Projects

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PD launched two socially concious entrepreneurial ventures in Uganda. The lessons and best-practices learned through these projects will guide future projects incubated under the Project Diaspora banner and will be shared with members of the Diaspora interested in running their own projects. Project Diaspora retains 15% of all revenues from our projects to help sustain operations.

PROJECT UMPG Uganda Medicinal Plants Growers Limited

A larger initiative based in Masindi, Uganda designed to transform over 1500 susbsistence farmers to commercial farmers. Project UMPG’s goal is to create markets for crops such as moringa, chili peppers, neem and aloe vera. In order to increase farmer daily earnings by broadening their market reach. Project Diaspora role involves crop selection, agricultural training, product development, supply chain management and international marketing.

The project’s next phase includes:

International certifications including fair trade, organic
Finding large scale local, regional international buyers through a focused marketing strategy
Establish formal distribution channels
Provide agricultural training for farmers designed to increase yeild and reduce expenses
Build processing and storage facilities
New product development

Visit the official home UMPG site »

Women of Kireka

An initiative to economically emancipate ninenteen internally displaced women in Kampala, Uganda. The women fled Uganda’s long-running rebel war against Joseph Kony in Northern Uganda to an IDP camp near the Kireka rock quarry. The project is designed to transition them from their current low-wage, dangerous occupation as rock crushers to a new life as jewelry designers and artisans. In a few short months, the women have attracted international customers from the UK, Canada, and the United States. Additionally the project is generating revenue for the women through local sales. As artisans, the women can earn in three days of designing and creating jewelry, the equivalent of three to four weeks of crushing rocks 12 hours a day.

The project’s next phase includes:

Internship program partnering international development students and local development students to train the women on business development, skills training, and raise awareness about working conditions in the quarry.
Finding large scale international buyers through a focused marketing strategy
New product development
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