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Project
Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012

Theme
Creating a Peaceful Environment for Children through Sports

Lead Organiser
Art for Children Uganda (ACU)
P.O. Box 66, Lira Uganda
Tel. +256 392 963509
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.artforchildrenuganda.org

Co Organiser

ATONGA FOUNDATION ADINA FOUNDATION UGANDA

P.O. BOX 135, Lira-Uganda P.O. Box 17, Lira Uganda
Tel: +256 772 648585 Tel: +256 772 333800
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Website: www.atongafoundation.org Website: www.adina.no

YOUTH STRENGTHENING STRATEGY-GULU RAO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Plot 106 Acholi Road P.O. Box 459, Lira-Uganda
P.O. Box 663, Gulu Uganda Tel: +256 702 184289, +256 773 401048
Tel: +256 782 508565 E-mail: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Web site: www.racodi.webs.com

CHILDREN CHANCE INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED CHILDREN AND YOUTH ASSOCIATION

P.O Box, 147, Lira- Uganda P.O Box 795, Lira –Uganda
Tel: +256 774 885600 Tel: +256 712 945073, +256 783 416768
Email: [email protected] E mail:[email protected],[email protected]
Web: www.cciuganda.org Web site: www.ccyauganda.org

CAN APOTO ATURA UNITED TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UGANDA

Burlob Parish Plot 18 Otim Lakana Road
C/O Box 91 Lira Uganda P.O. Box 906, Lira - Uganda
Tel: +256 772 416015 Tel: +256 473 420273, +256 783 256392
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected], [email protected]

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CONTENT Page

ABSTRACT..............................................................................................................................3
CONTEXT................................................................................................................................4
ABOUT NORTHERN UGANDA CHILDREN MARATHON..........................................................5
PROJECT AIM (Goal, Mission, Theme and Objective)...........................................................5
CATEGORY OF PARTICIPANTS ...............................................................................................5
PRE/POST MARATHON ACTIVITIES.......................................................................................6
AWARDS................................................................................................................................6
PROCEEDS..............................................................................................................................7
OUTCOME..............................................................................................................................9
IMPACT..................................................................................................................................9
SUSTAINABILITY.....................................................................................................................9
MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................10
BUDGET...............................................................................................................................10
PROFILE OF ORGANIZERS....................................................................................................11
1) ART FOR CHILDREN UGANDA (ACU).......................................................................11
2) ATONGA FOUNDATION............................................................................................12
3) ADINA FOUNDATION UGANDA................................................................................13
4) CHILDREN CHANCE INTERNATIONAL (CCI).............................................................14
5) YOUTH STRENGTHENING STRATEGY-GULU (YSS-GULU).........................................15
6) CONCERNED CHILDREN AND YOUTH ASSOCIATION (CCYA)..................................16
7) RAO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE UGANDA.......................................17
8) CAN APOTO ATURA UNITED....................................................................................18
9) TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UGANDA............................................................19

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ABSTRACT
Art for Children Uganda (ACU) is a community based organisation that started in 2006. ACU uses
creative means of working with children through art based education, life skill training, psychosocial
support programs and art workshops for children and youth in prison. ACU promotes art as a tool
for positive interpersonal relationship, creative expression, and improved scholastic achievement
among children and youth in Northern Uganda.

ACU is organizing Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 as one of the way of promoting child
right1 and uniting children with hope for the future. Play is essential to the development of a child
because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and
youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children. Despite
the benefits of play for both children and parents, time for free play has been markedly reduced for
children in Northern Uganda. This is due to a variety of factors that have reduced play, including
changes in family structure like child headed families, conflicts, early marriage and poverty that
forced children into child labour like house work, brick making and farming at the expense of recess
or free child-centered play.

The Northern Uganda Children Marathon 20122 seeks to advocate for access to play by helping
families, school, and communities consider how best to ensure that play is protected as they seek
the balance in children’s lives to create the optimal developmental milieu by making children
run/walk 1.5km and 3km for children under 12 and under 18 respectively. This marathon is not
about running, it’s to celebrate life reach for the future, honoring the memory of life lost through
tragedy, celebrating the gift of life given equally to each person, unite Ugandans in hope and
reaching forward into the future to life yet to be lived. This is the spirit in which the Northern
Uganda Children Marathon was conceptualized by Art for Children Uganda.

ACU has team up with Atonga Foundation, Youth Strengthening Strategy-Gulu, Can Apoto Atura
United, Rao Community Development Initiative, Concerned Children and Youth Association,
Children Chance International, Transparency International Uganda and Adina Foundation Uganda
to make the events colorful and successful. For this first Annual inaugural Children Marathon, the
launch shall be conducted in Lira district on the 8th December, we are looking at 5,000 participants
(children, youth and adults) both runners and walkers across Uganda and foreign countries to
participate in the event.

The Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 proceeds will support 100 children in Adina
Foundation Rehabilitation Centre Lira, Children in Lira Babies Home, Children in Remand Home Gulu
to assist them access basic education, scholastic materials, medical care, basic needs, play materials
ACU shall also use the marathon as a Fundraising avenue to support ACU interventions.

1
Article 3. Children have the right to play and rest, UN Convention on the Right of a child in child friendly language
and Article 24 of everyone has the right to rest and leisure, Universal Declaration of human Rights.
2
It’s in line with Ministry of Education and sports guideline on Kid’s Athletics

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CONTEXT
Play is so important to the optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United
Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child. This birthright is challenged
by forces including child labor, exploitation practices, war, neighborhood violence, and the
limited resources available to children living in poverty and from arm conflict. Many children in
Northern Uganda don’t have access to play due to changes in family structure like child headed
families, conflicts, early marriage and poverty that forced children into child labour like house
work, brick making and farming that may limit the protective benefits they would gain from
child-driven play. Because every child deserves the opportunity to develop to their unique
potential, Art for Children Uganda uses creative means to advocates for all factors that interfere
with optimal development and press for circumstances that allow each child to fully reap the
advantages associated with play.

As a tribute to the victims, family members and survivors of the LRA insurgency, Art for Children
Uganda shall organize Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 in Lira to give support to the
disadvantaged children, to involve community participation in supporting children education, to
encourage Ugandans in the continuing process of coping with the tragedy of the past and a step
toward a better future. The idea for organizing this marathon is to remember the LRA victims
and survivors especially children and as a fundraiser for Art for Children Uganda this year to
support the disadvantaged children in Northern Uganda. We credit God with getting us this far,
and we trust Him to take us on.

For the marathon to truly honor the memories of the lost and serve to inspire the living to a
greater accomplishment, we need to give God thanks for the lives of orphaned children and
vulnerable children that have been rescued, raised and rebuilt through the years of the
insurgency in Northern Uganda. Whether this will be your first marathon, or one of the many,
whether you are a beginner or an elite athlete, this will be the best marathon you have to
experience. This marathon shall be a wonderful analogy of the character of our people, the
history of our trials and difficulties, and the way in which we have overcome and persevered
the past. The Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 shall provide an appropriate way for us
to honor the victims and survivors, while at the same time celebrating the miracle of life. It is
our hope that you will join Art for Children Uganda, children/people from Northern Uganda,
this nation and even the world in giving this gift to the victims’ families, the survivors, and our
community through this great event.

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ABOUT NORTHERN UGANDA CHILDREN MARATHON
The Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 is organized by Art for Children Uganda as team
up with Atonga Foundation, Youth Strengthening Strategy-Gulu, Can Apoto Atura United, Rao
Community Development Initiative, Concerned Children and Youth Association, Children Chance
International, Transparency International Uganda and Adina Foundation Uganda working in
Northern Uganda. Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 has no paid staff. The Northern
Uganda Children Marathon 2012 is staffed and operated entirely by volunteers from various
organisation and individuals in order to make it fully realize its goal of providing financial
support to the mission of The Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012 and Art for Children
Uganda. The Marathon shall depend on corporate sponsorships, foundations, organisation,
individual contribution and in-kind donations to fund 100% of its operations.

PROJECT AIM

Goal:
To enable children develop the love and the habit of moving through pace and unity, and to
carry forward the power of play and psychological well being through sports

Mission
1. To promote the potential and talents of children and build a joyful community around children
using sports.

Theme for Northern Uganda Children Marathon 2012

Creating a peaceful Uganda for children through sports

Objectives
 To give thanks to God for the lives and progress of our children
 To promote access to play and allow creative participation among children
 To give a platform to the voices of the children to policy makers like the president’s
office, government, Parliament and other organizations who can assist in terms of child
abuse and rights.
 To identify, develop and promote children’s talents
 To promote unity among children and community
 To promote sport culture among children in Uganda
 To promote children for peace build through creative means
 To support vulnerable children with scholastic and basic essential needs

CATEGORY OF PARTICIPANTS
Teams can compete in the following categories;
1. Junior Divison
 School going and out of school children under 9-12years runners/walking (1.5km)
 School going and out of school children 13-16years runners/walking (3 Km)

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 2. Master Division – Persons with Disability
 Wheelchair (all males and females Children under 14-17) 5km
 Hand crank (all males age under 14-17) 1.5km
 Blind (all males age under 4-17) 1.5km

3. Open Division – No age restriction (5km)

 Police or Military (all active duty or retired firemen, policemen or military personnel)
 Government Agency (all current or retired from same government agency)
 High School Students (all current high school students)
 College Students (all current college students)
 Family (must be legal relatives)
4. Corporate Division – all employees from the same company/organisation (5km)
 Male (all males)
 Female (all females)

PRE/POST MARATHON ACTIVITIES

 Speeches from invited guests (programs to be drafted later with the invitation)
 Painting competition open to all children (National competition)
 Music Dance and Drama by local artiste, traditional, children and individuals
 Blood donation
 Voluntary Counseling and Testing
 Art exhibition
 Business exhibition Expo show case (2days)
 Fun Games and Sports
 Face painting etc
 Load Dinner with Developmental partners, Government agencies, Un bodies and
international sports celebrities
 Safe Male Circumcision
 Reproductive Health Awareness

AWARDS
Children shall get the following awards for finishing each of these mileposts:

Winners Category Prizes

Junior Divison
(under 12 years)
1st Prize 500,000/=
2nd Prize 400,000/=
3rd Prize 200,000/=
Junior Divison
(under17 years)
1st Prize 500,000/=
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2nd Prize 400,000/=
3rd Prize 200,000/=
Master Division – Persons with Disability
(Wheelchair under 17)
1st Prize 500,000/=
2nd Prize 400,000/=
3rd Prize 200,000/=
(Hand crank under 17)
st
1 Prize 500,000/=
2nd Prize 400,000/=
3rd Prize 200,000/=
(Blind crank under 17)
1st Prize 500,000/=
2nd Prize 400,000/=
3rd Prize 200,000/=
Open Division and Corporate Divison
All finishers Certificates of
participation
Other Awards
Special Certificates of sponsorship

PROCEEDS
By challenging yourself and sponsorship, it will make ACU to Raise Funds for Children in Need to
grow up healthy and educated. And our programs and services are adapted to meet the
changing needs of children as they develop into young adults. All the proceed shall go to
support disadvantaged children and ACU programs. The proceed shall support the followings;

1. Education
We usually do not provide individual educational benefits to children who are not yet enrolled
in school; however, Art for Children Uganda is equipped with developmental creative games
and sports appropriate for children in school. Disadvantaged children eligible to enter school or
in schools who can’t afford scholastic materials shall be provided with benefits intended to help
their parents overcome the financial restrictions that might prevent their children from
enrolling in school – items such as school uniforms and shoes, school fees, backpacks and other
supplies shall be provided.

2. Children in Remand Home Gulu

Children in Conflict with the law are faced with very many challenges in remand homes. Our life
experience program with children and youth in conflict with the law gives older children the
chance to realize their potential. By focusing on leadership, life skills, community service, civic
involvement and other social values, the program involves children and youth in positive

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activities that boost their self-esteem and social competence, while creating visible change
among their communities and peers.
The children and youth in prison also have the right to freedom of expression and a chance to
take part in fun events and activities such as games, theater, music and educational. Play
materials, mattresses, bed sheets and other basic needs shall be provided to these children

3. Adina Foundation Uganda

Children with Disabilities needs love and support. Adina Foundation Rehabilitation centre Lira
offers physiotherapy training and psychosocial support for children with Neurological
dysfunction, orthopedic condition, musculo-skeletal disorder and congestion abnormalities
among others. The support will go to this center to help the children access wheelchairs and
play materials

4. Lira Babies Home.

Growing up in extreme poverty is hard enough without the added difficulty of maintaining a
basic wardrobe. Children particularly welcome new clothing. Clothing items such as jeans, shirts
and blouses, jackets, socks and shoes are tangible benefits that help support their self-esteem.
Lira Babies Home has unfortunate children who are either neglected, dumped or thrown away
by their parents due poverty or other family hardship.. We ask for in kind or financial support to
provide the children with what to wear.

5. Support to ACU interventions

A very special and very public opportunity to showcase, highlight the work of Art for Children
Uganda and to fund raise to support and strengthen ACU interventions to make ACU continue
to reach the most vulnerable and marginalized children in Northern Uganda.

OUTCOME
 The feeling to cope with life by children increased
 Children will promote experiential learning and holistic development using creative
games and sports activities
 Promote inclusion of children who may be marginalized for reason of gender, religion,
ability, ethically, disability or social background.
 Children are able to learn and be encouraged to examine their experience related to
those they already know and apply the learning in their daily lives.
 Children will be inspired to raise awareness and promote opportunity for funding ACU
projects.

IMPACT
 Parents and community support to children increased
 The community uses the marathon as a tool for teaching conflict resolution and peace
building among children and youth

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  Through creative plays and games activities, more children are enrolled and retained in
schools with community support
 Community starts using creative means in working with children
 The community shall use play and sports as way of raising awareness to educate
community members on developmental programs like disease prevention,
immunization including HIV/Aids.
 Developing new school curricula for healthy and physical education by schools and
ministry of education and sports.

SUSTAINABILITY
Art for Children Uganda works in partnership with local community based organisation,
individual, national and International NGOs to run its programs. We work with community
members to ensure compatibility. This makes our programs sustainably own by the community
because of their support.
For this project, ACU shall work with a team of local CSOs, medical practitioners, individuals,
teachers, volunteers and government agencies so that the program can be sustained and
organized annually in a regional basis. Through the involvement of parents, teachers and other
community in the program, it makes the program sustained because they will promote the
program in their locality.

MANAGEMENT
This project shall be managed by various actors but ACU shall remain as the lead organizer of
the event. Each district shall have focal point persons who will be the head of all departments in
the district. A number of CSOs, individuals, volunteers, and government agencies with their
duties and responsibilities as per the districts is attach to the event info.

Financial and Management Accountability

An important part of ACU work is providing financial and proper accountability of donor funds.
After the project, an external audit firm shall be contacted nominated by the stake holders to
carry out an independent audit to be presented to the sponsors and well wishers.

BUDGET
The detailed budget for the project is attached in excel format

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PROFILE OF ORGANIZERS

ART FOR CHILDREN UGANDA (ACU)

Art for Children Uganda (ACU) is a community based organisation that started in 2006. ACU
uses creative means of working with children through art based education, life skill training,
psychosocial support programs and art workshops for children and youth in prison. ACU
promotes art as a tool for positive interpersonal relationship, creative expression, and
improved scholastic achievement among children and youth in Northern Uganda.

VISION
Lifting Every Voice of children so that they have access to information and skills they need to
participate as active citizen in the community. We work to see that children and their families
have the support they need to live an ordinary and decent life.

MISSION
To advocates for the rights and full participation of children. We identify, develop and promote
the potential of children and youth regardless of those with specific talents to allow creative
participation.

AREA OF FOCUS
 Education
 Child Rights
 Art and Culture
 Psychosocial support
 Livelihood
 Life skills
CONTACT
Adicho Bernard Isaac
Chief Executive Officer
Plot 8-10 market Street, Junior Quarters, Adyel Division
P.O. Box 66 Lira Uganda
Tel: +256 392 854233
Mobile: +256 392 963509
Skype: Adicho.bernard.isaac
Twitter: @art4childrenug
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Web Site: www.artforchildrenuganda.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Artforchildenuganda
www.facebook.com/DwonOtinoMagazine
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ATONGA FOUNDATION

Atonga Foundation is a community based organisation that was formed in 2011 and is
committed in helping children and youths without hope in Uganda to rediscover their potential
for a practical and a brighter future and vanguard to revamp the once rich culture of Northern
Uganda and educate the young generation about their roots

Atonga Foundation offers free service with an open heart and with God at the centre of it all.
While carefully developing the children and the youths through redeveloping them with the
availed resources to improve their future, Atonga Foundation provides opportunity for the
children and youths to look forward to a bright future.

VISION
Hope for the Future

MISSION
To allow every child embrace who they are and realize their purpose.

AREA OF FOCUS
 Education
 Talent identification and development
 Sponsorship
 Food security
 Livelihood
 Spiritual support

CONTACT
Ayeny Thompson Steven
Executive Director
Atong Foundation
Soroti Road, Behind Redeem Church
P.O. BOX 135, Lira-Uganda
Tel: +256 392 963820
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Website: www.atongafoundation.org

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ADINA FOUNDATION UGANDA (AFU)

Adina Foundation Uganda is a fully registered National Non-Governmental Organization

committed to seeing the full rehabilitation, participation, integration and reintegration of
Children with disabilities (CWDs), Formerly Abducted Children (FAC) for equalization of
opportunities. The Centre intends to achieve this through social, psychological and medical
rehabilitation of CWDs, FACs in Northern Uganda. It was initiated by Adina Foundation Norway,
and the two organizations work closely together to secure funds, quality and a proper
administration of the programs.
VISION
A society where vulnerable and underprivileged children and youth, in particular children and
youth with disabilities and traumatized children/youth, fully participate as equal and
contributing members of the community.
MISSION
We are inspired by our slogan (”From Poverty to Opportunity,” “From indigent to
independent”). Our mission therefore is to improve the quality of life of children with mobility
disability through physiotherapy training and psychosocial support.

AREA OF FOCUS
 Family tracing and follow up of children rehabilitated and reintegrated into their
families/community
 Provision of medical treatment/physiotherapy, Feeding and accommodation to 60
vulnerable children undergoing rehabilitation at the Centre
 Catch up classes while at the centre
 Recreational/entertainment activities while at the centre
 Provide psychosocial support to vulnerable children at the Centre and during follow up.
 Training of parents of children with disabilities on income generating projects and
supporting them with inputs.

CONTACT
Edwin Odur Luru
Program Manager
Adina Foundation Uganda
Plot 11, Moroto Road, senior Quarters
P.O. Box 17, Lira Uganda
Tel: Office: +256 473 420222
Mobile: +256 772 333800
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.adina.no

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CHILDREN CHANCE INTERNATIONAL (CCI UGANDA)

Children’s Chance International (CCI-Uganda) is a Non-Profit making Organization based in Uganda;

registered both locally and nationally. It was started in April 2008 with a wider program to empower,
orphans and other vulnerable children, youth, women and persons with disability (PWD) in the post
conflict region of Northern Uganda, through life skills training, livelihood support, provision of
educational opportunities, mitigating the impact of conflicts, and HIV/AIDS. Given opportunity and
resources, CCI-Uganda hopes to expand countrywide and globally.
VISION
To be the world-premier in molding a society, in which orphans and other vulnerable Children, youth,
women and people with disability are protected, cared for and nurtured into useful citizens.
MISSION
CCI is committed to serve the disadvantaged children, youth, women and people with disability by
reaching out to them, advocating for their rights and helping them grow and develop fully
AIM
Empower the vulnerable groups such as the abused children, war affected children and youth (child
soldiers), persons living with HIV/AIDS, child mothers, orphans, other vulnerable children (OVC) and
PWDs so that they have a bright future and be self reliant.
AREA OF FOCUS
 Mobilize community members to protect and promote the rights of OVC, women and youth
survivors of abuse resulting from civil warfare.
 Provide psychosocial support to orphans and other vulnerable children.
 Promote basic skills in sustainable farming, forestry and income generating activities
 Provide educational support to the orphans and OVC, persons with disability and the youth.
 Promote peace-building and peaceful resolution of conflict.
 Sensitize the communities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV).
 Carry out advocacy on policy and legislation.
 Support innovations, construction of low cost shelters and livelihood for the child headed
families and child mothers.
 Conduct training and provide extension services, carry out data collection and information
dissemination
CONTACT
Odur Kenneth
Executive Director
Children Chance International
Opposite Ojwina Primary School, Barogole, Ojwina Division, LMC,
P.O Box, 147, Lira- Uganda
Tel: +256 774 885600,
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.cciuganda.org

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YOUTH STRENGTHENING STRATEGY-GULU (YSS-GULU)

Youth Strengthening Strengthening-Gulu is a youth network organization founded way back in

2002 in Gulu district. Its conception can be traced to a survey done by young people on the
youth situation in Northern Uganda, majorly carried out in the IDPs in Gulu, Kitgum and Pader.
The findings were that there were many youth groups; weak, informal, not supported, lacked
exposure and their rights were abused by both the Government forces and the LRA Rebels.

Youth Strengthening Strategy-Gulu (YSS-GULU) provide capacity support to a number of youth

groups and organizations; improving their input in protection, production, leadership, and
matters that affect their lives.

MISSION
We exist to coordinate Advocacy and Capacity building action for young people

SOCIETAL VISION
A society in which youth are supported, protected and productive

ORGANIZATIONAL VISION
A stable and vibrant youth organization promoting human rights, and participation in diversity

AREA OF FOCUS
 Human Rights
 Capacity building and civic education
 Advocacy
 Adequate data on youth generated to improve planning.

CONTACT
Bongomin Alice
Program Coordinator
Youth Strengthening Strategy Gulu
Plot 106, Acholi Road
P.O. Box 663 Gulu Uganda
Tel: +256 782508565
Email: [email protected]

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CONCERNED CHILDREN AND YOUTH ASSOCIATION (CCYA)

CCYA is registered with Uganda National NGO Board, Lira NGO Forum, Lira District Local
Government, Civil Society Organizations for Peace in Northern Uganda (CSOPNU), Human
Rights NGO Network (HURINET).
OUR VISION:
“A peaceful United and healthy world offering the marginalized children and youth an
opportunity to have a say and be involved in the socio-economic development decisions
affecting them”.
OUR MISSION
“A child and youth focused organization working towards: peace, unity, social and economic
empowerment through Advocacy, psychosocial support, sensitization, community outreaches,
networking, educational support, environmental protection and conservation”
SHARED VALUE
“Every Child and Youth is my Brother / Sister”.
AREA OF FOCUS
 Psychosocial Support
 Child protection
 Livelihoods Support
 Peace Building and Reconciliation.
 Advocacy
 Environmental Protection and conservation
 Emergency and relief
 Reproductive Health
 Mental Health
 Education
CONTACT
Can Caxson
Program Coordinator
P.O Box 795, Lira –Uganda
Lira – Soroti Road, Lira Municipality, Lira District, Uganda
Tel: +256712945073 / +256783416768
E mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Web site: www.ccyauganda.org
Blogger: www.ccyauganda.blogspot.com

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RAO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (RACCODI)

Rao Community Development Initiative (RACODI) is a community-based NGO in Uganda. The

organisation aims to work for the socio-economic development of children, young people and women
through the dissemination of information, the provision of vocational skills training, and other activities
designed to lead to a better life for participants, including advocacy and environmental protection.
VISION: “A Peaceful, Healthy, Educated, Self sustained and Developed Community”
MISSION: “Striving for Peace, socio-economic development of the Children, Youth, and Women
through: information dissemination, vocational skills development, education, community outreaches,
moral and psychosocial support, referrals and linking for appropriate services/support”
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
a) To improve the socio-economic welfare of children, women, and youth in Northern Uganda who
have been deprived of such development to cope up with the rest of the country and entire
Globe which have gone far in socio-economic development through: agricultural rehabilitation,
income generating activities and advocacy.
b) To encourage the youth in Northern Uganda who have lost hope for formal Education to realize
their talent by encouraging them to engage in activities that enable them acquire life skills
through vocational skills development training, performing arts in order to promote self
sustenance.
c) To give hope to children, women and youth in Northern Uganda infected and affected by
HIV/AIDS and helping those who have been affected to protect themselves from HIV/ AIDS.
d) To reduce the effects of violence and conflict on children, women and the youth especially in
Northern Uganda that has for over twenty(20) years suffered the effects of the LRA insurgency
and
AREAS OF FOCUS
 Education
 Livelihoods Support
 Peace Building
 Health
 Child protection
 Environmental Protection and conservation
CONTACT
Akullu Sarah Faith
Programme Manager
Rao Community Development Initiatives
Ameto Awany Road (Teso Bar), Adyel Division, Lira Municipality
PO Box 459, Lira-Uganda
Tel: +256 (0) 702 184 289 / +256 (0) 773 401 048
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.racodi.webs.com

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CAN APOTO ATURA UNITED

Can Apoto Atura United is a community based organisation that is form and work to respond to
emergency or crisis that happens within the community. The group is a membership organist
ion 156 members. The group offer psychosocial support, responding to emergency, burial
services and helping the needy among others.

VISION
To respond to an emergency situation that affects the local community

MISSION
To respond to all emergency issues that affects the local community for sustainable
development

AREA OF FOCUS
 Relief Programs
 Response Unit
 Burial and Social function
 Psychosocial Support

CONTACT
Abor Richard
Program Coordinator
Can Apoto Atura United
Burlobo Parish, Adekokwok Sub County
C/O Box 91 Lira Uganda
Tel: +256 772416015
Email: [email protected]

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TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UGANDA (TIU)

TRNSPARENCY
INTAERNATIONAL
UGANDA

Transparency International Uganda (TIU) is the national chapter of Transparency International -

the global coalition against corruption. It is a registered Non-Governmental Organization with
the Uganda NGO Board and has been promoting good governance programmes in Uganda since
1993. The organization works to create change towards a Uganda free of corruption and its
effects. It has national jurisdiction and promotes good governance (transparency, integrity and
accountability) with specific emphasis on health, education, water, private sector, extractive
industry, and political corruption.

As a member of the global movement anticorruption movement, TIU is an active contributor to

the TI strategic goals namely, promotion of national anti-corruption reform through concrete
research and action, increasing the understanding of the link between corruption and poverty,
empowering communities to demand accountable governance and promoting continual
institutional development.

AREA OF FOCUS
 Health Sector - Health Workers Absenteeism Tracking
 Public Expenditure Tracking
 Education Sector
 Agricultural Sector
 Governance

Transparency International Uganda is working together with other civil society organization partners,
local government, community leaders and Ministry of Health towards improving health service delivery
in Northern Uganda.

CONTACT
Ogwang Simon Peter
Project Coordinator
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL UGANDA
Plot 18 Otim Lakana Road
P.O. Box, 906, Lira - Uganda
Tel: +256-473420273
Mobile: +256 783256392/ +256 752944033/ +256 701199644
Skype: spogwang
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

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COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT.

Community Alternative Development is a non-governmental organization that started in 2010.

The main objecti ve for which the organisation is established is to fill a longstanding gap on child
nutrition and education, by marshalling systematic evidence of the impact of under nutrition on
infant and child mortality and its largely irreversible long-term effects on health and on cognitive
and physical development of Ugandans.

Vision.
To be the leading organisation committed to improve quality of life of children in Uganda.
Mission.
To ensure health, education, equality protection and nutritional needs of every child in Uganda.
Goal.
To empower communities and save lives.

Focus Area
 Nutrition
 Education
 Food security
 Livelihoods
 Health Education
 Psychological support
 Agriculture

Contact
Birungi Annet
Secretary General
Community Alternative Development
Komamboga, Kawempe Division
P.O Box 10729, Kampala
Tel. +256701106804, 771892416
+256704606944, 772604929
Skype. birungi.annet
cad-uganda
Twitter. caduganda
[email protected]

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SHINE CARES UGANDA

Serving humanity selflessly

Shine Cares Uganda (SCU) is a non profit making non-governmental organization established in
2009 with the purpose of contributing to fighting ills affecting mankind. Among other things,
SCU engages in activities against HIV/AIDS, Child abuse, eradicating poverty through community
empowerment, gender issues, support for orphans and other vulnerable groups and promoting
positive behavioral change in communities.
VISION
Humanity with good health and free from worldly social and economic injustice and sabotage

MISSION
To contribute to the achievement of lasting improvements in the lives of mankind through
integrated approaches to accelerating sustainable social and economic development

CORE VALUES
Respect for human kind and dignity, Team work, High level of integrity, Efficiency and
effectiveness, Collaboration and networking

AREAS OF FOCUS
 HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment
 HIV/AIDS and human rights
 OVC programs
 Behavioral change communication
 Gender based violence
 Community empowerment for income generation.

CONTACT PERSON:
Ham Wilson Lukurwe
Executive Director
Walisimbi Road, Nakawa
P. O Box 23558 Kampala
Office: +256-312-113024
Direct: +256-312-113010
Mob: +256-772-962503
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]

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