Zozu Project
Where Africa's Children Thrive
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
In rural Northwestern Uganda, wars, plague, and drought have rendered the majority of people very poor– living on less than $3 a day. Health care is difficult to access, water is unsafe to drink, and, most of all, education is unaffordable. Without education, the next generation stands little chance of breaking the cycle of poverty.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Solid Rock Christian School
Connected closely to Arua Community Church, Solid Rock Christian School seeks to provide quality education to lift the children of poor families out of poverty. But it's more than education. Solid Rock is a community where students who may go home to broken families at night feel a sense of belonging and love.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who have the skills necessary to maintain personal health
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Solid Rock Christian School
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of children who have the ability to understand and comprehend communication
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students per teacher during the reporting period
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Eradication of poverty in Arua, Uganda. We will accomplish this by providing excellent education and healthcare along with clean water to children in Arua Uganda.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Connect children in greatest need with people willing and able to support their education for $35 a month.
Educate, feed, and provide healthcare for children at organization-funded school through elementary education.
Support those children until 18 years of age, or the completion of their highest desired schooling level at locally supported secondary and college-level schools.
Educate parents in saving and business to promote economic self-sufficiency.
Employ only local Ugandans on program site to allow maximum local ownership and ensure sustainability of the school.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Strong local leadership in Uganda, creating local investment in the program through employment.
Dedicated founders from the US medical community with knowledge of basic care necessities and a strong commitment.
Board of Directors who are able to travel to the community in Uganda and be invested in the program, with expertise across missions, financial management, small-business ownership, and early childhood education.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Connected over 425 sponsors with over 600 children to provide education.
100% graduation and acceptance to high school for Solid Rock Christian School graduates.
Full-time employment for over 60 local staff.
45% reduction in malaria cases since the founding.
Over 450,000 meals served since its founding.
Construction of 9 elementary classrooms, three preschool classrooms, kitchen, library, and meeting hall. Construction of 50 housing units with light and plumbing for teachers in the neighborhood. Construction in 2023 of a High School Campus along with Boarding.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Zozu Project
Board of directorsas of 01/18/2024
Dr. Elaine Lebens
Zozu Project
Term: 2024 - 2021
Sabrina Kruse
Zozu Project
Term: 2021 - 2024
Sabrina Kruse
Doug Kruse
Marci Miller
Radiology Associates of SLO
Rudy Bachmann
Specialty Construction
Alex Vilicana
Monica Villicana
Dustin Alexander
Jill Alexander
Mick Lebens
Elaine Lebens
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.