Northern Uganda Self Sufficiency Project (NUSSP)
The Northern Uganda Self-Sufficiency Project, situated in Acholinyek village, Omoro District, District has a dual registration with the District as a community based organization and also with the Uganda government registration Bureau. It was founded in March 2019.
It is an effort to foster self-sustainability in the community of Northern Uganda by implementing a series of self- sufficiency projects.
When Father Simon Menya visited Guatemala in May 2017 with an Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) seminarian teaching team, his life and vision for his ministry to churches in his home country of Uganda changed forever.
Fr. Simon saw many similarities between Guatemala and Uganda. The climate, agricultural methods, poverty, life experience and struggles of the local Churches shaped his vision for the Northern Uganda Self-Sufficiency Project Ltd.
His plan is to help foster self-sustainability in the community by implementing a variety of meaningful initiatives under programs such as Education, Health, Agribusiness and Small businesses.
A community that prioritizes education and health, advances agribusiness, food security, and livelihoods, assists vulnerable families, preserves environment and cultural values
To support vulnerable communities to access education, break the vicious cycle of poverty, promote healthy living, foster socio-economic development through community-led agribusiness, food security and livelihoods project implementation, and offer holistic and systemic self-sufficiency solutions
Northern Uganda Self-Sufficiency Project Ltd will operate as an independent legal entity. The purpose of this organization is to put members of the community directly to work so that they can own what they helped create.
Northern Uganda Self-Sufficiency Project Ltd is an independent, non-profit making body. The project will be non-partisan, non-governmental, non-political, and non-tribalistic. The administration of this Self-Sufficiency Project Ltd shall therefore be vested in and exercised by the Executive Director and Advisory Board.
We continue to sponsor students paying all school fees, school requirements, and related education costs.
We have set up a clinic to treat patients and water wells to provide easy access to clean water in the community.
Small scale farmers are doing piggery and growing different crops for consumption and sale to improve their livelihood
We provide start up capital to women to start their village saving schemes that help them to start their own individual businesses to support their families.