Interviews to appoint House Parents

On the 25th June there are to be interviews to appoint men and women to be responsible for day-to-day care of the street children when they move into the Hostel. We might call such people "house parents"; the usual term used in Kasese as "patron and matron".
The interviews will be conducted not only by members of the SKILL Hostel Executive Board but also by representatives of the Education department and the Probation department of Kasese Municipality. This is not only to benefit from their expertise and experience, but to involve the municipal authorities in the life and work of the Centre.
I asked Enos Kyibibi about making necessary rule to be kept by the children - I was thinking about such things as "No alcohol on site" and "No taking of drugs". The Executive Board have discussed this, and feel strongly that rules must be made in discussion with the children themselves; if they can agree on what are fair and reasonable rules, they are much more likely to encourage each other to keep the rules.
Initially the boys will come out to the Centre on Saturdays, for various training activities, including health education. Enos has been able to borrow some tools for the children to use, as it will be some months before TWAM ("Tools With A Mission") are able to ship refurbished tools out from UK.

Progress - Building and Working Plan

Hostel building: Rev. Ian Elliott, retired vicar living in our village, has been out in several African countries working with CMS; he was able to spend 24 hours in Kasese, and visited the SKILL Hostel, bringing back some photos of progress.

Interior plastering and cementing of floors is going well; cladding is being added to the exterior wall in the veranda; and the water tower now has a tank on top.





















 












Working Plan: Enos Kyibibi, Project Director, has been working on the two Working Plans which will be needed for seeking ongoing funding - the Strategic Plan (giving the five-year vision for the Hostel Project) and the Operational Plan (laying out detailed facts, figures and budgets).
Here are samples of what he has included:  

10 double deck bunks ,bed sheets, blankets, mosquito nets, plastic chairs, dining table and towels.

Breakfast, lunch, diner, supper for 20 kids 

Tools for Carpentry, Tailoring, Knitting, Salon, Soap making,, Carving, Brick laying and concrete practice for 20 children for the first year 

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