Every child in this world, either from east or west has a right to good food, safe drinking water, shelter, clothing, health care and an education. It is regrettable that the majority of children in developing countries lack most of the above, if not all. Some go without a meal for days on end, while others live in slums where healthcare is unheard of, hence exposing them to a lot of health hazards. No person, let alone a child should be forced to live in these conditions. The Ugandan child is no exception from the above cases, especially with;
- Years of wars has left thousands of people homeless. This has increased malnutrition and mortality in children.
- The 20 year war in the northern part parts in Uganda and skirmishes which left thousands of children orphaned and vulnerable after their parents and relatives were murdered by fighting rebels
- High levels of HIV/AIDS related cases resulting in young children being left in the care of the aged population, who are unable to look after them
- High levels of poverty with nearly 7.5 million people (1/4 of the population) still earning less than one dollar a day*. This has resulted in high numbers of;
- Malnutrition
- Illiteracy
- Street families
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Teenage pregnancy
- Child abuse, exploitation, neglect and abandonment
- And, early death from preventable diseases, such as malaria, cholera, TB, typhoid and measles. The average life expectancy in Uganda is only 53 years old *.
Home of the homeless started as a dream by a former street kid. In 2008, who at the time was under a charitable organization, which brought volunteers from all around the world to Uganda to work in orphanages and children’s homes? It was here that he dreamed of providing street kids with a loving home, an education and some much needed medical care.
Time came the volunteers/donors terminated the services and help, but kept the dream alive of one day building a home. After further discussions with several volunteers and among them he communicated with the founder of USSARC, who said that it was also a dream of their own company/organization and would help out in any way possible. They gained support and commitment from compassionate people from all around the world, and with that the ball started rolling with the dream of Home of the Homeless.
To provide a stable foundation that is rooted in education and health care for orphaned, vulnerable, deprived and destitute children who have lost their own family. We will provide a loving and safe, family environment that enables children the right to a happy, educated, skilled and healthy life.
Aims and Objectives
- Provide love, food, shelter, clothing, education, safe drinking water, medical care and career opportunities to orphaned, deprived and destitute children
- Help cut down the number of street children in the Ugandan society
- Reduce HIV/AIDS related cases, through education and prevention
- Improve access to education for underprivileged children, by creating a sponsorship program
- Help children who are not academically inclined to acquire technical skills, which will allow them to support themselves in the future
- Continue the close working relationship with Government Rescue Centers and Children’s Homes in order to help provide the local community with the fundamentals needed in their society.
- Build a home that will raise, nurture and re-habilitate children, aged 2 and above.
- Employee trained, knowledgeable and caring staff to guide the children down the right paths
- Utilize the land in a way that it will become self-sustainable by growing our own crops, buy milking cows, install a rainwater tank and by creating a poultry farm
- Create an NGO (non-government organization) that will provide a volunteer program, child sponsorship program and also to assist in fundraising
- Gain constant sources of funding to maintain the project.
USSARC and home for the homeless are looking to gain sponsorship and support from international donor agencies and charities for the $42300 costs of building the community home. We will also need $75 monthly supporters helping to fund our monthly maintenance costs.
USSARC assists communities by helping them with some required needs as part of donation. We strive to create more employment opportunities for the communities, contributing to the needy social organizations is our priority.