Personally perhaps even before the said groups air out their comments, I would like to congratulate Ben upon all these achievement he has made and also congratulate the beneficiaries who in this case the Butterfly members, Congratulations!!

Some of these children did not know a lot before as they do now. They experienced a lot and are sure you will hear from them. They can now stand firm and make their presentation before people. On the side of lia, the butterfly project also has a positive result in terms of planning activities for the children and I will carry on such plans. Remarkably the security wall which soon will be up, I want to say that Ben’s being here with butterfly, played an important role in one way or the other.

You will also realize that its Ben and butterfly that stopped fire that gutted nearby school. I leave the rest to the butterfly members and encourage them to practice what they have acquired during this one year training.

We have also learnt new foods like the Mexican food, Indian food,Chinese food and some other English types

We/I have also improved our English vocabulary.

The project has helped me to enlight our outside knowledge/knowledge of world issues.

I have learnt many things about selfishness and selflessness.

So far, I created change at my school and stopped strikes with the knowledge given to me by the project.

The project has helped to improve on my leisure activities and teaching new ways of spending leisure.

And many more good things.

A lot of thanks to the Butterfly Project for what it has done.

So far,I thank the Butterfly proect because I did not know anything about the computer and how to use it but now the Butterfly project has taught us how to use the computers and since we joined this project we are all know how to use the computers and we are all trying to teach our fellow friends how to use computers too.

In this project we have also leant public speaking, Swimming, Driving,how to make change in schools and in our home areas. we leaned how to conserve the environment. This project has improved on our reading skills. This project has taught us how to use money in the

positive way.

This project has taught us new things which we always do not do in our home area and schools like watching films,eating cornflakes mixed with milke as our dairy breakfast

The project has taught us new games which we didn't knew in our life.

The project has taught us how to share with our friends. The project as taught us how to solve the problems.

I thank Ben parkinson Who came up with the idea of the project in Ugnda.

So far,I thank the Butterfly proect because I did not know anything about the computer and how to use it but now the Butterfly project has taught us how to use the computers and since we joined this project we all know how to use the computers and we are all trying to teach our fellow friends how to use computers too.

In this project we have also leant public speaking, Swimming, Driving,how to make change in schools and in our home areas. we leaned how to conserve the environment. This project has improved on our reading skills. This project has taught us how to use money in the

positive way.

This project has taught us new things which we always do not do in our home area and schools like watching films,eating cornflakes mixed with milke as our dairy breakfast

The project has taught us new games which we didn't knew in our life.

The project has taught us how to share with our friends. The project as taught us how to solve the problems.

I thank Ben parkinson Who came up with the idea of the project in Ugnda.

Francis,you are very right, I also didn't know anything about cornflakes, and through the Butterfly project, I think this will be my future breakfast daily when I am at home.

I also didn't know how to play Badminton, and other games, but now I was taught by Ben and can play it.

The project has also helped me to know how to use computers and internet which has helped me to start up a project in Nansana which is training young children how to use computers too.

We have also had ideas about social entrepreneurship and are ready to create change using those skills.

I therefore thank the project for what it has done.

Manisuli, you are also right, if the Butterfly project was not existing, we wouldn't know what social entrepreneurship means but now, we can also teach it to other young people in Uganda so that we can create change.

You are also right on the issue of games, I think no one of all the project members new how to play all the board games on which are at the centre.

I also thank the project that I am now designing a web-site to create change in Lyantonde district, this web-site is for the Lyantonde youth and it is going to be uploaded on the web this week.

On the side of having fun and enjoying life, the butterfly project has taught me how to celebrate and make birthdays colourful.

All in all, the Butterfly project has enlighted me to the outside world and has enlarged/expanded my horizon by making me have hope and travel to some new places which I had never been to.

The project has also helped me to improve on my public speaking, where by I am now very confident and can speak to a bigger audience.

I also thank Mr.Ben Parkinson as Francis says, who woke up in the morning and thought of bringing the project to Uganda.

I am very happy that I have even improved my typing skills with the help of the project.

I also thank Social Enterprise Africa for what it has done.

Manisuli, you are also right, if the Butterfly project was not existing, we wouldn't know what social entrepreneurship means but now, we can also teach it to other young people in Uganda so that we can create change.

You are also right on the issue of games, I think no one of all the project members knew how to play all the board games which are at the centre.

I also thank the project that I am now designing a web-site to create change in Lyantonde district, this web-site is for the Lyantonde youth and it is going to be uploaded on the web this week.

On the side of having fun and enjoying life, the butterfly project has taught me how to celebrate and make birthdays more colourful than I knew.

All in all, the Butterfly project has enlighted me to the outside world and has enlarged/expanded my horizon by making me have hope for travelling and also travel to some new places which I had never been to.

The project has also helped me to improve on my public speaking, where by I am now very confident and can speak to a bigger audience.

I also thank Mr.Ben Parkinson as Francis says, who woke up in the morning and thought of bringing the project to Uganda.

I am very happy that I have even improved my typing skills with the help of the project.

I also thank Social Enterprise Africa for what it has done

We are still working on this and I will post something more at the end of the holiday period in around a week's time. In the meantime, others feel free to post.

This is all great stuff everyone. I'd love to hear more about Chicken for Change

Love the name, what is the business behind it?

Chicken for Change is a business designed by Martin Kayondo (Butterfly) and Alex Male (Caterpillar) for local children to nurture chicks to adulthood.

Children participating will have to attend a feeding rota, geared around their school breaks and available time, and also take responsibility for a cleaning rota. They will also look after medicine for the chicks and everything else.

Delays on the wall has meant that we have not been able to implement as yet, but the forecast is completed, though I have not yet analysed it completely.

The Caterpillar members aged 9-12 will be offered the chance to participate and profits will be shared between all of the members who work, according to their level of responsibility and time spent.

Only Creamland School pupils can participate and profits earned will be held to pay for school fees directly, with no need for members to even see the money, though they will have the option to bank it, if they wish.

We are working to use good or best practice with regard to the rearing, minimising the attrition rate, especially of the broiler group. For instance we will be building the hen house to the design specified at Katende Harambe. Also, special disinfecting techniques will be used to minimise risk of disease.

We are working on the optimum split between broiler and layer of the initial 80 chicks, but we feel that four children can expect their fees to be paid each term, if they jointly work on this project. In time, we could increase numbers.

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I personally would like to appreciate Ben and everyone he is working with for introducing the Butterfly project and for every effort that he has been putting in to see that we improve on our capabilities. The first thing that i learnt were cereals, i was hearing people speaking of them but i had no idea of how they look like.

As others had said earlier through this project i have learnt how to use a computer which i did not know earlier.

My English has improved through reading novels that they get for us. I have got a chance to visit some of my dream places like Serena hotel, Gardencity, Shoprite,and many others.

I have learnt many games that i had never heard of and my favourites are Alhambra, metro, Bonhanza. I have tested different kond of food from countries like France, India, China and many more.

I did not know that one day i will have a chance to celebrate my birthday but through this project i had a fantastic birthday and i cut a cake for the first time. I am now learning how to blow a flute at the kampala music school.

Best and most of all i had a dream of starting up a music project but i did not have anyone to guide me in order to fulfill my dream but i learnt more on social entrepreneurship like Budgeting, bussiness planning, thinking skills, among others which persuaded me to start up and i am now running it in my project.

I have also improved on my art, i have learnt how to use coloured pencils and other mediums.

I am really grateful for this project because i have learnt most of the things from it.

In the Butterfly project l have learnt a lot of things like,computer,board games,planning,budgeting,problem solver,and I have gone many places like,nakumatt,garden city,cineplex,Game,National theatre,Fang fang,Hotel Serena,Nabugabo.And I have improved in my English and on my Art.

Butterfly project as help young talented children like me and other children.And the butterfly project have help me to start up my posho and beans project and things about the project is all about meals at schools/diet.

The positive things is that the project I was able to start my project and the remaining things is to make a calendar and the negative things is that I have not yet made the calendar.

Iam very happy with butterfly what they are doing because that is the project where i have learnt every things and it is the one who puts me where am/in this level.

Dear all

Am herby to give my feedback about the project outcomes and outputs of The Butterfly Project .

SELF CONFIDENCE

As far as this is concerned , most of the members or even all of the members in this project were as careful as a rabbit never had even a little confidence that Bannie owns , Bannie is a rabbit at the centre and nice new friend ,Bu most of the member never had aliitle confidence that he has and so we even never stand out for our selves we have dramatically developed in ways of introducing our selves ,doing presentation , also persuade to speak to big people for example members of parliament and some other public activities.

SELFISHNESS & SELFLESSNESS.

As far as this is concerned , all the butterflies have also dramatically developed in that we know the right one to apply to our lives as the change makers which is being selfless.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

For the computer knowledge some of the members had a clue since did study it at school them selves had never got access to internet and not even how to type most of the members didn't know how start or shut down the computer , and most of us knew that computers existed but never used them not even once in life for all the 14 , 13 16 years back. But since we joined the Butterfly Project we have got a chance at least almost every time 24 hour access to internet ,and typing chatting , smsing by use of internet and other interesting activities like downloading and uploading videos on the net ,say like I and Eunice have a video when performing a song , please check it up {type princegize to find the video} and other many wonderful computer programs.

NEW TYPES OF FOOD.

The Butterfly Project has made us know a lot about different types of food of both different countries . For example there is a very big change to what we used to have before , say breakfast either cassava crisps , rolls pancakes ,we had at breakfast and others never had breakfast , but with the Butterfly Project we have been able to eat something productive energetic and good especially for us which helps think well and creative and active which breakfast cereals like cornflakes weetabix rice crispies and other wonderful types of cereals. As far as food is concerned we have been able to know more about the facts of foods, say most of thought that each and every Indian food contained paper . But we have been able to know the truth about the types of food we've had and at the moment one of the Indian food is my favourite which is chicken Bahraini and other wonderful types of food which are ;Italian, Mexican , Japanese, Chinese and others . This has really changed our lives that if we visit countries we don't suffer because of food because by then I will be used to any type of food . So this has also led people like me loose fear for paper ha ha !!.

TRAVELS .

The Butterfly has given us a chance to travel all roung Uganda and East African for some of the members. Most and some of us had never even got a chance to go any far from our homes or even out of Uganda, there some of us who had never visited the zoo , beach etc. But with the Butterfly project we have got a chance to travel all-round Uganda in places like Lyantonde for the Kampala side , Kampala to the Lyantonde side , sauce of the Nile , mabira , kamuli and other many places. The Butterfly Project has also given some of the members an opportunity to travel out side Uganda . And I was one of the choose ones after doing a representation about our projects and it was then me and Debra who were given a chance to travel out of the country were we went to Kenya and Tanzania of which many of you k now especially those who have read the previous news letter. and so we have learnt a lot about the appearance of these three countries and able deffricaite between the three. So the Butterfly project has helped us know more about the wonders of East Africa.

ENTERPRENEURSHIP SKILLS.

We have learnt alot about this in The Butterfly Project in the way that we have been now more skills for exmple the skills applied for one to a good social enterprenur skills ., we have learnt how to achieve our goals , discover our passions and many others , we are also given a chance of learning how to manage a project other entreprenrial skill ,change maker should have in order for her/his o come true.

We learning a lot and have learnt a lot already which aborslutly interesting and beneficial to up coming change makers of Africa even the world. And am sure we can stand up on our two little knees and change the world

Lubangakene Samuel said:

In the Butterfly project l have learnt a lot of things like,computer,board games,planning,budgeting,problem solver,and I have gone many places like,nakumatt,garden city,cineplex,Game,National theatre,Fang fang,Hotel Serena,Nabugabo.And I have improved in my English and on my Art.

Butterfly project as help young talented children like me and other children.And the butterfly project have help me to start up my posho and beans project and things about the project is all about meals at schools/diet.

The positive things is that the project I was able to start my project and the remaining things is to make a calendar and the negative things is that I have not yet made the calendar.

Iam very happy with butterfly what they are doing because that is the project where i have learnt every things and it is the one who puts me where am/in this level.

Thank you, Samuel. You have grown in stature throughout this year in every way and, to me, proved that fewer years of education is not such a significant barrier to learning to be a changemaker and role model.

You don't mention the substantial advances you have made on ICT, which I think is now second nature to you, whereas prior to the project you had not used a computer.

Gilbert - thanks for a unique insight from you.

I had never realised how much people liked the breakfast cereals. It's clearly a market opportunity in Uganda and I have noticed quite a lot of new brands coming into the supermarket.

I think you could also have included your work locally in the Acholi Quarter training up the boys from Project Circulate to perform at the National Theatre last Wednesday. It's certainly a positive outcome.

Hello hello!

Sure Breakfast cereals are so great and when I miss them for a single day without having them I get down by one on my wait ha! ha! ha! .they help us think and I prefer breakfast cereals to fried cassava , pankakes and somasas that most of the people people have in the morning for breakfast of which we as well used to have and some of us are still having them but not at breakfast . Thanks to Ben so much for creating a lot of change in our lives and for giving us the ability of being special changemakers / social entrepreneurs.

Thanx to The Butterfly Project.

Martin Kayondo said:

We have also learnt new foods like the Mexican food, Indian food,Chinese food and some other English types

We/I have also improved our English vocabulary.

The project has helped me to enlight our outside knowledge/knowledge of world issues.

I have learnt many things about selfishness and selflessness.

So far, I created change at my school and stopped strikes with the knowledge given to me by the project.

The project has helped to improve on my leisure activities and teaching new ways of spending leisure.

And many more good things.

A lot of thanks to the Butterfly Project for what it has done.

Dear Let me begin by thanking Ben and all the people he has been working with for all the great work that they have done. I really appreciate this and many many great thanks to you all.

I myself I should say, I have really achieved a lot from the project and my achievements are helping me a lot in my daily life.

SELF CONFIDENCE.

I my self, I was someone who had just a drop of confidence. I was always shy to give a speech or present my work to my fellow students. As I write now, I should confess that from the very first day that we were taught the Ten Tenets, things have really changed in respect to my confidence. I can now speak before my fellow students, I can perfectly present my work in a session and I can now make a public speech. I have tried this out during the prefect’s campaigns at school.

COMPUTER SKILLS. I have learnt a lot from this from the first day that we were introduced to computers. I have learnt how to use excel, power point, Microsoft word , Microsoft access and HTML. I can now use the internet perfectly. Through facebook, I have made a lot of friends and great experience through Ned.

DRIVING. I couldn’t believe that I could learn how to drive in my early 17. Thanks so much Ben for giving me this opportunity and chance because in Uganda here, no one is allowed to drive unless you are 18 years and above. I am so happy about this, It’s really a great experience to me

ENTREPRENUESHIP SKILLS I have these skills which I am so happy about and I am now practising it in my project and my daily life.

TRIPS. .I have had a chance to travel to many places like Tanzania which was the best and wonderful trip that I have ever had in my life. I have also travelled to Lyantonde, Entebbe air port, the wild life centre, source of the Nile and this was my first time to travel to the source of the Nile.

NEW DISHES. Through the butterfly project, I have been able to eat new dishes like the Indian food, Chinese, Italian, French and many other dishes. I have also learnt how to cook RATATULI (French food) which I am so happy about. I also love the cereals a lot during Breakfast.

SAVING. I have also learnt how to save money.

As Debrah's mentor for the last year, I can attest to what she says. Her communications skills have improved dramatically!

I have been helping Martin on his web project and he has accomplished phenomenal tasks that amaze me. He has learned how to install a server (he installed an Apache server, an FTP server on his machine), he has installed Joomla and built a website using it.

I can not wait to see where these young people go!

My biggest hope for these young people is that they have learned how to continue on their own when Ben leaves!

Ben,

Does the Butterfly project have a "donations" page where people who read these stories might submit donations? If so, that should be put in a place where it is easy for people to find.

I've been leading a tutor/mentor program in Chicago for 35 years, and know that the value grows the longer you are able to do this.

For the first 17 years (until 1990) I held a full time advertising job at the company that hosted the tutor/mentor program, so I did not need to get paid to do this, and we had few expenses (even though we had nearly 300 pairs of kids/volunteers involved by 1990). However, since 1990 we've operated out of the company space, and had to raise money to pay for staff, facilities, insurance, supplies, etc. Finding these dollars each year has been the most frustrating part of doing this work.

I hope that you can find ways to build awareness of what you are doing among potential donors and supporters so that you can keep this going next year, and for many years in the future.

Thanks for the advice, Dan. It really has been too frenetic these past few weeks, but now most are back at school I can start to think again about future plans. I know I really ought to update Betterplace and sort out my Globalgiving page and perhaps simply a Paypal donation link on the web-site.

All these things take up time, but I will put them on my priority list!

There is now an English speaking zone in two of the St.Gonzaga's dormitories introduced by two members of my project after I had narrated a short story about the simple sheet of paper which was pinned on the left side of the Chrysalis centre door and they felt they should do that in their dormitories to improve the student's vocabulary and their English.

Again thanks to the Butterfly project for that change because teachers are wondering about the students speaking even if they are not in class an even if it is at night when there is no teacher there which was like a miracle for the past time.

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Francis,you are very right, I also didn't know anything about cornflakes, and through the Butterfly project, I think this will be my future breakfast daily when I am at home.

I also didn't know how to play Badminton, and other games, but now I was taught by Ben and can play it.

The project has also helped me to know how to use computers and internet which has helped me to start up a project in Nansana which is training young children how to use computers too.

We have also had ideas about social entrepreneurship and are ready to create change using those skills.

I therefore thank the project for what it has done.

By Martin

Ben Parkinson said:

All these things take up time, but I will put them on my priority list!

The thing I've had to learn over the past 35 years is that it's the time that other people contribute that enables me to do more than what I can do by myself.

My work on the internet is intended to expand the range of who might help me, or you, or anyone else do this work, regardless of where they are located in the world.

Dan Bassill said:

Ben Parkinson said:

All these things take up time, but I will put them on my priority list!

The thing I've had to learn over the past 35 years is that it's the time that other people contribute that enables me to do more than what I can do by myself.

My work on the internet is intended to expand the range of who might help me, or you, or anyone else do this work, regardless of where they are located in the world.

Is good advice - watch this space!