Uganda: Buwate
What is the aim of your program?
Aims
- To promote the talents of Youth so as to make them competitive in order to become self reliant in the future.
- To use sports in the transformation and development of the community.
- To reduce the vulnerability of orphans and other vulnerable children in our community.
- To empower the youth with life skills so as to make them responsible citizens of their community
- To promote community development programmes in the field of health and education using sports
How many coaches/volunteers work for your program?
We have three coaches and 4 volunteers.
What social problems does your program address? (e.g. health, conflict etc)
- The project promotes health community development programmes using sports for example sensitization of the community against HIV/AIDs, Malaria prevention using sports.
- Improving hygienic and sanitation using sports
- Promoting of education among orphans and other vulnerable children.
Tell us some of the things that you would do in a normal soccer education session with the children?
- Talents development session
- Health topics like how to use sports to transform the community
- Sports science
- Counseling and guidance on HIV/AIDS prevention
- Psychosocial support to abused youths and children
How many children take part in your program?
The program has registered a total of 74 children of which 31 children are girls and 43 are boys. All of these children are orphans and other vulnerable children.
However with increase in funds and other support, we are looking forward to increase the number to around 300 children. This is because the level of vulnerability of children in the area is very high and there are many children who need support.
