⭐ 8. Household Economic Strengthening (HES)
Our Purpose: Lift families out of poverty by equipping them with financial tools, income-generating skills, and small-scale business support especially for caregivers of vulnerable children.
EXPANSION: Activities
▪Form “CHOCU Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)” of 15–30 members
▪Train members in saving discipline, rotating funds, and loan repayment
▪Provide starter kits: lockboxes, ledgers, passbooks
▪Encourage groups to set bylaws (meeting times, emergency funds, interest rules)
▪Include “social fund” contributions for sick or bereaved families
▪Facilitate community celebrations during savings “share-outs”
👉 These groups restore financial dignity to people with no bank access.
They also become support groups, prayer groups, and child welfare advocates.
Identify members with viable ideas: tailoring, poultry, vegetable stalls, hair salons, soap-making, boda repair, etc.
Provide one-time kits:
▪Sewing machines
▪Seed packets
▪Cooking stoves
▪Business signage
▪Simple capital
Require business plan, mentor matching, and commitment to child-focused goals (e.g. keep children in school)
👉 CHOCU doesn’t give handouts it plants businesses that make children’s futures more secure.
➡️ Parents stop relying on donors and start building legacy income.
Offer 3–6 month training tracks for youth and caregivers
Partner with local trainers or vocational schools
Focus areas:
▪Tailoring & dressmaking
▪Organic farming / backyard gardens
▪Liquid soap & candle making
▪Beadwork & local crafts
▪Basic financial literacy
▪Award CHOCU-branded certificates of completion
▪Showcase success stories at community gatherings
👉 This gives people hope and identity not just money. It prepares them for self-worth and long-term contribution.
➡️ Especially powerful for teen mothers, widows, and unemployed fathers.
Pair each small business starter with a local business mentor
Offer quarterly “CHOCU Market Days” where members showcase and sell
Host group sessions on:
▪customer service
▪reinvesting profits
▪branding and packaging
▪mobile money
Invite successful alumni to motivate others
👉 This is where “small income” becomes small enterprise.
CHOCU becomes a hub of local innovation.
➡️ Also opens doors for partnerships with microfinance or church-based economic development groups.
🔷 EXPANSION: Impact
▪Parents afford school fees, clothing, hygiene supplies
▪Fewer children forced into labor or marriage due to poverty
▪Households stabilize
▪Families begin to plan, not just survive
▪Parents handle emergencies without falling apart
▪Families start thinking about saving, not just spending
▪Less dependence on donor aid
▪Economic dignity leads to better parenting and stronger relationships
✅ Summary:
This is CHOCU’s answer to Why are children still suffering? you’re not just fixing symptoms. You’re empowering parents to become protectors and providers.
✔ Income generation
✔ Poverty reduction
✔ Family restoration
✔ Legacy creation
⭐ Household Economic Strengthening (HES)
Our Purpose: Lift families out of poverty by equipping them with financial tools, income-generating skills, and small-scale business support especially for caregivers of vulnerable children.
⭐ Barefoot-Free Uganda Initiative
Our Purpose: Eliminate bare footedness among rural children through strategic shoe donations and school-based outreach.
Partner: Samaritan’s Feet International
