About Us
UPENDO NI BARAKA-UGANDA (UNBU) is an indigenous
non-profit organization that was founded and registered in January 2023 with
Arua District Local Government. UNBU
program interventions adopt a holistic
family centered approach to childcare by addressing the needs of
women, children and their families irrespective of their religious beliefs or
race. From the time of inception, the organization has contributed towards
education, income generating activities, and better health care practices
within the district. Community Building is therefore at the heart of all our
projects and we rely on the power of networks and relationships built
across the communities. UNBU believes in strengthening community structures
to collectively to overcome poverty through the participation and inclusion of the
people.
Intervention approach
“CREATING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONES IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY and RESPECTED”. UNBU interventions adopt a holistic family-centered approach in addressing the needs of children and their families and to achieve this, we have core values that include, self-drive, empowerment, respect, partnership, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability.
In the last one year, this has been achieved through the enrollment of children in schools, promotion of income generating activities for families and better healthcare practices, especially among young mothers, advocating for the rights of women, girls, and children with disabilities in Arua district.
The projects supported by UNBU rely on the power of networking and relationships built across the communities in Arua district because social service provision happens at the community level.
Vision
A community where all children and women develop and live happily.
Mission
To protect, care for and support children to achieve a bright future by working with their families, communities and other stakeholders.
Goal
To improve the quality of life of vulnerable children and women in Uganda through a community model of care and support that involves active community participation.
Objectives
- To promote the protection and rights of children, women and other vulnerable groups in Arua, Arua city, Terego, Madi Okollo, Yumbe Districts by 2032.
- To improve the livelihoods of vulnerable women, their families and other vulnerable groups in Arua, Arua city, Terego, Madi Okollo, Yumbe Districts by 2032.
- To improve access to social services for children, women, and other disadvantaged groups in Arua, Arua city, Terego, Madi Okollo and Yumbe Districts by 2032.
The strategic and strength
- Build the capacity of community members to develop harmonized approaches and tools in promoting, protecting and advocating for the rights of children and other vulnerable groups in Arua, Arua City, Terego, Madi Okollo and Yumbe Districts.
- Implement interventions that will lead to the improvement in the livelihoods of vulnerable women, children, their families and the communities in Arua, Arua City, Terego, Madi Okollo and Yumbe Districts.
- Enhance resource mobilization, UNBU staff capacity development, build partnerships and strong synergies among the UNBU members and sister organizations in promoting, protecting and advocating for the rights of vulnerable children and other disadvantaged groups in Arua, Arua City, Terego, Madi Okollo and Yumbe Districts.
- Strengthen community voices in influencing advocacy for policy refinement and implementation thus promoting and protecting the rights of children in Uganda.
- Conduct baseline studies that provide a benchmark for a research-based advocacy campaign on key issues affecting children, women and the community at large.
CLIENTELE:
Two categories of clientele: Our target groups
are smallholder farmers, women groups, Adolescent girls and young women,
children under age of 18 years, school going children i.e., ECD, primary school
pupils, secondary students. We pay special attention to most vulnerable
including women, people with disabilities and people living with HIV/AIDS. We work with both refugees and host
communities in urban and rural settings.
Updates
Outreaches
We carried out school and community outreaches in Ajia, Vurra, Logiri and Arivu sub-counties in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Arua District community service office, the Community Development Officers (CDOs) of the four sub-counties and the Uganda Police. The outreaches were aimed at raising awareness about the Sauti toll free number – 116, which can be used to report cases of child abuse. They also acted as UNBUs fore-activities to the celebration of the Day of the African Child.
Case clinics were run in schools within the four sub-counties to establish incidents of child abuse to inform appropriate intervention processes.
Training of Women with disabilities on Leadership, Negotiation, Lobbying and Advocacy skills in.
Group discussions among the women on strategies to disseminate the information learnt from the training to the rest of their counter parts in their communities in their respective Sub Counties in Arua District, to join the struggle to promote their rights, to be able to sit on round tables to discuss matters that affect them in their house holds and communities with the able bodied persons and the leaders.
Greening Programme: Distributed 600 tree seedlings to 3 primary schools of Okpova, Bongova and Ekarakafe. Each of the schools received 200 tree seedlings as part of the Greening Programme that is piloted by the office of the LV Chairmanship in partnership with National Forest Authority and Focus Initiative Africa.
Launch of the Mama Wisdom model
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Location
Upendo Ni Baraka-Uganda is located in Arua District with a Liaison office in Arua City, Enzama Crescent Road in Nsambya opposite Shell Petrol Station-Arua City. UNBU currently operates in Sub Counties of Ajia, Arivu, Vurra and Logiri. UNBU intends to expand to Arua City and other Districts of Terego, Yumbe and Madi Okollo in the near future.
- +256 772 305 966
- upendonibaraka2@gmail.com
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