete their courses. In addition,
Mvule Trust will also utilise the almost $500,000 expected to come in from Guardian readers, 21
a figure which includes Gift Aid.
All in all, Mvule Trust expects to support about 2700 young people over the period 2006-2013.
Some will have been supported for over eight years (six years of secondary school plus two of
a professional course such as nursing). Others will have been supported for shorter periods,
such as a two year forestry course.
Already the economic benefits of this investment are visible as Mvule Trust beneficiaries start
to earn salaries and support the education of their siblings.
2009 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT
Actual Ushs. Actual US $

INCOME
Grants 1,848,488,332 879,395
Other income - Natalie Portman 38,548,905 19,731
Interest 463,531 233
Total Income 1,887,500,768 898,999
Less: Capital Expenditure (7,354,000) (3695)
Balance available for Recurrent Expenditure 1,880,146,768 895,304
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
Program sub-grants – scholarships
Secondary 868,017,960 426,395
Tertiary/vocational 140,9969,700 70,839
Sub-total 1,008,987,660 497,234
Innovative
Parents’ meetings 54,457,450 27,366
School visits 19,106,200 9,601
Support to beneficiaries 1,595,100 802
Hospital bed for beneficiaries 27,870,000 15,000
Scholarship materials 45,585,000 22,907
Northern Uganda projects 9,497,600 4,773
Sub-total 158,111,350 80,449
Administrative Costs
FAWEU operational overheads 29,812,310 14,981
Salaries – Head Office 66,417,333 33,376
Salaries – FAWEU 21,773,333 10,941
Directors’ salaries 102,203,000 50,000
Office rent 56,310,000 30,000
Trustees and implementers meetings 5,923,280 2,977
Bank charges 2,522,079 1,267
Motor vehicle running expenses 15,047,768 7,562
Audit fees 8,859,440 4,720
Publicity 10,712,000 5,383
NSSF 436,500 233
PAYE 994,000 530
Exchange gain/loss (29,825,411) (14,988)
Sub-total 291,185,632 146,982
Total Expenditure 1,458,2842,911,85 724,665

22 Surplus for the year before exchange difference 421,862,126 170,639
Exchange difference -- 54,114
BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 2009
(TO RESTRICTED FUND) 421,862,126 224,753
FURTHER DETAILS
Solicitors
Name: Mvule Trust
Lex Uganda
Governing document: Charitable Trust Deed
8th Floor Communications House
signed between the two founders and three
PO Box 22490, Kampala, Uganda
trustees on 1st March 2005.
Tel: 256-0414-232733
Trustees: David Bowes Lyon (Chair); Madeleine
Taylor Wessing
Plaut; Richard Dowden, Joel Kibazo
Carmelite
50 Victoria Embankment
Principal office:
Blackfriars, London EC4Y 0DX, UK
25 Ross Street, Cambridge UK, CB1 JBP
Tel: 44-0-207-300-7000
Auditors
Arcadia
Carr Stanyer Sims and Co.
39 Sloane Street, London, UK
Certified Public Accountants
Tel: 44-0-207-838-7100
Tel: 256-04140258458
UK Charity Commission Number:
1111410 (22 September 2005)
Bankers
Stanbic Bank
Government of Uganda NGO Certificate
Crested Towers, Corporate Branch
of Registration: S.5914/6093 (28 Octo-
ber 2005)
Barclays Bank PLC
Pall Mall 2 To read more about Mvule Trust or to
London, UK donate, visit www.mvuletrust.co.ug
The Mvule Trust team
Cathy Watson and William Pike, Directors For The Guardian Appeal:
Josephine Abalo, Programme Manager Adreen Kanyesigye, STF Counselor
Katherine Manchester, Programme Officer Victoria Cadman, Appeal Manager
Mary Achom, Data Officer and counselor Johnn Taaljard, IT Consultant
Fred Mwesigwa, Driver
Patricia Amito, Finance support
,
23
C Watson, K Manchester, J Abalo, M Achom and F Mwesigwa

Elizabeth Aluka, 22, from Soroti will study catering in
Jinja in 2010. Almost 75% of Mvule Trust scholarships go
to girls.
Elizabeth Aluka, 22, from Soroti will

study catering in Jinja in 2010. Almost
75% of Mvule scholarships go to girls.
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PTC Primary Teacher College

Mvule-supported students at Lwala Girls SS in the dry, windy hills of Kaberamaido. 3

Background on Mvule Trust 5

A flame tree, Delonix regia, in full bloom at Amuria SS in Teso.

BACKGROUND ON MVULE TRUST

Areas of operation: Mvule

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• Forum for African Women’s Educationalists – Uganda (FAWEU):

• World Vision: A Christian NGO working to address poverty.

• Ugandan Women’s Efforts to Save the Orphans (UWESO):

• Cornerstone Development: An educational organization which,

• Nyabyeya Forestry College (NFC): Located in Masindi,

• Uganda Rural Development Training (URDT) Girls’ School:

Together, these organizations oversaw

Contracts with FAWEU, World Vision, UWESO

Right: beneficiaries at Mutanywana SS, Kasese.

• 165 at secondary level, including 91 to study sciences at A-level

Right: At St. Charles Lwanga SS in Pader, Mvule Trust

Below: Beneficiaries at Lwala Girls SS in Kabermaido.

Number of beneficiaries on Mvule Trust scholarships 2006-9 by implementer

2006 2007 2008 2009

UCE Results 2009, by category

M vule Trus t s tudents D is tric ts of operation N ationw ide

Sciences: National performance in science subjects continues to be

Martha Muhwezi has been director of FAWEU since April

“When I joined FAWEU, there was a lot of demand

Mvule increased access to education, focusing more on

Student dropouts due to pregnancy was one of the biggest challenges,

Left: Oroma Mercy, an

District Tertiary institution Completed Completing

Moroto St. Kizito School of Enrolled Comprehensive Nursing & Midwifery 0 18

In September 2009 Mvule

Over the next few weeks it

Left: Photographer Martin Godwin

Right: Journalist Anne Perkins

47 nurses completed their training in 2009. Laker Pamela

Below: Second-year students supported by Mvule Trust at Ngora School of

National Forestry College Nyabyeya

District Teaching Institution Students

Above: Some of the 19 Mvule students training to be primary teachers in Soroti.

Right: Josephine Abalo with a beneficiary

motor vehicle mechanics).

Mvule also gave 950 scientific calcu-

All these students are the first in their

Left: Straight Talk/Mvule staff counsel the young

Below: Adreen Kanyesigye demonstrates condom

Parents asked: “What about further support to A-level or a tertiary institution? Is it

Says Programme Manager Josephine Abalo, “The

Mr. Obello, Head Teacher at Amuria SS, says, “I

Below: Parents in Arua. Right: Mvule Trust’s Josephine Abalo

cannot afford expensive treatments like chemotherapy or surgery. Mvule Trust’s

Name and position Course Institution

20 FOLLOW UP ON 2006 CONSERVATION GRANTS

In 2006 Mvule Trust also granted

Four years on, the stoves are func-

GRANT FROM NATALIE PORTMAN

Above: Portman and a letter to her from beneficiary Sarah Nambooze.

FINANCE AND LOOKING AHEAD

Actual Ushs. Actual US $

Total Expenditure 1,458,2842,911,85 724,665

The Mvule Trust team