Biojemmss is also currently developing Kampala-based ministries.

Sustainable Livelihood Programme
Biojemmss’s Sustainable Livelihood Programme is designed to tackle the cycle of child abandonment by targeting its root. Rather than removing children from poor families into the project, Biojemmss supports families with small businesses so children can remain at home.

Biojemmss supported Aisha with a sustainable-livelihood programme in July this year.

Despite making chapatis, Aisha was often unable to sell them and the family would spend days going without food. Eventually Aisha, her three daughters, and her grand-daughter were evicted from their home because they could not pay rent. She had started to loose hope, not even being able to guarantee a future for her children as she could not pay their school fees. On discovering Aisha’s plight, Biojemmss sat down with her and discussed possible business options which would empower her to turn her life around.

Supporting her in carrying out research in her local area, Aisha eventually decided on a milk business because “at the moment if people want to buy milk they have to walk all the way to the market, so if I had a milk business I think it would be good for the community and also successful”. Now established, Biojemmss continues to support Aisha in these early stages, providing accounting, marketing and banking advice. Aisha’s hardwork has meant the business is now seeing success and she is able to provide for her family and save towards their education.