Set up a Project Management Committee (PMC) - Month 1 (USD 300 - Uganda Government)
• Send out invitations for Namalemba Sub-County Headquarter meeting
• Arrange venue and refreshments
• PMC meeting chaired by Namlemba Local leader
• PMC visited Lugolole’s home at Nabirere village
• PMC visited 15 youths that started Bigwala playing at Bukakaire village
Encourage communities to grow gourds/ buy them - Month 1 – 7 (USD 5700 - ICH Fund)
• Community members searched gourds touring places in Busoga and beyond
• Distributed seeds at Bukakaire, Nabitende, Mawanga, Butyabule, Nakisenyi, Nakibungulya and Kiwanhi villages and Guide farmers how to grow gourds
• Visited farmers to monitor progress
• Bought gourds from farmers
Teaching youths to make Bigwala – Month 1 – 9 (USD 40 - Uganda Government + USD 2022 - ICH Fund)
• Identified village leaders to coordinate Bigwala communities
• Selection of 30 youth trainees
• Drew time table for Lugolole, Mukama and Waiswa workshops in different villages
• Communicated time table to all parties involved
• Village leaders organized venues, tents, invited village members, village leaders and refreshments
• Total of 31 Workshops held at Bukakaire, Nabirere, Butyabule, Kiwanhi, Mawanga, Nakibungulya and Nakisenyi villages
Teaching youths to play Bigwala and Forming Bigwala groups – Month 1 – 12 (USD 40 - Uganda Government + USD 10,384 - ICH Fund
• Selected 90 Youths for workshops
• Drew time table for Lugolole, Mukama and Waiswa plus music teachers workshops in different villages
• Communicated time table to all parties involved
• Village leaders organized venues, tents, invited village members, village leaders and refreshments
• Total of 33 Workshops held at Bukakaire, Nabirere, Butyabule, Kiwanhi, Mawanga, Nakibungulya, Nabirere and Nakisenyi villages
• Held month long joint rehearsal at Mufumi Primary School preparing for Kyambazinga’s 2nd coronation anniversary
Teaching youths to dance to Bigwala music – Month 1 – 12 (USD 40 - Uganda Government + USD 6,379 - ICH Fund)
• Selected 90 Youths for dance workshops
• Drew time table for Lugolole, Mukama and Waiswa workshops in different villages
• Communicated time table to all parties involved
• Village leaders organized venues, tents, invited village members, village leaders and refreshments
• Total of 21 Workshops held at Bukakaire, Nabirere, Butyabule, Kiwanhi, Mawanga, Nakibungulya and Nakisenyi villages
Document in photographs, audio files and videos – Month 1 – 12 (USD 900 - NACOFU & her Partners)
• Took photographs of activities
• Recorded audio formats of key activities
• Recorded videos of key activities
• Wrote down and drew sketches of some materials and activites
Publicizing Bigwala Music and Dance and the Project – Month 1 – 12 (USD 460 - NACOFU
• Radio programs on Busoga based NBS, Baba FM and Busoga 1 stations; Bigwala music played and information about element given
• New Vision and Monitor News Papers to featured articles about Bigwala
• Article about Bigwala included in the King’s 2nd coronation anniversary magazine
Monitoring – Month 6 (USD 348 - Uganda Government)
• Iganga District Community Development Officer (IDCDO) led team to monitor randomly selected project area
• IDCDO’s team prepared report with recommendations