The LOG`EL TECHNOLOGY CENTER works to empower community members of Mengo Kisenyi (most of whom are artisans) to develop solutions as well as training them on how to use media technologies to further their endeavours to address the various challenges of Mengo-Kisenyi. The project aspires to; Link informal artisans to media technologies sources, for effective networking, to increase the visibility of their activities, Train informal artisans
What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
1. To enable the artisans to adopt and utilize the information disseminated by the above stated media channels, to enrich their operations while also expanding their marketing bases
2.To enable the targeted artisans to form production-driven listeners/viewers clubs while at the same time, venturing into social media networking through facebook, twitter, linked-in, Blogging Etc., to increase the visibility of their works
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
LOG`EL Project has its head office on Mussajjalumbwa Road, off Rubaga Road – Mengo-Kisenyi – right in the heart of the proposed project area, The organization is in touch with several of the targeted informal artisans within Mengo-Kisenyi either by consuming some of their products or by offering graphics design services to them, Since its inception the organisation has been working in close collaboration with the local authorities
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
The project targets to train 150 artisans i.e. 70 female tailors and 80 male carpenters, Sustaining the artisans participation shall be done through:
•Linking the artisans to Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA), for additional, on-going multiple support, • Linking the artisans to existing government support programmes e.g. the Community-driven Development (CDD) Grant, Skilling Uganda Programme and others.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
Among other resources these include;
1. Networking opportunities
2. Capacity building opportunities (training of the trainers)
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This is a very brilliant and relevant project. I suggest you can work with the BloggersUG group which is a network of over 50 top bloggers in Uganda to help facilitate the trainings and also blog about the artisans. You can also organize a virtual exhibition for their work on Facebook………and the bloggers community can still help to advertise, popularize and generate clout for the content generated from this project.