Nile Vocational Institute (NVI) was once a dream by the Late Bishop Festo Kivengere to help a child in Uganda who was in most cases left behind to look after him/her self due to the then political turmoil in the nation and the now HIV/AIDS scourge. NVI was therefore established in 1988 by African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) together with a German organisation- Kindernothilfe (KNH) with a main aim of providing vocational skills for gainful employment (employed or self employed) to the vulnerable especially orphaned youths to enable them become self-reliant. NVI begun with only 41 students in 2 courses, that is, Bricklaying & Concrete Practice (BCP) and Carpentry & Joinery (CJ); however, today 9 courses exist in the two departments of Domestic Technology & Building Technology.
In the year 2000, the institute took up a social responsibility of training the communities by providing vocational skills and life skills knowledge through Community Based Training Programs (CBT) and for the next 6years (2007-2012) the main goal is to empower these communities to enable them improve their livelihood.
Physical location:
Nile Vocational Institute is situated near the Source of River Nile opposite Jinja Town about 80kms on Kampala –Jinja highway in Njeru Town Council Plot 89-101 Buikwe Road.
Mission:
To offer skills training to the vulnerable and non vulnerable youths in Uganda &
beyond.
Goal:
NVI aims at providing vocational skills for
gainful employment (employed or self employed) to the vulnerable especially orphaned youths to enable them become self-reliant
Objectives:
These include;
- To impart skills to the youth to enable them earn a living.
- To instil good morals into the youth in order to produce honest, sincere, hard working and responsible citizens.
- To provide the nation with skilled craftsmen/women for development
- To develop technologies appropriate for Uganda’s situation.
Philosophy:
NVI is a Christian institution built on solid values of the Christian doctrines as enshrined
in the Christian Code of beliefs- Apostle’s Creed.
NVI sets to provide a balanced monitoring curriculum in which technical skills are given to learners together with moral & spiritual values. Technical morals and religious values not merely taught but are lived & shared by trainers and learners in a community fellowship setting.
Membership and governance: NVI is owned by African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) and has a Board of Governors selected and appointed by AEE.
Sources of Funding
The main sources of funding are:
- Donations
- Grants and
- School fees
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