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Partnerships & Sponsors

The Learning Paper’s vision on partnerships and sponsors is where the private sector takes a lead role in acting ‘corporately responsible’ which, when blended with social enterprise can have very powerful, positive impacts on community development. It is a vision whereby individuals and communities are enabled an involvement in initiatives, not only as passive recipients but also as pro–active stakeholders in the operations and mechanics of projects.

What this means in the case of The Learning Paper (TLP) is having provision for pupils, teachers, parents, teacher college tutors, district officers, school inspectors and coordinating tutors to be involved in creating, producing, circulating and evaluating the paper and its usage. Procedures and systems are favourable to the input of these groups and will in some instances instigate a modest economic benefit but certainly promote a powerful social and educational benefit.

A tripartite community of partners is created, comprising Corporate Sponsors, NGO’s and the Public Sector, engaging and sharing their strengths, in meaningful and sustainable projects.

Corporate Sponsors are from the recipient country as well as the UK, Europe and US, their needs as stakeholders vary and this is reflected in their involvement, investment and return.

TLP and other NGO’s, whose involvement will enhance the beneficiaries benefits, will work together to bring education not only in school curriculum subjects but also in Primary Health, Agriculture and Social Development. It is envisaged that TLP will be the lead NGO in the learning paper project, however in some instances, where existing NGO’s operate it may be beneficial to pass over the lead role.

Corporate Sponsors Benefits

1. The ways in which TLP works in the schools and communities brings many powerful benefits to its beneficiaries, this we hope will be viewed as paramount by our partners as it is the purpose of our work.
2. In addition there exists a range of branding identifications on the learning paper itself and on associated publicity materials. Details of branding are discussed and agreed with our partners for each print run.
3. The paper provides a means to communicate messages by using chosen topics as subject matter for some of the papers content. The exercises, games and puzzles in the paper can incorporate images and focus on topics which relate closely to the partners choice.
4. TLP intend to have an exhibitor’s presence at CHOGM business, peoples and youth forums, where TLP material will be displayed.
5. The involvement of staff in TLP project will be possible, for example contributing to future editions content, assisting with distribution and helping to facilitate the papers use at the schools and facilitating the School Link programme. Where appropriate expertise exist the staff’s involvement in developing the project further will be welcome.

School Link Partnerships

Many opportunties exist for UK based schools to benefit from linking with Ugandan schools who are receiving TLP. One such link currently is between St Georges School in Edinburgh, Scotland and the eight Ugandan Schools who were the first recipients of TLP in Uganda. The partnership impacts on pupils and teachers and parents can also become involved in the project, which is used as a focus for pupils learning of an African culture and way of life. Some of the ways St Georges School have developed the link are:

• Teachers contribute learning material for the content of the paper
• Pupils contribute stories, jokes and diaries
• Families donate pens, pencils, erasers and so on, which are sent to the schools
• Fund raising events held at the school based on an African culture theme evening
• Exchanges of pupils letters to develop a pen pals
• Exchange of gift made by pupils
• Pupils awareness and knowledge of Uganda is raised
• Proposed teachers visits

The School Link partnership provides a UK based local face to the project where local communities, the public and corporate sponsors, can make a meaningful contribution to the lives of others in developing countries. The eight Ugandan Schools that make the link include:

• Ddalamba School also in the Kikandwa parish which is in the Kassanda sub county
• Buswa School in the Buswa parish which is in the Bukuya sub county
• Bweyengedde Primary School in Wakayiba in the Bweyengedde parish, Kassanda sub county
• Kamwalo Primary School in Kamwalo in the Kabaseke Kiryajjobyo parish, Bukuya sub County
• Mayirikiti Roman Catholic Primary School in Mayirikiti in the Kassanda sub county
• Faiah Islamic primary School in Kikandwa in the Kikandwa parish, Kassanda sub county
• Kikandwa Parents Primary School in Kikandwa in the Kikandwa parish, Kassanda sub county
• Kikandwa School which was established by the Ugandan Muslim Education Association (UMEA)

District Education Partnerships

Public Sector involvement exists through the roles and responsibility of the District Education Officer and staff. The role of the district office summarised as:

1. Identifying the schools with greatest need
2. Providing enrolment details of the schools
3. Assisting to organise workshops for Inspectors and Coordinating Tutors
4. Distributing the papers to the target schools
5. Training the teachers in target schools to use the paper
6. Facilitating the use of paper in the target schools
7. Seeking feedback from teachers on papers use
8. Seeking contributions from teachers for future edition content
9. Monitor the usage and provide evaluative reports and evidence of usage
10. Acting as a communication channel between the teachers and district office
11. Providing feedback and contributions to TLP

Local Ugandan Partnerships – The New Forests Company

Working with NFC at a local level is being a great success. The NFC Community Development Manger, Paul Wetaya works closely with The Learning Paper’s Project Director, John Arnold, to ensure the paper is distributed and used in the schools. At the district level (where plantations exist) the relationship with NFC will move towards one of monitoring the conduct of the District Authorities and the usage of the paper at the local schools around plantation.

NFC is a believer in the critically strong position the Private Sector plays in the delivery mechanism for community development. NFC intends to pioneer this role model of private sector led, corporately responsible, social enterprise, community development programme. It will pioneer this approach because of the long term nature of forestry and any failures in community development will reflect on the company immediately. Therefore it is in NFC primary interests to ensure ongoing success of its Community Development projects and their positive effects on beneficiaries.