Thanks so much John. There is a longer post on our website that explains in more detail why we intend to expand our sorghum project to cover every village in Kamuli & Buyende; local people’s current circumstances; how the intended grain cleaning, drying and storage facility will transform local people’s livelihoods—and the market linkages we will be able to create once this facility is installed—from all local breweries in East Africa, to relief agencies like GOAL, UNHCR, the Red Cross, and the UN’s World Food Program (who is currently the biggest buyer of grains in Africa).
Funders are likely to judge you based on whether you can clearly and concisely get these ideas across. Directing to a long blog post is unlikely to cut it. They’ll probably not read it. I’d strongly suggest modifying the original post to include this information, or make it more apparent. There’s 69420 people, just like you and me, vying for their attention at any given time; they aren’t going to do much additional work to understand your application. If they can’t find these answers very quickly, they’ll click off and look elsewhere.
For what it’s worth, I’d love to have more people like you, a local person actually doing the work on the ground (pun intended), getting the funding they need to make their vision reality.
Thanks so much John. I am going to see how best I can modify the original post to include this message. I am also really thankful to know that you are happy to see people like me on the EA forum, and that you wish I would get the needed funding to make my vision a reality. Thanks so much for the encouragement. I joined this forum this month of April, and I would be very happy, too, to make friends here that would help me bring about some change in our region.
Thanks so much John. There is a longer post on our website that explains in more detail why we intend to expand our sorghum project to cover every village in Kamuli & Buyende; local people’s current circumstances; how the intended grain cleaning, drying and storage facility will transform local people’s livelihoods—and the market linkages we will be able to create once this facility is installed—from all local breweries in East Africa, to relief agencies like GOAL, UNHCR, the Red Cross, and the UN’s World Food Program (who is currently the biggest buyer of grains in Africa).
Please see that page on the UCF’s website here.
Funders are likely to judge you based on whether you can clearly and concisely get these ideas across. Directing to a long blog post is unlikely to cut it. They’ll probably not read it. I’d strongly suggest modifying the original post to include this information, or make it more apparent. There’s 69420 people, just like you and me, vying for their attention at any given time; they aren’t going to do much additional work to understand your application. If they can’t find these answers very quickly, they’ll click off and look elsewhere.
For what it’s worth, I’d love to have more people like you, a local person actually doing the work on the ground (pun intended), getting the funding they need to make their vision reality.
Thanks so much John. I am going to see how best I can modify the original post to include this message. I am also really thankful to know that you are happy to see people like me on the EA forum, and that you wish I would get the needed funding to make my vision a reality. Thanks so much for the encouragement. I joined this forum this month of April, and I would be very happy, too, to make friends here that would help me bring about some change in our region.