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KABERAMAIDO DISTRICT

Kaberamaido, UGANDA

BACKGROUND

The country of Uganda has suffered

under the violence of war for many

years. Thousands have been killed

and young children have been

abducted and used as soldiers in

the rebel LRA (Lord’s Resistance

Army). As the civil war begins to show

signs of ending many people are

beginning to return to their homes to

try to rebuild their communities. One

such area is Kaberamaido District.

Home to over 100,000 people this

district has shared in the losses of

the war. Thousands were displaced.

Children were abducted by the LRA

and have never been seen again.

From 2004 to 2007 the District

recruited over 2,000 young people

including boys and girls to form a

militarily trained defense force known

as the Arrow Boys. After its formation

this group managed to protect and

prevent further LRA incursions into

their land. In 2007 this group was

disbanded. While the threat from the

outside diminished, the threat of

having hundreds of youth with little

education and little opportunities for

work, has increased the risk of

problems. Local leaders are

extremely motivated to provide their

children with a brighter future. Also, due to war and the  spread of HIV/AIDS, there are hundreds of widows in great need.  Due to the extreme poverty of the region, hundreds of children are not in school. Many churches in the region are trying to assist their needy communities, but are lacking basic resources. We hope to come alongside these groups to better enable their ministries. We plan to assist a widows group in Otuboi sub-county, the Arrow Boys in Alwa sub-county, and youth and church leaders in Kaberamaido District.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

Widows

Objective: Assist widows in Otuboi sub-county of Kaberamaido District by helping them to send the children under their care to school in the short-term and enabling them to independently care for themselves and their family over the long-term by providing agriculture training, farm implements and spiritual encouragement. We will do this by providing exercise books and writing utensils for the widows’ children to enable them to go to school, and by providing an initial group of ten widows with training on cultivation of vegetables and citrus and on financial management. We will also provide seeds, tools and other implements for the widows to use in planting their gardens.

Arrow Boys

Objective: Assist an initial group of ten Arrow Boys (including two women) by helping them generate income by providing them with seeds, tools and other farm implements to grow maize, cassava and other crops in the short-term, while also enabling them to care for their

family and sustain income-generation over the long-term by providing training in citrus and other non-traditional crops. We will also encourage and help them to save money earned from the sale of crops to put toward the purchase of additional implements.

Youth

Objective: Assist the youth of Kaberamaido by

encouraging them to develop a vision of God’s

plan for their life; providing them with training on

character development and mentorship; and

providing opportunity for sport, recreation and

Bible camp activities. In 2009, we hosted a team

of students from the U.S. in leading sports camp

and Bible camp activities for youth at the local

orphanage and led a conference for 100

secondary school students in Kaberamaido

district on themes of Christian character development and developing a life vision.

Church Leaders

Objective: Provide Bible teaching and spiritual encouragement for pastors and other church leaders from across Kaberamaido district by organizing conferences for 75 church leaders and providing Bibles and other books and materials on spiritual leadership, stewardship,

HIV/AIDS, youth ministry, etc.

DESIRED OUTCOME

• Assistance to over 250 widows and their families
  

• Training 75 church leaders
  

• Training and assistance to widows in agriculture, mentorship, discipleship and financial management
  

• Training and assistance to Arrow Boys in agriculture, mentorship, discipleship and financial management
  

• Provide encouragement, inspiration and hope through Christ to the peoples of Kaberamaido District
  

• Provide local secondary students with training on leadership, character and vision
  

GET INVOLVED

For more information on how to participate in this project please contact us or make your tax-deductible donation here.