Earlier today at the skilling sector of OCA Organization girls participated in an educational session on menstrual hygiene the training began with the theory session where they learned about the importance of personal hygiene during menstruation, proper menstrual health practices and how to use and make reusable sanitary pads. Upon acquiring the requisite knowledge, the…
Farmers successfully received their agricultural inputs—soybean and maize seeds—in preparation for planting during the first season. Quality inputs improve crop yields, enhance soil management, and support more reliable harvests even under challenging conditions. This reduces food insecurity and increases household income, allowing farmers to reinvest in their farms and communities. Agro inputs also promote efficient…
Youth tailoring training is a powerful pathway to economic empowerment and sustainable livelihoods. By equipping young people with practical, market-relevant skills in garment making, design, and entrepreneurship, such programs transform untapped potential into productive employment. Tailoring requires relatively low start-up capital yet offers immediate income-generating opportunities within local markets. Investing in youth upskilling not only…
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Richard Ayeni is now a renown supplier of chicken in Alebtong district selling over 1000 birds every month. He has been able to educate his children and one of all is a mechanic. from the chicken business he was able to open for his son a mechanic shop, build a permanent house and buy himself…
OCA is training the women of Akura, Albetong district, Uganda on making a local energy-saving stove to increase environmental conservation through reduction in cutting down trees as well as reducing pollution, hence good health practices. Farmers under OCA engage in co-circular activities during parenting training. They Joyously show their skills and love within the training.
When I completed my primary seven, my mother told me she could not afford to pay my school fees at secondary level, so she told me to either stay at home or repeat primary seven. OCA’s scholarship came at the right time when I had lost hope and if it were not for their efforts,…
Social and economic development is hard and slow to achieve among subsistence farmers who are caught up in poverty. But OCA together with International Refugee Trust (IRT) is chipping these obstacles away through multi-sectoral approaches. Without proper storage, these farmers were forced to sell their surplus crops at a low price to middlemen, and potentially lose…
Poor sanitation and hygiene is a cross-cutting health concern in all rural Ugandan villages which are responsible for 17% of all deaths of children under five according to World Health Organisation. StepUp educates communities about the importance of home and personal hygiene, and sanitation in relation to good health. Tremendous progress have been made since…