WORK + PROGRAMS

WHERE WE WORK

Kyangwali, Kyaka and Rwamwanja Refugee settlements in western Uganda.

WHO WE SERVE:

James 1:27 ‘’religion that is pure and undefiled before God the father is this; to visit orphans and widows in their afflictions’’. VoH Uganda is passionate of working and meeting the emotional, spiritual and physical needs of Refugee children and women.

CORE PROGRAMS

Family Support Program: As is the rule, UNHCR or any other organizations working with refugees are not mandated to establish orphanages or any form of special homes to cater for children who were either separated from their families in the course of fleeing from their countries or lost their parents and relatives to war. These children are always placed in the care of foster families within the refugee settlements where they are settled by the government of Uganda in partnership with UNHCR but unfortunately with little or no support given to such families and children. AS a result these children are often marginalized, abused and left desperate. VoH-Uganda recognizes the enormous challenges that these foster parents who are also desperate refugees go through in meeting the needs of this extra added generous responsibility and so we support these families by meeting their basic needs in terms of food, shelter, clothing, medical care and educational support while helping them establish a sustainable source of income for their families.

Trauma Counseling Program: Thousands of refugees have either experienced physical or emotional violence. Women and children have particularly suffered from rape, sodomy, forced conscription into the armed forces, and physical torture which has left them severely traumatized, helpless and with no hope in life. VoH Uganda’s trauma counseling program works to bring emotional healing among the children, women and refugee communities in Uganda.

Special Needs Program: There are hundreds of refugee children and women with special needs (deaf, blind, chronically ill, HIV positive, physically disabled) but yet remain marginalized and discriminated as they are often considered a curse by family, neighbors and community. We are the hope and a shoulder of which these children and women can lean on as we provide them opportunities to access their basic rights in terms of shelter, food, education, medical care and emotional support.