Don Bosco Buterere Seeks Eventual Self Sufficiency Through Auto Finance Projects
Don Bosco Buterere Youth Center is funded in part by donations from individual donors and foundations, and in part, by numerous on site income generating projects. The goal is for the center become largely "auto financed" through these projects.
Vocational Training Workshops The various vocational training workshops, serve not only as learning centers but as a source of income for the center. Various good and services from the workshops are marketed, and bring a steady source of revenue.
woodshop
Sewing Workshop
Masonery and construction
The Restaurant Since last year the Center has maintained a restaurant and event hall. This serves the employees of the center, adjacent working class neighborhood and visitors to the area.
The Garden The center maintains a large vegetable garden to provide food for the students, as well as, for resale. Livestock and small are also raised to provide meat, milk and eggs.
Livestock provide meat and milk for the center
Music Project Father Desire Irunga purchased instruments and recording equipment with funding from High Impact Projects. Together with his students, they wrote and recorded a CD "Allegros" The proceeds from this, were then used to purchase high quality sound equipment and more instruments. They now rent the sound equipment for large events and concerts. They also have set up a recording studio. The income from this now finances the music education program at Don Bosco Buterere Yoth Center .
Sound Equipment
Fr Desire jamming with young musicians
In August Don Bosco Buterere inaugurated a new recording studio which will produce CDs made by the students and staff
