THE FOURTH QUARTER REPORT FROM MAYUGE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CENTER

P.O BOX 26745 KAMPALA

Introduction

We extend our sincere gratitude and greetings to all our partners, donors, friends and well-wishers in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We wish to congratulate you upon finishing the year 2024 and to inform you that the staff, board of governors and all key stakeholders of Mayuge Christian Education Centre are playing their respective roles towards the smooth running of all projects at the center.

Below is the project status report for the period running from 1st October – 31st December 2024.

Background

This report highlights MCEC activities implemented within the fourth quarter of 2024, supporting adults and children at MCEC and in the local community.

Ministry

The project is committed to ensuring that bible study sessions for men, women and children are held every Friday and Saturday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. These sessions are open to all interested members of the community regardless of religion.

Pastor Richard leading the boys through praise and worship during Bible study.

Doreen leading the children’s Bible study.

Education

Adult education was introduced at the center earlier this year in February and it has proved to be a success. The classes run from Monday to Thursday during school holidays from 3:00pm – 5:00pm, and are held every Tuesday and Thursday once schools re-open. The main aim of these classes is to enable the participants to have an ability to read, write, and solve simple math problems.

Juliet conducting classes at the center.

Ever since MCEC partnered with Baitambogwe Primary School to provide scholastic materials and teaching assistants in primary one and two, the performance of the pupils has greatly improved and their ability to read and interpret the English language has also improved.

The headmaster on behalf of the school management is always grateful to MCEC and its partners for all the support given to the school.

Gary and Peter having a great time with the pupils at Baitambogwe Primary School.

Vocational/Technical Skills

Mechanics and Tailoring

The second motorcycle mechanics class and the third tailoring class started on the 1st of October with a total of nine boys and 15 girls, respectively. Orientation meetings were held at the center in the presence of the parents and tutors of the students before officially sending them to their respective classes.

The boys in the Mechanics class assembling the engine in the presence of their tutor.

Prisca showing the girls how to measure and cut out pieces to make a pencil skirt in Tailoring class. They are all wearing aprons that they sewed themselves.

Agriculture

Poultry

The newly obtained batch of 250 chicks is being taken care of well and is healthy. Vaccinations are done on time and the birds are given appropriate feeds. We expect to start picking eggs early next year from the batch. Funds obtained from the sales will be re-invested in the project.

Julius vaccinating the birds against Newcastle disease.

Cattle

The farm was visited by a vet who carried out a pregnancy test on the two cows, David and Patience, and it was confirmed that Patience was pregnant. We hope to receive a calf very soon. An increase in both milk production and sales will be re- invested in the project.

Garden

In an effort to curb the adverse effects of the dry season in the garden, MCEC managed to get the long-awaited irrigation system installed by the contractors from the district. With this system in place, bananas will be harvested from the garden throughout the year which will increase income.

The contractors inserting a hydrant point between pipes that were installed.

Although all these developments are ongoing, sales are still being made and efforts have been made to see that the crops grow well.

Godfrey showing the women how to prune a banana plant in the garden at the center.

Hygiene and Health

WASH Program

In this quarter, the pupils in the three schools that partnered with MCEC (Baitambogwe primary school, Bugodi primary and Faith of Victory) have been sensitized about Mpox following an outbreak of the disease in the country. In addition, other topics like oral health and worm infection were covered.

Daisy talking about Mpox at Bugodi Primary School

Clean Water Provision

MCEC is looking forward to providing clean water to communities in need of it. With this goal in mind, MCEC together with its partners provided a borehole to Bubambwe Subcounty that is accessible by all community members without discrimination.

Contractor using the Village Drill to drill a borehole in Bubambwe Subcounty.

Peter, Gary and the MCEC board members visiting the finished borehole in Bubambwe Subcounty.

Community Visits

Outreach

In this quarter, MCEC focused more on expanding its boundaries and services to other sub-counties in need of help in different sectors. For this reason, Bubambwe and Nabalongo Sub-counties were singled out and inception meetings scheduled with community residents.

In addition, MCEC arranged an inception meeting at the district to inform the officials about MCEC’s intentions are for the people in the district and its new venture in clean water provision to needy communities.

District officials looking at the pad samples that were made by the beneficiaries of MCEC (left). The District Education Officer thanking MCEC for thinking about female children and working towards seeing them stay in school (right).

Donations

MCEC, with the help of its partners, managed to donate funds to the Bubambwe village community to cover all the expenses of the drilling of the borehole. Maternity dresses were also given to the needy pregnant teenagers at Baitambogwe Health Center III.

Prosy (in pink) posing for a photo with the teenagers holding the maternity dresses that were donated to them.

Celebrations

Through MCEC’s new campaign of “More Jesus, More WASH”, a total number of 44 people were baptized on the 21st day of December, the same day that the end-of-year party was held at the Center. The new converts joined the rest of the community members at MCEC to celebrate their conversion and the end of the year.

One of the new believers gets ready for baptism.

Doreen (in green) and Daisy entertaining the visitors together with the children during the end-of-year party at the Center.

Conclusion

We are so grateful to the Almighty for the gift of life, the support from our partners and donors, and the board that has stood with MCEC throughout the quarter. We promise to keep working even harder in the year 2025.

We hope to double our efforts in the year 2025 and see that people in Mayuge receive Christ as their personal Lord and savior, get access to clean and safe water, have good hygiene and sanitation, teach the young and the adults, and construct pit latrines in the community. Not forgetting the healthy and education departments, but all in all, allowing our God to lead and strengthen us.

Yours faithfully,

Godfrey Nkutu

Director Mayuge Christian Education Centre