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Headteachers from all schools we work with in Komo Learning Centre Do It Yourself Clubs are attending their first gathering of the education year 2023 at Komo head offices in Mukono. The Head teacher’s workshops help collect views from school heads that help properly implement the DIY program within partner schools. It is also a moment when they get to know a full-year plan of what we are going to do ahead of the year.

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We are Hiring at Komo Learning centres 1 project officer. Check out details. Deadline is 31st Jan 2023.

For Immediate Hire!

Job opportunity	Do it Yourself Clubs (DIY) Youth Mentor
Place of work	Kayunga, Buikwe, and Wakiso Districts
Travel	Frequent travels with in your local areas, and at KLC offices in Friendship Village, Mukono District.
Should be Residents of:	Wakiso – Kasangati Town Council, Kabubbu Areas.Kayunga – Busaana, Galilaya, Bbaale Areas and Kayunga Town CouncilBuikwe District – Lugazi Town Council and Buikwe Town Council
Deadline	21st – January -2023

INTRODUCTION

Komo Learning Centres (KLC) is a registered NGO in Uganda since 2013. We strive to provide quality education, excellent healthcare, and improved livelihood options to disadvantaged communities in Mukono, Wakiso, Buikwe and Kayunga Districts. We run several programs including a health centre, a youth livelihood programs (LEAP), an educational sponsorship program, and the Do It Yourself Clubs (DIY) in secondary schools. KLC is located 6km along Kayunga Road from Mukono at Friendship Village.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

In DIY Clubs the students take the lead in identifying challenges in their schools and communities and take action to solve them.  Through a series of soft skills empowerment sessions and hands-on service projects students learn how to communicate and work in teams, develop greater self-confidence and agency, and create a positive school climate. Student projects focus on Gender, Agriculture, Maturation Management, WASH, Environmental Conservation, SRH, Entrepreneurship, among others. Youth Mentors facilitate these clubs and provide trainings, and directly implement the DIY activities in these respective schools.

JOB OVERVIEW

This Mentor – fellowship opportunity targets passionate and energetic young people (22-25years), who will directly be responsible for overseeing all the DIY activities in the schools, including facilitating life skills sessions, supporting students in project design and implementation, collecting timely feedback, building solid and healthy relationships with students, among others. This opportunity will require extensive time in the field including working evening hours and over the weekend!

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and implement school-based DIY activities.
• Produce timely, accurate, and quality reports.
• Participate fully in weekly debrief meetings held at KLC offices or any other designated places by the organization.
• Conduct and facilitate community awareness raising and community mobilization to enhance the visibility of DIY program as assigned.
• Monitor individual attendance, performance, and behavior of the DIY participants and report
• Document and share good practices and project successes and challenges.

Qualification and personal specifications.

•  Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, Diploma in Education (Secondary), Social Sciences, SWASA, Community Based Rehabilitation or any other related field.
• One or two-years relevant experience in Youth mentorship, Education, Community service or volunteerism and field data collection.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and dependability – Indicate 2 referees in your application.
• Ability to lead a team and produce results under minimum supervision, especially while working with young people in the community or schools.
• Good English communication skills, both oral and written.
• Prior experience of working in a school setting is an added advantage.
• Very flexible and willing to work over the weekend.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, courteous, respectful, and with rich interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience in positive Youth development approaches is an added advantage.
• Eligible candidate should be staying in either Kayunga (Kayunga Town Council, Galilaya, Bbaale), Wakiso (Kasangati Town Council, Kabubbu), and Buikwe (Buikwe Town Council Lugazi areas near Buikwe).
• Should possess a recommendation letter from the subcounty, demonstrating that she/he is a resident in the community stipulated above.
• Male candidates are highly advised to apply.
• Being single (not married) is an added advantage.

How to Apply: Qualified candidates should hand deliver theirapplications, or send to the email below, indicating the district where they are coming from and 2 referees with their contacts.  Ensure to indicate in the email subject: Application for DIY Youth Mentoring Program.

The Youth Programs Manager,

Komo Learning Centres, P.O. Box 350, Mukono. Email: fatuwa@gmail.com 

Tel: 0751529722, Office Line: +256 200903596.

NOTE: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We bring you the DIY Schools newsletter for quarter 3. Check out what we have been up to with schools in the past three months. Our DIY schools participants have been actively implementing the hands on projects.

International Day of the Girl 2022

“Our time is now—our rights, our future”

Did you know, 85% staff are women, 71% of mentors are ladies, 80% of our participants in 30 schools are girls. We value women’s ability and break the myth of only men taking the lead. Though it’s a sign of women empowerment in decision and future leadership, we recognize the reality of our population, where we have more women than men, hence the need to equality real in growth and development.

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Ndeeba S.S in Kayunga cluster had a project demonstration on 17/09/22 and a number of activities were carried out. These included showcasing of hand  craft products like shoes and mats, hygiene products like liquid soap and Jezz as well as a garden where proceeds from the sale of the products will be used for investment into market gardening. The club participants also shared their testimonies about their stay and experience with DIY. School administrators including the Headteacher and Dean of Studies also shared wonderful changes they have seen in the participants of DIY club. In the next weeks , we shall share more about the other projects in schools on going.

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Check out what is happening in our schools through the quarterly Schools newsletter. In this issue you, check out trainings for our team, projects on the wheel, St. Balikudembe at 25, The focus on schools projects, Best mentor, What’s happening in the other school and teacher’s corner.

Student of Kitibwa Bright future SS demonstrating how to make ceramic water filters from clay. The project is aimed to encourage drinking and ensure availability of safe drinking water for students and staff in their school. To learn more about Komo learning centres DIY clubs visit http://www.komolearningcentres.org

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Meet Jonathan a DIY participant and vice president MT.ST Henry’s High School Mukono, explaining their project of sanitation as they use recycled paper to create office dust bins.

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“We of course have a number of clubs that matter to us, but when it comes to DO IT YOURSELF CLUB, It’s extra ordinary. The concept prepares us to be first class responsible citizens. Our teachers are greater than before, our parents are more closer to us to discuss things that matter. We are now starting to look at the world in positive direction, we look at solutions not fronting problems. We are the next generation to take on the responsibilities to make the world a better place” This is one of the conversation responses from St. Balikuddembe SS Kisoga participants and Komo learning centers communication team when asked why DIY club matters to them. To learn more about komo learning centers visit http://www.komolearningcentres.org