Partnership with Youth Vision Uganda


Project Profile

Youth Vision Uganda is an indigenous youth led non profit making community based organization (CBO) that was formed by local youth professionals in January 2006 and registered with Gulu District Local Government – Department of Community Development Service on 3rd May 2006 Registration Number CDR/106. It was established in an attempt to answer to the needs of the less privileged members of the society –especially the youth and children through provision of quality education and training initiative for improved social and economic development.

Youth Vision Uganda initially started with an early childhood development education model centre and soccer for development program as part of the process of encountering all the youth and children realize their full human potential. Up to date the major activities of Youth Vision Uganda focuses on providing quality early childhood development education, placement and support of children in primary schools, sports for development program and HIV/AIDS awareness/ behaviour change program.

 All these activities are delivered through direct implementation with the target beneficiaries and the communities involved because we strongly believe that our dreams can easily be achieved through collective and participatory project implementation approach for effective results. The mission of Youth Vision Uganda is to help transform live, reinforce communities and foster knowledge through innovative education and training initiatives for improve social and economic development of the less privileged youth and children. For more information visit: www.youthvisionuganda.cfsites.org and contact ashley@omprakash.org or youthvisionuganda@gmail.com.

 Need for Material Resources

We are seeking for both in-kind financial and material donations from any charity organization, foundation, churches and individual -Good will ambassadors interested in touching other people’s lives through love and zeal. Some one who is ready to help make a difference in the humanitarian aid world by passing on the flames in them by joining hands with us help REBUILD the tattered and traumatized lives of hundreds of disadvantaged, needy, poor rural and semi rural youth and children living in Kati kati village Lacor, Gulu district Northern Uganda.

 Below are some pressing needs and options for supporting our work with the less privileged youth and children.

  • With $ 2,626 enough teaching /learning materials can be purchased for our entire community leaning centre for a year.
  • With $ 1,499, One hundred (100) full set of school uniforms, sweaters and socks can be purchased for the neediest orphaned vulnerable children in the community learning centre.
  • With $ 1,745 we can be able to provide the 166 OVC in the centre with a very nutritious meal for at least two terms.
  • With $ 310 you donate today enough basic health and sanitation facilities can be purchased.
  • With every $ 176 a slide, swing game, monkey bars or Mary- go- round can be installed in the children play ground (Class).
  • With every $ 71 you donate today will  help us  pay one teacher’s  monthly salary

Projects

  • With $ 5,900 you will help us build permanent block classroom under the tag of “The Roof Above Self”   A shelter building project for the 166 OVC who are currently studying under temporary build structures.
  • With $ 1,500 a complete library can be stocked with text books, songs and story book, drawing boards, pictorial manila, crayons, reading charts and label among other things otherwise Little children’s education will not mean much if children pass through school without learning how to read, or if having learned how to read they have no access to books.

Your In-kind material donations in terms of educational kits like songs and story book, drawing boards, pictorial manila, crayons, reading charts and labels, toys and dolls. Bales of children’s clothing and shoes, soccer jersey, boots, and sports wear is an inspiration towards our efforts and hard work as it will help make our work with the less privileged children easy and more rewarding. Whatever you can contributes builds up for maximum project reached and we are committed to letting you know the value of your contribution and impact made.

Need for Volunteers

We are currently accepting application letters from creative, talented, passionate and innovative youth to work with orphaned vulnerable children under our early childhood development education model centre of Bright Destiny Academy or the sports for development program a friendly youth social reintegration program all based in Kati kati, Lacor, Gulu district in northern Uganda.

The posts include: Project Education Manager, Early Childhood Education Teachers. Theater/Drama tutors/Sports Coaches and Social Workers. The tasks are as vast as the volunteer’s ability and experience. These full times (35 hours per week) role involves providing creative and innovative workshops, administrative roles, teaching, holding functional classes and learning sessions with  the most disadvantaged but active youth and children on a daily basis. You can volunteer for a minimum of 2 weeks (tourist students). To have a better understanding of the community you seek to serve and for purpose of broadening your experience in the humanitarian aid world we recommend you to work at least for a minimum of 1 to 2 month, 3 month or even more depending on your schedules and commitment. For more information on volunteering/internship visit: www.youthvisionuganda.cfsites.org

Download a Profile of Youth Vision Uganda, or download information about its Current Projects or Volunteer Opportunities.