Category: grantees

$15,000 to support 65 women living with HIV&AIDS and or Disabilities to improve their food security and livelihoods through poultry farming and vegetable farming.

$15,000 to form and train positive living clubs for all people receiving ART and palliative care, train family/household members in managing HIV in the household, train home care volunteers (Positive Living Club members) in integrated HIV/AIDS and malaria and hygiene promotion, link the trained volunteers to Village Health Teams to strengthen partnership with the government structures. Part of the grant also helped provide educational support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children affected by HIV and provide funds and input to women living with HIV to boost micro enterprises.

$1,000 to support 2 drama groups to perform plays related to HIV/AIDS; play radio jingles and hold a radio talk show on HIV/AIDS on an FM Radio in the targeted areas; production of IEC Materials for education; conduct community awareness meetings on HIV/AIDS; conduct free HIV testing and counselling in collaboration with Rugazi Health Centers.

$12,000 to increase the capacity of 200 house-holds of vulnerable women to adequately care for Children with Disabilities (CWDs) infected/affected with HIV&AIDS through the provision of start-up capitals to create sustainable means of income.

$13,000 to empower the women living with HIV&AIDS to advocate for their rights and hold the government accountable for the commitment to fight HIV&AIDS in Uganda.

$14,000 to purchase equipment for harvesting and processing equipment and making candle out of the bee keeping project.

$18,000 to organize training workshop on savings and credit management, management of income generating activities for 20 women and girls with disabilities.

$3,000 to expand the organization’s micro credit scheme to provide more women with accessible capital to invest in their businesses.

$3,000 to provide women engaged in small scale businesses with credit to boost their income generating activities for purposes of improving household incomes.

$5,000 to purchase equipment and materials to put the skills acquired to use in order to improve on the income levels of group members who were recently trained in candle, charcoal briquette and soap making.