Get Albert Djuma to Watson Institute
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I am Albert Djuma, a Congolese refugee living in Kyangwali refugee settlement in Western Uganda.
Last year I was selected to join Watson institute for the spring program after successful completing a competitive application process. The Watson Institute offers a program that supports promising young entrepreneurs from all over the globe, who are committed to solving the biggest challenges in their communities. I didn't manage to get the funds so I'm trying to make it for the autumn programme 2020.
Watson institute will support me as i develop my venture focused on economic development in Uganda. I was selected to receive a $18,500 scholarship to cover my housing and partial program fees for Watson institute after believing in the good work I am doing. With that I was requested to pay my tuition due of $2,647 plus my flight ticket of $1,500. The needed total amount is $4,147, but I have already managed to get 1000$! In this process I have further got my travel document (passport) and is now in the process of getting the VISA. I am requesting your support to contribute to this amount which will allow me to attend this wonderful opportunity. Once I am given this opportunity, you will have opened my way to success. Attending this opportunity will expose me to other entrepreneurs and other people who are experienced in my field of interest from whom I can learn more. After the course I will come back to Kyangwali, and work with the team to further engage young refugees in developing a sustainable future in their communities. The program will start on August 2020 to December 2020.
My story
To tell you a little more about myself and how I ended in Kynagwali. I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) North Kivu, Rutshuru district, Goma town 11th February 1998 in the family of 4 people - I am the second born. In 2004 my father died in the conflict war in DRC and the remaining family members went in different direction we could not see each other up to date. As the world become dark for me, life became so miserable, because my light was brown off. Living in total darkness I hunted for the lamp in all sides so that I can try to create light for my future. Through doing small jobs such as keeping goats for someone, I could raise fees for my school to continue searching for the light of my future. I started my primary school in Ishasha village in 2004 and after I joined the secondary school in the same village and completed in 2015. In 2016 I was forced to leave my country due to the war conflict. It was after completing my high school and I fled towards Uganda. After reaching in the refugee camp, we faced a lot of problems such as poverty, youth unemployment, hunger, disease to name but a few. It is when we get united as youth to start small contribution, where we could sell out a small part of our food received from World Food Program (WFP) in order to raise money for starting loan and saving activities. It is out of this determination that I was able to start Youth Organization for Building Community (YOBAC). This is a non-profit Community Based Organization working to develop innovative ways of empowering youth and women to start sustainable businesses in the settlement. This contributes to reduce poverty. Our goal is to equip youth with entrepreneurship skills and show them how to create something of value by moving into action and by inspiring them to become entrepreneurs. If you please, you can visit our website here: https://yobac.org/
Thank you all for your support!
The women here are part of Wamama Simameni Group. A YOBAC project started within Kyangwali enabling these women to do their craft and sell it at local markets.
Graduation party
The people have completed an English course with YOBAC and is here receiving certificates.
Last year I was selected to join Watson institute for the spring program after successful completing a competitive application process. The Watson Institute offers a program that supports promising young entrepreneurs from all over the globe, who are committed to solving the biggest challenges in their communities. I didn't manage to get the funds so I'm trying to make it for the autumn programme 2020.
Watson institute will support me as i develop my venture focused on economic development in Uganda. I was selected to receive a $18,500 scholarship to cover my housing and partial program fees for Watson institute after believing in the good work I am doing. With that I was requested to pay my tuition due of $2,647 plus my flight ticket of $1,500. The needed total amount is $4,147, but I have already managed to get 1000$! In this process I have further got my travel document (passport) and is now in the process of getting the VISA. I am requesting your support to contribute to this amount which will allow me to attend this wonderful opportunity. Once I am given this opportunity, you will have opened my way to success. Attending this opportunity will expose me to other entrepreneurs and other people who are experienced in my field of interest from whom I can learn more. After the course I will come back to Kyangwali, and work with the team to further engage young refugees in developing a sustainable future in their communities. The program will start on August 2020 to December 2020.
My story
To tell you a little more about myself and how I ended in Kynagwali. I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) North Kivu, Rutshuru district, Goma town 11th February 1998 in the family of 4 people - I am the second born. In 2004 my father died in the conflict war in DRC and the remaining family members went in different direction we could not see each other up to date. As the world become dark for me, life became so miserable, because my light was brown off. Living in total darkness I hunted for the lamp in all sides so that I can try to create light for my future. Through doing small jobs such as keeping goats for someone, I could raise fees for my school to continue searching for the light of my future. I started my primary school in Ishasha village in 2004 and after I joined the secondary school in the same village and completed in 2015. In 2016 I was forced to leave my country due to the war conflict. It was after completing my high school and I fled towards Uganda. After reaching in the refugee camp, we faced a lot of problems such as poverty, youth unemployment, hunger, disease to name but a few. It is when we get united as youth to start small contribution, where we could sell out a small part of our food received from World Food Program (WFP) in order to raise money for starting loan and saving activities. It is out of this determination that I was able to start Youth Organization for Building Community (YOBAC). This is a non-profit Community Based Organization working to develop innovative ways of empowering youth and women to start sustainable businesses in the settlement. This contributes to reduce poverty. Our goal is to equip youth with entrepreneurship skills and show them how to create something of value by moving into action and by inspiring them to become entrepreneurs. If you please, you can visit our website here: https://yobac.org/
Thank you all for your support!
The women here are part of Wamama Simameni Group. A YOBAC project started within Kyangwali enabling these women to do their craft and sell it at local markets. Graduation partyThe people have completed an English course with YOBAC and is here receiving certificates.Organizer
Andreas Kristiansen
Organizer
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