Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Financial Report for July 2013 House of Jjajja Don

Dear Don,

Below are some updates concernigs the Girls' finances:

Balance as par 17th July 2013:    Ug. Shs. 2,923,693/=

Expenditure:

20 July 2013: School visitation day (Eve)    Ug. Shs. 20,000/=
                      House phone repair                            22,000/=

26 July 2013: Electricity bill                                      50,000/=
                     Water bill                                            25,000/=
                     Bank charges                                        2,500/=
                     Top plug (electricity)                           20,000/=
                     2 Bulbs                                              10,000/=
                     Extention wire                                    30,000/=
                    Stool (chair)                                       10,000/=
                    Hangers                                             15,000/=
                    Niddles & pins                                   10,000/=
                    Medical bill: Madina                           40,000/=
                                       Phelaine                        100,000/=
                   House supplies                                  390,000/=
                   Cissy's new phone                             200,000/=
                   Turpline                                               50,000/=
                   House books (Day,cash,stock)            30,000/=

Total expense:                                     Ug. Shs. 1,024,500/=

Balance as par 26th July 2013: Ug.Shs. 2,923,693/=  - Ug.Shs. 1,024,500/=

                                             = Ug. Shs. 1,899,193/= 

God bless!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

More Education Oppportunities

Congratulations to two of the young women from the House of Jjajja Don. Phelaine has been accepted back into Makerere University in Kampala. She starts on August 26th. She has also been offered an opportunity to come to the United States to study in a small college in Illinois. They want to see how her grades are in Kampala after having been away for a while. 

Also, Aminah has been accepted to a one year basic certificate course at he Kampala YMCA in Tailoring and Design. She hopes this will help her sewing section working for the Diakonia Products out of the house.

Truly it is through safety, education and skills development that these young women will be able to make their futures different.


Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Rent Contract on the House of Jjajja Don

Dear Don,
 
Congrats upon your successful trip to Rome!
 
The brother to Mr Ntabara Ahammed, who is the land lord of the girls' premises,  told me, Ntambara is improving and I expected to meet him last Friday, only to call me that very morning that he was unable to turn up.
 
House renting: We talked on the phone with Mr Ntambara, who told us to make an increment of Ug. Shs. 50,000/- of what we had paid in the last contract, i.e. 650,000/= + 50,000/= =700,000/= @ month, which brings it to 8,400,000/=  an equivalent of Us $ 3,360 with the USD at 2500 Ugandan shillings.

Best regards,
 
Gerald

I will plan to wire funds to Fr Gerald in mid August pay pay for the next year's rent on the house. If anyone can help out you can send a check to St Aloysius Parish with "Uganda" on the memo line, 1234 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI  48226.

Peace, Deacon Don

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Meet My Daughters from the House of Jjajja Don in Kampala Uganda













Meet the new Business Manager for Diakonia Products

Welcome Nassolo Diana who is the new Business Manager for my daughters Diakonia Products. I have known Diana since my first trip to Uganda in 2007. Another Plymouth family helped her through her college studies in Accounting. She is currently studying for the CPA certification in Uganda. She will be responsible for helping the girls develop cost analysis for production and sales and a variety of budgets.

New Sales and Marketing Manager for my Daughters Diakonia Products

Welcome to Nandango Cissy who is the new Sales and Marketing Manager for my daughters Diakonia Products in Kampala, Uganda. She was a student at the International Technical College when I traveled to Uganda two years ago. She graduated and has not been able to find work in the Uganda market place. We brought her on board to help the girls sell their products and find contracts for sewing goods sales.