HUMANITARIAN CARE UGANDA
A Newsletter for the month of June 2010
14th June 2010
Back ground of Humanitarian Care Uganda
In this issue
Humanitarian Care Uganda (HCU) 4. To develop sustainable
Core 2 is a registered; non-governmental
Values organization that was established
in Uganda in 2006 to enhance peo-
Organiza- 2 ples’ living conditions through ca-
tional pacity enhancement.
Vision:
A society where all people live a life FAITH PROJECT, an acro-
of dignity
Mission:
To promote peoples’ living condi-
tions though capacity enhancement project implemented by Hu-
Objectives:
1. To carry out activities in the fields
of initiating programs and actions
aimed at improving livelihoods
2. To address issues aimed at pre- ity and faithfulness as the
venting, caring and managing
HIV/AIDS in communities
3. To promote programs that im-
prove health care and livelihood
services
The Annual General Meet-
ing (AGM) took place and
was attended by 59 stake-
holders, members of staff
and well wishers where a
new member was elected to
fill the vacant post on the
mechanisms for promoting
community participation
and ownership
During the month HCU was
involved in the “Be Faithful”
interventions through the
nym for Fighting AIDS In H.C.U LOGO
The Home.
The FAITH Project is a ADDRESS
UHMG/AFFORD funded
Humanitarian Care
Uganda (HCU)
manitarian Care Uganda
Plot 181, Bombo Road,
(HCU) in the four districts of P.O Box 29985
Kampala, Uganda
Kanungu, Kabale, Lira and
Wakiso. The project was Tel/Fax: +256
developed to promote fidel- 414340630
Mobile: +256
392946852
norm for couples living in
stable unions, and one of Email:
info@hcareuganda.org
the strategies to address the Website:
increasing HIV infection hc.hcareuganda.org
rates due to multiple concur-
rence phenomena.
ACTIVITES
Skills training workshops for couples in commu-
nication, reproductive health and community
sensitization on fidelity conducted in the districts
of Wakiso and Lira
Website rejuvenation. Revival of the HCU web-
site to give visitors an insight of what HCU is all
about
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Humanitarian Care Uganda (HCU)

Crown Building, First Floor, Humanitarian care Uganda is a Ugandan based non-profit, Indige-
Plot 181, Bombo Road nous, interdenominational non governmental organization
registered with the NGO Board. It was established in 2008.
P O Box 29985 Kampala Uganda
Tel/ Fax +256414340630/+256392946852
Core Values
E-mail : info@hcareuganda.org
-Honesty and Transparency
-Respect and Gender Sensitivity
You can also find us on the internet at:
-Participatory planning and service excellence.
www.hcareuganda.org Organizational Strategies
-Collaboration and Linkages
-Avenues for interactive discussions
WE CARE FOR HUMANITY
-Alignment of programs to suit National priorities.
-Corporate image
-Resource Mobilization.

Our Most Tremendous Areas of work.

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Let the fighting of
HIV/AIDS be a global
HIV AND AIDS
UNAIDS estimates that there
were a total of 33.2 (30.6 –
36.1) million people living
with HIV, 2.5 (1.8 – 4.1)
million new infections and
2.1 (1.9 – 2.4) million deaths
due to HIV by December
2007 (UNAIDS 2008). The
number of new infections
continues to outstrip the
number of deaths due to HIV
infection an indication that
prevention efforts are failing
to keep pace with the epi-
demic.
Uganda first reported HIV
infection and the AIDS cases
in 1982 on the shores of
Lake Victoria, Rakai District.
HIV infection spread rapidly
throughout the country re-
sulting into a severe though
18% among the general This implies a high depend-
population and as high as ence ratio. A fifth of the
30% among pregnant moth- population is under five
ers. Uganda became the first years of age while a quarter
country to significantly re- is between 6-12 years. The
duce her HIV prevalence to mid 2007 population esti-
6% by 2002. This show- mate stood at 28.2 million;
cased Uganda as a global (2002 Census) of which 87%
champion in the response live in rural areas and 73%
spouse indicating that the are engaged in agriculture. is
infection is not acquired
attributed to a high fertility
from the spouse but an extra
rate.
marital sexual partner.
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE
CHILDREN
The Uganda government
defines an orphan as a person
under the age of 18 years and
has lost one or both parents.
The dominant age group as
per Uganda’s population is
below 18 years and only 3.5
% are aged 65 years or more.