Milestones
Our Projects | Our Progress
Support Milestones
Foundation Milestones
Ripple Effect
Well and Water
$15,314.04
- Drilling and bore tests
- Design and build of well
- Basic water storage
Solar Pump
$4,834.24
- Pump and batteries necessary to extract water on demand
- Reduced dependence on grid infrastructure (brownouts)
- Dedicated infrastructure to ensure water access
Power and Transformer
$3,672.00
- Ability to switch from/to off-grid power as needed or in an emergency
- Basic electrical needs to be covered by national grid until possible to manage entirely offgrid
Fencing
$7,733.70
- To prevent squatting on the land
- To prevent theft of materials
- To demarcate land ownership
Staging / Storage / Security
$12,076.00
- To provide a lockable place to store tools, materials and equipment
- A place to stay during inclement weather events
- A site office (container)
Tools
$5,355.00
- Tools to clear the land
- Tools for volunteers to use when they are on the land
- Tools used by caretaker to prep the land, maintain the land, the waste management systems and for planting & cultivation of the land
Caretaker / Security Guard
$1,200.00
- Theft is a major challenge
- Even metals like fencing are stolen to be sold as scrap
- Caretaker does the daily work on the land; agriculture, maintenance, meeting with stakeholders, beautification and security
Surveys
$720.00
- Geotech – what is the ground like under the land. Helps to determine build sites
- Hydrogeological – what is the story of water on our property. Helps to determine where to put wells and infrastructure
Transportation / Vehicle
$25,100.00
- The site is 1 1/4 hours from the city, and 90+ mins in traffic from Marvin’s house
- Moving materials and people to site is an ongoing cost and is restrictive for the working poor. Having the ability to take them to the land enhances accessibility
Groundworks
$5,880.00
- Soil preparation, land clearing, flattening of landscape, and hardscaping
Testing
$1,320.00
- Testing water for pathogens on initial site prep
- Regular water testing every 4 months
Solar Array and Battery Bank
$30,000.00
- Brownouts occur regularly in Uganda
- Without power, all security systems including motion lights do not work, and we are more vulnerable to theft
- Uganda has 16 hours of daylight every day
Health and Safety
$1,080.00
- Fire extinguishers, surge protectors, first aid kits
- Lightning rods; Uganda has the higest global lightning-based deaths tally. Most are children.
- Barrier and protective gates / locks etc
Agricultural Products
$1,400.00
- Initial crops; maize, beans, (gourds) called “three sisters” in N. America
- Fruit trees, nut trees, shade trees
- Hardwood coppiced trees for activated charcoal
Staging Office
$2,460.00
- Similar to a site office on a construction site
- Acts as a meeting point, storage, rally point, muster point
- Contains office furniture, as well as a compost toilet washroom
Amortized Expenses
$4,300.00
- Communication (phone calls and internet)
- Gas for vehicle
- Site electricity
Development work / Payments
$6,000.00
- Fulltime development project with 1,000’s of hours of work being done in Uganda and internationally
- Lots of personal expenses on the part of the workers to accomplish tasks
- Currently 2 staff members, not including caretaking / security
Waste Water Treatment
$TBD
- PHASE 3
