Uganda

 
http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/uganda/support_initiative_for_people_with_atypical_sex_development_sipd.html 143834007 AJWS Supports Julius Kaggwa and the LGBTI Community in Uganda YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j2z2-z19og 9j2z2-z19og 16_9
http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/uganda/kamwokya_christian_caring_community_kccc.html 5539468 Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyCL8Z3ARE wRyCL8Z3ARE 16_9

Established in 1987, KCCC is a community faith-based organization that aims to mitigate the psychosocial, spiritual and economic impact of HIV/AIDS in the Kamwokya community. KCCC's programs and activities take an integrated approach to development, AIDS care and prevention, counseling, social support and spiritual guidance.

Projects in Uganda

Action for Women and Awakening in Rural Environment (AWARE-Uganda)
HIV/AIDS Program

To provide care and support to women living with HIV/AIDS and orphans and vulnerable children, through provision of home-based care, health services, educational support and livelihood development. The project also works to prevent HIV/AIDS by raising awareness about transmission through peer education and community outreach.

Center for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP)
Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS Prevention

To train community activists and civil society organizations on domestic violence prevention and advocate for the implementation of the newly passed, national Domestic Violence Act.

Concerned Children and Youth Association (CCYA)
Supporting OVC and Environmental Conservation

To ensure access to education for orphans and vulnerable children by providing school fees and scholastic materials and helping to increase household incomes. The project also promotes environmental protection by establishing tree gardens and forming environmental protection and conservation clubs.

Development Foundation for Rural Areas (DEFORA)
Vocational Training and Capacity Building

To build the economic self-reliance of 90 orphans and vulnerable children and 60 members of 12 women's groups by providing vocational training. The project also strengthens participants' ability to advocate for their human rights and prevent transmission of HIV.

Federation of Communities Infected and Affected with HIV/AIDS in Koboko (Fecha-K)
Educational Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

To promote the retention of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in primary school through financial support, and to sensitize communities about the importance of education for OVC and girls.

Friends of Christ Revival Ministries (FOC-REV)
Orphans and Vulnerable Children Support and Health Services

To enable FOC-REV's health clinic in Lumino sub-county in Busia district to expand its health services to orphans and vulnerable children, people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers.

Friends of Orphans (FRO)
Atim Ki Koma 'Let Me Do It Myself' Vocational Training Program

To support the rehabilitation, reintegration and economic empowerment of former child soldiers, abductees and orphans through computer-skills training.

Gulu Youth for Action (GYFA)
Participation is Real: Youth as Partners in Governance

To build youth leadership in conflict-affected northern Uganda and promote participation in local governance.

Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC)
Institutional Strengthening

To enhance KCCC's financial sustainability by investing in its Savings and Cooperative Society, and to provide scholarships for 50 orphans and vulnerable children.

Lady Mermaid's Bureau (LMB)
Community Organizing for Sex Worker Rights

To train 10 commercial sex workers as peer educators and counselors; to conduct outreach to commercial sex workers; and to form support groups of sex workers in Gulu in northern Uganda and five localities in central Uganda.

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