Small Ugandan charity hopes to lead the way in supporting its community
A Ugandan NGO leader has described how he returned home from living abroad and found his community devastated by HIV/AIDS and so became determined to help...
Andrew Ojambo returned to Uganda from living in the United States and set up the Sherman Health Care Foundation in Kampala, providing health care awareness (sensitization) programmes tackling HIV/AIDS, and promoting voluntary testing and other health services.
"I was inspired when I came back from the United States and found many of my community people in Busia District had passed away leaving most of the children with helpless grandmothers, explains Mr Ojambo.
"Most of the entire community around was found to be HIV/AIDS positive and they need a lot of sensitization to know that they can be still useful to society and support their families and children.
"Therefore I was inspired to begin Sherman Health Care Foundation to help educate and find support for the community."
After successful campaigning against HIV/AIDS in Uganda in the 1990s, which saw steady reductions in infections, in recent years the battle against HIV/AIDS has needed to be stepped up again. In 2011 Uganda was reported as the only country in East Africa that was seeing HIV/AIDS infection rates rising. The Ugandan Ministry of Health identifies complacency about sexual practices as the main cause for the most recent epidemic and recommends educational programmes as the way forward to prevent transmission, along with medical treatment for those who are already infected, as joint priorities...
Along with HIV/AIDS Mr Ojambo describes the health priorities on the ground in Uganda as two fold...
"The challenges faced today in Uganda are Malaria killing many children and HIV/AIDS which has affected families, he says.
"Our communities need a lot of sensitization but due to funds (lack of) to carry out the sensitization projects, many children has been left to die and families loosing parents leaving behind helpless orphans...
"The children are also dropping out of school due to becoming orphans after losing parents because of HIV/AIDS. Hence lack of education support like school fees, books, uniforms, text books and welfare.
"Given funding opportunity we could carry out workshops on HIV/AIDS sensitization in the family communities as well as school communities.
"Also sensitizing the community masses on malaria controls and providing mosquito nets to each household.
"The organisation has the goal of supporting orphans and needy children through education support, providing school fees, uniforms, pens, books and text books."
Sherman Health Care Foundation is seeking individual volunteer partners and ambassadors to help fundraise for the organisation and its partners.
The NGO's programmes include education programmes for women to promote the prevention of HIV infection and for men to ensure they are informed of their potential role and responsibilities when it comes to the prevention of transmitting HIV.
High quality voluntary testing and counselling for pregnant women and care and support services for mothers living with HIV and their families being made available and accessible over the long-term are other priorities.
The charity says it conducts many of these programmes and seminars by health care workers in the community and other gathering places away from the health clinics, to limit the stigma and suspicion surrounding HIV, which is still a major problem at the heart of the challenges that need to be overcome...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
News - Charity Spotlight: ActiveEarth
CountryUnited Kingdom
Category
Animals & Wildlife
Charity Mission Statement
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The Foundation will support the rebuilding of healthy relationships between humans and the rest of nature through inspirational education projects.
The Foundation will support the rebuilding of healthy relationships between humans and the rest of nature through inspirational education projects.
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News - LEONARDO DICAPRIO: Charity auction
Movie star invites you to meet him in aid of Haiti relief charity…
Want to meet Leonardo DiCaprio and help a worthwhile charity?
Want to meet Leonardo DiCaprio and help a worthwhile charity?
Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of films such as Titanic, The Departed and The Aviator has offered his time to support the charity, J/P HRO.
The non-profit was created by Sean Penn and supports a range of relief and reconstruction projects in Haiti.
The charity's health programmes currently treat around 8,000 patients a month and since its launch it has helped nearly 40,000 people leave disaster relief camps and return to their neighbourhoods.
DiCaprio is offering movie fans an opportunity to make a donation to the charity for a chance to meet him at an upcoming event.
The lucky winner of the charity auction and a guest will have the opportunity to meet the star at a forthcoming premiere, as well as experience the fun of the after party. The exact date and location of the event is to be confirmed.
The offer which is being run on the auction site Charity Buzz comprises two tickets to the premiere and after party, plus a brief meet and greet with the much admired actor.
Other achievements of the J/P HRO charity are the setting up of two primary health care clinics, a women's clinic, a mobile clinic, a 24/7 emergency room, and a cholera treatment isolation clinic in Haiti staffed entirely by Haitian doctors and nurses.
The J/P HRO centres have cared for 183,000 people the charity says, and J/P HRO medical staff have delivered more than 1,100 babies without a single maternal mortality.
There is still much work to be done in Haiti and that’s why organisations offering sustainable programmes are so vital. Only about half of the ten million cubic metres of debris has been taken away since the earthquake struck in 2010. Hundreds of thousands of people are still in camps waiting for their own homes.
The multiple award-winning Leonardo DiCaprio has supported a wide range of charities since he came to prominence in the 1990s including Feeding America, Global Green, International Fund for Animal Welfare, SOS Children's Villages and TreePeople.
DiCaprio also runs his own charity foundation that focuses on environmental issues. If you want to meet the Hollywood legend and well regarded philanthropist and help Haitian relief efforts, remember the deadline for bids is Thursday February 9, 3pm EST...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Charity Spotlight: The Rory Peck Trust
CountryUnited Kingdom
Category
Community & Family
Charity Mission Statement
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To give charitable grants to freelancers and their families in times of need.
To give charitable grants to freelancers and their families in times of need.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Charity Spotlight: OM New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
Category
Ethnic/Religion
Charity Mission Statement
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To motivate, develop and equip people for world evangelization, and to strengthen and help plant churches, especially among the unreached in the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Europe.
To motivate, develop and equip people for world evangelization, and to strengthen and help plant churches, especially among the unreached in the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Europe.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
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Charity Spotlight: Medical Students for Choice
CountryUnited States
Category
Health & Medical
Charity Mission Statement
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Creating tomorrow's abortion providers and pro-choice physicians.
Creating tomorrow's abortion providers and pro-choice physicians.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Achieve In Africa
CountryUnited States
Category
Children & Education
Charity Mission Statement
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AIA strives to provide the children of Africa with a structured learning environment by rebuilding and aiding schools in need of reconstruction and supplies.
AIA strives to provide the children of Africa with a structured learning environment by rebuilding and aiding schools in need of reconstruction and supplies.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Wildlife Conservation Society Russia
CountryRussian Federation
Category
Animals & Wildlife
Charity Mission Statement
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To achieve biodiversity conservation throughout the region.
To achieve biodiversity conservation throughout the region.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Charity Spotlight: New York Women's Foundation
CountryUnited States
Category
Women
Charity Mission Statement
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We are a cross-cultural alliance of women catalyzing partnerships and leveraging human and financial capital to achieve sustained economic security and justice for women and girls.
We are a cross-cultural alliance of women catalyzing partnerships and leveraging human and financial capital to achieve sustained economic security and justice for women and girls.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Cat Action Trust
CountryUnited Kingdom
Category
Animals & Wildlife
Charity Mission Statement
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The Original Cat Action Trust, the pioneer society for ferals, was founded in 1977 to help the feral cat.
The Original Cat Action Trust, the pioneer society for ferals, was founded in 1977 to help the feral cat.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Ligue contre le cancer
CountryFrance
Category
Health & Medical
Charity Mission Statement
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Fighting cancer on all fronts.
Fighting cancer on all fronts.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Scouting Nederland
CountryNetherlands
Category
Children & Education
Charity Mission Statement
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To prepare young people to work together and to respect each other.
To prepare young people to work together and to respect each other.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Wed-Trust
CountryIndia
Category
Women
Charity Mission Statement
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Committed for the cause of creating a DIGNIFIED life to the most marginalized sections of the society, particularly WOMEN CHILDREN AND YOUTH irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
Committed for the cause of creating a DIGNIFIED life to the most marginalized sections of the society, particularly WOMEN CHILDREN AND YOUTH irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Concern America
CountryUnited States
Category
Humanitarian Aid
Charity Mission Statement
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To provide long-term, community-based development and support to economically impoverished communities throughout the world.
To provide long-term, community-based development and support to economically impoverished communities throughout the world.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Two Wings Network
CountryAustria
Category
Research & Development
Charity Mission Statement
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To support projects that enable people world-wide to take care of their life themselves through education.
To support projects that enable people world-wide to take care of their life themselves through education.
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