This aim of the following project is to generate a steady source of income, that will cover exclusively for the expenses of the clinic.
Zion Clinic is currently serving an approximate population of 25,000 people who are mostly peasants growing maize, beans, banana, and coffee on subsistence scale. Patients pay a cost-share if possible, however most of them don’t pay anything at all because they live from less than a dollar per day.
Therefore, we want to invest in a maize mill machine to produce posho flour. This sustainable project will help support the operating expenses of the clinic without disruption.
Posho, a fine flour made from corn, is an important part of the eastern Uganda diet. Eastern Uganda is the highest producer of maize in Uganda and posho is part of one meal every day in most of the homes. The nearest processing mill is 50 km away in Mbale district. A maize mill will help the Zion Community to sell the maize flour and also provide cheap maize flour to the community. Previous failure to set up a maize mill in the region has been due to high initial setup capital. The start-up expenses are estimated at 50 Million Shillings (~13 500 €). The project is projected to have a return on investment of 32% in the first year and 36.5% in the second year. The proposed project will have a total capacity of 360,000kg of maize flour annually after one year, based on a 10 hour work day for 6.5 days per week.
Your contribution would allow Zion Clinic to continue operating and providing health care to a community in need.
