The Childcare and Home Development Program is involved in home visits to our rural villages, teaching mothers about family planning, nutrition programs, hygiene, simple first aid and definitely the Word of God. There is a need for people in the villages to be sensitised on basic health skills.
This program seeks to improve the status and the quality of life of the children of Uganda and their families. The program is administered through Arise Africa staff in bi-weekly training sessions with participating mothers in designated communities. Through sensitization training, education, and projects these mothers are encouraged in practical methods for improving the livelihood of their own families, and in aspiring towards the training of other women in their immediate communities.
2003 -2004
Between 2003 - 2004 the program ministered to 2,647 women and children in five districts of Uganda namely Jinja, Mayuge, Kamuli, Iganga and Mukono. Our main focus and emphasis was on The importance of having sufficient food. Savings. Group and family projects. Community participation. The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The sensitization training and education given has not only helped the beneficiaries but numerous communities.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Priorities in these communities was given to food security and savings thus their was very little shortage of food in these communities. Individual and group projects were completed which encouraged batter trade in communities. Group projects have helped the women begin a savings to take care of community needs. The women have been taught to share the word of God with their families as well as their communities. Among the women that have been reached with these programs, 90% are putting into practice what they have learned and are impacting numerous communities in their neighborhood.
2004 -2005
We experienced a lot of growth during this time. Two new centers were begun in Mukono and Kamuli district with 74 new mothers joining the program. Our main emphasis was on projects and training.
PROJECTS
Arise Africa invested shs 1,700,000=(USD 1000) in funding group projects among the women.
Iwawu women’s group was given an exotic male goat worth shs280,000=
Nakalama women’s group was given two exotic goats, one for milk & one for beef worth
shs185, 000= each. By the end of the year we had 105 exotic goats born.
At Bulama, each member was given a local chicken and money for planting onions all worth shs 360,000=
Bukaleba women’s group was given shs 170,000= to purchase 10 local goats.
Buyengo women’s group was funded with shs 180,000= to purchase nine piglets which have multiplied to 108 piglets today.
Naminya women’s group was given two sewing machines worthy shs 360,000=.
TRAINING
364 women were trained as community / health leaders and commissioned to train others in their neighborhood. These women have visited and taught 262 women who are not members of the program right in their homes.
VISITATION
Childcare and home development program engaged into a campaign to visit women who had stopped coming. By the end of the year, 52 of the 74 women who had stopped coming returned to the program.Twelve (12 ) women gave their lives to Christ
In 2005 to 2006
Childcare and home development program registered 447 Children between 6 – 25 years; with a vision to help children who survived malnutrition live exemplary lives in love, integrity, righteousness and purity touching one person at a time.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Four hundred and forty seven children have been reached and trained to live exemplary lives in their communities. Children are reaching out to other Children through the gospel, children’s projects, games and group activities. In partnership with C.C.H.D. a team of dental doctors from U.K. gave dental services to 325 people in four districts of Uganda namely Jinja, Mukono, Mayuge and Kamuli. This program continues to be committed to its objective to serve the Ugandan Women and Children.
2006 -2007
Our emphasis is in training and multiplication and to continue to instill a sense of responsibility in the children and accountability of their parents in giving back their knowledge and resources to their communities.
IN SUMMARY
There has been a lot of grassroots transformation in the eight communities namely:
Naminya, Mukono, Buyengo, Jinja, Bulama, Nakalama, Iganga, Kakombo, Iwawu,
Bukaleba, Mayuge, Itukulu and Kamuli.
The program has reached a total of 745 women 3,725 children including the 447 children registered between 2002 and 2007. The program has managed to provide the following: Training, Education, Sensitization, Projects, and the Love of Christ to the most vulnerable Ugandan Women and Children.
The Women and Children’s standard of living has risen from 10% above standard in 2003 to 75% in 2006 which is evidence that communities have changed for the better. In conclusion the target groups have effectively shared their knowledge with others.
CHALLENGES
Poor roads almost impassible during the rainy season.
Irregular attendance among the women due to sickness and other calamities.
Some women and Children are dying from HIV/ Aids.
Some extended families don’t have enough food.
Long distances for the women to come for the program.
Most men leave their responsibilities to their wives.
Raising enough money to reach other districts.
Poverty and Ignorance amongst the unsensitized communities.
To develop a Childcare centre in Bukaleba. (Partial funding for this has been secured and the project has been secured).
CHILD CARE AND HOME DEVELOPMENT TEAM
The late Ms. Lillian Kalemera - Director
Mrs. Harriet Kintu - Head of department
Mrs. Betty Kasamba - Assistant Head of Department.
The late Mrs. Edith Kasadha
