Pilot project – Kaliro, Uganda
In the first instance a pilot project will be used to develop the transferable model of support for rural communities. The pilot project will take place in Kaliro District in Uganda, in east Africa.

A state Primary School, Buyonjo Primary, has been located and will act as the community hub for the pilot project. This school has around 1,100 pupils – including many orphans – and none of the children has anything to eat during the school day.

The school is situated upon an estimated 45 acres of land that is owned by the Church of Uganda. Currently this land is not being productively used.

The Church of Uganda has kindly agreed that Operation Fullness of Life may use the land, in conjunction with the staff and pupils of Buyonjo Primary School, to grow crops and develop animal husbandry. The time frame for the use of the land will run for the time frame of the project, that is until 2015 – subject to a review after 2 years.

The initial purpose will be to start a food programme for the pupils and staff, whilst teaching the pupils the lifeskills of crop cultivation and animal husbandry that will stand them in good stead for life.

There are options for any excess food produced including selling it to produce income for the school, and donating it to local vulnerable people.

The crops grown will be selected to fulfill the dietary and health aspects of Operation Fullness of Life.

So the food production programme will:

1. improve the diet, and thereby the physical health and mental strength of the beneficiaries; this in turn will
2. improve the pupils' potential for academic achievement,
3. teach lifeskills that will help the pupils, and any others involved, equip themselves for a better, more secure future,
4. potentially create income for the school and
5. potentially help support some of the vulnerable of the community.

Alongside this, local residents who wish to do so will be assisted to develop business plans in order to approach micro-finance companies, seeking loans to start businesses.

Following on from this, other aspects of the Operation Fullness of Life programme will be addressed and introduced as circumstances and support allow.

The pilot project will be carefully monitored and recorded, and a final document will be produced in 2015 outlining how any rural community, following the same processes as Operation Fullness of Life, can expect the same results.

Start-up needs include: Rented accommodation and furnishings, transport, fuel, food, and the needs of the individual elements of the programme.