P.O. Box 1228, Butiiti, Kyenjojo District, Uganda
P.O. Box 1228, Butiiti, Kyenjojo District, Uganda
The project aims to alleviate human suffering resulting from HIV/AIDS, focusing on the orphan crisis in the country. It will identify the most vulnerable orphans and provide them with basic needs such as housing, food, education, healthcare, spiritual upbringing, and vocational training for older orphans. The project proposes a children's home, school fees for nearby public schools, a health center, a chapel, and a vocational training institute, benefiting the surrounding communities with employment and access to services.
The history of HIV/AIDS in Uganda dates back to 1986 when the virus was first detected among cross-border traders in Mutukula, Masaka district. Since then, it has spread nationwide, causing millions of deaths and leaving many children orphaned. Despite significant progress in reducing HIV prevalence, Uganda still faces a severe orphan crisis. Studies have shown that children of HIV-infected parents have a much higher incidence of orphanhood, leading to numerous social issues such as child-headed households, child labor, and lack of education.
The project seeks to restore the childhood lost to HIV/AIDS by providing vulnerable orphans with essentials like a home, education, food, healthcare, spiritual guidance, and vocational training. It aims to support over 500 orphans, enhance their spiritual needs, and create employment for the surrounding community. By the end of the project, it is expected that 500 orphans will have received a home, food, and education, with 200 older orphans gaining livelihood skills. The health center will offer affordable healthcare to the community.
The project will rebuild a community environment by providing essential services that would have been available if not for HIV/AIDS. It will include a children's home, a health center, a vocational institute, and a chapel. The selection process will identify the 500 most vulnerable orphans, providing them with shelter, food, education, and medical care. The vocational school will also serve other community members needing skills for livelihood, contributing to poverty alleviation. The health center and chapel will serve both the orphans and the community.
To ensure continued operation post-donor support, several strategies will be adopted. The orphanage will start producing its own food through agriculture. Efforts will be made to integrate with government universal education programs to cover school fees. The vocational training institute will gradually implement a fee-for-service model, and the health center will increase fee-for-service for non-orphan clients. These measures aim to achieve self-sustainability by the end of the five-year project.
We believe together we can comfort these broken homes. We will be grateful if this application is positively considered.
Pastor Paul Busobozi, President