CFBI Street Children Rehabilitation Center
street children aged 5 to 17
to build inside the headquarters (about USD 2.0 million)
a year to run at full capacity (about USD 562,000)
per child a month (about GBP 180)
From street to society
Outreach and intake
Outreach teams build trust and bring children in safely, with medical and nutrition checks.
Stabilisation
Security, routine, treatment, NUTRI feeding and first counselling.
Rehabilitation
Catch-up classes, counselling, life skills, discipline, sport and family contact.
Skilling and preparation
School for ages 5 to 13. Vocational courses and apprenticeships for ages 14 to 17.
Reintegration
Return to family, kinship or foster care, or supported independent living, with start-up kits.
Aftercare
Home visits, counselling and a mentor for 12 to 24 months.
Safe care and discipline
- 24-hour security and a controlled gate
- Separate boys' and girls' dormitories
- Counsellors, social workers and a nurse
- Positive discipline: no beating or shaming
- Child protection policy and safe complaints line
- Skills courses with livelihood start-up kits
Work Plan
Months 1 to 3: Set-up
Approvals, child protection policy, core team, training and a rented interim shelter.
Months 4 to 15: Four intakes
Admit 50 children every three months, up to 200, with counselling, school and skills courses.
Months 30 to 48: Permanent centre
Build the centre in Zone E (3 acres) of the 50-acre headquarters in Kakiri as Phase 2A, then move in.
Years 2 and 3: Graduates
First reunifications, apprenticeships, start-up kits and aftercare.
Budget
| Item | UGX million | USD thousand |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings and compound works (dormitories, dining hall, classrooms, clinic, counselling block, intake unit, secure wall, play field) | 4,670 | 1,262 |
| Equipment | 400 | 108 |
| Share of campus infrastructure | 1,400 | 378 |
| Professional fees (7%) and contingency (10%) | 1,072 | 290 |
| Capital cost inside the headquarters (Phase 2A) | 7,542 | 2,038 |
| Land share (3 of 50 acres) | 490 | 132 |
| Set-up before opening (vehicles, ICT, licensing, launch) | 385 | 104 |
| Total to build and open | 8,417 | 2,275 |
Annual running cost at full capacity
| Item | UGX million | USD thousand |
|---|---|---|
| Staff (56 people) | 935 | 253 |
| Food and nutrition | 260 | 70 |
| Clothing, bedding and hygiene | 50 | 14 |
| Health care | 60 | 16 |
| Education and school materials | 80 | 22 |
| Skills training, tools and certificates | 130 | 35 |
| Counselling, discipline, sport and life skills | 40 | 11 |
| Outreach, family tracing and transport | 90 | 24 |
| Livelihood start-up kits and family support | 135 | 36 |
| Aftercare follow-up | 20 | 5 |
| Utilities, security services and maintenance | 100 | 27 |
| Administration, audit, safeguarding and monitoring | 80 | 22 |
| Contingency (5%) | 99 | 27 |
| Total annual running cost | 2,079 | 562 |
Over the first three years the centre costs about UGX 13,902 million (about USD 3.76 million), counting its land share, building, set-up and running costs. Children live in a rented interim shelter until the permanent centre is ready. Budget figures are planning estimates to be confirmed by a quantity surveyor. Planning rate: USD 1 = UGX 3,700.
One child costs about UGX 866,000 a month. Groups of monthly givers can sponsor a child together. To protect the children, we do not show their photos or names here.
