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Clemency Uganda is a not–for profit community based charity duly registered with the Department of Gender Labor and Community Development No. 154. The organization was founded in 2008 as an urgent response to systems, conditions and structures that perpetuate Poverty, Ignorance and Disease among vulnerable people in Jinja. We are proactively engaged in the plight of children (orphans and vulnerable children), the youth and grandmothers (Africa’s unsung heroes) in particular and people who are affected and infected by HIV/AIDS in general. Our agenda for these target groups includes but not limited to * Child education aimed at promoting OVC education particularly girl child school enrollment, retention and completion. * Care and support involves the provision of care packages for disadvantaged people. * Psychosocial support addresses the emotional concerns of children and grandmothers. * HIV/AIDS control covers both prevention and control efforts. * Micro-credit aims at ensuring economic empowerment of grandmothers. * Games and sports aims at identifying and developing children’s’ talents so as to support their psychosocial well being. * Skills training geared toward promoting self reliance and increasing OVC and youth household incomes. We work with diverse cultures and perspectives to help marginal groups to recognize the needs of their communities and through their own contribution in fulfilling those needs develop and improve their welfare, knowledge and skills. In order to fulfill our mission, we actively and directly engage, and also place both local and international volunteers in implementing our programs. Volunteers are an important segment of our project workforce because they will: Our organization is firmly committed to
Location Our registered Head Offices are found in Bugembe sub county, Jinja District, Uganda, East Africa. Bugembe lies four kilometers from Jinja town along the Jinja-Iganga highway and two kilometers north of the gorgeous Lake Victoria. Jinja lies 80 kilometers East of the Capital Kampala and is home to the source of the mighty River Nile, Owen and Bujjagali Falls. Clemency Uganda’s location has a 24 hour affordable road transport and a cool environment provided by cold winds blowing from the lake throughout the year. |
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