Opinion: Why Churches, Schools and Mosques in Uganda Should Embrace "Project Proposal Writing" Than "Local Fundraising Parties" - By Osuta Yusuf.

Opinion Written by Osuta Yusuf. 

28-9-2024.

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I would suggest and recommend that, churches, schools and mosques in Uganda need to develop ideas of writing Project Proposals to be submitted to NGOs and Partners to fund them than only relying on local fundraisings which are most times politicized because majority of these fundraisings target politicians as the "assumed" biggest giver.

With recent pronouncements by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni advising the Attorney General to draft a legal solution to end fundraisings which have become what he calls, unnecessary pressure which makes politicians to error, what would be the plan "B" of churches, mosques and schools that rely on these for building their infrastructures if government  eventually  blans it❓️.

Whereas many preferred and still prefer local fundraisings in form of parties to raise money for construction of their institutions and other structures, the advantages are that, it sometimes leaves the organizers and institutions into losses and debts if the intended quorum or public does not contribute massively to make them hit the target.

In some local fundraisings I personally witnessed, the organizers invested lots of monies to prepare foods, shelter, public address system plus other expenditures but what they collected after the end of the fundraising was half of what they spent, henceforth leaving them into losses.

To me, it would be paramount for the Religious entities and Schools to embrace modern ways of resource mobilization and lobbying which, if successfully approved and considered for funding, it has higher profitability advantages and less risks of losses.

Thanks.

The Writer is a Journalist.

Osuta Yusuf.