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The Kabale Municipality and Ndorwa County Elderly Care Foundation (KANDEFO) is a Non - Governmental Organisation operating in Kigezi region. It is the overall approach to the economy and consultation base of the elderly people in urban and rural areas in the region plus needy children affected by HIV/AIDS epidemic. Its main centre is in Kabale Municipality Kabale district.
This organization is covering kabale, kanungu, kisoro, Rukungiri, Rukiga, Rubanda and Ntugamo.
It is well known that the population density of 245 in habitat /km2 in south western highlands of Uganda (Kigezi region inclusive) is among the highest in Uganda. It is three times higher than the national average of 85 people / km2. This has resulted into considerable increase of the aging persons leading to a considerable reduction of the working age. The elderly persons are most marginalized people. Since inception in the year 1995, KANDEFO has filled important and vital services to the elderly people. Working hand in hand with other governmental organisations, the major objective of KANDEFO organization has been to mobilize the elderly and engage them in undertakings involving agriculture, natural resource management, counseling services, poultry, and financial savings. The success is marked by the growth enrolment level of members to the organization and their out at both group and individual level. By now 2018 the organization has 32449 members.
ABOUT
KANDEFO is nonprofit making organisation which was formed in 1995 as acommunity based organisation in Rubaya Sub-county Buramba Parish in kabale District with 70 people and later it expeanded its boundaries to Kabale Municipality and Ndorwa County and then registered as an NGO 2004 UNDER REGISTRATION NUMBER s.5914/4780 with the purpose of promoting the standards of the living of the elderly persons in Kabale Municipality and Ndorwa County in kabale district. It is the overall approach to have elderly community positively transferred towards attaining reasonable economic status. This strategy has hinted the minds of many communities in kabale district even the outside the KANDEFOs areas of operation
VISION
Enhancing Economic and social transformation of the elderly members.
MISSION.
Ensuring the sustainability of social, economic and cultural transformation among the elderly.
OBJECTIVES.
1. To build a community based nonprofit, non-government and nonpartisan organisation that would.;
(a) Coordinate the HIV/AIDS counseling activities among the elderly members in collaborating with other organizations more particularly with organizations having HIV/AIDS prevention issue.
(b) Mobilize and sensitize more members about the need to join the organization and merits associated with it.
(c) Create awareness on the importance of natural resource management through agro forestry business and the need for soil fertility improvement.
(d) Clearly address gender issues by involving more elderly women and encouraging their participation in the planning; management and project implementation processes.
(e) Carefully instruct and train seed and seedling producers using on farm technologies that will result in maximum yields and quality tree and fruit producers.
(f) Establish a center for information regarding the elderly people and communities in Kigezi region which will eventually help researchers and other information users.
(g) Provide consultation services and training regarding HIV/AIDS couseling and natural resource management to all interested people in the areas of operation and the district at large.
2. To continue assisting the disadvantaged individuals and groups through collective participation and good will.
3. To provide seedlings to tree product producers while aiming at continued financial indepences.
4. To provide employment opportunities for many additional auxiliary workers such as farm workers and field workers as an alternative source of income.
5.To identify various strategies and opportunities of economic development for the association and members.
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Community
To mobilise the elderly community into the Association in order to alleviate poverty and other forms of Back wardness among members.
To survey and involve the community members in various opportunities and strategies for economic development.
To participate in under takings such as the programme for modernisation of Agriculture, and any other on going development and investment programmes.
To assist the disadvantaged groups and displaced persons through collective participation and good will.
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PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES
Management of the Organisation.
KANDEFO organisation has been managed by four fully operated bodies.
These are;
1. General membership / General body
2. Executive Committee
3. Finance Committee
4. Disciplinary Committee
Activities
- Visiting Parishes and villages and registering groups which would be there and then be enrolled members of KANDEFO.
- Conducting baseline survey on the needs assessment evenly, throughout the areas of operation while targeting groups and individuals that could be helpful to the elderly.
Sensitization covered training member in;
1. Cash saving mobilization and techniques
2. Simple techniques of credit sourcing and basic requirements needed by financial institutions.
3. Simple and understandable knowledge of credit management
4. Consumer education and protection in relation to financial institutions and groups.
5. Agricultural group marketing in relation to saving and loan mechanism and management.
6. Simple record keeping and cost benefit analysis.
7. Group dynamics which involve learning how to form sustainable groups formation of by-laws and reliable group constitutions, conflict resolution and management.
8. Formation of work plans.
(a) Mobilization and sensitization
(b) Formation of savings and credit cooperative society Ltd.
(c) Payment of the school fees to the needy children, Orphans, HIV/AIDS students, and vulnerable children both in primary secondary and Tertiary institution totaling 820 Students
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 Impaired Elderly supported by Kandefo |  Elderly members from bunda subcounty bei |  Elderly field owned by Kandefo member |
 Afruit field owned by kandefo member |  Elderly being counseled1 |  Children under Kandefo child support pro |
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MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS;
(i) The organization shall be open to all Elderly persons whether males or females in kabale municipality and Ndorwa County, Kabale district for membership.
(ii) Interested Elderly persons out side the area of operation shall register for membership into the organization with approval of the Executive committee of the organization.
(iii) All Elderly persons wishing to join the organization shall become members after paying membership fee determined in a General meeting.
(iv) A sister organisation wishing to join the organization shall be recruited as an organization member after adhering to this constitution and after paying a special organization member ship fee which shall be determined by the Executive committee of the organization in a meeting.
(v) Government officials who have a bearing on the association shall be ex-officio members of the association regardless of membership fees.
(vi) Only paid up members shall benefit from the services of the organization.
TYPES OF MEMBERS.
There shall be four classes of members of the Organisation Namely
(a) ORDINARY MEMBERS.
A fully paid up registered member shall be an ordinary member of the organization with voting rights but shall in all other respects, have the same rights privileges and liabilities as other members. He/she shall be required to pay entrace fee and an annual subscription fees as determined from time by the general forum.
(b) ASSOCIATE MEMBER.
Any organisation, or other person in the district with qualifications common or related objectives as herein stated may upon applicaton to the Executive Board be admited as an associate member but without voting rights.
(c) LIFE MEMBER.
All subscribers to the memorandum and Articles of organization and any other person that the Executive committees shall coast accordingly he / she be life members of the organization with right to vote or be voted for.
(d) HONORARY MEMBER.
The executive board may at its discretion decide to co opt as an Honorary member any such persons to Honorary membership subject to the approval of the Executive board.
BOARD MEMBERS
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KANDEFO NGO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1. Director / Chairperson Mrs. Karwana Peruth
2. Vice Chairperson Mr. Baterekyera John.
3. Treasurer Mr. Emmanuel Mbabazi
4. General Secretary Mr. Tumwakire Francis.
5. Vice Treasurer Mr. Kagumisirize Stable.
6. Publicity Secretary Mr. Mihengyere Medard.
DISCIPLINE COMMITTE
1. Chairpeson John Muzarirehe.
2. Member Mwesigye Ketty
3. Vice Chairperson Mrs. Magret Twinomusinguzi
4. Member Jolly Bagarukayo
5. Member Charles Magaga
6. Member Baryaruha Bonefansio.
7. Member Moses Mugarura.
8. Advisor Mr. Christopher Mulenga.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
1. Chairperson Mr. Christopher Mulenga
2. Vice Chairperson Mr. Mutabaruka Amos
3. Member Mr. Apollo Rutaro.
4. Member Mr. Eric Rwezire
5. Member / SACCO Manager Arinaitwe Myson
HON. BEN TUNGWAKO
PATRON
The prime of Toro Kingdom Right Hon Ben Tungwako started funding KANDEFO from 2000 up to - date (90% funding).
MISS. KARWANA PERUTH
Project Director
We plan for the future generation.
MR. TUMWAKIRE FRANCIS
General Secretary
Kandefo Believes that ''One life saved and Changed, is one more Celebrating the gift of life''.
CONTACT US
ADDRESS: KABALE DISTRICT, KABALE MUNICIPALITY, CENTRAL, CENTRAL, EAST
P.O, BOX 847, KABALE
REGISTRATION NUMBER: INDR47801432NB
PERMIT NUMBER: INDP44461432NB
Email: kandefo23@gmail.com
+256781400460 or +256782635112