Project Description Region: Africa Country: Uganda Location: Kampala Total Budget: $789,000 Area of Focus: Community economic development Uganda FAST will fund eighteen FAST starter kits helping Uganda's most vulnerable. Utilizing Vision International's model for creating community savings groups, women in rural areas will be able to pool their money and lend money to fund entrepreneurial endeavors. This will allow them to change their lives and develop their communities. Primary Host Partner District: 9213 Rotary Club of: Kampala-West Primary Contact: Anthony Ogalo Email: anthogalo@yahoo.com Primary International Partner District: 5240 Rotary Club of: Westlake Village Sunrise Primary Contact: Daniel Harutunian Email: danharutunian@yahoo.com Project Status Need $50,800 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #246333.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Kampala-West (9213) 23-Oct-24 $2,000 $2,000 $4,000 Westlake Village Sunrise (5240) 23-Oct-24 $2,000 $22,000 $24,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $50,800 - $50,800 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $19,200 $19,200 Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation) $691,000 Total $789,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 23-Oct-24 by Daniel Harutunian System Entry: Creation of project page.