CLOVER FOUNDATION

Clover's vision is that every child living in the urban slums of Uganda will be free from the deprivations of extreme poverty and have the opportunity, regardless of their life circumstances, to survive, grow and reach their full potential. Our intended impact, as an organization of Ugandans and Americans who through strong programing and continued institutional growth, including developing effective partnerships and collaborations, will achieve a concept model of positive and sustainable development centered on education and economic empowerment in the slum community of Busega, Kampala. Thinking ahead, beyond our current start-up phase and once we've formulated an approach to scale, our potential end game will demonstrate proof of concept that will include engaging other organizations and institutions to adopt this model as an important part of the overall solution to ending poverty in the urban slums of Uganda.

To move toward developing a scalable model, Clover intends to 1) build its capacity on the ground and administratively. In Busega, we are working to construct a free standing school/center that will include early education and preschool classrooms, a community center, and possibly space for the economic empowerment projects of Clover mums, as well as accommodations for teachers/volunteers, 2) we will continue to develop strategic partnerships on the ground as well as in the US that will provide program support and enhancement as well as validation for funders, 3) we will continue to strategically build our board in both Uganda and the US with the expertise necessary to achieve our goals, and 4) we will diversify our fundraising to include grants and peer to peer in addition to annual appeal, major gifts and events.

To achieve our identified goal of providing a pathway to quality education, we have established a positive and strong reputation in the community as an early education and preschool, have partnered with a local primary school, and have registered with the Ministry of Gender and the Kampala City Council Authority. We also are in the process of identifying property to purchase and build on and have donors who are interested in supporting this effort. In terms of building a network of partners, we currently have 5 partners with whom we currently have Memorandums of Understanding, and we are cultivating several other relationships that will support Clovers current and future programs. To continue to develop institutionally, Clover's current organizational structure, composed of a US board and and Ugandan board, is made of up professionals committed to the Clover's mission and who are in the position in their respective cities to not only recruit needed expertise for their respective boards, but to diversity Clover's current fundraising structure. Additionally, on the ground in Uganda, the programs are staffed with talented, dedicated individuals who are active members of the community, facilitating a level of trust that has proven to enable us to achieve our goals.

In just three and half years, we have dramatically improved the opportunities for Clover children to reach their full potential. We have accomplished this for an increasing number of children annually, raising our enrollment by 50% during this time. Clover's quality education pathway for children who otherwise would not have an education prepares these children for primary school, enables these children to thrive emotionally, socially and physically after arriving at Clover severely stunted, malnourished and with morose dispositions. Organizationally, we have also developed strategic partners who will help us with critical program goals. And, we are seeking to improve the relationships in the lives of the children we serve, by providing the mums with interest-free loans and mentoring to enable them to improve their lives and those of their children.
What we have yet to accomplish, as the Clover school is currently housed at one of our board member's home, is the purchase of land and construction of a free standing center for early education, preschool and to serve in some capacity as a community resource. Additionally, it is imperative at this time in our growth to add needed expertise to our respective boards (US and Ugandan), as well as diversity our approach to fundraising. As mentioned above, we have the capability to increase our capacity and are the point, where we need to focus on our priorities in the context of Clover's mission and intended impact.