3.1.2010-3.6.2010 Obaya in Lira, Uganda Part 1

  The first organization I worked with in Lira was Obaya, a non-profit that focuses on sustainable agriculture and education. They run two separate programs which both focus on allowing people to return to their local villages post-war and giving them the tools to be able to make a living in these remote places.

The first project I documented was the agriculture project. This project focuses on providing local farmers with chickens, goats, oxen, and seed. There are a few farmers who focus on honey and are provided bees. Obaya initially provides them with a few chickens, once the farmers begin to make a profit from the eggs and offspring they pay Obaya back for the initial cost of the chickens. Then Obaya might help the fund chickens or oxen next. It's a progressive relationship, and each time the farmer pays off the initial cost Obaya is more likely to fund his/her next endeavor.

 

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