Who are you trying to help? What issue are you trying to address?

We address 4 problems;

1. There is high rate of HIV-positive persons in Uganda. Instruction and training on management of malnutrition and HIV/AIDS nutrition linkages and care is thus of great importance. While The Ministry of Health has now produced a comprehensive HIV, nutrition guidelines and integrated management of training curriculum, it does not currently feature in most Government health staff training curriculum. Besides, the technical capacity at health facilities is low.

2. Years Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) spent in camps have undermined the modern transfer of skills related to agriculture; families have returned to overgrown land often with little knowledge and barely no improved tools or seeds with which to produce food. There is therefore a huge and pressing need to supply basic inputs and skills for small-scale high-nutrient agriculture and business development.

3. Education especially for girl child remains an elusive reality in Uganda despite many efforts. There are many contemporary challenges affecting education in schools which is vital to be addressed at this point in time.

4. The low status of women and poverty appear to be the most imposing challenges to adequate health care and attention to women’s issues. Relevant policies often do not extend to the most marginalized women, those who live and work in the most rural areas. It is precisely such a place where a small amount of education for Cancer awareness could have a huge impact

What is your project and how will it help?

To address the 4 above problems, we would carry out 4 corresponding projects.
1.Train trainers in the use of MoH training curriculum and materials

2.1.Design and broadcast mass media (radio)messages to create awareness
2.2.Implement nutrition education and demonstration sessions at peer-support HIV groups
2.3.Implement household vegetable gardening and food preservation projects
2.4.Implement business skills training and in-kind support for group micro-projects

3.1.Provide scholastic materials to girl child
3.2.Skills training on income generating activities and provision of start up capital.
3.3.Training and mentoring on savings skills-VSLA methodology and behaviour change

4.1.Training about the predisposing factors and prevention of cervical cancer
4.2.Referring the mothers for screening and treatment

How can other people partner with you on your project?

People could contribute by provision of goods, service as well as funding

Please detail the resources that you need.

COF-Uganda would require the following support:
1. Project support equipment especially desk top computer (4pcs), computor laptops (4pcs),communication and internet services worth 2000 USD, motorcycles (6pcs) and one vehicle for project implementation: in kind donations or cash up to a tune of 50,000 USD will support COF-Uganda acquire some of these important items.
2. Capacity building for local staff- 20 staffs at a cost of 700$ each staff
3. Project support/implementation budget of 75,000 USD
4. Office Support and running costs of 15,000 USD