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Uwezo Youth Empowerment

Rwanda

Uwezo Yourh Empowerment

Every child deserves a chance to learn and grow

 

Inspired by his own experience of isolation and stigma as a youth living with a disability, Bahati Satir Omar established Uwezon Youth Empowerment in 2014 with a vision to advocate, empower, and serve Rwandan children and youth with disabilities to live independently and with dignity.  Since then, thousands of children and young people have been empowered to live independent, full meaningful and dignified lives.

Collaborating with local partners, Uwezo leads advocacy programmes that promote equal access to human rights, healthcare, and economic opportunity.

To date they have enabled over 4800 children with disabilities to access quality education. Uwezo also provides caregiver training and support and ensures young people have access to inclusive health services.

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Sponsorship of Orphans Uganda Project (SOUP Uganda)

Uganda

Sponsorship of Orphans Uganda Project (SOUP Uganda)

Equip teachers, engage learners, empower communities

 

SOUP works in partnership with communities in Nabikabala, Iganga, and Kampala to address children’s most vital needs.

In addition to an exemplary primary and nursery school, SOUP has facilitated a nutritional outreach program, sustainability projects, sponsorships to further education, and the creation of a national project aimed at engaging students through active learning methodology.

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Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust

South Africa

Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust

Improving the emotional wellbeing of South Africa

 

Founded by clinical psychologists in 2000, Ububele’s models of community-based mental health care address the emotional trauma of South Africa’s past, the ongoing mental and physical effects of the cycle of poverty, and the daily challenges faced by individuals, families, and communities.

Through the development and dissemination of training programmes, psychosocial support, and home-based care—all with an early childhood development focus—Ububele is supporting children to grow up to be emotionally healthy adults, competent parents, and concerned citizens. Ububele serves families of Alexandra Townships.

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Umunthu Plus

South Africa

Umunthu Plus

Empowering youth, women, and girls

 

Umunthu was founded by a group of young women in Nkhotakhota in response to the rise in school dropouts, and increased cases of early forced marriages.

Their services support early childhood development for 430 children, keeping girls in schools, and engaging men and boys to eliminate gender-based violence and early marriages.

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Urunji Child Care Trust

Malawi

Urunji Child Care Trust

Child protection, education, health, and nutrition

 

Urunji Child Care provides essential education, health, nutrition services, and psychosocial support to orphaned and vulnerable children living in Lilongwe District.

They ensure that each child receives support from their community so that they are able to maintain a sense of belonging and grow in a familiar and comforting environment.

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The Action Foundation

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Kenya

The Action Foundation

Building equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities for children, women, and girls with disabilities

 

The Action Foundation empowers caregivers, teachers, and institutions to nurture and support children, women, and girls with disabilities by providing them with psychosocial support, skills, and resources needed to effectively care for children with disabilities. Their interventions improve access to health care, education, and economic empowerment through direct service provision and strengthening the capacity of existing education, health systems, and networks.

The Action Foundation serves the major informal settlements of Nairobi including Kibera, Mukuru, Mathare, and Kawangware and partners with schools in all eight regions of the country.

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Umoja Tanzania Incorporated

Tanzania

Umoja Tanzania Incorporated

Improving the lives of young Tanzanians

 

Umoja empowers young people in Arusha to thrive through holistic education, good physical and mental health, and safe employment. Umoja offers a range of services to vulnerable Tanzanian youth, their families, and their communities including education and youth empowerment services, skills training, and social enterprise development.

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Uhambo Foundation

South Africa

Uhambo Foundation

Enabling children living with disabilites to lead full and happy lives

 

Uhambo Foundation provides the design and production of posture support, mobility devices, and therapy products to children living with disabilities in Cape Town.

They are committed to the inclusion of children living with disabilities by partnering with government, NGOs, community members, and families within a holistic, ecosystem approach.

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Tumaini International Trust

Kenya

Tumaini International Trust

Tumaini means hope

 

Tumaini provides education and healthcare services to orphaned and vulnerable children, and those impacted by HIV/AIDS, as well as income generating activities to their caregivers and the communities where Tumaini operates. Currently they serve children and families in 11 counties in Kenya.

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Touching Tiny Lives Trust

Lesotho

Touching Tiny Lives Trust

Saving one child at a time

 

Touching Tiny Lives Trust (TTL) is the only organization caring for orphaned and vulnerable children in the rural, mountainous district of Mokhotlong, Lesotho that supports children affected by severe malnutrition and HIV/AIDS.

Since 2004, TTL has directly supported thousands of children under the age of five with services that include nutritional rehabilitation, health assessments, immunization support, and vitamin supplementation. With an increased emphasis on prevention, TTL has expanded their scope to improve the nutritional status of families.

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Tiny Tim and Friends

Zambia

Tiny Tim and Friends

Envisioning a world where no child has HIV

 

Tiny Tim and Friends is one of the few providers of specialist pediatric HIV services in Zambia. Their clinic, which sees 850+ patients each year, offers medical, nutritional, and psychosocial support to HIV+ children and pregnant women.

Tiny Tim and Friends works in communities across Lusaka providing HIV testing and prevention services, with an emphasis on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission as well as counselling and support groups.

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Thuso-E-Tla-Tsoa-Kae Handicapped Centre Primary School

Lesotho

Thuso-E-Tla-Tsoa-Kae Handicapped Centre Primary School

Creating happy, healthy, and productive lives for children

 

Thuso Centre is a tuition-free boarding school and care center for children living with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Located in Butha-Bothe, they provide developmental support through academic, vocational, and life skills classes so that their students will become more independent and have meaningful roles within their families and communities.

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The Sunshine Association

South Africa

The Sunshine Association

Giving children living with disabilites the best possible start in life

 

The Sunshine Association aims to provide an environment that is developmentally stimulating and increases opportunities for early learning for vulnerable children and those living with disabilities.

Their programming includes, providing education, early intervention, and therapeutic services to children and caregivers as well as accredited training to early childhood development practitioners in Johannesburg on inclusion of children with disabilities.

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Thanda After-School

South Africa

Thanda After-School

A safe environment for children to have fun, learn, and grow

 

Thanda provides innovative solutions for sustainable development in their community of Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal. They create safer, stronger communities by providing educational and skills-building opportunities to individuals and their households through early and creative learning and organic farming training.

In 2022, Thanda piloted its Baby Programme, which aims to support caregivers to learn how to engage and play with babies.

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Stara Peace Women Organization

Kenya

Stara Peace Women Organization

Transforming communities through empowerment, education, and healthcare

 

Located in Makina, Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, Stara Peace Women Organization has supported nearly 10,000 children since 2000 through education, early childhood development, girls and women’s empowerment programs, as well as psychosocial and nutritional support, and income generating projects.

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St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization

Kenya

St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization

Protecting children and strengthening families

 

By providing access to essential services to children and families living in Kibera, Kenya’s largest informal settlement, St. Vincent’s is building a community in which children and their families can thrive.

St. Vincent’s provides early childhood development, education, healthcare, nutrition support, business training, and runs a rescue centre for abused and abandoned children.

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Siyakwazi

South Africa

Siyakwazi

Improving learning outcomes for children living with disabilities

 

Siyakwazi helps children living with disabilities to reach their full potential by providing therapy, education, and home-based learning interventions as well as advocating for the rights of children with disabilities and barriers to learning.

They work with primary schools and early childhood development centers in KwaNzimakwe, KwaZulu-Natal, to ensure that children with special needs and learning difficulties and their caregivers are equipped with the knowledge and tools to access mainstream educational opportunities.

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