enterprise for education

POWERED BY PARENTS

Join WADEPA - PARENTS' ALLIANCE

"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity.
It is an act of justice" --Nelson Madiba Mandela

10,000,000

households in Uganda (UBOS 2024)

1mn

parents targetted

as champions of local economic development
1000 enterprises at 1000 villages in 1000 days

anatomy of a family

a family is made of father, mother, child and the relatives that support it.

Taata

Father is the Head of House; the team leader that starts the home and supplies strategy. 'Father' is the root word for "source": he is the source of address, brains, character, DNA, identity and opportunity.

Maama

Mother is the house manager who nurtures the children and enterprises. She is the centre of love and emotional connection. She multiplies whatever is given to her: whether good (happiness) or bad (horror).

Tooto

A child is the product of the marital union; s(he) thrives in love. A child is a blessing from Heaven but sometimes they behave like a curse from Hell. However it is harder for a couple when their are no children born.

Jajja

Relatives are the creatures convened by the grandparent. There're inlaws and oulaws; related by blood (birth) or brood (marriage). Some are better dead than alive but they come with the package. So: "Carry your cross".

WADEPA is a social innovation for community systems strengthening powered by parents, for parents, with parents.

Wazi Digital Education & Parents Alliance (WADEPA) is registered in Uganda; to serve the 1bn families worldwide. It's located at Suite 5, Ndundu Complex, Kisasi-Kyanja Road (Kampala). We are using our home-crafted model of 3Es Engagement Pathway:
+ Empower 1mn homes in productive parenting;
+ Equip 1mn families with local enterprise skills;
+ Educate 1mn children using digital home learning.

  • Registered in Uganda 2024Jan
  • Households Targetted 1/10mn
  • Learners Targetted 1/15mn
  • Partners 1doz
Homemaker
Happy Wife, Happy Life

Value Statements

“empowered parent, prosperous society”

E4E Strategy is an education financing innovation for developing 1k enterprises at 1k villages in the 1st 1000 days.

Enterprise for Education (E4E) strategy channels family investments into 1000 enterprises (along value chain) at 1k/70k villages in the 1st 1000 days of WADEPA operations (2024-26) after 12 years of Local Economic Devt Policy (LED 2012) serving
+ commodities starting with poultry value chain;
+ services: value addition like farm extension;
+ information: for investment analysis eg profits.

  • Micro-Cities (small towns) 3/500
  • Enterprises (by Parent) 1k
  • Economic Forums (local) 1k/70k
  • Engagement Window (days) 1k

FEW Hub creates family wealth through 5 home-based industries for 5mn households in 5 districts of Greater Kampala.

Family Enterprise & Welfare (FEW Hub at Ndundu Complex) is for creating wealth that is sustainable (green & clean) and inter-generational (an heirloom) and through coopetition ie, it's powered...

+ by parents as breadwinners in Greater Kampala;
+ for parents on 20 years lease on child's life;
+ with parents as sponsors of child's education.

  • Homes in Greater Kampala 5/10mn
  • Homemakers (breadwinners) 5/10mn
  • Homeland (Districts) 5/132
  • home-based industries 5skills

HoLE is a home-based learning approach that uses digital tech to augment school-based learning around 5 flavours.

Home-oriented Learning Environment (HoLE) deploys digital technologies at home to augment schooling around 5 flavours of holistic education...
+ behaviour: etiquette, citizenship & votability;
+ attitude: loyal, confident & patriotic mind;
+ skills: bankable, employable & loveable;
+ knowledge: T-shaped talent, deep & wide;
+ values: responsible; charity begins at home.

  • Curriculum (in years) 20+
  • Course Units 20+
  • Cost $20k
  • Collaborations 20+

Familytics

some statistics on family and parenting in Uganda

  • Fathers: In 7/10 homes (70%), fathers are absent (Rev.Mugalu NTV,2024); pseudo-orphans
  • Mothers: 1/4 girls become teenage mothers by age 19 (UBOS 2018, UNICEF)
  • Mothers: 1/2 of girls are married before 18 years (UBOS 2018, UNICEF)
  • Orphans: 30% (1/3) children are orphans in Uganda (MGLSD)
  • Values: UGX20tr is lost to corruption per year (President Museveni)
  • Fraud: 50% companies faced fraud over the last year (PwC 2020)
  • Marriage: 7% (370k) divorces & separations happen every 4 years (HiiL.org, 2020)
  • Divorce: 5/7 petitioners of divorce are women (Counsellor Mutonyi on New Vision)

enterprise for economic development

strategies for citizen-led local economic development

What is WADEPA?

we are a Parents Alliance that empowers fathers
and mothers to be active citizens of their country

  • Empowerment (1 training per parent)

    parents are assigned to parent support groups

  • Enterprise (1 business for family)

    starting with poultry enterprise for education school fees

  • Education (1 child per home)

    atleast one child is signed onto digital education technology

Why Parents?

The parent is the guardian of the family; the bedrock of society. Family is under attack...

bafere

Shallow parents:
15k children on the streets (MoGLSD), children bearing children, UGX20tr lost to corruption p.a., 50% companies faced fraud over the last year (PwC 2020)

kagwilawo

Short-lived marriages:
7% (370k) divorces & separations every 4 years (HiiL.org, 2020). 70% (5/7) petitioners of divorce are women (Counsellor Mutonyi in New Vision)

bampaane

Short-sighted couples:
25% (1/4) girls become teenage mothers by age 19 & 50% of girls are married off before 18 years (UBOS 2018, UNICEF)

bicupuli

Sub-standard homes:
In 70% (7/10) homes, fathers are absent (Rev.Nathan Mugalu on NTV Uganda, 2024). There is a daddy deficit; a social epidemic of fatherlessness.

Productive Parenting

parents collaborate with 10 relatives to raise children

Males:

  • Father/Taata: biological or adoptive.
  • Big Brother/Baaba: elder brother/cousin.
  • Uncle/Kojja: prepare boys for marriage.
  • Grandfather/Jajja: patriarch (drone).
  • Farm Hand/Shamba Boy eg the herdsman.
Homemaker

Females:

  • Mother/Maama: biological or adoptive.
  • Big Sister/Baaba: elder sister/cousin.
  • Auntie/Senga: prepare girls for marriage.
  • Grandmother/Jajja: matriarch (queen bee).
  • Nanny/Mulerwa eg the househelp.

How does WADEPA Alliance work?

we use the PLATER model of ecosystem engineering

  • P Parent

    parent is the first gatekeeper of the home, the President is the second. Family is the foundation of society.

  • A Academy

    home is the first school and school is the second home (a centre of community transformation).

  • T Teacher

    parent is the first teacher and teacher is the second parent. Learning transforms both learner and teacher.

  • E Edupreneur

    parent is the first customer of education and the child is the second. No parent, no child. Treat them right.

  • R Regulator

    parent is the 1st custodian of values, government is the second. Home is the thermostat of national ethics.

Who is Who?

The dream team of WADEPA includes:

Our Story

WADEPA journey started in June 2023

  • 2023: Founded by 3 concerned parents.
  • 2024 Jan: Registered in Uganda (URSB).
  • May 15: co-organised FamilyDay with Govt
  • Jul: 2000 parents in 100 groups recruited.
  • Aug: Digital Systems secured for services.
  • Aug: Poultry for Education at Kayabwe
team
  • 2000+/20m Parents in 4 towns.
  • 100+/15m Learners in 10+ schools.
  • 20+/75k Academies (schools) reached.
  • 100+/300k Teachers engaged.
  • 20+/1k Edupreneurs (service providers).
  • 10+/200 Regulators (MDAs) engaged.

Where are WADEPA Branches?

we are targetting 1/10mn households of Uganda

Family Enterprise & Welfare (FEW) Hub

Located at Ndundu Complex (Kisaasi, Kampala), we work through partnerships with...

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