Primary schools are key in providing the foundational basis of learning for all children since it’s at the primary level that children are equipped with reading, writing and communication skills. However, retention rates at this level of learning are low because of a number of challenges and among these is children having to learn on...
In a group of 12 women, one elderly man walks and seats in their midst. It looks like the women are used to him because they welcome him with cheer. When his turn for introducing himself comes, he mentions a woman’s name; throwing everyone present into fits of...
Salomy is a 24-year-old mother with 3 children. She says she knew Florence, the CBHW – Community Based Health Worker from the time of pregnancy when she was advised to seek antenatal care. She says she complied with all the visits until the scheduled time for labour. When she approached the CBHW and told her...
Gloria Ariso is 12 years old, a grade four pupil and a secretary in Winyo wa tiye children’s club living in Kaberamaido District with her 43-year-old mother. Gloria narrated that before joining Share an Opportunity Uganda’s Children and Youth Community for Change program, she was illiterate about her rights as a child, was not social...
Through the Church and Community Transformation program, share an Opportunity Uganda with support from Tearfund Netherlands has empowered Baptist church members in Kalungu District with training to use the available resources around them to improve their livelihoods. Namatovu Rose is of such community members. A member of Kigasa Baptist Church in Kyamulibwa Sub-county, Kalungu District...
Lutaya is one of the beneficiaries of Share an Opportunity Uganda’s Youth group in Awach sub-county in Abim District. Through the skills he has acquired, the 27-year-old has managed to transfer the skills learnt to his community. He has employed and mentored youths interested in motorcycle repair. Now a motorcycle mechanic, Lutaya was trained through...
Through the child-centered, Community Development program (CCCD) Share an Opportunity Uganda with support from Help a Child Netherlands has empowered adolescents through youth clubs with income-generating skills to improve their livelihoods. 18-year-old Lucky Gracious is one of such adolescents. A pupil from Achangali Primary School in Abim District says that being part of the youth...
According to the BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 report, the current maternal mortality ratio in Uganda is 336 maternal deaths per 100,000 and the number of children in orphanages has increased from approximately 1,000 in the 1990s to more than 50,000 today. In April 2021, Achii Christine a resident of Barlyech, Awachi sub-county and a...
Milly Grace, is a 30-year-old mother of three sons and one daughter. A resident of Abim District, Milly is a caregiver at an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC) within her community. When schools were closed in March 2020 as a result of the Covid19 pandemic, Milly nearly lost hope because she couldn’t believe that her...
Share An Opportunity Uganda with support from donors and development partners focuses on empowering communities to provide holistic child development. To achieve this, the organization adopted the integrated farm family plan; an approach that was piloted through the Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) program supported by Help a Child International, in Abim District, in 2019....
