The present project, entitled ‘Integral development of an Agricultural Training Center to
ensure food security in Glory Special Needs Primary School. Kitgum, Uganda’ was carried
out from July 2011 to February 2012 in Glory Special Needs Primary School, dedicated to the
care and education of disabled youth, in Kitgum, Uganda.
The project was conducted with the collaboration of ETSI Agronomos cooperation group,
AgSystems, AmigoSolidarios Foundation, and the local NGO, NUCBACD.
Its main objective was the development and implementation of an Agricultural Training
Center to provide equal opportunities to youth with disabilities in Kitgum, enhancing and
promoting their integration into the community, and ensuring food security of the 137
boarding pupils in Glory Special Needs Primary School.
The work was a significant action in Kitgum, exceeding the vision of a household economy
based on farming activities, to focus on the professionalization of Agriculture as an engine
for the community economy.
This report presents a description of the main activities performed in order to comply with
the above mentioned objective, from an educational, sustainable and inclusive point of view.
To achieve this, three work streams were defined:
- Productive program.
- Training program.
- Organizational program