CORPORATE PROFILE
Send a pregnant Heifer Uganda(SPHU) , is a wholly owned subsidiary of RAcell Uganda, a company registered and operating in Uganda.
It was set up in 2001 as a result of a merger between (GEEC) GLOBAL ENERGY; ENVIROMENT CONSULT and RAcell Denmark. The merger was instructed by the DANIDA Private Sector Foundation and the Danish Royal Embassy that henceforth provided funding for the initial projects that included;
- Development and supply of low cost solar energy packages to reduce environment degradation and save family expenditure on hydro electric power , with emphasis on manufacture and assembly of solar panels here in Uganda.
- Supply of low cost Biogas energy packages to reduce environment degradation and save family expenditure on fuel.
- Supply of low cost Biomass energy saving stoves packages for schools and institutions to reduce encroachment on the environment and save expenditure on fuel.
- Supply of low cost incinerators packages for schools, institutions and hospitals to improve health through improved waste disposal.
SPHU OBJECTIVE
Send a pregnant Heifer Uganda aims at providing world-class livestock logistics solutions through seamless integration of supplier services across multiple communities in Uganda and train the local communities to ensure intelligent trading with livestock so as to break the barrier of poverty in Uganda by exceeding stakeholder expectations through use of simple innovative technology with programs that add value to farmers produce, enhance workers safety, increase productivity and improve the quality of health care.
PROJECTED AREAS OF OPERATION
(SPHU) Send a pregnant Heifer Uganda activities are to run in:
Eastern Uganda, Northern Uganda ; Central Uganda; West Nile Western And Southern Uganda.
SPHU VALUES
(SPHU) Send a pregnant Heifer Uganda’s attitude in all business is guided by principles of virtue; that is, integrity, transparency, a culture of learning ,continuous adding of value and unequaled performance.
SPHU PROGRAMMES:
In the past years, low levels of farmer’s incentives, shortage of working capital, decrease in returns coupled with insecurity and wars lead to a sharp decline in farming in Uganda.
The livestock population that had reached a record high in the 1960s drastically declined between 1971 and the late 1980s due to the bad political environment that saw farmers lose many of their animals to rebels fighting against the various governments in power at the time, cattle rustlers from Karamoja, Pocot and Tukanaland in Kenya, and epidemics due to decline in vetnary services as a result of poor administration , lack of drugs, poor infrastructure and low literacy levels among farmers .
Since 1990, Uganda has come a long way. The central government has created numerous avenues for re-activation of agricultural practice in the country, and encouraged private firms to create packages that enhance development such as literacy drives, developing market strategies that are designed to lower the poverty levels of small scale farmers, offer technical services in terms of training and mobilization of farmers, sponsorship of sustainable small scale projects in all districts and provision of the necessary logistical support.
Send a pregnant Heifer Uganda(SPHU) programs are but a fragment of a shared responsibility. These programs are aimed at realizinga complete live stock management program. By sourcing for funding for projects, identifying vulnerable communities depending on extensive study drills, designing complete self-sustaining projects, procuring, holding and transporting livestock to their distribution points. We will further provide training to farmers; project follow-up/ monitoring, and marketing of farmer’s produce/animals at good prices. |
