Child's i Foundation » cost report http://www.childsifoundation.org Child's i Foundation ... a family and a future Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:23:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Day 16 – Uganda Planning Trip http://www.childsifoundation.org/blog/2009/05/day-16-uganda-planning-trip/ http://www.childsifoundation.org/blog/2009/05/day-16-uganda-planning-trip/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 21:17:21 +0000 Lucy Buck http://blog.childsifoundation.org/blog/?p=1676

Today has been like an episode of ‘Location Location Location’ in Uganda.

Take a look at the houses we visited and my deliberate mistake on the video. For the record I meant ‘play’ not ’stay’!

We need to rent a temporary home from October 2009 so I don’t think any of the properties we looked at today will still be on the market but it was a great opportunity to see what we could get for our money.

We are currently writing our budget and we want our costings to be both detailed and accurate so supporters can see exactly where there money is going.

The document is a labour of love and everything has been accounted for – from the electricity bills to plastic cups – problem is the prices fluctuate so it is a constant work in progress!

Tomorrow is all about getting an idea of building material availability and costs. Being the daughter of a builder, I enjoy a bit of construction…probably a good thing as we have some grand designs up our sleeves.

]]> http://www.childsifoundation.org/blog/2009/05/day-16-uganda-planning-trip/feed/ 0 The cost of a life http://www.childsifoundation.org/blog/2008/09/the-price-of-formula-milk/ http://www.childsifoundation.org/blog/2008/09/the-price-of-formula-milk/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:00:12 +0000 Lucy Buck http://wemakefamiliesnotorphans.wordpress.com/?p=36 I’m in the process of writing a cost report to account for where every penny I raise will be going – now that’s an interesting challenge.

Babies are expensive and abandoned babies are even more expensive. Formula Milk alone will cost up to £20,000 a year. Medical bills are high because most of the babies will need specialised medical care, and we will also be running a social work department as we want to resettle every child into a loving family. We are providing short-term, life-saving intervention, which will ultimately be less expensive than paying for them to live in an institution and be an orphan for the rest of their lives.

I’m estimating the project will cost around £1 million over 5 years, but only time will tell if I’m right and that’s a scary prospect.

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