Background of The Agency

BACKGROUND
Agency for Promoting Sustainable Development Initiative (ASDI), is alocal NGO formed on the 18th-August-1994
CHARACTER
The agency is an Indigenous, voluntary, non governmental, non elicit, non political, non religious, non racial, non sectarian and are district wide organization.
VALUE AND BELIEFS
Transparency, Commitment, Accountability, Consistency and Sustainability
MOTTO

The agency's motto is, "Wish within Reach"

VISION
"A world in which every body has a fair share of Resources"
MISSION

"ASDI is committed to reducing poverty and its causes in Apac District by promoting good governance, increasing access to income, information and innovation for partner groups and the more vulnerable among the local communities".

The Building housing ASDI, Located on plot 11, Republican street (Behind the Boma Ground), Apac Town.

Organizational Structure of The Agency

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE AGENCY

THE AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-2008 & SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY

Top: L-R Mr. Victor Ochola, Mr.Okello Tom, Mr. Bezhad Khatai (MS Uganda Representative), Mr. James Ongu (Sec. Board), Mr. RS Tego (Chairperson), Mr. Abongo Tom,Mr. Yovan Ogwang.

Bottom:(L-R) Ms Rose Otim, Ms. Veronica Opimo (V/Chairperson), Rev. Levi Echam
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ASDI 2004-2005

THE STAFF OF THE AGENCY

Top: Mr. James Ongu (Programme Coordinator), Mr. Peter Odur (Ass. Programme Coordinator)

Middle Row: Ms. Scovia Angu (Account Assistant), Mr. Obutu Paskwalle (Agriculture), Mr. Musa Odur (Agriculture), Mr. Tonny Ojok (Agriculture), Mr. Alfred Ekwang (Information)

Bottom Row: Mr. Tony Opio (Security), Ms. Semmy Abuni (Admin. Assistant), Mr. Naaman Adimo (IT Administrator)

Activities at The Agency

The Agency as an NGO has two class of activities. These are:-
Income generating i.e. those geared towards sustainability of the Organisation
Those that are aimed at providing services to the community in a bid to fullfilling its' Mission and Objectives (Ref to The Background)
These activities are divided under different departments which inlude:-

• Agriculture
• Education and Resource Center
• Computer Training and Internet center
• Cesvi-ASDI Project (Agriculture)
• Conference Hall Facility
• Management
• Accounts Section.
• Administrative Support/Receptionist.
• Security department
  

Agriculture Department

This is a very busy department at the Agency.Its' activities range from the Organisation down to the farmers groups located at village level. The list below shows the farmers' groups being supported by ASDI:-

1. Adel Women group.......................Minakulu
2. Amwa Women Guild.....................Minakulu
3. Wigwa Mothers Union..................Aboke
4. Acan We Iwor Women Group.......Loro
5. Aor nga Combine.........................Nambieso
6. Imaki Ocung Ikwan......................Nambieso
7. Oribcing Combine Group..............Otwal
8. Opur oyele women Group..............Chegere
9. Abutaber Farmers........................Chegere
10. Barapwo Mix...............................Inomo
11. Tingwangi Women Group.............Inomo
12. Ryem can Ikweri..........................Abongomola
13. Onot Can.......................................Chawente
14. Ocan Onote....................................Chawente
15. Apur yele.......................................Apac Sub County
16. Too Irwot.......................................Apac Sub County.
17. Awinya Meri...................................Apac Sub County
18. Akwat Aber....................................Apac Sub County
19. Atopi women at work......................Apac subcounty
20. Kica Arwot......................................Apac Town
21. Obanga Pe Wany..............................Ibuje
22. Aweikoko.......................................Ibuje
23. Amia Agro......................................Aduku

The above listed groups, have benefited from the Agency in a number of ways both services (Consultancies , trainings) and even materially. The photographs below show some of the services and Agri-input equipments being given to suport the farmers.

AGRI-INPUT EQUIPMENTS

Farmers and thier Ox-Carts given by ASDI/MS Uganda in a bid to easing transportation of agricultural products by the farmers groups.

IMPROVED SEEDS AND FARMING PRACTICES

Onions growing on the Demonstration plots.

Improved Tomatoes Variety

Mr. Salvatore from CESVI giving farmers hints on how Sack Garden works

Education & Resource Center

This center is a foundation for all other activities that are currently taking place at the Agency. It's the first activity that ASDI started with then the rest came after some times as a result of Agency's growth and expansion.

Other sectors that came up as a result of this include:-

• Civic education programme.
• Computer training center and Internet cafe.

• Community REFLECT classes
  
  Below is a photo showing students from one of the schools in Apac district who had visited the center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Below is some people from the community revising at the Resource Center
  
  
  
  OTHER SECTORS UNDER THE RESOURCE CENTRE

• 1-COMMUNITY REFLECT CLASSES

  Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is anew approach to adult literacy which is one of the major activities of ASDI in coalition with Action aid International, Apac Branch. This was first piloted in six partner groups who were already practicing Functional Adult Literacy, (FAL).
  However, after a review, REFLECT was found to be more participatory then FAL because in the new approach, it’s the community to identify their problems, conceptualize and come up with the solution.
  

  Some of the Topics covered during the REFLECT TRAININGS.
  1-Water and sanitation
  2-STDs transmission
  3-Effects of early marriage and defilement
  4-Good farming practices
  5-Gender awareness
  6-Environmental Protection
  7-Home Hygiene
  8-Income and Expenditure Analysis
  9-Food security
  10-Domestic violence
  11-Family Planning
  12-Marketing
  13-Education
  14-Effects of alcohol in community and many others

  The photograph below shows farmers' group during REFLECT Session.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  List of groups benefiting from the above initiative:-
  1. Atopi women at work-------------Apac Sub County
  2. Imaki Ocung Ikwan---------------Nambieso.
  3. Wigua Mothers Union-------------Aboke
  4. Amwa Women Guild---------------Minakulu (Oyam district)
  5. Obanga Pe Wany-------------------Ibuje
  6. Awinyameri------------------------Apac Sub county
  7. Apur yele Farmers group-----------Apac sub county
  8. Ocan Onote Women's Group---------Chawente sub county
  9. Bar Apwo Mixed--------------------Inomo Sub county
  
  The photo shows Mr. Okello Tom, a Board Member of ASDI giving Bicycle to REFLECT facilitators as an aid to help speed up the process of service Delivery amongst Farmers' Group.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2-CIVIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMME

  This programme is being implemented in collaboration with Ms Uganda. This has actually taken anew trend because it’s a whole year programme unlike what it use to be in the then days where emphasis was only put during election periods only.
  
  Activities done here include:-

  1. Sensitizing the community about their rights and to know what to demand from their government
  2. Building tolerance in prevention of power abuse by using practical democracy as a tool for success.
  3. Democracy in the Eyes of the children
  4. Roles of civil societies in Fostering Democracy.
  5. Cartoons for every days’ democracy
  
  

The Information & Communication Technology Center

This is one of the activities that has been started with a sole aim of generating income so as to ensure the sustainability of the agency.
To the left is Mr. Adimo Naaman .G, the IT Administrater at the center.
At this center, we offer computer trainings and Internet services to the community. The following are list of programs being offered at the center:-

• Introduction to Microsoft Word.
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access (Data Base Management)
• Microsoft Power Point.
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Project
• Web Page designing (Microsoft Dream Weaver, Notepad, Fire works & Corel draw)
• Introduction to Internet
• CD Writing
  

Below is some of the students from the community being trained at the center.

Despite training people for payment, we have also offered computer trainings to students hailing from partner/farmers' groups so as to equip them with the modern skills in the dynamic field of Information Technology.
The photo shows students from partners group under going IT training at ASDI ICT centre.