Timeline of the development of the Sam Owori Projects
2027 +
Starting in 2027, the plan is to spread the Smart Village Kidera concept to another village through the residents who have already been trained and local Rotary clubs. Funding will be provided by European partners. In addition, a large-scale project in collaboration with the Rotary Foundation will be applied to further scale up the Smart Village concept: Building a Future to Stay at Home. To monitor the funding and progress of the large-scale project, the Sam Owori Foundation will be established with members from Austria and Uganda.
2026
By 2026, the Kidera Impact Projects aim to have developed the village of Kidera into a ‘smart village,’ which will then serve as a model for many other villages.
2024 - 2026
Launch of the Global Grant project ‘The Sam Owori Skills Development Centre, Tororo’ with RC Innsbruck Alpin as international partner, RC Kampala as host club and in close cooperation with RC Kitzbühel, Habitat for Humanity Uganda, Start Somewhere, PERI and other partners (see website).
2024 - 2025
With support from the Government of Tyrol, a school farm was established to ensure a sustainable supply of daily school meals. As part of the Global Grant project, this was expanded into a demonstration farm for farmers in the municipality of Kidera (training and equipment).
2023 to date
Doris Steinmüller-Nethl and Judith Köck, together with their Rotary Clubs (RC Innsbruck Alpin and RC Kitzbühel), RC Bonn-Rheinbogen, numerous supporters, donors and partners, have initiated, financed and implemented the Kidera Impact & Sam Owori Projects, described on this website.
2022 - 2025
Implementation of the project and provision of infrastructure (water tanks, latrines, solar lamps, farming equipment, training) with host Rotary Club Gaba and international partners as a basis for further ‘Kidera Impact Projects’.
2022
Fundraising for the Global Grant Project ‘Kidera – Adopt a Village’ started by Doris Steinmüller-Nethl: financial support from District 1920 and its clubs, District 1810 with RC Bonn-Rheinbogen and several partner clubs and private donors. Approval by The Rotary Foundation (TRF) in summer 2022, start in September 2022.
2021
The two sons of Sam Owori († 2017) and Norah Owori († 2021), Stephen and Daniel Owori, follow in their parents' footsteps. They work closely with Doris, Judith and the project team and personally support the activities in Kidera.
2021
Doris Steinmüller-Nethl takes over as International Partner for RC Innsbruck Alpin in the planned Global Grant project, and Judith Köck (RC Kitzbühel) joins as project partner. RC Kampala Sunrise withdraws from the project, and RC Gaba becomes the host club.
2020
Barbara Wolf-Wicha presents the project idea and request for an international partner and sponsor at the Rotary District 1920 Foundation/Community Service Seminar.
2019
RC Kampala Sunrise and RC Gaba agreed to initiate a Global Grant application at The Rotary Foundation (TRF), and the first needs assessment in Kidera was launched. The search for an international partner began.
2017
It began with an idea from Sam and Norah Owori: a project to empower girls and women in Kidera. Barbara Wolf-Wicha, a close friend of the family, presented the project idea at a Rotary seminar in Austria.