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Children need loving families to thrive. Strong families are raised and supported by strong communities. Together, we will build community based mechanisms to ensure children are safe, loved, and growing up in families, instead of being placed in orphanages.

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Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)

    Situation

    In Uganda, families in poverty and crisis are forced to give up their children to orphanages in the hope of a better life. These families are extremely vulnerable, marginalised and at a very high risk of abuse, neglect and isolation. Without appropriate support, children are at risk of being placed in an orphanage, even though they have a family. Those children currently living in orphanages are condemned to a life with no community and a greatly reduced chance to fulfil their potential.

    Solution

    We will provide intense physical and mental health, housing, family and social relationship, education and livelihoods support to families at risk of separation. We will train a network of community volunteers to keep these families protected and taken care of locally. We will work with local orphanages to reintegrate children and young people back into their biological families and, when that’s not possible or safe, Child’s i trained and approved foster and Ugandan adoptive families.

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    100%
    Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)