Share an Opportunity Uganda launched the Children Youth and Communities for Change (CYCC) program in Kaberamaido District in Jun 2018 with support from Transform Aid International.
The nine years long program, is being implemented in three year phases, in the 74 communities of Kaberamaido and Aperikira Sub Counties in Kaberamaido District.
Goal
To empower the children to actively participate in a flourishing community.
Program Aims
- The Programme aims at seeing confident children and youth in the two sub counties who are actively participating in a flourishing community.
- Additionally, it aims at ensuring that the communities are able to plan and deliver children and youth wellbeing projects, children have access to and actively participating in Early Childhood Development (ECD), primary and secondary education in a child friendly learning environment by 2027, children are safe and influence decision at household and community level by 2027.
- It also aims at ensuring that the youth and caregivers have sustainable income to provide the basic needs of householders and make a positive contribution to the community by 2027.
Program Outcomes
- Communities able to plan and deliver children and youth wellbeing projects.
- Children have access to and actively participating in ECD, Primary and Secondary Education in a Child Friendly Learning Environment by 2027.
- Children are safeguarded and can influence decisions at household and community level by 2027.
- Youth and caregivers with sustainable income to provide the basic needs of householders and make a positive contribution to the community by 2027.
Process
To achieve the targets for this project, SAO works with existing structures such as Village Health Teams (VHTs), Community Volunteers, School Management Committees (SMCs) and Self Help Groups among others in the target communities by empowering them to be able to address child and youth development aspects even after SAO exits those communities.