This page shows the fuller practical map behind the main Needs / Wish List + High-Leverage Catalysts page.
The goal is not fake precision.
The goal is practical clarity.
These are current working estimates.
Prices, needs, and conditions can change over time.
People currently supported: 67
Current emergency support target: $500/month
Current Level 5 milestone example: $5,000
Last updated: [June 5th, 2026]
The current $500/month figure is the immediate emergency support target we are trying to sustain.
It should not be read as the full monthly cost of food, rent, and care for the whole community.
We are now building a clearer local cost map from confirmed local prices so the difference between emergency support and fuller minimum cost becomes more visible.
Table of Contents
- How to read this cost map
- Monthly essentials summary
- What the levels mean
- Core monthly essentials
- Basic daily-life and dignity needs
- Food, Nourishment & Household Support
- School and child-development needs
- Practical tools for daily life and care
- High-Leverage Catalysts
- Special / Irregular Costs
- Currentness and update note
- How to help
1. How to read this cost map
This page is organized by category first.
Within each category, the aim is to show:
- what the item is;
- what one unit or working estimate may cost;
- how many are needed;
- what the total need may amount to;
- and why that item matters.
Some details that matter internally — such as recurrence, urgency, catalyst value, or modeled meal logic — are handled in a simpler public form here so the page remains readable.
This page is here to make the support picture more legible. It is not here to pretend that every number is permanent or exact.
2. Monthly essentials summary
The figures below show the current emergency support target, not the full modeled monthly minimum.
| Current emergency support snapshot | Amount |
|---|---|
| People currently supported | 67 |
| Current emergency target | $500 |
| Emergency food target contribution | $250 |
| Emergency rent target contribution | $250 |
| Emergency food target per person per day | about $0.12 |
| Emergency food + rent target per person per day | about $0.24–0.25 |
All per-person figures in this emergency snapshot assume 67 people supported.
This helps show how thin the current emergency floor really is.
It does not represent the full monthly cost of feeding and caring for the whole community. The older $250 / $250 split remains visible here as the current emergency target structure, while fuller local minimum-cost mapping continues to develop.
And even a much stronger monthly milestone can still remain surprisingly modest when divided across the whole community.
| Level 5 example snapshot | Amount |
| Level 5 monthly milestone | $5,000 |
| Rough food budget | $1,500 |
| Rough shelter budget | $1,500 |
| Rough caregiver support budget | $2,000 |
| Food portion per person per day | about $0.75 |
| Shelter portion per person per day | about $0.75 |
| Caregiver support per caregiver per month | about $200 |
This is a closer working approximation of the current Level 5 model than the older 50/50 split. It is still a working model, not a final locked allocation.
This does not make the higher level unimportant. It helps show how much real care still has to be carried, even at a much stronger level of support.
3. What the levels mean
Level 1 — survival floor
- Basic food and rent only
- Very thin margin
- An attempt to hold the line, not true stability
Level 2 — first stronger continuity
- More dependable food and rent support
- Reduced immediate fragility
- A small but meaningful step beyond pure hold-the-line conditions
Level 3 — stronger daily care
- More room for basic household support
- First real strengthening of daily care conditions
- Greater ability to support both children and caregivers more consistently
Level 4 — stronger household and caregiver stability
- Wider support for practical daily life
- Stronger schooling and household continuity
- More breathing room and less constant emergency pressure
Level 5 — much stronger care floor
- A much stronger monthly foundation for food, shelter, caregiver support, education, practical tools, and longer-term stability
- Still modest when distributed across the whole community
4. Core monthly essentials
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Rent | — | 1 monthly total | $250 | Current emergency rent target contribution; not a full confirmed monthly housing cost |
| Food staples | — | 1 monthly total | $250 | Current emergency food target contribution; not a full confirmed monthly food cost |
These rows currently show the emergency target structure, not the full modeled minimum monthly reality.
Local price mapping now suggests that even a bare staple-food floor is higher than the old food target alone. For that reason, the food row above should be read as partial emergency support, not as the full true monthly food cost for 67 people.
This remains the current public emergency floor while the fuller local cost breakdown is being clarified.
5. Daily life and dignity needs
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Pillow | — | 67 | — | Basic sleep comfort and dignity |
| Mattress / sleeping mat | — | 67 | — | Humane sleeping conditions |
| Blanket | — | 67 | — | Warmth and comfort |
| Bedsheet | — | 67 | — | More livable sleeping conditions |
| Shoes / sandals | — | 67 | — | Everyday dignity and practicality |
| Soap / hygiene basics | — | 67 recurring | — | Ongoing hygiene and daily care |
| Mosquito net | — | 67 | — | Basic protection and health support |
| Sanitary pads | 4,000 UGX / packet [~$1.06] | 20 packets / month | 80,000 UGX / month [~$21.25] | Basic dignity and recurring menstrual support for older girls and women caregivers |
These items are ordinary, but they help make life more humane, less fragile, and more workable.
6. Food, nourishment, and household support
Food is one of the clearest ongoing needs in the whole community.
But the point of this section is not only to show that food costs money. It is to show the current public logic we are using to estimate the basic food floor more honestly.
Our current approach is:
- use the strongest currently available local staple-price anchors;
- use simple survival-floor and very-basic-realistic meal models;
- and keep the results visible enough to prevent the older emergency target from being mistaken for a full monthly food budget.
Current staple-price anchors
| Item | Working local figure | Notes |
| Maize flour / posho | 4,000 UGX / kg [~$1.06] | Kendrick-confirmed local price |
| Beans | 5,000 UGX / kg [~$1.33] | Kendrick-confirmed local price |
| Rice | 5,000 UGX / kg [~$1.33] | Kendrick-confirmed local price |
| Onions | 5,000 UGX / kg [~$1.33] | Kendrick-confirmed local price |
| Vegetables | 10,000 UGX / day [~$2.66] | Household/day amount rather than kg price |
| Healthier cooking oil | 10,000 UGX / litre [~$2.66] | Current working healthier-oil estimate |
| Salt + spices | 200,000 UGX / month [~$53.12] | Monthly bundle figure |
| Sugar + tea leaves | 453,000 UGX / month [~$120.32] | Monthly bundle figure |
| Tomatoes | 4,500 UGX / kg [~$1.20] | Practical current working estimate |
| Sweet potatoes | 3,000 UGX / kg [~$0.80] | Practical current working estimate |
Current working meal models
| Model | Cost per person / meal | 67 people / 30 days (1 meal/day) | 67 people / 30 days (2 meals/day) | Why it matters |
| Bare survival posho + beans | 650 UGX [~$0.17] | 1,306,500 UGX [~$347.01] | 2,613,000 UGX [~$694.03] | Closest current survival-floor staple model |
| Bare survival posho + beans + onion | 700 UGX [~$0.19] | 1,407,000 UGX [~$373.84] | 2,814,000 UGX [~$747.68] | Slightly more realistic bare survival model |
| Very basic realistic posho + beans + onion | 1,050 UGX [~$0.28] | 2,110,500 UGX [~$560.56] | 4,221,000 UGX [~$1,121.12] | Closest current very basic realistic benchmark |
These models are not full nutrition plans. They still exclude some ordinary realities such as oil, fuller salt pricing, fuel, water, spoilage, and wider food variety.
But they help make one crucial point visible:
Even a bare staple-food floor for 67 people rises materially above the old $250/month emergency food contribution.
Shared-use food and household support
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Cooking pot / pan set | 85,000 UGX / set [~$22.58] | household set | 85,000 UGX [~$22.58] | Meal preparation |
| Cooking tools | 65,000 UGX / set [~$17.26] | household set | 65,000 UGX [~$17.26] | Helps meals remain possible and workable |
| Storage container | 30,000 UGX each [~$7.97] | multiple | varies | Food organization and preservation |
| Cups / plates / utensils | 130,000 UGX / shared set [~$34.53] | household set | 130,000 UGX [~$34.53] | Daily meal function |
| Water container / jerrycan | 25,000 UGX each [~$6.64] | multiple | varies | Household function and water handling |
Food is not only about having something to eat today. It is also about the household conditions that make nourishment more dependable and less fragile.
7. School and child-development needs
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Pencil | 1,200 UGX each [~$0.32] | 67+ | varies | Basic learning |
| Notebook | 1,800 UGX each [~$0.48] | 67+ | varies | School participation |
| Paper | 28,000 UGX / ream [~$7.44] | recurring | varies | Learning and practice |
| Learning materials | — | set | — | Development and participation |
| School bag | 45,000 UGX each [~$11.95] | 67 | varies | Practical schooling support |
Education and development are not luxury layers added after the “real needs” are met. They are part of what helps care become more complete, more dignified, and more future-facing.
8. Practical tools and shared-use equipment
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Bucket | 20,000 UGX each [~$5.31] | multiple | varies | Daily household function |
| Cleaning tools | 35,000 UGX / basic set [~$9.30] | set | 35,000 UGX [~$9.30] | Care environment upkeep |
| Gardening tools | 55,000 UGX / basic set [~$14.61] | set | 55,000 UGX [~$14.61] | Food-growing and maintenance support |
| Repair tools | 50,000 UGX / basic kit [~$13.28] | set | 50,000 UGX [~$13.28] | Reduces repeated strain and breakage |
These tools may look modest, but they can reduce repeated strain, save time, and help ordinary life work better.
9. High-Leverage Catalysts
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Phone | 1,350,000 UGX each [~$358.57] | 1–2 | varies | Durable practical smartphone for communication and documentation |
| Camera | — | 1 | — | Visibility, documentation, storytelling |
| Computer | — | 1 | — | Coordination, learning, communication |
| Internet / data support | 150,000 UGX / 65GB bundle [~$39.84] | monthly | 150,000 UGX / month [~$39.84] | Visibility and practical connection |
| Sewing machine | — | 1 | — | Skill, repair, creativity, possible future income |
| Speaker | 240,000 UGX each [~$63.75] | 1 | 240,000 UGX [~$63.75] | Dance, learning, and shared life |
| TV / shared screen | 3,400,000 UGX each [~$903.05] | 1 | 3,400,000 UGX [~$903.05] | Large shared screen for group learning, dance review, calls, and teaching support |
These are not always the most urgent needs in the room. But they can be some of the most catalytic.
A shared TV or screen, for example, can support teaching, dance review, video calls, tutorials, and shared learning in ways that reach beyond one moment of use.
10. Irregular and special costs
| Item | $/Unit | Need | Total | Why |
| Registration-related cost | 1,000,000–1,500,000 UGX / process [~$265.60–$398.41] | 1 process | 1,000,000–1,500,000 UGX [~$265.60–$398.41] | Formalization; Kendrick-confirmed closer working range for the actual nonprofit/orphanage registration pathway |
| Major repair | — | as needed | — | Household continuity |
| Urgent irregular need | — | as needed | — | Pressure-release when something sudden happens |
This category exists so irregular but important needs do not distort the logic of the recurring survival floor.
11. Currentness and update note
These figures are current working estimates intended to make support more legible.
Prices can change. Needs can change. Urgency can change. Exchange rates can change.
UGX remains the primary working currency layer on this page. USD is shown as a public-reading helper only.
The goal is not fake precision. The goal is practical honesty.
12. How to help
If you want to support the most urgent current need, begin with the Stability Circle.
If you want deeper context for how monthly support works over time, see the Stability Plan.
If you want to support a specific item or category from this page, you can reach out through Contact.
If you want deeper context, questions, or trust-related clarification, see Transparency / FAQ.
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