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The future of our nation is likely to brighten if we invest in Education. ACOSE has therefore taken up basic formal education as a key to reducing illiteracy among children in slums.
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From 2018, we have helped 156 children of slum communities by offering them free scholarships to our partner schools. Thanks to “Friends of Netherlands,” our biggest founders in this initiative.
Skill acquisition has being a problem in slums as many of people in slums lack the required man power to take on a given job. ACOSE through its vocational training courses equips youths and women with technical skills. About 256 youths, 36 women have also been given start capital upon a 6-months course completion.
ACOSE’s main objective is driving innovation to end pandemics and promote access to the best health solutions, with major emphasis on providing care, training and counseling services to affected families and individuals, so that they are relieved from suffer
Awareness creation on the modes of transmission, prevention, care and treatment is what constitutes of our work too.
The organization has further funded training of some health personnel’s in areas of care and management of HIV/AIDS
our competent officers in HIV/ AIDS Advocacy committee have enhanced capacity of service providers to match the magnitude of HIV/AIDS providence rates in slum communities.
Child marriage is a human rights abuse. It constitutes a grave threat to young girls’ lives, health and future prospects. Marriage for girls can lead to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and in developing countries these are the main causes of death among 15–19 year-old girls. Girls who are married are also exposed to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. For a girl, marriage can mean the end of her education, can set aside her chances of a vocation or career, and can steal from her foundational life choices.
Choosing when and who to marry is one of life’s most important decisions. No one else, however well-meaning, has the right to make that decision. The decision to marry should be a freely made, informed decision that is taken without fear, coercion, or undue pressure. It is an adult decision and a decision that should be made, when ready, as an adult.
Today ACOSE is mainly Investing in girls, developing their social and economic assets, ensuring they have access to education and health services, and ensuring that they can postpone marriage until they are ready
This means greater dignity for women. It also means healthier families and higher levels of gender equality. This in turn makes for stronger societies and more vibrant economies. Investment in later marriage for girls is investment in development for everyone.
Luckly enough, ACOSE in partnership with government healthcare bodies, is crafting solutions to these problems from; strengthening legal and policy frameworks through government dialogue, Promoting a shift of change in knowledge, aspirations, behaviours, norms that perpetuate child marriage as well as increasing access to services that aim to prevent teenage pregnancies.
ACOSE strategies include;
Capacity building through awareness raising
Organizational Development
Research and Development
Advocacy
Micro-Finance and CBO Strategy
Participatory Infrastructure Development Strategy
ACOSE is offers volunteering opportunities in Uganda to Kampala or neighboring communities. For those interested in bringing a team, we are available to bring you! Generally, teams will partner with us at schools to complete service projects, spend time with children, experience Ugandan life and culture, and take a safari or other tour (depending on budget). If you do not have a team of 8 or more people, we can try to partner you up with other smaller groups.
Why Volunteer in Uganda with ACOSE?
ACOSE’s mission is “Changing lives and empowering communities through mindset change. This is one of the major reasons why one should put volunteering with us into consideration. We bring an opportunity of being part of the team whose aim is serving others. We believe that by volunteering in Uganda with us you are not just sharing your love but changing lives and restoring Hope. “Blessed is the hand that giveth than the one that taketh.”
Volunteerism at ACOSE is a one of a kind experience since it comes with a conducive volunteering environment that turns your moments into memories. We work on projects that are attainable and we have always celebrated success of our projects which gives our volunteers an opportunity of being part of the team(s) that caused the success.
What will I do as a volunteer at ACOSE?
ACOSE is open to all volunteers whether they have a lot of work experience or they are just curious to learn. Volunteering with us in Uganda depends on the ongoing projects and how much time you intend to stay with us as well as your experience. The longer you plan to stay with us the more responsibilities will come your way.
Therefore volunteering with ACOSE requires a lot of flexibility.
What are the required skills for any volunteers in Uganda with ACOSE?
ACOSE is an organization that upholds quite a number of values thus volunteering with us requires quite a number of skills among which include but not limited to the following; great communication skills, a good work ethic, adaptability, problem solving skills, enthusiasm, a non-judgmental approach, respect for diversity, resilience, great cultural awareness, eagerness to travel, dedication, social mindset and flexibility.
What language skills are required to volunteer in Uganda with ACOSE?
ACOSE carries its operations within the local communities which is why we allow volunteers who speak local languages however those who speak English are the most preferred since it is the most commonly used language by both staff members and other volunteers.
What are the benefits of Volunteering in Uganda with ACOSE?
Volunteering with ACOSE helps the organization accomplish our goals but it is not rocket science that it comes with individual achievements. These include;
Opportunities to learn: ACOSE gives volunteers a conducive environment to its volunteers to learn acquire new skills, they undergo training and get equipped with the requirements of the ongoing projects.
People: volunteering with us introduces you to people from different corners of the world who are blessed with different skills something that makes you appreciate the beauty of diversity. This is an opportunity for you to build meaningful friendships that will influence you future in one way or the other.
Experiences and happiness: volunteering with us forces you out of your comfort zone and introduces you to different spheres of life which can never leave you the same. It has been proved by research that people who volunteer live happy lives, this is because their service gives them a sense of importance.
Travel: ACOSE conduct travel-strips to different parts of the country, which gives its volunteers an opportunity to explore new areas.
If traveling is one of your hobbies, consider volunteering at ACOSE so that you turn dreams into reality.
How do I get started as a volunteer in Uganda with ACOSE Foundation?
Having had an insight on what volunteering in Uganda, the choice is now yours. Below are some of the steps that can guide you while you make the decision;
Check whether there is a match between on-going projects and your skills.
Look at the location of the project and decide whether it matches your area of interest to travel to.
Get in touch with us and see whether what your experience fits somewhere in our areas of operation and get started.
Our team is ready to work alongside you to plan your adventure. You will change your lives, and your lives will be changed!
We always consider placing volunteers in our community partner educational institutions. Teachers, with help from fellow teachers, are given a chance to share their skills and experiences among children.
Our orphanage home has a number of activities were a volunteer participates. Kindly email us for more information
Volunteers are placed in different families were they participate in plenty of activities including but not limited to; clean-ups, providing care, treatment e.t.c
With your support, ACOSE delivers Education, health care to the poorest places, partnering with local governments to bring about meaning change. Last year, we provided:
Child sponsorship breaks the poverty chain in Uganda as it address; a child’s immediate physical needs; it builds self-esteem and focuses on contributing to the lives of children in poverty.
How your sponsored child benefits from your sponsorship:
You may choose to sponsor your child in Uganda on monthly basis, termly or yearly having that in mind,
Through monthly Financial support, prayer, and letter writing, sponsors invest directly in the lives of children in Uganda living in extreme poverty. Through child sponsorship program children are able to attain education , school requirements and meals . The children receive life-changing opportunities that would otherwise be out of their reach if they don’t get education.
All ACOSE – sponsored children in Uganda have the opportunity to develop their God-given potential and be released from the poverty that has trapped their families for generations.
ACOSE Child sponsorship offers:
Educational opportunities to defeat illiteracy, we believe that when children get education in Uganda from vulnerable families this helps to end poverty in the Uganda communities and families.
Recreational activities to develop self-confidence and social skills, a number of poor children grow from poor households and they lack social skills, your sponsored child gets assess to learn social behaviors through workshops and other recreational activities.
Protection from crime, violence, and Sickness, a number of children in Uganda are prone to crime, violence and sickness your sponsorship helps us reach out to the ACOSE sponsored children in case of such need arises.
What does your sponsored child receive?
Access to life-changing, children empowerment initiatives, and education programs focused on giving children in Uganda the support and tools they need to be healthy, stay in school, graduate and create a lasting change in their community.
Support from our dedicated staff and volunteers who are embedded in the community and committed to helping your child succeed.
A personal connection with someone who cares (you!) and the invaluable knowledge that they are special and loved.
A chance for a better life to escape chronic poverty.
What can I expect as a sponsor?
A quick-start guide to child sponsorship along with more info about your child including a photo.
Photos and updates about your child on a regular basis.
Letters from your child, many of which contain hand-drawn pictures.
See your impact in action through updates and monthly emails from the sponsorship team.
Women in Uganda have had a secondary status in society in comparison to men. A woman has to play the role of a good daughter, daughter-in-law, wife, mother and bread earner. In return, a woman has mostly been cornered and dominated by her family or husband or in-laws, and lives under their control, listening to them and compromising with their every wish.
we empower women with quite a number of skills that transform their lives from just bread earners into bread makers of the society. We go a step ahead and ask ourselves a question; instead of sponsoring their children, why don’t we sponsor the women so that they can sponsor their children? After all it is difficult for us to sponsor all their children since most of them have more than one children.
Why women?
Irrespective of globalization and modernity, some societies in Uganda still consider women to be the weak gender for quite a number of reasons some of which are cultural and religious in nature. Some societies have not fully adapted the culture of educating the girl child until the end, even those who try are discouraged by other factors such as financial constraints.
These are some of the reasons why most girls stop at senior four or senior six level and they are only left with marriage as the best option to put into consideration. This has resulted into a vicious cycle of early marriages, unwanted pregnancies, and HIV/AIDS increased rates, unstable marriages, poverty, school dropouts, name it.
Such are the reasons as to why ACOSE chose not forget about women and decided to empower them through the program – ACOSE.
Why should you join us and empower women?
There are quite a number of mothers out there battling with rising school fees, hospital bills, shelter and other basic needs of life for their children, but look, ACOSE has paved a way for you to reach out to such women with compassion and have an impact on their lives and the lives of people around them.
How to donate to ACOSE?
· ACOSE gives you an opportunity to share the love and compassion of Christ trough donating to any of its programs inclusive.
· All donations automatically fund our current projects. If you wish to make a contribution to a specific project, please let us know by sending us an Email.
For More information about how you can Donate kindly contact us on +256 (0)759 646 377
With the introduction of technical skills, ACOSE is able to sensitize young girls and women to join projects such as; Tailoring, Arts and Craft, Talent building through ;sports, music dance and drama among others. A simple stipend is also awarded to those who have completed technical courses.
Bwaise Child Center has 286 orphans and vulnerable children. By November 2022, more 136 were rehabilitated yet only 24 children were reunited with their families.
The center hopes to construct a permanent structure fully installed. This will reduce on the rate of overcrowding at the center.
