Platinum Credit is one of the fastest
growing and most reliable Microfinance companies in East Africa. They have a
simple mission,-to be there when we need them. True to their mission, when the
status of the greenhouse was relayed to them by one of the members of staff
from KiBO Foundation, they happily offered to make a contribution towards the success
of this project. With the generous donation of One Million One Hundred Thousand
shillings (450 USD) from Platinum Credit, a fence will be constructed around
the greenhouse.
The greenhouse at Kisaasi Primary
School was set up using funds raised by youth from the 30th and 31st classes of KiBO Foundation with support from Kampala Capital City Authority and
UN-Habitat. The main goal was to introduce modern agriculture technologies to
the young minds in this school since agriculture is the backbone of Uganda. In
the process, the school would have an extra source of income, nutrition of the
pupils would be enhanced and ultimately the community around the school would
be inspired to learn the concepts of greenhouse farming and implement it.
Today, the greenhouse is a source of employment
to one person who is further training two other young men on how to run a
it. Furthermore, the tomatoes are now being harvested and sold. One can
clearly see that within just four months of implementing this project, it is yielding financial returns. A job well done by the KiBO youth.
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