1. SCORE Annual Review 2016 17-21 October 2016 Venue: Jinja – Nile Resort
John Baptist Acellam
TA – Socio Economic Strengthening

3. GOAL
To decrease the vulnerability of critically and moderately vulnerable children and their household

4. SES Objective
To improve the socio-economic status of VC HH

5. Strategies Activities

6. SES Menu of Interventions
Village Savings and Loans Associations
Community skills training
Financial Literacy
Apprenticeship training
Market intelligence and linkages
Value Chain Development

7. Outcomes Income growth Increased savings Asset accumulation
Employment opportunities to youth.
Reduction in economic vulnerability.
Increased access to financial services-saving and credit

8. Main source of Household income

9. Change in household income

10. Main Contributor to household income

11. Outputs

12. VSLA Cumulative Membership

13. VSLA Cumulative Performance

14. VSLA Current Membership

15. Current VSLA Performance

16. Quote. “… when I joined Marinde VSLA group
Quote. “… when I joined Marinde VSLA group. I had never saved any money before, neither would I pay my children’s school fees and I only dreamt of building a decent house for me and my children” – Medius

17. Apprenticeship

18. Picture

20. Community skills

21. Quote Olivia says “I now work harder, follow my desires, goals and my principle is never give up easily”.

22. Financial Literacy

23. SPM

24. Household linked to market

25. Target 2015/2016

26. Key Learning –best practices
Follow the VSLA methodology
Continuous involvement of local leaders is key
Beneficiaries participation leverages project output ownership and sustainability
Engaging former and successful beneficiaries (e.g. former apprentices) with capacities to train new apprentices - is Cheaper and an incentive to new trainees
Linkage to local SACCO with good reputation in areas where there are no commercial banks

27. Areas for strengthening
Male involvement should be increased
Sequencing of the implementation of the menu for consistency (VSLA-FL-SPM-ABT….)
A mixed of VC and active poor in group

28. Challenges and opportunities
Lack of artisans in some locations hence difficulty of placing of the youth e.g Buvuma district
Distance of banks affect linkage
Low attendance of activities by VCs
Community skills trained not being practiced

29. Priorities – Focus for Year 6
Strengthen VSLAs through the Village Agent model training
Promoting social insurance schemes and linkages to other financial services through financial literacy sessions.
Provide market oriented skills development mainly through FL,SPM trainings
Prioritizing apprenticeship skills training for AGYW
Develop enterprise and market opportunities to enable improvements in the value chain.

30. 70 new VSLAs formed, and 100 VSLAs completing their financial cycle
1,750 overall vulnerable households enrolled in VSLAs.
2,000 vulnerable households trained on basic financial literacy and business skills
implementation area where VSLA groups are still being trained and formed.
700 new apprentices and 700 youth completing apprenticeships.
3,000 vulnerable households will be engaged in SCORE-identified value chains.

31. Change stories