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

Please help the orphans and vulnerable children here in Teso, Soroti, Uganda, a place that had continuous wars and tribal disputes, and now suffering from post war effects.

The issues we seek to address are child protection, child sponsorship and livelihood.

Problems:

- Children labor where some children are made to work before they complete their compulsory schooling in any case below 15 years. Besides, these children are underpaid and some are subjected to serious physical and sexual abuse.

- Malnutrition in that a majority of children are being fed on one type food and at the end they are pruned to getting diseases like; Kwashiorko, Marasmus.

- HIV/AIDS, the high rates of HIV/AIDS infection and affection.

- High rates of school drop outs. In that many children forget about going to school since even some parents are not committed to buying for them the scholastic materials.

What is your project and how will it help?

We support orphans and other vulnerable children, please see our website for further information on our projects.

On Education :
Organize campaigns to increase school enrollment and advocate for children’s right to education.

Strengthened education system by training teachers in child psychology, child rights, and special-needs education.

How can other people partner with you on your project?

Other people can partner with us, initiating activities to encourage capacity building, Networking and collaboration with other stake holders.

By giving us trainings, capacity building , technical support, financial support, in some areas when it comes to advocacy issues.

Please detail the resources that you need.

The resources needed:

Training materials, 10,000,000 UGX (US$4,000)

Scholastic materials 8,0000,000 UGX (US$3,200)

School Construction 120,000,000 UGX (US$50,000)