About us.
Uganda Hope Foundation is a voluntary non – Governmental and not for profit organization; set up to design and implement development related projects, through defending, promoting and raising awareness, acceptance and knowledge; socially, culturally, legally, economically etc, in a bid to empower and develop capacity building of local communities, in order to reach their full potential, through a participatory approach.
Uganda Hope Foundation (UGAHOPE) is operational in Uganda.
Uganda Hope Foundation (UGAHOPE) is not a funding agency, and requires contract or grant funding to run its activities.
Vision
‘Building hope for the future’.
Mission.
In partnership with local communities, we seek to improve the quality of life of people in Uganda, thus building hope for the future.
To transfer skills and knowledge through sensitization, community involvement, collective responsibility, volunteerism etc, that will empower and enable government, NGOs,FBOs,CBOs and other local communities to plan and develop strategies of service delivery appropriate to people’s needs.
Setting up and delivering model community development initiatives, which demonstrate quality in practical life development skills in all spheres of life.
Our core values.
Our core values are based on Christian values of care, compassion, mercy, truth, justice and honesty.
Our policies.
 | Our polices and practices demonstrate; |
| Good stewardship of resources (financial, material or human) |
| Honesty and transparency |
| Good communication strategies |
| Involvement of all members in planning and development whenever appropriate, to promote a sense of ownership. |
| A commitment to being non-denominational |
| A commitment to empowering and developing people to their full potential as far as possible within the constraints of the available resources. |
| Respect for persons |
| Responsive |
| Committed to the poor |
| Unconditional holistic and non-judgmental approach to development. |
In relation to other organizations, we are committed to:
| True partnership based on mutual respect and shared values (which may include people or organizations of similar, different or no faith) |
| Partnership chosen with discernment, with due respect to our core values. |
| Working with government services, FBOs, NGOs, and other stake holders with similar humanitarian values and who are involved in community development. |
| Remaining non-denominational and inter denominational. |
| Honesty and transparency in all our dealings. |
| Ensuring that our core values are not compromised. |
| Investing in companies which don’t compromise our values. |
Our goals.
v Improve the lives of people and communities
v Promote the needs of the girl child.
v Promoting and developing a comprehensive, holistic and rights based approach to health services and a gender approach to health care.
v Involved in training and training programmes and sensitization.
v Community oriented.
v Participatory approach.
v Mobilize local skills, knowledge, practices and resources.
v Youth involvement and training for entrepreneurship.
v Advocacy for HIV/AIDS.
v Children welfare.
v Promote peace and human rights.
v Environmental sustainability.
v Support for the underprivileged and vulnerable for better health, education and nutrition.
v Creating a positive impact on the productive poor in Uganda, through innovative skills, untapped resources, and collective responsibility.
v Effectiveness while contributing to poverty alleviation.
v Social, cultural, legal and environmental advocacy.
v Design and implement developmental related projects.
v Defend/ promote specific cause – raise awareness, acceptance and knowledge, plus activist events like relief and welfare.
v Capacity building of local communities.
v Partner with individuals and communities to develop educational projects through educational partnerships and student sponsor ships.
Programmes undertaken.
SANYUKA CHILDREN’S MINISTRY:
Sanyuka is a children’s ministry with a vision of ‘building hope for the future’, and a mission of ‘working towards a future without prejudice for children and their families’.
What we do.
| We identify, treat and nurture abused children in our communities. |
| Protect children from abuse. |
| Empower young adults with a positive future. |
| We strengthen families and build awareness for child headed homes. |
| Promote the needs of the girl child. |
| Partner with individuals, local authorities, communities, organizations, to provide basic needs, welfare, support and advocacy for children. |
| We support vulnerable children and their families for better health, education and nutrition. |
| Support HIV positive children access care and treatment. |
| Train volunteers and counselors to comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have no where else to turn. |
| Adoption and foster care. |
Sanyuka klub 5
This is a non-exclusive adolescents club, targeting young adults between the ages of 12-17years, in a bid to provide an alternative lifestyle for today’s adolescent, free from promiscuity. This is a very unusual type of teen’s club, that goes along way in changing the lives of young adults in communities around us, to develop a common understanding of situations and challenges faced by young people in Uganda.
Our foundation aspects are based on five core objectives of:
ü Educational support.
ü Reformation and promoting of personal and social development through collective responsibility.
ü Capacity building and skills mobilization and training.
ü Reproductive health aspects.
ü Raising awareness on youth activities and mobilizing adolescents for solidarity by promoting and facilitating their active participation in national issues.
YOUTH FOR A PURPOSE.
Project to empower youth with skills and models of capacity building.
COMMUNITY CARE MISSIONS
Improve the lives of people and communities
